Non-commercial renderman (aka pixar's renderer) is now available - Polidicks

[t]http://i.imgur.com/lfTJfNY.jpg[/t] [quote]RenderMan is now free for all non-commercial purposes, including evaluations, education, research, and personal projects. The non-commercial version of RenderMan is fully functional without watermark or limitation. For further details please refer to Pixar's Non-Commercial RenderMan FAQ. [/quote] [url]http://renderman.pixar.com/view/non-commercial-renderman[/url]

You thought free game engines were great? Have a free movie engine!

Sorry Pixar but SFM is way better.

How is this late? the non-commercial release was pushed back, I literally got my mail from pixar a few hours ago. [t]http://i.imgur.com/MA73RQH.png[/t]

In today "no DRM is really safe" world there's literally no point in not providing a free non-commercial version of your software, regardless of what it is. If you want to legally go after people who will try to use it commercially without paying up, it's no harder to cope with people abusing the non-commercial version than to cope with pirates. Meanwhile providing a free version ensures you will have tons of students learning to use your software and then request their future employees to choose it as a platform. It's the perfectly logical investment scheme and everyone wins.

[QUOTE=CB1993;47381575]Sorry Pixar but SFM is way better.[/QUOTE] Like they are even remotely the same thing.

I almost forgot that Pixar were going to make this thing free.

How long are the render times? I'm not sure how useful this will be to the general public, seeing as you need a shit ton of space and hardware to use it even remotely well.

I don't think this is what Pixar/DAS is using right now. AFAIK they had something called "Disney's Hyperion Renderer"

[QUOTE=minilandstan;47381748]How long are the render times? I'm not sure how useful this will be to the general public, seeing as you need a shit ton of space and hardware to use it even remotely well.[/QUOTE] Pixar has massive modeling teams, extremely detailed characters and photorealistic environments. A team of a few people won't be able to create something that complex, so I doubt they'd need the same hardware - let alone one amateur person.

[QUOTE=chipsnapper2;47381765]I don't think this is what Pixar/DAS is using right now. AFAIK they had something called "Disney's Hyperion Renderer"[/QUOTE] I know Disney at least uses the Hyperion renderer. Apparently the biggest difference is that it's more efficient, because it doesn't shade the scene until all the rays are plotted and grouped. Whatever that means.

[QUOTE=nVidia;47381725]Like they are even remotely the same thing.[/QUOTE] Both make shitty movies.

[QUOTE=woolio1;47381800]I know Disney at least uses the Hyperion renderer. Apparently the biggest difference is that it's more efficient, because it doesn't shade the scene until all the rays are plotted and grouped. Whatever that means.[/QUOTE] Lets you tweak the materials/textures/shaders to a degree without having to retrace everything.

[QUOTE=Jaanus;47381887]Lets you tweak the materials/textures/shaders to a degree without having to retrace everything.[/QUOTE] Cool. So the textures and materials are something like post-process, then?

[QUOTE=CB1993;47381852]Both make shitty movies.[/QUOTE] If your definition of "shitty movies" is Cars 1 and 2. then no. You're forgetting such movies as Up, Toy Story (1,2 and 3), The Incredibles and Wall-E [editline]23rd March 2015[/editline] Planes doesn't even count because it's not made by Pixar

[QUOTE=SenhorCreeper;47381914]If your definition of "shitty movies" is Cars 1 and 2. then no. You're forgetting such movies as Up, Toy Story (1,2 and 3), The Incredibles and Wall-E [editline]23rd March 2015[/editline] Planes doesn't even count because it's not made by Pixar[/QUOTE] Those are all shit too

Next-Gen 3d porn

[QUOTE=woolio1;47381898]Cool. So the textures and materials are something like post-process, then?[/QUOTE] Pre-process more like

[QUOTE=CB1993;47381939]Those are all shit too[/QUOTE] Unless we can trust your opinion, on why it shows that you hate it so much, nobody will and never care. You saying "its shit lmao" doesn't help counter on what I just said.

[QUOTE=CB1993;47381939]Those are all shit too[/QUOTE] take your shit goggles off, they shit up your vision

[QUOTE=CB1993;47381939]Those are all shit too[/QUOTE] Your opinions are the only real shit things I'm seeing.

[QUOTE=CB1993;47381939]Those are all shit too[/QUOTE] the incredibles, up and wall-e.... "I don't prefer animated movies, so they're shit" is basically what I'm getting from what you're saying except here's the thing buddy, you're a fucking idiot if you think that those movies are shit. If you're basing it on general consensus and how much you enjoy it, they're objectively not shit, based on ratings, and I for one loved them.

Guys I'm bullshitting. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("threadshitting" - OvB))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=CB1993;47382168]Guys I'm bullshitting.[/QUOTE] [img]http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/738/028/121.png[/img] [highlight](User was banned for this post ("report-move on/off topic" - OvB))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=CB1993;47382168]Guys I'm bullshitting.[/QUOTE] You can only lie to yourself.

just a heads up, you'll need maya or else this will be 100% useless unless you know how to use it via command line.

[QUOTE=CB1993;47381575]Sorry Pixar but SFM is way better.[/QUOTE] The amount of ignorance in this 8 word sentence is astonishing. [editline]23rd March 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=CB1993;47381852]Both make shitty movies.[/QUOTE] Wait, you just topped it.

What a time to be in for digital creation hobbyists, between this and all the free game engines.

[QUOTE=CB1993;47381852]Both make shitty movies.[/QUOTE] Nah, I believe that's your shitty opinion.

Holy crap.. I'm free? When was someone gonna tell me about this?