Audience
Animation studios that need a robust, fast and cutting edge rendering solution to render advanced visual effects and animation
About RenderMan
Advanced technology from Pixar Animation Studios for rendering VFX and animation. With a new state-of-the-art framework optimized for physically-based rendering, RenderMan can deliver unmatched flexibility for any production pipeline. Not only is RenderMan used for our own feature films at Pixar, it is also used throughout the industry for rendering Visual Effects and animation, making scalability and versatility one of its core strengths. Now you can get out-of-box production tools straight from Pixar Animation Studios, including materials and light transport, no development required. Physically based shading allows RenderMan to deliver highly realistic lighting with minimal setup, including full support for multi-bounce ray traced global illumination and ray traced subsurface scattering. Much research and development has gone into making these traditionally expensive effects a production reality. Materials come fully loaded with all of the creative options.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
$5 per lincense
Free Trial:
Free Trial available.
Company Information
Pixar
Founded: 1986
United States
renderman.pixar.com
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Cloud
Windows
Mac
Linux
Training
Documentation
Live Online
Support
Online
RenderMan Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kinds of users and organization types does RenderMan work with?
RenderMan works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does RenderMan support in their product?
RenderMan supports these languages: English.
Q: What kind of support options does RenderMan offer?
RenderMan offers support via online.
Q: What other applications or services does RenderMan integrate with?
RenderMan integrates with: Dock, Conductor, ForRender, Fox Renderfarm, Google Cloud Platform, GridMarkets, Houdini, iRender, Katana, Maya, PlantFactory, Spark Cloud Studio, and Yellow Dog Inventory.
Q: Does RenderMan have an API?
Yes, RenderMan has an API.
Q: What type of training does RenderMan provide?
RenderMan provides training in the form of documentation and live online.
Q: Does RenderMan offer a free trial?
Yes, RenderMan offers a free trial.
Q: How much does RenderMan cost?
Pricing for RenderMan starts at $5 per lincense.
