RenderMan & RISpec, RenderMan FAQ - monthly posting

XXXX@XXXXX.COM (Larry Gritz) wrote in message news:< XXXX@XXXXX.COM >...
> Just in alpha-test is AQSIS (pronounced "axis"), a new
> RenderMan-compliant renderer. Details from: http://www.maxdepth.demon.co.uk

This information is out of date now, the Aqsis renderer is in late
Beta, expecting a 1.0 release soon. And the proper address should be
http://www.aqsis.com

Cheers

PaulG

I'll update the master. Please feel free to send me any corrections
or additions to the FAQ. I pretty much add or change whatever anybody
sends me. I don't continually hunt around on my own to make sure
every bit of the FAQ is up to date. Just email me directly: lg at
larrygritz dot com.

-- lg

Larry Gritz wrote, in part:
available

That link, and, in fact

http://renderman.pixar.com/

does not work, even though

http://www.pixar.com/renderman/

still redirects to it.

What Google turns up, which is valid, is

https://www.pixar.com/renderman/

John Savard

What was the basis for Pixar's suit, and why was it so successful?


John

http://www.renderman.org/RMR/OtherLinks/blackSIGGRAPH.html

--
"Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place
in the world for ugly mathematics." G.H. Hardy

Excellent, thank you.

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Administrivia:
Q: Where can I get translations of this FAQ into other languages?
Q: What is the charter for comp.graphics.rendering.renderman?
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Q: Where is comp.graphics.rendering.renderman archived?
General RI Questions:
Q: What is "RenderMan"?
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Q: What features are required in the RenderMan Interface? What
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Miscellaneous:
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RC = _The RenderMan Companion_ by Steve Upstill.
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ARMan = _Advanced RenderMan: Creating CGI for Motion Pictures_,
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