The rendering software behind such hit animated movies as The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Monsters Inc. should become even more powerful when it becomes available on Microsoft Corp.’s most advanced ...

We break down how Pixar improved computer animation with every one of its movies from "Toy Story" and "A Bug's Life" to "Ratatouille" and "Cars 2." ...

If Wall Street has been fascinated by the pas de deux featuring Bob Iger of Walt Disney and Steve Jobs of Pixar Animation Studios, animators have been transfixed by someone else caught up in the dance ...

EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Pixar will allow anyone to create their own digital creations by downloading free software. The new version of Renderman v19 is free so animation enthusiasts can have access to ...

Pixar has released version 25 of its Renderman software, used for rendering animation and vfx. The big headline with this version is the inclusion of Renderman Denoising technology, developed by ...

OpenUSD — the 3D scene description framework that Pixar Animation Studios spent 25 years building inside its own render farms — completed a landmark year in 2025 and has continued accelerating in 2026 ...

It all started in a nondescript building tucked in an industrial park. “It was amazing-looking stuff they were doing with practical effects, and we were doing computer graphics,” said Phillips, now a ...