RenderMan

RenderMan is an API developed by Pixar Animation Studios to describe three dimensional scenes and turning them into digital photorealistic images. The full name is the RenderMan Interface Specification.

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RenderMan also is the part of the name of a rendering software package developed by Pixar which implements this API.

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RenderMan is often used in creating digital visual effects for the Hollywood blockbuster movies of today such as Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings.

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