__/ [ Oliver Wong ] on Friday 25 August 2006 17:40 \__
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> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:7818055.pmv7eq5PKS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Autodesk Introduces New Versions of its Visual Effects and Editing Systems
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>> | "....The speed of Flame 2007 on Linux and its ability to work in both
>> | television and film resolutions has also continued to amaze us."
>> | Autodesk visual effects and editing systems enable artists to work
>> | in multiple standard- and high-definition resolutions, including NTSC,
>> | SECAM, PAL, HD, 2K and 4K.
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | As well, Autodesk's editing and visual effects systems take full
>> advantage
>> | of multi-core, 64-bit Linux workstations, providing greater
>> interactivity
>> | and speed. Wim de Rick, post-production supervisor at Belgium-based ACE
>> | Digital House, commented, "With Autodesk Smoke 2007 running on Linux,
>> | projects can be rendered much faster than before, and since Linux is
>> | cheaper to run than traditional platforms, management is happy too. Our
>> | clients love Smoke because it's a multi-functional machine that can getm
>> | any different jobs done in very little time. It offers a win-win
>> | situation for everyone."
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/Application/Autodesk_Introduces_New_Versions_of_its_Visual_Effects_and_Editing_Systems
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>> There are other such companies that take the same approach by prelaoding
>> Linux < http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/7818/ >. It's simply more
>> suitable
>> to this work.
>
> Linux tends to be very popular for visual effects work, as it's very
> cheap to build rendering farms with Linux boxes (no licensing fee issues).
>
> In 2003, Pixar ported their RenderMan software from Sun to Intel to get it
> to run on Linux: http://news.com.com/2100-1001-983898.html
Yes, but this is a case where Linux has a user-facing role. See the later
(slightly older) article. The 3-D capabilities of Novell's SLED 10 have a
symbiotic relationship with such work.
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