Apple introduces macOS Mojave

Re:Apple introduces macOS Mojave by hellofunk on Monday June 04, 2018 @06:21PM (#17233162)

OpenGL is a real-time graphics API, not an offline render system used by renderfarms. I have never heard of movies or special effects rendered in OpenGL. The first major renderer was Renderman, the only game in town for years, and it has nothing to do with OpenGL.

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Re:Apple introduces macOS Mojave by thdoeunt34stnoe on Monday June 04, 2018 @07:03PM (#17233426)

You are correct. However, many in-studio tools are written in OpenGL. These tools are used to model objects and layout lighting, scenes, etc. by artists. They are written in OpenGL, usually on Linux. (Source: I work with several people who formerly built these tools for well-known studios like DreamWorks and Sony.)

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Re:Apple introduces macOS Mojave by hellofunk on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @03:57AM (#17235730)

Of course, but that’s not what we are discussing. The context for my comment was regarding offline rendering and render farms.

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