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Lucas Digital Releases OpenEXR Format

frankie writes "Although George Lucas may have gone over to the dark side, at least some of his staff prefer Freedom and light. ILM has released OpenEXR, a graphics file format and related utilities, under a BSD-style license. Among other things, it supports the same 16 bit format used by Nvidia CG and the Geforce FX. OpenEXR runs on Linux, Jaguar, and Irix; other platforms are likely to work with a little help from the community."

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  1. Now I can render... by gpinzone · · Score: 4, Funny

    Jar Jar in my own home! Thanks Lucasfilm!

    1. Re:Now I can render... by aborchers · · Score: 2, Funny

      Didn't you mean to say "rend" rather than "render"?

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    2. Re:Now I can render... by Greedo · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, he means render. As in: "This horse will soon be rendered into glue."

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  2. ILM isn't Lucas by stratjakt · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I would doubt he played any role whatsoever in the decision.

    But its great that now we can all remaster his original films and add our own awkward, out-of-place looking robots, aliens and spaceships.

    I'll have Jar Jar and Indiana Jones doing the hoochie-coo on the roof of a car in American Graffiti.

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  3. Just imagine.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rendering a movie of Gollum choking Jar-Jar to death, I'd pay to see that.

  4. Re:So they would like you to write tools for them by BlackHat · · Score: 2, Funny

    So? Them crows sure do eat a lot of the seed corn, but I'm still plant'n.

  5. Hey George! by Jethro+On+Deathrow · · Score: 3, Funny

    Quit wasting time with this crap and release the real Star Wars on DVD. And while you are at it, get the Indiana Jones triligy out on DVD too.

  6. Re:Oh when the first post... by daerlyn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Take a moment to be both amazed and amused that the first post was actually something related to the topic, and all the mooks missed out.

  7. You are not supposed to do THAT! by Dman33 · · Score: 4, Funny

    it's www.openexr.com [openexr.com], not 'www.openexr'. Sigh.

    Great.. you just ruined the S.E.P. on that hyperlink!

    SEP stands for Slashdot-Effect Protection

    1. Re:You are not supposed to do THAT! by TheCaptain · · Score: 4, Funny

      Great.. you just ruined the S.E.P. on that hyperlink!

      Isn't that prohibited under the DMCA? Oooooo...Someone's in trouble. :)

  8. The license, /.-ed but interesting clauses: by stratjakt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Copyright (c) 2002, Industrial Light & Magic, a division of Lucas Digital Ltd. LLC All rights reserved.

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

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    - Neither the name of Industrial Light & Magic nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

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    1. Re:The license, /.-ed but interesting clauses: by hrieke · · Score: 2, Funny

      This Software Is Provided By The Copyright Holders And Contributors "As Is" And Any Express Or Implied Warranties, Including, But Not Limited To, The Implied Warranties Of Merchantability And Fitness For A Particular Purpose Are Disclaimed. STAR TREK IS STUPID. In No Event Shall The Copyright Owner Or Contributors Be Liable For Any Direct, Indirect, Incidental, Special, Exemplary, Or Consequential Damages (Including, But Not Limited To, Procurement Of Substitute Goods Or Services; Loss Of Use, Data, Or Profits; Or Business Interruption) However Caused And On Any Theory Of Liability, Whether In Contract, Strict Liability, Or Tort (Including Negligence Or Otherwise) Arising In Any Way Out Of The Use Of This Software, Even If Advised Of The Possibility Of Such Damage.

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  9. Re:So they would like you to write tools for them by nomadic · · Score: 2, Funny

    great pool of OSS talent.

    Getting a little full of ourselves, aren't we...

  10. Re:So they would like you to write tools for them by fritter · · Score: 5, Funny

    If all goes as planned all the great OSS software will be written to output this format in no time.

    Actually, if all goes as planned in six and a half years there will be great OSS software at Milestone 15 able to render a sphere in only ten hours.

  11. What? by qwijibrumm · · Score: 3, Funny

    What the hell are you talking about? Everything you wrote was a full sentence. But at no time did you ever acctually say anything. Did you have a point in your own head? Some people are now acutally dumber after reading your post.

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  12. Lucas turning to the Dark Side, eh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    On the bright side, the "dark side" link has /.'ed MPAA.com.

    Hmm, I wonder how they'll turn this into a DMCA violation?

  13. Where? by doorbot.com · · Score: 2, Funny

    Everything you wrote was a full sentence. But at no time did you ever actually say anything.

    Welcome to Slashdot, I hope you enjoy your stay. It seems you already understand how things work around here...

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    Yes, I understand the irony of this post.

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    Note that if this does not get modded as "Funny," then it is likely a pointless, meaningless post, and potential moderators are now dumber after reading it. My apologies to them, and to any posts they may review henceforth.