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Dreamworks, Sinbad & Linux
Ex-MislTech writes "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, an animated movie from DreamWorks Animation Technology that hits theaters July 2, is the first Hollywood production created entirely on Linux. More than 250 Hewlett-Packard workstations running Red Hat Linux make up the core of DreamWorks' graphics platform."
Sinbad's numerous ocean scenes created a daunting technological task. If animators had created the film's oceans segment by segment (as in the past), it could have added years to the movie's production time. By using Linux, the DreamWorks effects department was able to create a rolling oceanscape rather than compose the ocean frame by frame.
What has linux got anything to do with anything here? it's an OS not a rendering suite!!!
Hype like this just makes you lose credibility man...
And you have to ask yourselves, does anyone need more proof that Linux is as capable as any other operating platform out there?
No. I sure don't. In fact, we've been getting beaten over the head with this for a few years now.
Linux used by company X! It'll be taken seriously now! Wohooo...that was in like 2000.
Now, for whatever reason, geeks have this frigging complex that their operating system needs to have some sort of global warm fuzzy. This ain't all hollywood people. This isn't Sally Fields gushing about how we like her (we really like her!). Folks, use what you like, influence (if you must) who you can and just move on.
LET...IT....GO.
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And you have to ask yourselves, does anyone need more proof that Linux is as capable as any other operating platform out there?
About 95% of the world's computer users.
Since when has a Linux user honestly given a cr*p what anyone else thinks?
As long as I can remember. I'm not saying it's bad, but linux users are just as fanatical as Mac users. Almost any negative commentary about linux is met with a slew of rebuttals.
If linux users are really independent of popular opinion, why is it that every high profile article stating that maybe linux isn't all it's cracked up to be generates several hundred comments on slashdot?
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I wonder if Dreamworks will ever come up with some original concepts for their animated films.
A Bug's Life/Antz (Obvious.)
The Emperor's New Groove/Road to El Dorado (These were much closer originally, but changed quite drastically after rewrites on both sides).
Monster's Inc./Shrek (This is quite a stretch, but hey, green monsters star in both, heh.)
Treasure Planet/Sinbad (Hardy har har!)
Finding Nemo/Sharkslayer (Something smells fishy here.)
Obviously these movies aren't all complete ripoffs by any stretch of the imagination, but it is quite interesting that Dreamworks/PDI movies that closely follow the release of Disney/Pixar ones have similiar basic ideas behind them.