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Dreamworks, Sinbad & Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-isn't-that-special dept.

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."

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  1. hmmm. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Once the ocean was "baked," animators could capture whatever segments they needed for a particular scene from whatever angles suited their purposes and then add landscape elements.

    Excellent, some major hydro must be growing under that water ;)

  2. a quote from the article by pytheron · · Score: 0, Redundant
    The biggest problems were the women and the water

    Personally, I don't think they were referring to the rendering process here ! Use linux, and watch the chicks become a thing of the past , and the thought of water near your person makes you itch uncontrollably !

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