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Third Largest Supercomputer... at Weta Digital

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the rendering-monkeys dept.

Designadrug writes "This story at the BBC details how the worlds third largest supercomputer (conditions apply) lives at Weta Digital - the company that provided CGI effects for The Lord of the Rings movies. The article also goes on to discuss the 500 TeraBytes of data generated for the films and how the epic Battle of Pelennor Fields almost defeated the film itself."

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  1. conditions apply by pbjones · · Score: 5, Insightful

    and for a limited time only... things change tooooo quickly these, todays supercomputer is tomorrows laptop

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  2. Re:3rd Largest? by pe1rxq · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Weta's goal is to perform one very large task as quickly as possible.

    Maybe not, if you render frame by frame you end up with lots of independ tasks.

    Jeroen

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