Rodriguez uses Linux to Edge out ILM

An anonymous reader writes "A Linux device helped legendary independent filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (El Mariachi, Desperado, Spy Kids, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and others) win the race with ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) to create the first movie ever to use a digital format supporting full-bandwidth RGB. Rodriguez's Sin City, which opens April 1, was shot in Dual Link, or "4:4:4" format, and transferred between tapes and hard drives using SpectSoft's Linux-based RaveHD DDR (digital disk recorder)."

Comments

Re:Are ILM relavent today ?

[Anonymous Coward]

yes, because ILM was much more than just a render farm. Teams of talented artists, model makers and engineers have kept them relevent.

Re:Frank Miller

[sgant]

Though it must be said that Rodriguez resigned from the Directors Guild because he felt that Frank Miller should be given co-director credit.

Rodriguez is a fanatic of Frank Millers work and he would certainly be the first to jump up and correct someone if they said "Rodriguez's Sin City".