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I always suspect Apple built Mac Pro for Pixar and Disney. It would be nice if there is a mid range (higher than Mac mini lower than Mac Pro) Mac that is not iM
by jaxondu 11y ago
I always suspect Apple built Mac Pro for Pixar and Disney. It would be nice if there is a mid range (higher than Mac mini lower than Mac Pro) Mac that is not iMac and shape in a perfect cube. The outdated spec and high price makes Mac Pro all looks with no substance.
- mahyarm 11y agoWhy would they even use a apple machine specifically for pixar, disney or some other animation house? They have a few cross platform apps they use and the option of creating huge beefy workstations that live at an office desk.
- berkut 11y agoPixar and Disney mostly use Linux (as do most of the VFX / CG studios). Artists can use Windows / OS X in some cases, but given the main apps they use (Maya, Mari, Modo, Katana, Nuke) all run on Linux, there's no point really, and using Linux everywhere makes admin much easier and more consistent. There are some apps that are used which are Windows-only (ZBrush), and so certain artists/modellers who need to use it will use that, but these are generally the exception.
- jaxondu 11y agoThanks for the info. Any idea what GUI lib/framework are these Linux apps (Maya, Mari etc) using?
- berkut 11y agoMaya, Mari, Modo, Nuke use C++ Qt, Katana uses PyQt, other apps like Houdini use their own solution. And before someone says "that means they're not native" - well obviously, and anyway, they have their own theme which is quite dark, as artists don't like bright colours in an interface distracting them from the content or what they're doing.