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Epic doesn't charge for use of Unreal Engine in vfx, and overall I don't think vfx is a very profitable space for most software companies. It's a low margin bus
by pnw 3y ago
Epic doesn't charge for use of Unreal Engine in vfx, and overall I don't think vfx is a very profitable space for most software companies. It's a low margin business, mostly outsourced. I doubt that Hollywood studios are going to pay any vfx provider a share of revenue in any case.
- set4 3y agoThis is changing: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/5/23905082/epic-unreal-engine-pricing-change-film-automotive https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/5/23905082/epic-unreal-engi...
- pnw 3y agoIt's still not a significant source of revenue. How many per-seat licenses do you think they will sell to vfx companies, who usually operate on paper-thin margins?