SEATTLE — Long before toys had a story and bugs got a life, Pixar Animation Studios Inc. was a software company. It started in the 1970s with a team of programmers who wanted to transform mountains of ...

I have no problem admitting I’m a huge Pixar nerd. From Toy Story to Finding Nemo, it’s hard not to be enchanted by the creative storytelling and compelling characters, and most of all, the unique ...

Long before toys had a story and bugs got a life, Pixar Animation Studios Inc. was a software company. It started in the 1970s with a team of programmers who wanted to transform mountains of computer ...

Further illustrating the marriage of high-tech and Hollywood, Pixar Animation Studios is suing a Berkeley startup over patents covering the Oscar-winning studio's popular digital animation software.

Pixar's award-winning, in-house rendering software, RenderMan, will be free starting in August. All you have to do is sign up. The Emeryville studio has announced that it will offer the $500 rendering ...

RenderMan, the in-house rendering software used by Pixar on all its films, now available to download, free of charge, for all non-commercial purposes. “RenderMan is the ultimate creative tool,” ...

Vellum is an app for the Mac developed by a team led by two Pixar software veterans that are trying to make the process of creating ebooks less painful. The app allows authors to publish ebooks on ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Pixar has decided to release its flagship animation software known as RenderMan for free. As part of ...

The rendering software behind such hit animated movies as The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Monsters Inc. should become even more powerful when it becomes available on Microsoft Corp.’s most advanced ...

Here's some great news for creative types who are into 3D rendering-- Pixar is getting ready to offer up a completely free version of its RenderMan 3D software for non-commercial use. This will be a ...

When “Toy Story” was first released in 1995, the most important element was the story, and for each subsequent installment that followed, story was vital. Production designer Bob Pauley who has been ...

The only thing more reliable than a Pixar Animation Studios hit has been the company's stock. For Wall Street, that's not necessarily a good thing. Pixar shares have spent most of the past four years ...