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Pixar uses RenderMan to render their in-house 3D animated movie productions and it is also available as a commercial product licensed to third parties. RenderMan currently uses Monte Carlo path tracing to generate images. Pixar RenderMan (formerly PhotoRealistic RenderMan) 1 is proprietary photorealistic 3D rendering software produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Support for Reyes rendering and the RenderMan Shading Language were removed from RenderMan in 2016.

Historically, RenderMan used the Reyes algorithm to render images with added support for advanced effects such as ray tracing and global illumination. Since then, Pixar has continuously developed RenderMan to push the limits of the core technology while helping to adopt and promote new standards for the creation of high-end visual effects and animation. Additionally RenderMan supports Open Shading Language to define textural patterns. In 1988 RenderMan established an open standard to describe 3D data: the RenderMan Interface Specification (the RISpec). This specification facilitates communication between 3D modeling and animation applications and the render engine that generates high quality images. RenderMan defines cameras, geometry, materials, and lights using the RenderMan Interface Specification.

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