It was actually Softimage 3D I think version 3.9 though it could have been something like 3.7.
I know Softimage XSI was used for Attack of the Clones. Some other ones include Viewpaint, Cari, Zeno, FleshLight, MARS, Loupe, Isculpt, Prender, etc just to name a few. They use a ton of propietary softwarer, not only CompTime. Well PRMan is used in all productions, though now Mental Ray has a very prominent role at ILM too. Pixar's Renderman was used on The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. Even on Mac OSX you can get to the command line and tap into the underlying *nix system. The only difference is that you have the command line at your disposal which is very powerful and almost a must. Same with Linux, you could spend your whole time in Gnome, KDE, or any other graphical environment. Not quite, you normally use SGI workstations from the graphical environment. Unlike Mac and Windows, it is not entirely a graphical interface OS. If you want experience or be prepared to what ILM (and severl other houses use) get RedHat, you can get it cheap or free.īTW, the latest issue os Linux Journal describes ILM's renderfarm:
You could get a good foundation on UNIX via OSX though you would have to get to the command line. There is even Windows for non creative roles like Human Resources, PR, management, etc. There is of course Macs in several deptartments including the Mac Rebel Unit. The renderfarm is mainly Linux now courtesy of RachSaver. The majority of the CG people use Unix in two varieties: IRIX for the SGI machines and RedHat Linux.
Well as far as researching I do mantain a handy FAQ:Īs far as OSes they use a variety.