Can RenderMan Pro Server be used for animation?
No, RenderMan is a renderer only, designed for rendering photo-realistic levels of detail in feature film animation and visual effects. RenderMan products do not offer modeling or animation capabilities and generally our customers use 3D applications such as Maya to model and animate scene data before exporting it to RenderMan Pro Server for final rendering. To provide an accessible and attractive interface, Pixar sells RenderMan Studio as the “bridge” between Maya and RenderMan Pro Server. Other 3D applications such as Houdini, Massive, and Cinema 4D also include their own RIB (RenderMan Interface Bytestream) outputs that are fully compatible with RenderMan Pro Server.
