#RenderMan standard
21-Aug-90 10:25:45
Sb: #37488-#RenderMan standard
Fm: jeff brown 75145,1441
To: Ken Loss-Cutler 76106,3416
I know I've been giving a lot of grief over the delayed release of Imagine;
but let me add that I do expect it to be worth the wait-I recently learned
reflection mapping was added: truly excellent idea. As for this Renderman
thing, I think J.Foust's reply might be closest to the truth: a Renderman
package would be good, but not necessarily used. Even the possibility of
selling Amiga design stations to the folks with Silicon Graphics or Apollos
might be risky. The few high-end video houses in my area are having a hard
time getting the rates they want; I doubt they are looking to crank out
more work: they still have to get $$$ per hour for the big hardware. Things
might be different for scientific/non-entertainment graphics though. But
personally, I expect to be quite happy with the Imagine/F24 combo, without
Renderman. Especially when 68040 boards are released…