MoonRay

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MoonRay
Initial release15 March 2023; 13 months ago (2023-03-15)
Repositorygithub.com/dreamworksanimation/openmoonray
Written inC++
Operating systemLinux
LicenseApache-2.0
Websiteopenmoonray.org

MoonRay is an open source renderer developed by DreamWorks Animation.[1] It is continuously under active development, boasting an extensive library of production-tested, physically based materials. It features an USD Hydra render delegate and supports multi-machine and cloud rendering through the Arras distributed computation framework.

History[edit]

MoonRay was first used on the short film Bilby (2018),[2][3] and made its feature debut on How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019).[4] DreamWorks Animation announced their intention to open source the renderer at SIGGRAPH 2022. The source code was officially made released on GitHub on March 15, 2023 under the Apache 2.0 License.[5]

Filmography[edit]

Feature films[edit]

Short films[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MoonRay Production Renderer". openmoonray.org. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  2. ^ Failes, Ian (August 13, 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Dreamworks Directors On How They Made 'Bilby', And On The Studio's New Shorts Program". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (December 10, 2018). "VIDEO: DreamWorks Animation Short 'Bilby' A Testing Ground for New Production Tools". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Miller, Caroline (2023-03-17). "Dreamworks Publishes MoonRay Renderer as Open Source Software". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  5. ^ "DreamWorks' Open Source MoonRay Renderer Is Finally Available To Filmmakers". No Film School. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-04-12.

External links[edit]

Official website