SEATTLE — Long before toys had a story and bugs got a life, Pixar Animation Studios Inc. was a software company. It started in the 1970s with a team of programmers who wanted to transform mountains of ...

Further illustrating the marriage of high-tech and Hollywood, Pixar Animation Studios is suing a Berkeley startup over patents covering the Oscar-winning studio's popular digital animation software.

I have no problem admitting I’m a huge Pixar nerd. From Toy Story to Finding Nemo, it’s hard not to be enchanted by the creative storytelling and compelling characters, and most of all, the unique ...

Pixar's award-winning, in-house rendering software, RenderMan, will be free starting in August. All you have to do is sign up. The Emeryville studio has announced that it will offer the $500 rendering ...

Long before toys had a story and bugs got a life, Pixar Animation Studios Inc. was a software company. It started in the 1970s with a team of programmers who wanted to transform mountains of computer ...

RenderMan, the in-house rendering software used by Pixar on all its films, now available to download, free of charge, for all non-commercial purposes. “RenderMan is the ultimate creative tool,” ...

Here's some great news for creative types who are into 3D rendering-- Pixar is getting ready to offer up a completely free version of its RenderMan 3D software for non-commercial use. This will be a ...

Vellum is an app for the Mac developed by a team led by two Pixar software veterans that are trying to make the process of creating ebooks less painful. The app allows authors to publish ebooks on ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Pixar has decided to release its flagship animation software known as RenderMan for free. As part of ...

The rendering software behind such hit animated movies as The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Monsters Inc. should become even more powerful when it becomes available on Microsoft Corp.’s most advanced ...

PALOS VERDES, Calif. -- Ed Catmull, president of Pixar Animation Studios and president of Walt Disney Animation Studios, said at the D10 conference today that technology can lead to better art. He was ...

The only thing more reliable than a Pixar Animation Studios hit has been the company's stock. For Wall Street, that's not necessarily a good thing. Pixar shares have spent most of the past four years ...