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MOONRAY REVIEW: DREAMWORKS ANIMATIONS' SUPERB RENDERING SOFTWARE IS FREE FOR ALL
Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter
The MoonRay production renderer started as a tool within DreamWorks Animation. It is now fully open-source, following a similar path to Pixar's RenderMan. This article examines the tool's strengths, such as the Monte Carlo ray tracer, limitations, such as its steep learning curve, and why it might be worth considering for your next project.