Pixar's giving away RenderMan for free!!
Pixar giving away RenderMan CGI software for free Most studio's don't give their proprietary IP away for free, not least Disney - the owner of the Pixar CG studio that bought us 'Toy Story' and 'Finding Nemo' but the studio has moved to make the RenderMan 3D http://renderman.pixar.com/view/non-commercial-renderman rendering software, which previously sold for $495 USD, free from today for non-commercial use, available to download in 64 bit versions for PC, Mac and Linux.