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AMD and Pixar have once again joined forces for this year’s RenderMan challenge, the pair announced.
The challenge is for artists, graphic designers and other content creators to bring their cinematic visions to life with Pixar’s VFX and animation rendering software.
The Processor manufacturer has revealed that this year’s challengers will also get access to ‘The AMD Creator Cloud’. Powered by the EPYC. from the company server processors and 3D V-Cache technology on the Microsoft Azure platform lets Creator Cloud challengers create designs using the high-performance chips for the first time.
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The RenderMan Challenge (opens in new tab)Running since 2017, it offers artists and designers a “unique opportunity to interact and get feedback from Pixar professionals,” according to the Disney-owned animation studio.
But the challenge, sponsored by companies like ILM, Adobe Substance 3D and Nvidia, isn’t just a chance to see an artist’s work, with AMD’s Media & Entertainment Director James Knight hailing the team as a way to “make this competition accessible.” for many more people, enabling them to design and create incredibly quickly wherever inspiration strikes.”
This year’s theme is “NASA Exploration” – no doubt inspired by Pixar’s latest cinematic outing into space, light year. Challengers can take advantage of a host of scientifically accurate 3D models, from telescopes to planets, courtesy of the US Space Agency.
“With each RenderMan Challenge, it’s amazing to see the submissions get more sophisticated and complex every time,” said Dylan Sisson, RenderMan Digital Artist at Pixar and one of the ten judges on the panel.
“With the advancements we see in hardware and software, this now enables individual artists to create images of ever-increasing sophistication and complexity. It is a great opportunity for challengers to unleash their creative vision with these state-of-the-art technologies.”
In addition to announcing the partnership, AMD, which recently caused a stir with its AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processor, unveiled a new film detailing how the company is working with Pixar and NASA to make this year’s RenderMan challenge “more accessible and inspiring” than ever before.
Artists and graphic design enthusiasts can now submit their RenderMan work to Pixar. Entries close on November 15, 2022.