See the latest features in Pixar's production renderer, including native MaterialX and Cryptomatte support in RenderMan XPU.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
See the latest features in Pixar's production renderer, including native MaterialX and Cryptomatte support in RenderMan XPU.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
See the latest features in Pixar's production renderer, including new Stylized Looks nodes for artistic lighting and hatching effects.
Saturday, February 28th, 2026
Latest update to the production renderer extends support for MaterialX Lama and checkpointing inside RenderMan XPU.
Sunday, December 7th, 2025
'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.
Friday, November 14th, 2025
Check out the new features in the production renderer, including tiled denoising, and support for the new versions of Maya and Houdini.
Thursday, December 19th, 2024
Free edition of the renderer is licensed for personal use and tools development. Compatible with Blender, Houdini, Katana and Maya.
Tuesday, April 9th, 2024
Heavyweight VFX and animation renderer now includes Pixar's own AI-trained denoiser. Sizeable update to RenderMan XPU, too.
Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
Update to the production renderer adds new motion blur algorithm for volumes, and improves support for Houdini's Solaris layout toolset.
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
See the best new work rendered in RenderMan: from blockbusters like Ghost in the Shell to indie shorts.
Tuesday, August 8th, 2017
'Game-changing' update to renderer will feature GPU-accelerated Denoise, OSL support, new materials and lighting workflows.
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
Graphics tools dev framework to get new link to RenderMan. More news on upcoming open-source rigging system Kraken, too.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2015
Unrestricted free version due this summer. Price of commercial version cut to just $495, effective now.
Friday, May 30th, 2014