Pixar releases RenderMan 27.2
See the latest features in Pixar's production renderer, including new Stylized Looks nodes for artistic lighting and hatching effects.
Saturday, February 28th, 2026
XPU
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 2.40
Check out the new features in the open-source release of the production renderer used on movies like The Bad Guys 2.
Monday, February 9th, 2026
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 2.34
Check out the new features in the open-source release of the production renderer used on movies like The Bad Guys 2.
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
Pixar releases RenderMan 27.1
Latest update to the production renderer extends support for MaterialX Lama and checkpointing inside RenderMan XPU.
Sunday, December 7th, 2025
Pixar releases RenderMan 27
'Most significant release in a decade' for the heavyweight production renderer makes RenderMan XPU ready for final-frame output.
Friday, November 14th, 2025
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 2.15
Check out the new features in the open-source release of DreamWorks Animation's renderer. used on movies like The Wild Robot.
Sunday, June 15th, 2025
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 1.7
Check out the latest features in the open-source release of DreamWorks' renderer, used on movies like The Wild Robot.
Thursday, December 26th, 2024
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 1.5
Check out the latest features in the open-source release of DreamWorks' renderer, used on movies like The Croods: A New Age.
Sunday, March 3rd, 2024
DreamWorks open-sources its MoonRay renderer
Now available: ray tracing renderer used on Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has been released under an Apache 2.0 licence.
Wednesday, March 15th, 2023