Pixar's New Production Pipeline Cuts Render Times by 40 Percent
The studio's quietly-overhauled tech stack is paying off on Elio and beyond.
The studio's quietly-overhauled tech stack is paying off on Elio and beyond.
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Lena writes about the craft and business of feature animation from Emeryville to Burbank.
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