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Linux is used to create practically every
blockbuster movie in theaters today, movies produced by Disney/Pixar,
DreamWorks Animation, Sony, ILM, and other
studios.
Linux is the most popular operating system
for big budget feature film animation and visual effects, with
more than 95% of the servers and desktops at large animation
and visual effects companies. People outside the film industry,
and even inside the industry sometimes, don't realize that Linux
is so big at large studios. Linux is the norm in Hollywood and
considered the state-of-the-art. In this upside-down world where
Windows and Mac are minority operating systems, Linux evangelists
would be hard-pressed to find anyone left to convert. The free
operating system built by the people for the people has been
embraced foremost by film studios.
Hollywood prefers Linux because in the right
hands it's better, faster and cheaper. At large companies that
have thousands of servers and desktops, the economy and massive
efficiency of Linux is felt most. At smaller production companies,
Windows or Macs are often more popular because economy of scale
doesn't apply. Despite that, some small shops run primarily Linux.
Some production companies use a mixed environment. For example,
South Park
is produced using Mac desktops with Linux servers. Although
king in the film industry, Linux is rarely seen in the television
industry due to much more modest computer needs.
Unlike Windows or Macintosh, no company owns
Linux. Developers at many companies contribute code to Linux
which is available for free and runs on all types of computer
hardware. Companies such as HP,
Dell, IBM,
Verari, Boxx,
and others build Linux systems to film industry specifications.
LinuxMovies.org is a group of over 300 technologists
helping each other support Linux in film industry applications
and advancing Linux motion picture technology. |
Robin
Rowe
LinuxMoivies.org Founder
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