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From: rick@hanauma (Richard Ottolini)
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Subject: new book: RenderMan Companion by Upstill
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Date: 23 Aug 89 00:38:55 GMT
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has appeared in Bay Area bookstores fas a paperback for $25.
The last couple of chapters echo the preliminary RenderMan specification
shipped by Pixar.  The preceding chapters are a very lucid introduction
to RenderMan and computer graphics.  There are LOTS of RenderMan code
examples that will be of great help when vendors start shipping this
product.  There is the bonus of a brief description of recent Pixar
animations using RenderMan, including "Abyss."