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. Source: http://www.linuxmovies.org -- Sharjeel http://www.sharjeel.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
