Re: Pixar USD

[Eric Thivierge]

USD != Alembic.

USD = Universal Scene Description. It's a format to describe a scene and
what assets, versions, etc to be included in a scene. Also different takes
/ passes etc. Also it has ways of having overrides on practically any
parameter of the scene.

In a USD you can reference Alembic Files I believe. :)

http://graphics.pixar.com/usd/

https://vimeo.com/75372056


Eric Thivierge
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On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 4:11 PM, Angus Davidson 
wrote:

> Hi Folks
>
> On a slightly less depressing note I was wondering if anyone had spent
> much time with Pixars' USD. Is it a worthy upgrade from alembic ?
>
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Pixar USD

[Angus Davidson]

Hi Folks

On a slightly less depressing note I was wondering if anyone had spent much 
time with Pixars' USD. Is it a worthy upgrade from alembic ?





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Re: Pixar USD

[Stefan Kubicek]

Is it meant to replace Alembic?


Hi Folks

On a slightly less depressing note I was wondering if anyone had spent much 
time with Pixars' USD. Is it a worthy upgrade from alembic ?






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