NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #30/NN_1992_30.iso/spool/comp/sys/next/programm/7755

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From: [e-mail] (Adrian Smith)
Subject: Re: Arrgh  - Renderman is crashing - HELP
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[e-mail] (Patrick Heynen) writes:
> Really annoying, and kinda makes you wonder how robust and useful QRman really is.


If you read the Release Notes for the 3DKit under
/NextLibrary/Documentation/NextDev/ReleaseNotes/QRMSpec.rtfd, the first thing it
says is

    "This is the 0.1 Beta version of the Quick RenderMan* Interface and
    Implementation Specification.  In conjunction with version 3.1 of the
    Pixar RenderMan Interface Specification, this document represents the
    state of the application interface to Quick RenderMan at the time of
    the release.  The reader is cautioned that  the Quick RenderMan software
    and its application interface are in transition, and that any information
    appearing herein may become obsolete in the future without warning from
    Pixar or its affiliates."

I guess this means use qrman with a *very* large grain of salt, and be prepared for
the implementation to change at any moment.


Adrian Smith

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