{"id":5010,"date":"2019-05-01T22:51:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T20:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.olivier-ladeuix.com\/blog\/?p=5010"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:05:31","slug":"pixar-animation-software-part-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/olivier-ladeuix.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/pixar-animation-software-part-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Pixar animation software part III"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>This article is the third of a three part series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olivier-ladeuix.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/28\/pixar-animation-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pixar animation software part 1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olivier-ladeuix.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/28\/pixar-animation-software-part-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pixar animation software part 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have just found a very old Pixar presentation where Pete Docter demonstrates an antique version of Pixar&#8217;s animation software Menv (Presto) running on Silicon Graphics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concept hasn&#8217;t changed much but the software allows much more finessing nowadays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a look and compare to the latest iteration of the software featured in Part I and Part II below.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How are Characters Animated at Pixar? - Toy Story Behind the Scenes\" width=\"470\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5TqPl3MSSow?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69dc836a8a75c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69dc836a8a75c\" 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