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Hollywood studios make extensive use of the GNU/Linux platform for both animation and visual effects work. However, many of the applications that the studio artists rely on are created for exclusive in-house use and are treated as trade secrets. No wonder, because this application software forms part of a studio’s competitive advantage over its box-office rivals. This kind of program is a classic example of software written to order, which you read about in Chapter 1. Some other animation applications used in the movie industry can be purchased from specialist proprietary software vendors, but the price tag often puts them out of reach of the average computer user.
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James, D. (2009). Animation. In: Crafting Digital Media. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-1888-3_5
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