The Disney project is officially called the CAPS Project, for Computer Animation Production System. The primary goal is to digitize the conventional 2-dimensional cel animation process to reduce the cost of Disney-quality animation. The secondary goal is to give Disney access to the latest techniques and technology for producing animation, particulary in three dimensions.
PIXAR’S CONTRIBUTION TO CAPS
Pixar has proposed to supply the software for the CAPS Project. Substantial hardware purchases from Pixar are implicit in the proposal. A complete summary of it is attached as Appendix A.
Briefly, the Pixar proposal to Disney is a software proposal for eleven workstation designs. A majority of the code at a workstation would be the same for all workstations. These eleven workstations would comprise the basic Disney animation system. For real production they would have to install five to ten copies of each workstation type.
HIGHLIGHTS OF PIXAR’S PROPOSAL
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CURRENT STATUS
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BENEFITS TO PIXAR
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RESOURCE USAGE
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APPENDIX A: SUMMARY FROM PROPOSAL
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APPENDIX B: PAYMENT SCHEDULE FROM PROPOSAL
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