Pixar has released RenderMan Pro Server 11.5.3 for 64-bit Linux platforms. The larger memory and file-size capacity of these systems allows the renderer to process larger scenes.
The x86-64 architecture is used in processors including AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64, as well as Intel processors already announced at the time. With a 32-bit and 64-bit operating system installed, these machines can run conventional 32-bit applications alongside the new native 64-bit RenderMan Pro Server.
The x86-64 Linux release requires a runtime environment compatible with GCC 3.3.1.
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