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A generalized standard for 3d animation rendering systems, originally created by Pixar. Often confused with Pixar's Photorealistic Renderman software, the term Renderman actually refers to a set of file formats and other conventions that otherwise divergent rendering system could use. It is intended to be "the postscript of 3d".

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