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> We’ve been focusing on visual effects

Are any visual effects or animation shops still on macOS? I was under the impression that this world was mainly Linux (Pixar, Disney, Weta, ILM, etc, are all on Linux).

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The major studios are still using Maya, Photoshop, and other commercial software that doesn't work on Linux. They are using Linux for render farms and some custom software.

> The major studios are still using Maya, Photoshop, and other commercial software that doesn't work on Linux.

Maya/Houdini/Modo/etc run on Linux (this is what Weta, Disney, and Pixar do). Creative Cloud definitely does not, which is a bit of a problem.

Are you sure?

This page seems to indicate that Maya is not compatible with Linux.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/maya/troubleshooting/...

Positive — I used to develop Maya plugins on Linux. That page is perplexing!

Oh, upon closer reading, that page just says it doesn't work on 32 bit linux. Why they are even including that is beyond me. Who is working on Maya with a 32 bit system?

From my reading of that page, it doesn't support 32-bit Linux; not that it doesn't support running on Linux.

Maya does too, all major vfx software runs primarily on Linux these days. Photoshop is another animal where the vast majority of users are in other fields on mainstream platforms.

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