What computer rigs inc graphics cards where used to make films like dispicable me and how much did they cost?

[ORION85]

Just a general interest as ive seen the new trailer for no 3 and im blown away by the graphics thinking that must be some high end bleeding edge techno sh#t!

If anyone could geek me out on the stats, prices, pics and power of these beasts i'd appreciate it

 

[herrwizo]

I could only find that they used 17000 CPU cores for Despicable Me 2, and that they had to use 680TB of storage.

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240234075/Interview-IT-powering-animated-movie-making

It is reasonable to assume that they used several times more cores and storage for third installment.

Exact CPU models and other tech specs are very hard to find, but more info on first installment can be found here (apparently, they used Intel CPUs in IBM servers for DM1, which needed 142TB of storage):

http://www.networkworld.com/article/2213465/wireless/3-d-movie--despicable-me--finds-hero-in-behind-the-scenes-technology.html

If I had to guess, they used 50000 cores and almost 3PB of data storage for third installment 😉

 

[ORION85]

I could only find that they used 17000 CPU cores for Despicable Me 2, and that they had to use 680TB of storage.

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240234075/Interview-IT-powering-animated-movie-making

It is reasonable to assume that they used several times more cores and storage for third installment.

Exact CPU models and other tech specs are very hard to find, but more info on first installment can be found here (apparently, they used Intel CPUs in IBM servers for DM1, which needed 142TB of storage):

http://www.networkworld.com/article/2213465/wireless/3-d-movie--despicable-me--finds-hero-in-behind-the-scenes-technology.html

If I had to guess, they used 50000 cores and almost 3PB of data storage for third installment 😉

Wow mind blown! Thank you for that man 🙂

 

[themarco212]

Likely a sh*t ton of quadro's I'll let you look them up, my heart might not keep up with looking at those prices