ILM in Licensing Deal With Mental Images
Expanding its ability to create virtual movie sets, visual effects giant Industrial Light & Magic signed a three-year licensing agreement with Mental Images, a German rendering software company.
Both companies, which are privately held, declined to discuss financial details of the deal. ILM, a San Rafael, Calif.-based division of Lucas Digital Ltd., has used Mental Images’ tools to create photo-realistic light effects since 1995, particularly in films such as “Pearl Harbor†and “Minority Report,†said Cliff Plumer, ILM’s chief technology officer.
Although ILM is known for developing special-effects software, Plumer said, “In this case, it made more financial sense for us to have an outside company provide the software tools we need.â€
-- P.J. Huffstutter
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