renderdl reads a file containing scene description commands and “executes” them. Such files are commonly called RIB files (RIB stands for RenderMan Interface Bytestream). There are two kinds of RIB files: ASCII encoded RIB files and binary encoded RIB files. A binary RIB file is smaller than its ASCII encoded equivalent, but an ASCII RIB file has the advantage of being editable in any text editor or word processor. |