In other words, light- years from the work that PDI did for "Antz" in 1998. The PDI in PDI/DreamWorks is Pacific Data Images, a local company with an origin story that is very similar to Pixar.

When Dreamworks SKG and Pacific Data Images (PDI) entered a co-production deal to create Antz back in 1996, PDI had already become a major player in cgi. However, this was mainly in television ...

DreamWorks Animation acquired a 40% stake in Pacific Data Images in 1995 and completed the buyout following the success of 1998’s Antz, renaming the company PDI/DreamWorks. It would go on to ...