RenderMan is a top-of-the-line, photorealistic 3D rendering software by Pixar and has been used to render all of Pixar’s 3D animated movie productions — hit movies such as Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Iron Man 3, Captain America, I Robot, and many more.
Featuring Pixar’s new RIS technology, RenderMan delivers extremely fast global illumination and interactive shading and lighting. Currently in use at many studios, RIS is fast, robust, and changing how movies are made
Please note RenderMan is available for 64-bit versions of Windows 7, 8, Mac OS X 10.7/10.8/10.9, and Linux only
http://renderman.pixar.com/view/get-rendermanSince you guys are developers, you could use this to create cool stuff.
$500 software for free!