Pacific Data Images

Pacific Data Images (PDI) was an American computer animation and visual effects production company that was bought by DreamWorks SKG in 2000. It was renamed PDI/DreamWorks and was owned by DreamWorks Animation.

PDI/DreamWorks

Final logo used from 2000 to 2015
Former PDI/DreamWorks headquarters at Redwood City's Pacific Shores Center before the company moved in 2012 to larger facilities in another building in the same office complex.
Trade name	PDI
Formerly	Pacific Data Images (1980–2000)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Film
Founded	August 13, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-08-13)[1]
Founder	Carl Rosendahl
Defunct	January 22, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-01-22)
Fate	Closed
Successor	DreamWorks Animation
Headquarters	Redwood City, California , United States
Number of employees	450 (January 2015)[2]
Parent	DreamWorks Animation (2000–2015)

Founded in 1980 by Carl Rosendahl, PDI was one of the pioneers of computer animation. It produced over 700 commercials, contributed visual effects to more than 70 feature movies, and produced and contributed to many DreamWorks Animation's movies, including the second computer-animated movie ever, Antz, and movies from the Shrek and Madagascar franchises