Editing Digital Domain (section)

=== Early 2000s ===
In October 2002, Digital Domain launched a wholly owned subsidiary, D2 Software, Inc., to market and distribute its [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning compositing software, [[Nuke (software)|''Nuke'']].<ref>{{cite web|title=Digital Domain launches D2 Software, Inc.|date=9 October 2002 |url=http://www.fxguide.com/featured/Digital_Domain_Launches_D2_Software_Inc/|publisher=FX Guide|access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref>

In 2002–2003, Digital Domain co-produced its first feature film, ''[[Secondhand Lions]]'', written and directed by [[Tim McCanlies]] and starring [[Michael Caine]], [[Robert Duvall]], [[Haley Joel Osment]], and [[Kyra Sedgwick]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Expanding Horizons for Digital Domain and Stan Winston|url=http://www.awn.com/articles/expanding-horizons-digital-domain-and-stan-winston|publisher=Animation World Network|access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Secondhand Lions|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327137/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm#cast|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref>

The founders were known for feuding, principally due to internal conflicts over the film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} Founder Scott Ross announced plans to raise $100 million in financing to become more active as a production company.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sinking Ship | work=Forbes | url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/1114/161.html | date=14 November 2005 | first=Seth | last=Lubove}}</ref> This plan never materialized, forcing management to seek a buyer of the company.