Amazon Paint
 Screenshot of Amazon Paint 3.03 for IRIX | |
| Developer(s) | Interactive Effects |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 3.03
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| Operating system | IRIX, Linux |
| Type | 2D computer graphics |
| License | Proprietary |
Amazon Paint was a UNIX-based 2D/3D digital paint program produced by Interactive Effects, Inc.[1] It was capable of 16-bit per channel color and offered features like layers, scripting, and image processing filters. It was used to produce imagery for a number of feature films.[2] Amazon Paint has been superseded by Piranha.[3]
Release history
| Version | Platform | Release date | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Paint 1.2[4] | SGI | Oct 1993 | $2,250 | Features layers, 40 image processing effects, custom brushes |
| Amazon Paint 2.0 | SGI | July 1995 | $3,000 ($2,000 each for 3D Paint and Sweet 16 16-bit color addons) | Introduced TCL scripting[5] |
| Amazon Paint 3.0[6] | SGI/Linux | 1998 | - | - |
Credits
Films
- 1994: Interview with the Vampire[7]
- 1995: Apollo 13, Die Hard 3, Judge Dredd, Outbreak, Species, Waterworld
- 1998: The Prince of Egypt
- 1999: Fight Club, Galaxy Quest, The Haunting, The Matrix, Toy Story 2
- 2000: For the Birds, Hollow Man, Mission: Impossible II, The Grinch
- 2001: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Monsters, Inc., Moulin Rouge!, Shrek
References
- ^ Amazon 3D Paint System for Silicon Graphics Workstations, Interactive Effects, Inc., July 19, 1994.
- ^ Amazon Paint Brochure (PDF), Interactive Effects, Inc..
- ^ Fresh Paint, Computer Graphics World, April 2000.
- ^ New Paint System for Silicon Graphics Workstations, Interactive Effects, Inc., October 13, 1993
- ^ Amazon Paint 2.0 Released, Interactive Effects, Inc., July 24, 1995
- ^ Dan Ochiva (August 1, 1998), A Review of New Products
- ^ Amazon Paint Brochure (PDF), Interactive Effects, Inc..