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Amazon Paint
Amazon Paint 3.03 for IRIX
Developer(s)Interactive Effects, Inc.
Stable release3.5
Operating systemIRIX, Linux
Type2D computer graphics
LicenseProprietary

Amazon Paint was a UNIX-based digital paint program produced by Interactive Effects, Inc. It featured 2D and 3D paint modes, 16-bit per channel color, layers, scripting, and a number of image processing filters. It was used to produce imagery for feature films, TV shows, and electronic entertainment titles throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. Amazon Paint has been superseded by Piranha.

Release history

Version Platform Release date Price Notes
Amazon Paint 1.2 SGI Oct 1993 $2,250 Features layers, 40 image processing effects, custom brushes
Amazon Paint 2.0 SGI Jul 1995 $3,000 ($2,000 each for 3D Paint and Sweet 16 16-bit color addons) Introduced TCL scripting
Amazon Paint 2.5 SGI Apr 1997 - Resolution-independent layering, optimized for SGI O2 & Octane
Amazon Paint 3.0 SGI/Linux Jul 1998 - Redesigned interface, introduced projectile paint
Amazon Paint 3.5 SGI/Linux May 2002 - Final release

Credits

Films

Television

References

  1. Amazon 3D Paint System for Silicon Graphics Workstations, Interactive Effects, Inc., July 19, 1994.
  2. Amazon Paint Brochure (PDF), Interactive Effects, Inc..
  3. Fresh Paint, Computer Graphics World, April 2000.
  4. New Paint System for Silicon Graphics Workstations, Interactive Effects, Inc., October 13, 1993
  5. Amazon Paint 2.0 Released, Interactive Effects, Inc., July 24, 1995
  6. Interactive Effects Releases Amazon Paint/3D Paint V2.5, Interactive Effects, Inc., April 7, 1997, archived from the original on May 30, 1998
  7. Dan Ochiva (August 1, 1998), A Review of New Products
  8. Interactive Effects Announces New Amazon Technology, May 4, 1998, archived from the original on May 30, 1998
  9. Amazon Paint Brochure (PDF), Interactive Effects, Inc..
  10. Silicon Success Stories, Interactive Effects, Inc., archived from the original on May 30, 1998.
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