Alvy Ray Smith III (born 8 September 1943) is a noted pioneer in computer graphics. September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Computer graphics is a sub-field of computer science and is concerned with digitally synthesizing and manipulating visual content. ...

In 1965, he received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University. In 1970 he received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University, with a dissertation on cellular automata. From 1969 to 1973 he was an associate professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at New York University. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... A bachelors degree (Artium Baccalaureus, A.B. or B.A.) is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... Electrical Engineers design power systems… … and complex electronic circuits. ... New Mexico State University, or NMSU, is a land-grant university that has its main campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Computer scaence, or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ... Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in Stanford, California. ... A cellular automaton (plural: cellular automata) is a discrete model studied in computability theory, mathematics, and theoretical biology. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational institution in New York City. ...

While at Xerox PARC in 1974, he worked with Dick Shoup on SuperPaint, one of the very first computer paint programs. Smith's major contribution to this software was the creation of the HSV color space. Bold text // Headline text Link title This article is about the computer research center. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... SuperPaint was a pioneering graphics program and framebuffer computer system developed by Richard Shoup at Xerox PARC. The system was first conceptualized in late 1972 and produced its first stable image in April 1973. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1975, Smith was recruited to join the new Computer Graphics Laboratory at New York Institute of Technology, one of the leading computer graphics research groups of the 1970s. There he worked on a series of newer paint programs, including the first 24 bit one (Paint3); as part of this work, he co-invented the concept of the alpha channel. He was also the programmer for Ed Emshwiller's pioneering animation Sunstone. He worked at NYIT until 1979. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) is a private, co-educational college in New York in the USA. The college has three campuses, two on Long Island, and one on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. ... Truecolor (also spelled Truecolour; called Millions on a Macintosh) graphics is a method of storing image information in a computers memory such that each pixel is represented by three or more bytes. ... In computer graphics, alpha compositing is often useful to render image elements in separate passes, and then combine the resulting multiple 2D images into a single, final image in a process called compositing. ... Edmund Alexander Emshwiller (Emsh) (February 16, 1925-July 27, 1990) was a visual artist notable for illustrations of many science fiction magazine covers and for his pioneering computer-generated movies. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

With Ed Catmull, Smith was a founding member of the LucasFilm Computer Division, which developed computer graphics software, including early renderer technology. He and Ed Catmull co-founded Pixar. After the spinout from Lucasfilm of Pixar, funded by Steve Jobs, he served on the board of directors and was Executive Vice President. According to the Steve Jobs biography iCon by Jeffrey S. Young and William L. Simon, Alvy Ray quit Pixar after a heated argument with Jobs over use of a whiteboard. Despite being a co-founder of Pixar, Young and Simon claim that the company has largely overlooked his part in company history since his departure. Edwin Catmull after receiving a medal at SIGGRAPH 2001. ... Lucasfilm Ltd. ... Edwin Catmull after receiving a medal at SIGGRAPH 2001. ... Pixars studio lot in Emeryville Pixar Animation Studios is an American seven time Academy Award winning computer animation studio based in Emeryville, California (USA). ... Pixars studio lot in Emeryville Pixar Animation Studios is an American seven time Academy Award winning computer animation studio based in Emeryville, California (USA). ... Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955) is the co-founder and CEO of Apple and was the CEO of Pixar until its acquisition by Disney. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A small whiteboard with pen and eraser clipped to top A whiteboard (also called a dry-erase or dry-wipe board) is the name for any glossy surface, most commonly coloured white, where markings can be made. ...

In 1991, Smith founded Altamira Software Corporation, which was acquired by Microsoft in 1994. He became the first Graphics Fellow at Microsoft in 1994. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CD for Altamira Composer Altamira Software was founded by Dr. Alvy Ray Smith, Mr. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

He is currently President and Founder of Ars Longa, a digital photography company. 10 MP Nikon D200 and a Nikon film scanner The Canon EOS 350D The Canon PowerShot A95 Digital photography, as opposed to film photography, uses electronic devices to record and capture the image as binary data. ...

Awards

With his collaborators, Smith has twice been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his scientific and engineering contributions, to digital image compositing (1995 award) and to digital paint systems (1997 award). Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood, California Founded on May 11, 1927 in California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. ...

In 1990, Shoup and Smith received the ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Achievement Award for their development of SuperPaint. MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Founded in 1969, ACM SIGGRAPH is the New York-based Association for Computing Machinerys Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques. ...

He presented the Forsythe Lecture in 1997 at Stanford University, where he received his PhD in 1970. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

His undergraduate alma mater New Mexico State University awarded him an honorary doctorate in December 1999. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

He was inducted into the CRN Industry Hall of Fame at the Computer Museum in Mountain View, CA in 2004. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2006, Smith was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Founded in 1964, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the United States provides engineering leadership in service to the nation. ...

External links

• Alvy Ray Smith's web site
• Smith's alma mater awards him an honorary doctorate

Bibliography

• Michael Rubin, "Droidmaker: George Lucas and the Digital Revolution" (2005) [ISBN 0937404675]