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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edwin_CatmullEdwin Catmull - Wikipedia

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   Edwin Earl Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist and animator who served as the co-founder of Pixar and the President of Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has been honored for his contributions to 3D computer graphics, including the 2019 ACM Turing Award.

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3. spectrum.ieee.org › story-behind-pixars-cgi-softwareThe Story Behind Pixar’s RenderMan CGI Software

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   Mar 21, 2024 · RenderMan, a project launched by computer graphics pioneer Edwin Catmull, is behind much of today’s computer-generated imagery and animation, including in the recent fan favorites Avatar: The Way of Water, The Mandalorian, and Nimona.

4. amturing.acm.org › award_winners › catmull_1244219Edwin Catmull - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   After financial trouble forced Lucasfilm to sell its computer animation division in 1986, Catmull partnered with Alvy Ray Smith to found Pixar Animation Studios with funding from Steve Jobs. Pixar began as a computer hardware company.

5. www.fxguide.com › fxfeatured › alvy-ray-smith-rgbaAlvy Ray Smith: RGBA, the birth of compositing ... - fxguide

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   Jul 5, 2012 · Ed Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith were the second two largest and equal shareholders, as President and Vice President, respectively, of Pixar management. Over time, Jobs would be forced to invest a further $40 million dollars (for a total of $50 million – half his fortune at that time).

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6. hbr.org › 2008 › 09How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity - Harvard Business Review

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   Ed Catmull, president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, couldn’t disagree more. That notion, he says, is rooted in a misguided view of creativity that exaggerates the importance of the...

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7. www.computerhistory.org › profile › edwin-catmullEdwin Catmull - CHM

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   Jun 5, 2024 · Dr. Ed Catmull is cofounder of Pixar Animation Studios and president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Previously, Dr. Catmull was vice president of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm Ltd., where he managed development in the areas of computer graphics, video editing, video games and digital audio.

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   Who is Ed Catmull?

   • Dr. Ed Catmull is cofounder of Pixar Animation Studios and president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Previously, Dr. Catmull was vice president of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm Ltd., where he managed development in the areas of computer graphics, video editing, video games and digital audio.

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   Who is Dr Catmull?

   • Dr. Catmull is one of the architects of the RenderMan rendering software, which has been used in 44 of the last 47 films nominated for an Academy Award in the Visual Effects category. In addition to being a member of IEEE's Computer Society since 1978, Dr. Catmull is active in several professional organizations.

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   What awards did Dr Catmull receive?

   • Dr. Catmull also received the ACM SIGGRAPH Steven A. Coons Award for his lifetime contributions in the computer graphics field, the Progress Medal and the Fuji Gold Medal awards from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, and the animation industry's Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancements in the art or industry of animation.

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   Why did Dr Catmull receive the Society of Motion Picture & Television engineer's Progress Medal?

   • In 2011, Dr. Catmull received the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineer's Progress Medal for his life-long pioneering contributions and visionary leadership in the field of computer generated imagery for the motion picture industry.

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   How old was Catmull when he was a child?

   • Catmull was born Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1945 but moved to Utah when he was six months old. His parents both worked in education, and his early childhood was heavily influenced by the growing postwar culture of science and technology along with the early animation of Walt Disney.

   Edwin Catmull - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   How did Catmull become an animator?

   • In high school Catmull wanted to work as an animator, but realizing that there were no educational paths to a career in animation in the United States at that time, he pivoted to work in physics and computer science, receiving two Bachelor’s of Science degrees in 1969 from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

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9. archive.computerhistory.org › resources › accessOral History of Edwin 'Ed' Catmull; 2013-03-01

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   2013 Computer History Museum. John Hollar: We’re with Ed Catmull at Pixar today. Let's start at the very beginning. Ed, you were born in West Virginia. Talk a little bit about your very earliest memories growing up and then the move to Utah. Edwin “Ed” Catmull: My father was a Marine.