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CAPS ( Computer Animation Production System )

Established Date: Jan. 1, 1991

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  • CAPS was the Computer Animation Production System that computerizes traditional ink and paint methods and adds many multiplane animation camera techniques and effects.

  • CAPS was first used on a single scene at the end of The Little Mermaid in 1989. The Rescuers Down Under (1990) was the first film to be produced with no traditional cels at all (making it the first all digital feature film in that respect).

    First CAPS use

    • First CAPS use

    CAPS was first used on a single scene at the end of The Little Mermaid in 1989. The Rescuers Down Under (1990) was the first film to be produced with no traditional cels at all (making it the first all digital feature film in that respect).

  • Unfortunately by 2004 Disney decided that 'all 3D' movies where what the public wanted and CAPS (along with the entire 2D division) was shut down.

    The End

    • The End

    Unfortunately by 2004 Disney decided that 'all 3D' movies where what the public wanted and CAPS (along with the entire 2D division) was shut down.

  • The digital ink and paint system was awarded a Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Award in 1991. Seven individuals shared the award between Pixar Animation Studios and Disney. Tom Hahn, Peter Nye, and Michael Shantzis of Pixar developed the scan and paint part of the system. Randy Cartwright, Lem Davis, David Coons, Mark Kimball, Jim Houston, and David Wolf of Disney developed the Disney Logistics System (DALS) component.

    Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Award

    • Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Award

    The digital ink and paint system was awarded a Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Award in 1991. Seven individuals shared the award between Pixar Animation Studios and Disney. Tom Hahn, Peter Nye, and Michael Shantzis of Pixar developed the scan and paint part of the system. Randy Cartwright, Lem Davis, David Coons, Mark Kimball, Jim Houston, and David Wolf of Disney developed the Disney Logistics System (DALS) component.