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Computer Image Corporation

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  • Based in Denver, CIC was the brainchild of Lee Harrison , and was in the business of making "analog computer graphics" in the early 1970s. These unique machines included Animac, CAESAR and Scanimate. Lee received the first ever Emmy for "Technical Achievement" in 1973 for his work. Lee Harrison passed away in 1998.

  • In the 80's we produced graphics animation, character animation and special effects direct to video. This group is often overlooked because of the analog video component of their systems. However, they implemented computer control of many aspects of the animation process, keyframing, hierarchical control structures and image processing, years before many others in the field.

  • Fun Fact!

    In the 80's we produced graphics animation, character animation and special effects direct to video. This group is often overlooked because of the analog video component of their systems. However, they implemented computer control of many aspects of the animation process, keyframing, hierarchical control structures and image processing, years before many others in the field.