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Cranston/Csuri Productions
Established Date: Aug. 1, 1981
- All
- software
- ILM
- Metrolight
- animation
- Windlight
- Nelvana
- president
- Pioneer
- Minneapolis
- research
- academic
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Cranston-Csuri was founded in August of 1981 by Charles Csuri or Ohio State and investor Robert Kanuth of The Cranston Companies. Jim Kristoff (also a past Treasurer of Ohio State) came with Kanuth and served as president, while Wayne Carlson of Ohio State was VP and head of R&D. Michael Collery was Director of Animation, Don Stredney developed the medical imaging market and Dr. Tom Linehan devloped the educational market. Along with Shawn Ho (rendering), Paul Sidlo (Creative Director) and Bob Marshal, the first employees numbered about ten total.
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In 1985 CCP in-house software was licensed to the Japan Computer Graphics Laboratory (JCGL)
Licensed software -
Michael Collery -
Jeff Light
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Dobbie Schiff
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Thomas Linehan
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Julian Gomez
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Scott Dyer
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Jim Kristoff
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Charles (Chuck) Csuri -
Wayne Carlson -
Lamb & Company -
Ohio State University - Computer Graphics Research Group (CGRG)
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Paul Sidlo
Licensed software
In 1985 CCP in-house software was licensed to the Japan Computer Graphics Laboratory (JCGL)
Cranston-Csuri was founded in August of 1981 by Charles Csuri or Ohio State and investor Robert Kanuth of The Cranston Companies. Jim Kristoff (also a past Treasurer of Ohio State) came with Kanuth and served as president, while Wayne Carlson of Ohio State was VP and head of R&D. Michael Collery was Director of Animation, Don Stredney developed the medical imaging market and Dr. Tom Linehan devloped the educational market. Along with Shawn Ho (rendering), Paul Sidlo (Creative Director) and Bob Marshal, the first employees numbered about ten total.