CrystalGraphics is the developer of the PowerPoint sharing website PowerShow.com,[1] as well as templates and plug-ins for PowerPoint and Office products. Some of CrystalGraphics' products include PowerPoint templates,[2] 2D and 3D special-effects, video backgrounds,[3] charting, animations and other add-ons. The company was founded by Dennis Ricks[4] in 1986 and is based in Santa Clara, California.
Achievements edit
CrystalGraphics was the first company to introduce 3D transitions for PowerPoint.[5]
TOPAS edit
Crystal TOPAS[6] was a pioneering 3D animation software package for the PC allowing one to add motion to videos. It was a fully integrated, 3D modeling, rendering, and animation package. It included texture mapping tools and tools to easily integrate 3D artwork with photographic backgrounds and digital images.
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References edit
- ^ "About us - PowerShow.com". www.powershow.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "PowerPlugs: Templates for PowerPoint". www.indezine.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "PowerPlugs: Video Backgrounds". www.indezine.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "An Interview with Dennis Ricks - Indezine.Com". www.indezine.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ HighBeam[dead link]
- ^ Crystal Graphics Products page - Webarchive