Software:Photon Paint
 Photon Paint 2.0 | |
| Original author(s) | MicroIllusions |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Oren Peli, Eyal Ofek, Amir Zbeda (BazboSoft) |
| Initial release | 1987 |
| Stable release | 2.0
/ 1989 |
| Operating system | Amiga OS, Mac OS |
| Platform | Amiga, Macintosh |
| Type | Bitmap graphics editor |
Photon Paint is a Hold-And-Modify (HAM) based bitmap graphics editor for the Amiga, first released in 1987.[1][2][3][4] Photon Paint was the first bitmap graphics editor to incorporate 3D solid modeling and texture mapping as an integral part of the program.[5][4]
Photon Paint was programmed by Oren Peli, Eyal Ofek, and Amir Zbeda at Bazbosoft, an Israeli software house. It was published by MicroIllusions distributed worldwide.[6]
The program sold 250,000 copies and received a best of breed award from Amiga World magazine.[citation needed]
Releases
The original Photon Paint v1.0 was released in 1987 for the Commodore Amiga.[2][7] A Macintosh version was released in 1988 by Mediagenic.[8][9][10]
Photon Paint v2.0 for the Amiga was released in 1988.[11][12][13][14][15]
See also
- Deluxe Paint
- Brilliance
- List of raster graphics editors
- Comparison of raster graphics editors
References
- ↑ Candy, Robin (July 1988). "Engage Photon Drive". The Games Machine (8): pp. 116–117. https://amr.abime.net/review_43360.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MicroIllusions (1987), Photon Paint, http://archive.org/details/Photon_Paint_1987_MicroIllusions, retrieved 2023-02-18
- ↑ Gailes; Shapley (July 1988). "Over the Rainbow". AT Amiga Format: pp. 39. http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/st-amiga-format-issue-01.pdf.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Goode, Roger (August 1988). "Photon Paint: HAM it up". Amiga World: pp. 20, 22, 64. https://archive.org/details/amiga-world-1988-08/page/n21/mode/2up.
- ↑ Brawn, Gene (January 1991). "A Case in Paint". Amiga World: pp. 29. https://archive.org/details/amiga-world-1991-01/page/n27/mode/2up.
- ↑ Maher, Jimmy (2018-01-26) (in en). The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-53569-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=Gr74DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Photon+Paint%22+-wiki&pg=PA71.
- ↑ Löwenstein, Richard (May 1992). "Marktübersicht: malprogramme". Amiga Joker: pp. 116–117. http://amr.abime.net/review_23864.
- ↑ "Photon Paint - Macintosh Repository" (in en). https://www.macintoshrepository.org/18423-photon-paint.
- ↑ "Macintosh Garden - Visual Arts & Graphics". https://macintosh681.rssing.com/chan-37770940/all_p4.html#c37770940a75?zx=813.
- ↑ Arnett, Nick (June 27, 1988). "Mediagenic to Release Paint Program for Mac II". InfoWorld: pp. 29. https://books.google.com/books?id=4j4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Photon+Paint%22+-wiki&pg=PA29.
- ↑ "Photon Paint 2.0 - Software - Computing History". http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/31549/Photon-Paint-2-0/.
- ↑ "Photon Paint 2.0 (Amiga, 3 1/2" Disk) MicroIllusions - 1988 USA, Canada Release". https://elisoftware.org/w/index.php/Photon_Paint_2.0_(Amiga,_3_1/2%22_Disk)_MicroIllusions_-_1988_USA,_Canada_Release.
- ↑ (in en) Software Reviews on File. Facts on File, Incorporated. 1992. https://books.google.com/books?id=XB0QAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Photon+Paint%22+-wiki.
- ↑ Brawn, Gene (January 1991). "A case in Paint". Amiga World: pp. 26–38. https://archive.org/details/amiga-world-1991-01/page/n27/mode/2up.
- ↑ Goode, Roger (September 1989). "Photon Paint 2.0 A tempting touch-up.". Amiga World: pp. 78–80. https://archive.org/details/amiga-world-1989-09/page/n79/mode/2up.
Other sources
- Macworld. 1988. https://books.google.com/books?id=GJdVAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Photon+Paint%22. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- Verbum. 1987. https://books.google.com/books?id=5SNVAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Photon+Paint%22. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
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