The companies MetaTools and Fractal Design merged in 1997.
Poser was originally created by Fractal Design. In 1998 Phil Clevenger and Kai managed to transfer the main interface concepts from Bryce to Poser3. Kai himself calls this sort of computer programs funware. Even children can change images of their classmates or teachers to funny caricatures. The complex and difficult algorithms are well hidden by the interface. With GOO, Kai became noticed by a much broader audience. Before GOO, Kai was well known only by computer artists as a creator of creative tools.
#KAI`S POWER TOOLS 3.0 SOFTWARE#
They started creating other kinds of software starting with Kai’s Power GOO, Kai’s Photo Soap and Kai’s Power Show. the same year.Įric Wenger and Phil Clevenger came into the team to develop a landscape-simulating product called Bryce (named after the Bryce Canyon). Convolver came out as a separate product. This release contains the Texture Explorer, the Spheroid Designer and KPT Lens f/x among others. Many ideas from Kai’s Power Tips & Tricks get implemented as simple and easy to use pieces of software. KPT is a set of plug-ins that use the Adobe Photoshop programing interface for 3rd party filters. Ben Weiss and Kai joined him in 1991 at HSC and created the first version of Kai’s Power Tools. Harward Systems Corporation (HSC Software Corp.) was founded by John Wilczak. It can still be downloaded from several web sites.
#KAI`S POWER TOOLS 3.0 HOW TO#
This became an extensive and valuable collection of practical information how to get special effects with Adobe Photoshop. He gave people tips and little pieces of code on line, simply because they shared his passion for computer graphics. He was running a forum for several years on AOL: Kai’s Power Tips & Tricks. Emerson, Lake & Powell bought sound systems from him and he is still working with Peter Gabriel today in order to fulfill his vision of visualized music as 3D sculptures. * In fact Kai won a Clio Award for his sound effects in a Star Wars radio spot. He worked as a musician for Disney Sound Effects the sound track for “Star Trek: The Movie” was created on his synthesizers*. He came to California in 1976 with two friends. Transparency & Shadows (KPT Lens f/x, Poser ).