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Thomas Knoll is an American software engineer who co-created Adobe Photoshop with his brother John Knoll, the industry-standard application for digital image editing. He began developing the program in 1987 under the name Display while a graduate student at the University of Michigan, and Adobe Systems released the first commercial version in 1990 for Macintosh. Knoll has continued to contribute to Photoshop for over three decades, particularly to its colour-processing and Camera Raw components.
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Who did Thomas Knoll co-create Adobe Photoshop with?
Thomas Knoll is an American software engineer who co-created Adobe Photoshop with his brother, John Knoll. Together they developed the industry-standard application for digital image editing.
What was the original name of Adobe Photoshop when Thomas Knoll started it?
Knoll began developing the program in 1987 under the name 'Display' while he was a graduate student at the University of Michigan. It was initially created to view grayscale images on a monochrome display.
What inspired Thomas Knoll to turn his program into Photoshop?
His brother John, who was a visual effects artist at Industrial Light & Magic, suggested turning the 'Display' program into a full image-editing application. They collaborated to add advanced photo manipulation features and eventually sold it to Adobe.
When was the first version of Adobe Photoshop officially released?
After Thomas and John Knoll sold the distribution license to Adobe Systems, the software was officially released on Macintosh computers in 1990. It quickly revolutionized the fields of graphic design and digital photography.
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