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alvy ray smith in 2007 clovis , new mexico mineral wells , texas alvy ray smith 08 september 1943 alvy ray smith in 2007 pixar wrath of khan , the adventures of andre and wally cofounder b. , alpha channel , hsv color space , first , rgb paint program sunstone , genesis demo in the alison gopnik alvy ray smith closeup portrait.jpg alvy ray smith
 alvy ray smith iii computer graphics new stanford university -lrb- m.s. , 1966 , ph.d. , 1970 mexico -rrb- state university -lrb- b.s.e.e. , 1965 -rrb-
alvy ray smith

alvy ray smith -lrb- born 8 september 1943 -rrb- is a noted pioneer in computer graphics .
he is cofounder , with edwin catmull , of the animation studio pixar , financed by steve jobs .
