CrystalGraphics

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 Ricks⁴ in 1986 and is based in Santa Clara, California. The company was the first company to introduce 3D transitions for PowerPoint.⁵

AT&T/Crystal TOPAS⁶ was a pioneering 3D computer graphics software package for x86-based personal computers. 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.