Imagineer Systems Limited is a software company that specializes in the development and maintenance of several visual effects software applications. They are the "maker of the Academy Award-winning planar-tracking software Mocha." The company was founded in June 2000 by Allan Jaenicke and Philip McLauchlan. Applications produced by Imagineer have been widely adopted within the entertainment industry and can be seen in films such as '' X-Men: First Class'', ''

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History

Imagineer Systems was established in June 2000 by Allan Jaenicke and Philip McLauchlan. The pair had been carrying out a joint research project at the

University of Surrey The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following recommendations in the Robbins Report. The institut ...

in Guildford, UK, with the aim of applying the latest computer vision research to methods of editing moving images. Upon finding the uses of this algorithm in removing wires and harnessing from stunt scenes, the duo decided to found the company. Mokey, their first commercial software, was released shortly after. Over the subsequent years, they would release the programs Monet and Mocha, the latter of which was adapted and included future versions of the editing software Adobe After Effects. In 2012, Imagineer received an

Academy Award for Technical Achievement The Technical Achievement Award is one of three Scientific and Technical Awards given from time to time by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (The other two awards are the Scientific and Engineering Award and the Academy Award of Me ...

for its Imagineer System Planner, along with its tracking tools and

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software. In 2014, Imagineer Systems came under the ownership of motion graphics and VFX development company Boris FX.

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* {{Official, imagineersystems.com Visual effects companies Software companies of England Companies based in Surrey Software companies established in 2000 British companies established in 2000 Academy Award for Technical Achievement winners