Petro Vlahos
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Petro Vlahos (Greek: Πέτρος Βλάχος; August 20, 1916 – February 10, 2013)[1][2] was an American engineer and inventor, considered to be one of the pioneering scientific and technical innovators of the motion picture and television industries. He is remembered in particular for creating the Ultimatte process, which refined the colour process known as chroma keying (i.e. "bluescreening"). In recognition of his contributions, he was awarded multiple Oscars, as well as an Emmy Award.
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Petro Vlahos | |
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Born | (1916-08-20)August 20, 1916 Raton, New Mexico, U.S. |
Died | February 10, 2013(2013-02-10) (aged 96) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of California at Berkeley |
Occupation | Special effects engineer |
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