> His brother John, working at the movie visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic, found it useful for editing photos, but it wasn’t intended to be a product.

John Knoll is a name that may be familiar to people who stick around after the credits; he was ILM's supervisor on Generations and First Contact, all the Star Wars prequels, some Harry Potter movies, as well as some of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. His name comes up a lot in behind-the-scenes interviews etc. with directors about effects.