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Jim Houston Dies: Engineer And Two-Time Academy Award Winner Was 61

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By Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-manager Jim Houston, a senior engineer who was a pioneer in motion imaging standards, computer animation, and digital restoration, died at age 61 Thursday in Pasadena from a heart attack.

His death was announced by the Hollywood Section of Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), Houston worked for 34 years for Sony Pictures Entertainment, Pacific Title & Art, Walt Disney Feature Animation and, since February of this year, Samsung Research America.

He won two Academy Awards for Scientific and Engineering Achievement. “Jim made a profound impact on SMPTE and the industry in general,” said SMPTE Hollywood Section Chair Brian Gaffney. “He was a founding member of the Academy Color Encoding

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