Paintbox (band)
Paintbox may refer to: * Paintbox (software), a graphics utility for the ZX Spectrum, released in 1983 * Quantel Paintbox, a computer graphics workstation for television video and graphics, released in 1981 * "Paint Box" (song), by Pink Floyd, 1967 * PaintBox, a program operated by the Boston Art Commission The Boston Art Commission, established in 1890, exercises legal authority to approve and site new public art on property owned by the City of Boston. Woven through the urban landscape, site-specific artworks identify Boston as a place with long hi ...

Paintbox (software)
Paintbox was a graphics utility released for the ZX Spectrum 48K in 1983. Published by Print'n'Plotter Products Ltd in the UK and latter re-released by Erbe Software S.A. in Spain. The program was written by Joe Gillespie. In 1985 a second version was released under the name of Paint Plus, featuring a user-defined graphics editor, precision plotter, screen planner and an organizer. See also * OCP Art Studio OCP Art Studio or Art Studio was a popular bitmap graphics editor released in 1985, created by Oxford Computer Publishing and written by James Hutchby (original ZX Spectrum version). It featured a GUI with windows, icons, pull-down menus, pointin ... References External links * ZX Spectrum software Raster graphics editors 1983 software Proprietary software {{graphics-software-stub ...
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Quantel Paintbox
The Quantel Paintbox was a dedicated computer graphics workstation for composition of broadcast television video and graphics. Produced by the British production equipment manufacturer Quantel (which, via a series of mergers, is now part of Grass Valley), its design emphasized the studio workflow efficiency required for live news production. At a price of about per unit, they were used primarily by large TV networks such as NBC, while in the UK, Peter Claridge's company CAL Videographics was the first commercial company to purchase one. Following its initial launch in 1981, the Paintbox revolutionised the production of television graphics. Original line Paintbox DPB 7000/7001 The first generation Paintbox, the 1981 ''DPB-7001,'' was built from readily-available off-the-shelf components, supported by Programmable Array Logic ICs which were custom-programmed by Quantel. Artist Martin Holbrook worked with Quantel's development team to develop the artist-oriented functionality a ...
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Paint Box (song)
"Paint Box" (or, "Paintbox" on later reissues) is a song by the rock band Pink Floyd, written and sung by keyboardist Richard Wright. It was first released in 1967 as the B-side to the single "Apples and Oranges". The song is about a man who lives in an abusive relationship and has artificial friends. Lyrics and music Musical features of the song include its long drum fills by Nick Mason, and a piano solo by Wright, which is panned around the stereo spectrum. Wright also doubles on tack piano in addition to the ordinary acoustic piano. The song's lyrics begin with ''"Last night I had too much to drink / Sitting in a club with so many fools",'' and feature an ambivalent chorus: ''"I open the door to an empty room / Then I forget".'' The song is the first of many Pink Floyd songs to prominently feature an E minor added ninth chord. This chord would become a signature aspect of their better-known material: It opens ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' with " Breathe". It is prominent i ...
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