<s>
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
is	O
a	O
bitmap	O
drawing	O
program	O
designed	O
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
created	O
by	O
Craig	O
Hickman	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
1989	O
and	O
subsequently	O
published	O
in	O
1991	O
by	O
Broderbund	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hickman	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
create	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
after	O
watching	O
his	O
son	O
Ben	O
struggle	O
with	O
MacPaint	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
main	O
idea	O
behind	O
its	O
development	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
drawing	O
program	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
very	O
simple	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
is	O
now	O
owned	O
by	O
Software	O
MacKiev	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
sole	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
series	O
since	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3X	O
prior	O
to	O
acquiring	O
the	O
brand	O
from	O
Houghton	O
Mifflin	O
Harcourt	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
leaving	O
college	O
he	O
continued	O
to	O
write	O
programs	O
for	O
his	O
own	O
education	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
1988	O
owned	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
and	O
had	O
begun	O
distributing	O
software	O
in	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
using	O
MacPaint	B-Operating_System
that	O
year	O
,	O
his	O
then-three-year-old	O
son	O
expressed	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
this	O
experience	O
that	O
encouraged	O
Hickman	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
simple	O
paint	B-Application
program	I-Application
for	O
his	O
son	O
to	O
use	O
;	O
he	O
also	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
freely	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Color	O
Macintosh	B-Device
was	O
released	O
before	O
Hickman	O
's	O
first	O
launch	O
of	O
his	O
program	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
named	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Encouraged	O
by	O
a	O
friend	O
to	O
sell	O
his	O
software	O
rather	O
than	O
give	O
it	O
away	O
,	O
Hickman	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
commercial	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
monochrome	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
freeware	O
release	O
,	O
called	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Professional	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
retail	O
for	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
advertisement	O
for	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Professional	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
when	O
he	O
released	O
it	O
in	O
November	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
1990	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Professional	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
Hickman	O
estimates	O
that	O
around	O
100	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broderbund	O
's	O
release	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
was	O
demonstrated	O
during	O
the	O
MacWorld	O
keynote	O
in	O
1991	O
and	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
1.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1991	O
to	O
very	O
positive	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
this	O
point	O
Broderbund	O
had	O
also	O
begun	O
developing	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
1.0	O
received	O
several	O
industry	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
1991	O
MacUser	O
Eddi	O
for	O
best	O
Children	O
's	O
Program	O
,	O
the	O
1991	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
Awards	O
for	O
Best	O
User	O
Interface	O
in	O
a	O
New	O
Program	O
and	O
Best	O
Early	O
Learning	O
Program	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
MacWorld	O
World-Class	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Education	O
Program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
current	O
owner	O
and	O
publisher	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
,	O
Software	O
MacKiev	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
sole	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
series	O
since	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3X	O
prior	O
to	O
acquiring	O
the	O
brand	O
from	O
Houghton	O
Mifflin	O
Harcourt	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hickman	O
had	O
no	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
from	O
1996	O
until	O
late	O
2011	O
when	O
he	O
began	O
consulting	O
with	O
Software	O
MacKiev	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
future	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1992	O
-	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Companion	O
is	O
released	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
$39.95	O
(	O
)	O
adds	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
QuickTime	B-Application
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2006	O
-	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3X	O
(	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
Edition	O
1.1	O
)	O
by	O
Software	O
MacKiev	O
adds	O
iPod	B-Device
movies	O
export	O
and	O
enhanced	O
integration	O
with	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
,	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
and	O
GarageBand	B-Application
,	O
applications	O
from	O
the	O
Apple	O
's	O
iLife	B-Application
application	I-Application
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2018	O
-	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
5	O
:	O
The	O
S.T.E.A.M.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
2	O
added	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
features	O
were	O
originally	O
available	O
in	O
an	O
add-on	O
known	O
as	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Companion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
SlideShow	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
program	O
allowing	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
slide	O
show	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
images	O
with	O
transitions	O
and	O
custom	O
recorded	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
setting	O
the	O
time	O
delay	O
between	O
slides	O
to	O
the	O
lowest	O
possible	O
setting	O
animations	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
using	O
multiple	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
images	O
acting	O
as	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
frames	O
of	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Wacky	O
TV	O
"	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
watch	O
video	O
clips	O
in	O
common	O
media	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
MOV	B-Application
or	O
AVI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
offered	O
a	O
complement	O
of	O
programs	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SlideShow	O
was	O
extended	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
any	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
,	O
Moopie	O
,	O
Stampimator	O
and	O
Digital	O
Puppet	O
files	O
in	O
the	O
slide	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Moopies	O
"	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
program	O
except	O
with	O
a	O
reduced	O
canvas	B-Language
size	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
several	O
animated	O
rubber	O
stamps	O
and	O
wacky	O
brush	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Stampimator	O
"	O
is	O
again	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
program	O
and	O
"	O
Moopies	O
"	O
,	O
except	O
the	O
animated	O
rubber	O
stamps	O
can	O
be	O
dragged	O
across	O
the	O
canvas	B-Language
recording	O
a	O
path	O
which	O
they	O
would	O
then	O
repetitively	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Moopies	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
Digital	O
Puppets	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
Stampimator	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Slideshow	O
"	O
creations	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
executable	B-Application
that	O
enables	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
viewed	O
by	O
others	O
regardless	O
of	O
them	O
owning	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Slideshows	O
"	O
also	O
have	O
the	O
added	O
possibility	O
of	O
being	O
exported	O
to	O
a	O
video	O
file	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
functionality	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
slide	O
shows	O
that	O
contain	O
only	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
drawings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
Deluxe	O
,	O
featured	O
an	O
updated	O
picker	O
screen	O
and	O
allowed	O
editing	O
text	O
items	O
after	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
placed	O
down	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
in	O
prior	O
versions	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
possible	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
computer	O
read	O
the	O
text	O
aloud	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
,	O
add	O
some	O
music	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
during	O
a	O
SlideShow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
received	O
a	O
significant	O
makeover	O
with	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
surviving	O
new	O
feature	O
inherited	O
from	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
was	O
the	O
SlideShow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
possibly	O
because	O
the	O
others	O
were	O
rendered	O
unnecessary	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
clip	O
art	O
pictures	O
and	O
animations	O
to	O
the	O
basic	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
4	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
saw	O
several	O
improvements	O
over	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
updated	O
interface	O
whose	O
layout	O
is	O
more	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
(	O
thus	O
causing	O
the	O
canvas	B-Language
to	O
be	O
larger	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Text	O
tool	O
having	O
a	O
WYSIWYG	B-Application
font	O
menu	O
,	O
the	O
Idea	O
Machine	O
being	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
instead	O
of	O
simply	O
from	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
menu	O
,	O
a	O
leaner	O
and	O
more	O
organized	O
Background	O
library	O
,	O
a	O
bilingual	O
Undo	O
Guy	O
that	O
can	O
yap	O
out	O
both	O
English	O
and	O
Spanish	O
phrases	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
tutorials	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
program	O
and	O
each	O
of	O
its	O
individual	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Macintosh	B-Device
users	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
"	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
"	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
(	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
and	O
9	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
to	O
utilize	O
Apple	O
's	O
Carbon	B-Operating_System
API	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
featured	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
compatibility	O
,	O
increased	O
canvas	B-Language
size	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
applications	O
from	O
the	O
Apple	O
's	O
iLife	B-Application
application	I-Application
suite	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
,	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
and	O
GarageBand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
export	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
projects	O
to	O
iPod	B-Device
video	O
format	O
,	O
giving	O
kids	O
a	O
head	O
start	O
in	O
creating	O
their	O
own	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
the	O
exploding	O
screen	O
eraser	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3	O
Edition	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
fire	O
hose	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
less	O
destructive	O
and	O
noisy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
significant	O
upgrade	O
from	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3X	O
,	O
the	O
3D	O
edition	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
by	O
Software	O
MacKiev	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
retaining	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
"	O
3X	O
"	O
edition	O
,	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3D	O
emphasizes	O
digital	O
storytelling	O
with	O
video	O
narration	O
and	O
export	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
5	O
:	O
The	O
S.T.E.A.M.	O
</s>
<s>
Edition	O
is	O
the	O
newest	O
version	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
by	O
Software	O
MacKiev	O
,	O
available	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
iPad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
canvas	B-Language
occupies	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
screen	O
face	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
entire	O
canvas	B-Language
is	O
visible	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drawing	O
tools	O
used	O
in	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
tools	O
that	O
go	O
beyond	O
drawing	O
simple	O
lines	O
and	O
shapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3	O
,	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
effects	O
would	O
be	O
shown	O
on	O
a	O
butterfly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Professional	O
onwards	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
stamp	O
on	O
the	O
canvas	B-Language
could	O
be	O
enlarged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moving	O
Truck	O
,	O
allows	O
various	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
image	O
to	O
be	O
selected	O
and	O
moved	O
around	O
the	O
canvas	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dye	O
Tool	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
pick	O
out	O
colors	O
already	O
used	O
somewhere	O
in	O
the	O
canvas	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Text	O
tool	O
,	O
includes	O
"	O
rubber	O
stamps	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
letters	O
of	O
the	O
alphabet	B-Application
which	O
speak	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
letter	O
when	O
selected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3D	O
,	O
the	O
Undo	O
Guy	O
could	O
undo	O
and	O
redo	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
that	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Undo	O
Guy	O
could	O
only	O
undo	O
and	O
redo	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
absent	O
in	O
Kid	B-Application
Pix	I-Application
Deluxe	O
3	O
and	O
all	O
versions	O
that	O
succeeded	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KidPix	B-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
blue	O
chip	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
1994	O
Oppenheim	O
Toy	O
Portfolio	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
judges	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
fun-filled	O
multimedia	O
art	O
exploration	O
program	O
with	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
chockful	O
of	O
clever	O
goodies	O
that	O
invite	O
computer	O
and	O
artistic	O
exploration	O
"	O
,	O
however	O
they	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
DOS	O
and	O
Mac	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KidPix	B-Application
Companion	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
the	O
Oppenheim	O
Guide	O
Book	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
"make[s]	O
a	O
good	O
thing	O
better	O
"	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
KidCuts	O
which	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
21st-century	O
evolution	O
of	O
an	O
old	O
kids	O
 '	O
favorite	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
springboard	O
for	O
off-line	O
creative	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
