The Computer Graphics Lab at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) developed a "scan and paint" system for cel animation in the late 1970s.
[1] The first usage of the CAPS process was Mickey standing on Epcot's Spaceship Earth for "The Magical World of Disney" titles.
Later films, including Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame took more advantage of CAPS' 2D and 3D integration.
[3][4] In the early days of CAPS, Disney did not discuss the system in public, being afraid that "the magic would go away" if people found out that computers were involved.
[7] In 1992, the team that developed CAPS won an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award.
CAPS was capable of a high level of image quality using significantly slower computer systems than are available today.