# ACiD Productions

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{{Short description|Digital art group founded in 1990}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019|cs1-dates=y}}
{{Infobox organization
| name       = ACiD Productions
| image            =
| caption          =
| formation        = {{Start date and age|1990|09|01|df=yes}}
| origin           = 
| headquarters     = [United States](/source/United_States)
| leader_name           = [RaD Man](/source/RaD_Man)
| key_people       = [RaD Man](/source/RaD_Man)<br />Shadow Demon<br />Grimm<br />The Beholder<br />Phantom<br />[Skaboy](/source/Grant_Olney)
| products         = ACiD View<br />ACiDDraw<br /> [Empathy](/source/Empathy_image_editor)<br />PabloDraw<br />SAUCE<br />XBin<br />''ACiDnews''<br />ACiD Radio
| affiliations     = Remorse ASCII<br />[pHluid](/source/pHluid)
| purpose          = Digital arts: [ANSI art](/source/ANSI_art)/[tracking](/source/MOD_(file_format))/[demo](/source/Demo_(computer_programming))
| num_staff        = 
| website          = [http://acid.org acid.org]
}}
'''ACiD Productions''' ('''ACiD''') is a [digital art](/source/digital_art) group. Founded in 1990, the group originally specialized in [ANSI art](/source/ANSI_art)work for [bulletin board system](/source/bulletin_board_system)s (BBS).<ref name="textfiles">{{cite web |url=http://www.defacto2.net/documents.cfm?id=183 |title=Online Software Piracy of the Last Millennium |first=Ben |last=Garrett |date=2004-04-27 |publisher=defacto2.net |quote=ACID (ANSI Creators In Demand) where the first of these international groups, trend setters who originally specialised in ANSI art and ANSIMation ads. They earned their reputation as being one of the best groups by creating art for the best pirate boards of the time.}}</ref> More recently, they have extended their reach into other graphical media and [computer software](/source/computer_software) development. During the BBS-era, their biggest competitor was [iCE Advertisements](/source/iCE_Advertisements).<ref name="citylights">Hargadon, Michael A. "[http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/7341/ Like City Lights, Receding: ANSi Artwork and the Digital Underground, 1985-2000]." ''Concordia University'', 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-10-18.</ref>

== History ==
ACiD Productions was founded in 1990 as '''ANSI Creators in Demand'''<ref>{{cite AV media|title=[BBS: The Documentary](/source/BBS%3A_The_Documentary)|chapter=Artscene|year=2005}}</ref> by five members: [RaD Man](/source/RaD_Man), Shadow Demon, Grimm, The Beholder, and Phantom. Their work originally concentrated in [ANSI](/source/ANSI_art) and [ASCII art](/source/ASCII_art), but the group later branched out into other artistic media such as [tracker music](/source/Module_file), [demo](/source/Demo_(computer_programming)) coding, and multimedia [software development](/source/software_engineering) (e.g., image viewers).  Membership rose from five members in 1990 to well over seven hundred by 2003.<ref name="eternal">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050208130916/http://www.acid.org/100/eternal.html ACiD-100 All-time memberlist] (1990–2003)</ref>

In the mid-1990s, ACiD created subsidiary groups responsible for these broader areas.  For example, Remorse is the official ACiD sub-label responsible for ASCII art and other [text-based](/source/text_mode) graphics.  Similarly, pHluid is responsible for module tracking and music production, and ACiDic handles bulletin board software modification and enhancement.

Following the post dial-up BBS era, ACiD focused largely on the preservation of [digital art](/source/digital_art) history, [talk radio](/source/talk_radio) news, the sale of their [DVD](/source/DVD)-based artscene archives,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cd.textfiles.com/darkdomain/whatisit.html|title=dark+domain: the artpacks.acid.org collection|website=cd.textfiles.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://defacto2.net/commercial/dark-domain|title=Dark Domain - Defacto2|website=defacto2.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084534/http://defacto2.net/commercial/dark-domain|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> and sponsorship of [demoparties](/source/demoparty).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.demoparty.net/news/13/|title=ACiD sponsors ansi/ascii compo - News|website=www.demoparty.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.evoke.eu/2005/partners.html|title=EVOKE 2005 - partners|website=www.evoke.eu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmdc.scene.org/|title=TMDC11 - Text Mode Demo Contest XI|date=23 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723165945/http://www.tmdc.scene.org/|archive-date=23 July 2008}}</ref>

In 2008, the [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco) gallery [20 GOTO 10](/source/20_GOTO_10) featured an exhibit of ACiD artists Somms and Lord Jazz.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cnettv.cnet.com/ansi-art-masses/9742-1_53-32159.html |title=ANSI Art for the Masses video - CNET TV |access-date=2013-12-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215102642/http://cnettv.cnet.com/ansi-art-masses/9742-1_53-32159.html |archive-date=2013-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blip.tv/getv/ansi-art-618816 |title=Watch ANSI Art &#124; Geek Entertainment TV Episodes &#124; Tech & Gadgets Videos &#124; Blip |access-date=2013-12-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215101028/http://blip.tv/getv/ansi-art-618816 |archive-date=2013-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ansigallery.com/|title=ansi|date=21 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221175728/http://www.ansigallery.com/|archive-date=21 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Early-computer-generated-art-revived-for-S-F-3232788.php|title=Early computer-generated art revived for S.F. exhibit|first=Ellen|last=Lee|date=12 January 2008|website=SFGate}}</ref>

In 2013, members from ACiD collaborated with 21st century ANSI art collective [Blocktronics](/source/Blocktronics) to produce "Blocktronics ACiD Trip", a scrolling ANSI measuring {{val|3266}} lines tall.  This ANSI artwork debuted at [Demosplash](/source/Demosplash) at [Carnegie Mellon University](/source/Carnegie_Mellon_University) where it was awarded first place in the ANSI and ASCII category.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2013/10/10/deeply-psychedelic-ansi-scroll.html|title=Deeply psychedelic ANSI scroller is longest ever|website=Boing Boing|date=10 October 2013 |archive-date=March 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312005717/https://boingboing.net/2013/10/10/deeply-psychedelic-ansi-scroll.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/11/4827136/join-r2-d2-and-hitler-on-an-unforgettable-ansi-acid-trip|title=Join R2-D2 and Hitler on an unforgettable ANSI acid trip|first=Aaron|last=Souppouris|date=11 October 2013|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://laughingsquid.com/blocktronics-acid-trip-a-super-long-piece-of-collaborative-ansi-art/|title=Blocktronics ACiD Trip, A Super Long Piece of Collaborative ANSI Art|date=10 October 2013|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acclaimmag.com/art/blocktronics-acid-trip/|title=The Blocktronics ACiD Trip|date=13 October 2013|website=Acclaim Magazine}}</ref>

== Works ==
ACiD has produced a variety of well-received works and services. A select list follows:

===[Demos](/source/Demo_(computer_programming))===
* "Out of Sight, Out of Mind"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=941|title=Out of sight out of mind by ANSI Creators in Demand|website=www.pouet.net}}</ref>

===[Image viewer](/source/Image_viewer)s===
* ACiD View
* SimpleXB
* RemorseView

===[Image editor](/source/Image_editor)s===
* ACiDDraw
* Empathy
* PabloDraw

===[Metadata](/source/Metadata_(computing)) [protocols](/source/Protocol_(computing)) and [binary](/source/Binary_numeral_system) image standard===
* Standard Architecture for Universal Comment Extensions (SAUCE)
* XBin

=== [Music disk](/source/Music_disk)s ===
* pHluid

===[Disk magazines](/source/diskmag)===
* ''The Product''
* ''Lancelot II''
* ''ACiDnews''

===[Radio](/source/Radio) programming===
* The ARTS ([news](/source/news)/[talk radio](/source/talk_radio))
* pHluid Radio (music)
* ACiD Radio (music)

==See also==
* [Aces of ANSI Art](/source/Aces_of_ANSI_Art) (<A.A.A>)
* [ANSI art](/source/ANSI_art)
* [ASCII art](/source/ASCII_art)
* [List of artscene groups](/source/%3ACategory%3AArtscene_groups)
* [List of text editors](/source/List_of_text_editors) (ASCII art section)

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{official website|http://www.acid.org|name=ACiD Productions}}

Category:Artscene groups
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Category:Chiptune and tracker musicians
Category:American artist groups and collectives
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Category:Computer-related introductions in 1990
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Category:1990 establishments in the United States

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