Vortec space

Vortec space, originally known as Blue Special Effect, is a wallpaper included in Windows XP, licensed from Corbis. It was created by Digital Art, the company of graphic designer Timothy Alt. Like Bliss, it also came from Westlight, a small stock photo agency bought by Corbis in 1998. It depicts a computer-generated blue vortex. It is spelt as "Vortec", which is most likely a typo as c is next to x on keyboards. There are several images similar to and related to Vortec space on Getty Images, which were also created by Alt, an example being one that is more purple-ish and has stars in the background.

It was briefly taken down from Getty Images in January 2020, along with many other photos, due to Getty discontinuing rights-managed licenses. However, it returned as a royalty free image, oddly being placed in The Image Bank collection along with other Westlight photos.

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