Autodesk Smoke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autodesk® Smoke® 2011 software is a leader in editorial finishing for high-quality commercial and broadcast projects. With an intuitive timeline-based workflow, Smoke offers an all-in-one editorial finishing toolset that spans conform, color correction, keying, tracking, paint, titling and 3D visual effects. Native support for industry standard formats means you can start working right away with uncompressed and file-based media including 10-bit 4:4:4, MXF, RED® files, Avid DNxHD® media and Apple® QuickTime® files. In Smoke you can edit your projects from scratch or conform from Final Cut Pro® or Media Composer® software using EDL, AAF or XML files to finish multi-layer timelines linked to native media sources. 

 What’s New in Autodesk Smoke 2011

Autodesk® Smoke® 2011 software is a leader in editorial finishing solutions for high-quality commercial and broadcast projects. Smoke is available as a software only product for the Mac OS® X operating system

Autodesk® Smoke® Advanced 2011 software on the Linux® operating system. With an intuitive, timeline-based workflow, Smoke offers an all-in-one editorial finishing toolset that spans conform, color correction, keying, tracking, paint, titling, and 3D visual effects. Native support for industry-standard formats means you can start working right away with uncompressed and file-based media, including 10-bit 4:4:4, MXF, RED files, Avid DNxHD® media, and Apple® QuickTime® files. In Smoke you can edit your projects from scratch or conform from Apple® Final Cut Pro® application program or Avid® Media Composer® software using EDL, AAF, or XML files to finish multilayer timelines linked to native media sources in both mono- and stereoscopic workflows.

Smoke 2011 also offers exciting opportunities to help create and finish high-value content with stereoscopic editorial capabilities as well as enhanced 3D compositing and native media support

New features in Smoke 2011 

Stereoscopic Editorial and 3D Tools
Use the power of the Smoke interactive 3D compositing environment to design compelling stereo content.

Smoke 2011 reveals more of its core creative 3D architecture by introducing a multichannel stereo workflow for 3D content creation:

• Stereo timeline with synchronized stereo editing and timeline effects
• Stereo object and stereo camera rig in Action (including import through Autodesk® FBX® technology)
• Multiple outputs including left and right eye in Action*
• Duplicate function for greater consistency when compositing across multiple nodes
• Stereo monitoring and preview modes
• 100 percent compatible stereo timeline support between Smoke and Autodesk® Flame® visual
effects software
• Concurrent stereo grading workflow between Smoke and Autodesk® Lustre® color grading software. * In Smoke Advanced, multiple outputs per Batch node also available.

3D Compositing Enhancements

The Smoke 2011 release unleashes more of the power of the Action core 3D compositing architecture.

Action now supports multiple outputs—including comp, matte, and media matte—to help enrich the 3D compositing experience for advanced visualeffects and stereo 3D creation. Action also supports the new FBX camera, complete with stereo rigs and mono cameras for greater integration and compatibility across certain Autodesk 3D applications.

Native Media Support

The Smoke 2011 release has an unmatch d media ingest capability, a unique workflow that helps

eliminate the time-consuming task of converting your media before working in Smoke. Smoke now enables you to work with true native compressed MXF acquisition formats, intermediate formats (Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD), and RED media, helping to streamline the production process. For more information, visit www.autodesk.com/smoke and www.autodesk.com/smokeonmac.

 

 

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