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Autodesk smoke 20186/16/2023 ![]() NOTE: For experienced Smoke users, the Pre-Release Trial does not require a license – so past issues with license management are not an issue with this installation. The performance of the entire system hinges on getting the location of this folder correct – and it is difficult to move once you’ve installed it. The organization and performance of those database is determined by the location of the Autodesk Media Folder. Smoke does its magic using a series of databases, in addition to media files. This is Smoke’s version of scratch disks. The Autodesk Media Folder needs to be on a second drive. This is absolutely the wrong thing to do. I wasn’t paying attention and installed it on my boot disk. After you download the software and begin installing, it asks where you want to install the Autodesk Media Folder. One of the biggest – but most hidden – decisions you need to make happens during installation. Getting involved now, with the trial, offers zero risk with the ability to influence the future development of the product. Plus, Autodesk is extremely interested in your comments on what they can do to make the software better and easier to use. If you’ve ever been curious to see what it’s like to run software used by all the major post houses, this is a great time to experiment. NOTE: When I asked Autodesk about the price, they said that if you compare the cost of Smoke to a typical Final Cut edit system, by the time you add in the costs of plug-ins and other supporting software to Final Cut, the prices are comparable.įrom now till its formal release in September, Smoke is providing a free trial of the new version. They want to make their software far more accessible to the industry. What makes Smoke 2013 so exciting is that Autodesk has totally changed the editing front-end by adding a track-based Timeline, emulated the keyboard shortcuts of Final Cut Pro 7, and lowered the price to $3,495. The list is long and you can learn more here: But, golly!, the software was hard to learn, expensive, intimidating, and the province of highly-trained effects wizards. ![]() “All-in-one” is a very bold statement, which Smoke has successfully lived up to for very demanding high-end clients for many, many years.īuilt-in, native 3D stereoscopic video editing, node-based compositing, native support for RED, ArriRaw, DNxHD, and ProRes video formats, imports projects from Apple Final Cut Pro X, Final Cut Pro 7, Avid Media Composer, and Adobe Premiere Pro. Rather than spend time and money acquiring plug-ins, everything you need is all in one place. It provides world-class compositing tools all unified in a single package. Smoke takes a different approach to editing. ![]() So, traditionally, we would purchase the base software – Final Cut – then add plugins until it had the features we wanted. The big news with this release is the new timeline interface, which puts a track-based editing timeline on the front-end and connects it to a node-based compositing powerhouse for effects and finishing.įinal Cut is a powerful editing tool, but it’s built-in effects are limited, especially when compared to Motion, After Effects, Smoke, or any high-end compositing program. Smoke has been an industry-leading finishing tool (think effects and color correction) for more than 20 years. Smoke 2013 is the latest version of their all-in-one video editing and finishing tool that was redesigned to improve its editing capability and make it more accessible to Final Cut, Premiere, and Avid editors looking to put more power and finesse into their editing. Their product lines include Smoke, 3ds Max, Maya, Flame, Mudbox, SoftImage, and about a billion others. This article is a first look at the program, with suggestions on how to get started exploring the free trial.Īutodesk has been a leader in 3D and entertainment software for decades. With this trial, Autodesk has targeted the fall for the release of the finished version.ĭuring the last few weeks, I’ve had the privilege of playing with the software and was invited by Autodesk to create introductory video training for the program. Last week, Autodesk released the first Pre-release trial of Smoke 2013 – containing a major redesign of industry-stalwart Smoke.
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