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Using VideoCopilot's Optical Flares for After Effects
By Brian Mulligan | February 22, 2012
Lens flares are the new lens flares. Lens flares have made a comeback of late, largely due to recent developments in software that allows lens flares to behave in a more realistic manner with border adjustments and occlusions. Long are the days when all we had was a stock 35mm default flare. Now there are many good plug-in options. Red Giant's Knoll Light Factory is a classic but is feeling a bit aged, even with its new 3D Flare add on, currently in beta. Genarts Sapphire v6 has a new reworked lens flare option, which is much improved over previous versions, and Optical Flares from Video Copilot is quite spectacular. More on Optical Flares in a minute… First you need to know how lens flares work inside Smoke.
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I never liked history in school, but I love History in Autodesk Smoke.
By Brian Mulligan | February 16, 2012
In Preferences, you can choose if your clips are saved with History automatically or on-demand. You can also choose if you want to keep your intermediate renders, or have Smoke just remember the setup data and delete the intermediate frames after it processes them. Keep Sources can free up space on your framestore.
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I never liked history in school, but I love History in Autodesk Smoke.
By Brian Mulligan | February 16, 2012
History is a feature in Smoke that keeps track of the operations that you perform on a clip, so that it can be recalled and revised later. It not only keeps track of the setups and keyframing, but also the clips used in making the final result. This is what I find really special.
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With Smoke you have a complete set of tools at your fingertips
By Brian Mulligan | February 13, 2012
So at the end of the day when your spot is being reviewed, and changes are needed, Smoke can handle that with ease. The processing of effects is very fast on Smoke with its combination of CPU and GPU rendering. Adjustments to even the most complex of effects will render in the single digits of minutes. And this processing is done at uncompressed quality.
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With Smoke you have a complete set of tools at your fingertips
By Brian Mulligan | February 13, 2012
For anyone who has ever worked in a broadcast environment, you know the unique challenges that are involved in post production. Deadlines are tight and resources are often slim. Often you are creating something from nothing. When projects are due in hours instead of days, graphics and design have to be created on the fly, and you need to be flexible and responsive to last minute changes… you don't have time for complex workflows or long render times. As someone who has been a broadcast editor for almost 2 decades at a local station, I believe that Autodesk Smoke is the ideal tool for editors to overcome the challenges that are inherent to broadcast television.
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By Marc-Andre Ferguson | February 03, 2012
My love affair with RED Digital Cinema began in 2007, when my brief stint as demo artist in the NAB RED booth turned into a regular gig at events and trade shows. When I joined Autodesk as Product Designer to help bring Smoke to the Mac, I was quickly assigned to construct our first RED workflow. Back then, building a RED workflow meant exploring unchartered territory, but since then things changed rather quickly in the last couple years.
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Digital Trailblazer Tells Post Professionals, "It's time to up your game..."
By Clint Milby | January 31, 2012
With a mind of a genius and the spirit of a rebel, Evan Schechtman is one of the most accomplished post professionals in the business. Through his thirst for knowledge and contempt for establishment, Schechtman has transcended his career from owning his own post facility to becoming one of the most sought after minds in the industry. I was able to catch up with Schechtman recently who talked about how he started Outpost Digital , his partnership with Radical Media and why Autodesk's Smoke is the answer to the question, "What's next?
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Finishing options from mobile workstations to pimped out desktops.
By Marc-Andre Ferguson | January 25, 2012
How important is the hardware behind your editing rig? The proper configuration is key in making sure you have the right machine to meet your client's finishing demands.
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South Carolina's Skyline Post uses Autodesk Smoke to help it be more things to more clients.
By Michael Abraham | January 23, 2012
Based in Greenville, South Carolina, Skyline Post is many things to many people. Founded by ad agency and post-production veteran - and current Skyline CEO - Randall Owens six years ago, Skyline combines qualities of an ad agency, a post facility, a boutique production house, and a branding consulting group into a unique blend that has attracted a wide variety of customers.
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By Michael Abraham | January 20, 2012
DC Collective uses Autodesk® Smoke® software to bring creative stereoscopic 3D editing to teasers for ESPN Little League World Series.
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By Marc-Andre Ferguson | January 19, 2012
Are you thinking at changing your workflow? Are you looking at another NLE? And if so, why chose just one new application? Why not take this opportunity to think beyond your editing pipeline?
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Go beyond layers!
By Grant Kay | January 13, 2012
When I tell people that Smoke has 3D compositing capabilities, I sometimes get a skeptical reaction - asking if I *really* mean 2 ½ D compositing. So I end up explaining that in the case of Smoke, I really do mean TRUE 3D compositing. Answering this question numerous times led to the development of my recent series of tutorials on 3D compositing using Action in Smoke.
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Smokin' Awesome!
By Robert Adam | January 04, 2012
Okay - smoking cigarettes is still bad for you, but did you know that students can get a fully-functioning 3-year license of Autodesk Smoke for free? Most people don't believe it when we tell them, but it's 100% true. All you need is your school email address to get your 3-year student license for Autodesk Smoke.
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Making something from nothing using 3D tools in Smoke
By Marc Hamaker | January 03, 2012
Autodesk's David J. Wood presents a quick motion graphics tutorial on building a quick broadcast title animation using 3D text, geometry and pattern generators. It's a good example of how you can make something from nothing and shows off the true 3D compositing tools inside of Autodesk Smoke.
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Career editor Goch tells why he's so excited about Autodesk's Smoke
By Clint Milby | December 23, 2011
Online Editor/Finishing Artist Barry Goch has a string of credits to his name, current and past clients include Sony Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, FOX, New Line, MGM, Paramount, and Warner Bros. In 2011 alone, he's served on such shows as Charlie's Angels, Traffic Light, Desperate Housewives, and Modern Family. If that isn't enough, Goch makes himself and his experience available to the filmmaking community by contributing to Post Magazine. Additionally, he has also presented two webinars, one on GenArts Sapphire Sparks and one on Davinci Resolve. Considering the caliber of his work and his willingness to share, Barry Goch was a natural choice to talk about Autodesk's Smoke.
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Fad Founder Geraint Owen Waxes on the Simplicity and Superiority of Smoke
By Clint Milby | December 22, 2011
When history looks back on our era for the innovators of visual branding and advertising, Süperfad would have to be at the very top of that list. In a world where many production companies draw their inspiration from the same source, the people of Süperfad find inspiration in a wide array of influences. As their website says, "Fine art, science, math, and literature are fused with illustration, photography, and technology to produce stunningly original imagery."
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Brett Richards Tells Why His Post Is Up In Smoke
By Clint Milby | December 20, 2011
Winner of numerous ProMax awards in 2011, Sweden-based, boutique production company Brokendoll has garnered acclaim with their self-described "visually intense" high end productions for advertising, television and web. You might think a company with this level of initial success would also have goals of growing, but according to Brett Richards, Brokendoll is intent on keeping their footprint small to maintain the quality of their productions, "It is important to the quality of the production that we have the right team on each job, so we avoid large, in house teams to maximize our flexibility."
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The best way to get a taste of Smoke's awesome features is to install the trial. It's free and you have 30 days to play around with Smoke and discover the things it can do.
By Robert Adam | December 19, 2011
A lot of people are surprised when they hear that the Smoke 30-day trial includes free technical support. But at Autodesk, we think that support is just as important as creative tools. My name is Robert Adam and I'm a Knowledge Specialist with Autodesk Customer support. I've put this guide to support options together to make sure you have the best experience trying Smoke.
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Visual effects and multi-format projects using Smoke
By Heather McDiarmid | December 09, 2011
David Crites, owner of Kentucky-based post-production boutique Glyph, discusses his visual effects and finishing work for large multi-screen video installations using Smoke.
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Getting started with Smoke
By Grant Kay | December 09, 2011
As a Senior Smoke Trainer here at Autodesk, I routinely get question from editors and artists asking me how Smoke compares to the software packages and plugins they use for everything from editing to color correction to visual effects. This has been especially true for Final Cut Pro editors - many of whom are exploring options as they ponder the future of their editorial and finishing workflow. And while a lot of these FCP users tell me they are excited about the possibility of trying out Smoke, the sheer complexity and breadth of creative tools in Smoke's all-in-one workflow can be a bit intimidating.
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