Autodesk Smoke for Mac 2012 is a high-end, timeline-based creative editorial finishing toolset for broadcast projects. This all-in-one editorial post-production workflow spans colour correction, keying, paint, titling and 3D visual effects.
The familiar timeline based workflow makes Smoke easier to learn and faster for broadcast professionals to navigate using standard editorial conventions. Adding Smoke to your workflow can save time, as you stay in a single application for finishing.
Segment-based effects include precise tracking and stabilizing, multi-point rotoscoping and advanced compositing. Add a timeline soft effect to a segment or group of segments, and Smoke has seamlessly moved from editorial to finishing.
With one-click keying capabilities, the Smoke Master Keyer is designed to work with various footage types. Use the Modular Keyer for more challenging tasks, which can be used to build a custom keying pipeline combining multiple nodes.
The intuitive colour-correction tool offers powerful capabilities for simultaneous adjustment of shadow, mid-tone and highlights, and multiple secondary colour corrections per effect. Smoke offers fast and accurate colour isolation, powerful grading tools, and matching capabilities with support for the Avid Artist Series control for interaction with colour through an ergonomic interface.
Fix camera shakes and track moving elements for seamless compositing. The Action 3D Compositing Environment takes on challenging work using 3D creative tools without leaving Smoke's workflow.
Action is designed to remain interactive with even very complex 3D composites. When paired with Autodesk Maya software or certain other 3D applications you can import true 3D geometry or entire animated 3D scenes including lights, textures and key frames. Smoke even has tools for editing, conforming and finishing stereoscopic 3D projects.
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General Information
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| Application | Smoke |
| Software Version | 2012 |
| Distribution Type | Box |
| Licence Pricing | Commercial |
| Licence Type | New Seat |
| Number of Seats | 1 |
| Subscription | Optional |
| Existing Serial Number Required | No |
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| Operating System | Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard 64 bit 10.6.2 or 10.6.3 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 5000 or higher
Smoke only runs on the Intel Mac machines
8 cores are beneficial when performing CPU-intensive operations, such as decoding certain formats on the fly. |
| RAM | 8GB |
| Available Hard Disk Space | 500MB |
| Display | 1920 x 1200 or 2560 x 1600 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 or Quadro FX 5600 and now with serivice pack 5 ATI graphic card and the AJA Kona 3D video card. |
| Optical Drive | DVD-ROM |
| Additional Requirements | Wacom Intuos Tablet
U.S. Keyboard - Required to properly map Smoke hotkeys.
AJA - To ensure parity with Apple Final Cut Studio application program on Snow Leopard, install the 8.0 AJA Kona 3 drivers. |
