The new release of the Mac-only video editing tool adds 3D Tracker, updates Timeline FX. Autodesk is introducing the 2015 edition of Smoke, its video editing and 3D effects software for Mac, this week at the National Association of Broadcasters meeting in Las Vegas. When Autodesk acquired Smoke in 1999 as part of the Discrete Logic acquisition, the software cost $250,000. … [Read more...] about Autodesk Smoke 2015 to be available by subscription
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Autodesk updating Smoke 2013
As the first of its high-end products to be given a mainstream makeover, Smoke sets the Autodesk M&E agenda for product democratization. It has been less than six months since Autodesk launched the completely redesigned Smoke for video editing, but on May 29 the first Smoke extension module will ship. Autodesk says the release will feature numerous enhancements for … [Read more...] about Autodesk updating Smoke 2013
HP partners with ALT to build game developer workstations
Game developers prefer to use the video cards their customers use, but can benefit from the horsepower in engineering workstations. In an age of fragmenting platforms, the winners are the companies who understand their customers, can find them, and can sell them what they want. This is true even in the world of workstations, which might seem to be fairly standardized. Game … [Read more...] about HP partners with ALT to build game developer workstations
“Fix It In Post”
Too bad all commercials aren’t like this eight-minute video by filmmaker Jeremy Hunt, showing how Autodesk Smoke is used is in video post-production. What’s the best way to show off the capabilities of new graphics software? The tried and true way is to release a series of short videos on YouTube where someone explains how various features works. Informative, but usually dry. … [Read more...] about “Fix It In Post”
Autodesk Smoke rises as price falls
From $250,000 to $3,495 in 14 years, Smoke is now positioned to compete well against Final Cut Pro and Nuke. When Autodesk first introduced Smoke back in 1999, after it got the product in its acquisition of Discrete Logic, the selling price was over $250,000, and could climb as high as $1.3 million with an SGI Onyx workstation and some other software (e.g., Flame). A couple of … [Read more...] about Autodesk Smoke rises as price falls
Reversing the revenue decline at Autodesk Media and Entertainment
During his tenure at Autodesk, Mark Strassman has helped double AutoCAD revenues and created the successful Plant Solutions business unit. Can he make magic a third time with M&E? In 2008, just weeks before the Great Recession kicked in, Autodesk reported quarterly revenue for its Media and Entertainment (M&E) division of $73 million. The next quarter it dropped to $53 … [Read more...] about Reversing the revenue decline at Autodesk Media and Entertainment
Autodesk offers free pre-release trial of Smoke for Mac
The remake of Autodesk’s video editing software won awards at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters convention. Autodesk is making Autodesk Smoke 2013 video editing software, a completely redesigned and repackaged pre-release version of its all-in-one video editing and visual effects tool for the Mac, available as a free trial download. In mid-April, Smoke … [Read more...] about Autodesk offers free pre-release trial of Smoke for Mac
Apple stays coy at NAB
Adobe and Autodesk are using Apple’s lull to reach out for market share. There was a time NAB was such an important show for Apple that the company took up a huge amount of real estate in the South Hall. Today that real estate has been taken over by hardware company Black Magic; Apple has contented itself with private updates for key users and favored journalists. There … [Read more...] about Apple stays coy at NAB
Autodesk Motion FX transforms movement into special effects
New free app for Mac OS Lion users creates smoke, fire, and other effects in real time using the FaceTime camera. A new free app for Autodesk lets Mac users create smoke and other special video effects on FaceTime. The effects react to real-time movement. Autodesk Motion FX uses new facial tracking technology and full-screen mode on Mac OS X Lion, as well as fluid … [Read more...] about Autodesk Motion FX transforms movement into special effects