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 Autodesk Ships Combustion 4 Desktop Compositing Software Posted by: amigo
Source: DMN
Date: Tue Mar 29 2005
March 29, 2005 - Autodesk Media & Entertainment (formerly Discreet ) has begun shipping Autodesk Combustion 4 software for Windows, the highly anticipated upgrade to its visual effects desktop software solution. Autodesk Combustion 4 software features a complete set of sophisticated tools for visual effects creation, including vector paint, particles, effects, animation and 3D compositing tools. Version 4 delivers the company's most exciting Combustion software feature upgrade to date, and provides motion graphics and compositing artists new creative capabilities, interface improvements, new paint tools and enhanced interoperability with third-party applications.
Key new features in Combustion 4 software include:
* Diamond Keyer derived from Discreet Flame, Autodesk's online visual effects system. The Diamond Keyer adds a new level of advanced keying technology to the capabilities already available to Combustion users via the Discreet Systems Keyer.
* Time-Warp creating slow motion and speed-up effects
* B-spline vector shapes and new point-grouping for faster, more efficient rotoscoping
* Custom capsules nodes
* Gbuffer builder structures from bitmap files for more extensive use of Combustion 's RPF nodes
* New optimized 'Fast Gaussian Blur'
* Merge operator same size using any of the transfer nodes in Combustion software
* Numerous UI enhancements including edit-operator, navigation, filtering and compare tool improvements
* New file import/export options ASE (ASCII Scene Export) camera targets from Autodesk 3ds Max software, import Windows Media, Open EXR compatible output
* Enhanced paint customized brushes
"With plenty of workflow enhancements, Autodesk Combustion 4 software works better within your facility, making workflow throughput faster and more versatile. Not to mention, it includes the kind of cool new features that make you go 'wow'," commented Chris Williamson, Effects Artist, Martin Square Productions.
Pricing and Availability
Autodesk Combustion 4 software for Windows is available now for US $995; upgrade pricing from Combustion 3 to Combustion 4 software is US $249.00. Combustion 4 software for Mac is expected to ship May 2005.
For more information, visit www.autodesk.com or call 1-800-869-3504.
About Combustion
Combustion 4 software is an all-in-one professional digital visual effects software application for Mac and Windows PCs featuring industry-leading visual effects tools, fully integrated paint, and support for other popular desktop animation, imaging and illustration, media mastering and nonlinear editing applications. With Combustion 4 software, artists have access to 3D compositing, comprehensive motion graphics capabilities, numerous filter and particle effects, advanced color correction, tracking and image stabilization technology, powerful vector paint, warping and morphing, text effects, simple editing, advanced animation and expressions, Flash output and more, all within a specially designed, unified and easy-to-use interface.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) is wholly focused on ensuring that great ideas are turned into reality. With six million users, Autodesk is the world's leading software and services company for the building, manufacturing, infrastructure, digital media, and wireless data services fields. Autodesk's solutions help customers create, manage, and share their data and digital assets more effectively. As a result, customers turn ideas into competitive advantage by becoming more productive, streamlining project efficiency, and maximizing profits.
Related Links: Discreet website
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