New Release Unites Visual Effects and Editorial Finishing with
Intuitive Workflow and Enhanced Color Grading Integration
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 16, 2013--
IBC 2013 — Autodesk,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced the new capabilities of its Flame
Premium 2014 software at the International Broadcasting Convention 2013 (IBC).
On display in the Autodesk Stand, 7.D25, from September 13-17, the
latest release of Flame Premium combines the creative capabilities of
Autodesk Flame 2013 20th Anniversary Edition
software, Autodesk Smoke Advanced software and Autodesk
Lustre software in an efficient, intuitive new workflow that integrates
visual effects and editorial finishing. Autodesk Flame Premium 2014 also
features powerful new 3D visual effects creation tools, a graphics
processing unit (GPU) pipeline that extends across the application for
improved interactivity in the workflow, and enhanced real-time color
grading tools, helping simplify and accelerate complex production tasks.
“Expectations of visual effects artists and editors are higher than
ever, and there’s no room for production bottlenecks that can derail the
creative process and delay project delivery,” said Chris Bradshaw,
senior vice president, Autodesk Media & Entertainment. “Flame Premium
2014 software’s holistic workflow and powerful new creative capabilities
allow customers to seamlessly shepherd the creative process for an
entire project from start to finish.”
Key Features
Flame Premium 2014 boasts a unified new workflow that was first
introduced to Autodesk Subscription customers in the Flame Premium 2013
20th Anniversary edition. The workflow links the dynamic
Flame desktop, effects and editorial timeline, Batch procedural
compositing environment and Action 3D compositing to provide a more
efficient method of working.
Based on input from the Flame community, the new release also includes
several other feature enhancements to provide artists with greater
creative control. Highlights include: support for 3D warping in action,
enhanced tracking to improve tracking accuracy on challenging elements,
and Reactor 2.0, the GPU-driven Batch pipeline, which provides 16-bit
floating point precision throughout the application. With Reactor 2.0,
artists can preview effects in the timeline during playback and
access more effects tools including GMasks and a single layer Action, as
well as directly convert timeline compositions to Batch trees, to help
artists quickly and efficiently iterate projects. Finally, real-time
color grading with the new Lustre ShotReactor helps to improve
background rendering and offers faster image processing.
Production Tested
Autodesk Flame subscription customers are already production testing the
new workflow now included in Flame Premium 2014, including Flame Artist,
Flame Premium 2014 beta customer and Director Jon Hollis of Raised by
Wolves and Nice Shirt Films. Having recently used the workflow, Hollis
said, “There is no way I could have achieved so much on this project
without the Flame Premium workflow. I felt more creative, more in
charge, and more capable of delivering whatever my clients wanted at any
given time.”
Product Information and Availability
Anticipated to ship later this fall, Flame Premium 2014 will be featured
in customer presentations and product demonstrations at the Autodesk
booth throughout IBC. The content will also be streamed live on
Autodesk’s digital entertainment community AREA. For a full set of
features, subscription benefits and video tutorials, visit www.autodesk.com/flame,
join the http://area.autodesk.com/flame
on AREA or friend us on our www.facebook.com/AutodeskFlame.
About Autodesk
Autodesk helps people imagine, design and create a better world.
Everyone—from design professionals, engineers and architects to digital
artists, students and hobbyists—uses Autodesk software to unlock their
creativity and solve important challenges. For more information visit autodesk.com or
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Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, Flame, Lustre and Smoke are registered
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in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names
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right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and
pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for
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© 2013 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.
Source: Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk, Inc.
Amelise Javier-Lane, 415-547-3562
amelise.javier.lane@autodesk.com
Karen
Raz, 310-450-1482
karen@razpr.com