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Autodesk Smoke is changing. Everything.
“Autodesk Smoke is changing. Everything.” That’s Autodesk’s NAB promotion [link]. Sounds like Smoke 2013 will be a significant release, but no word on whether it will be either awesome or jaw-dropping.
There’s been a little bit of noise about it [link] on Autodesk’s Smoke on Mac forum, though they could learn an awful lot about the art of uninformed speculation from us!
I have no idea what they will announce (my wishlist: Batch, bundled Lustre, more competitive pricing in an effort to grab more market share, maybe Windows support), but I’ll be stopping by the Autodesk booth to check it out.
I don’t know how much interest there is in Smoke here, but the fact that they’re evoking FCPX’s marketing so heavily is fascinating. I’d argue that Smoke has quite a bit in common with FCP7 — it’s a solid product built on an aging infrastructure with a loyal user base.
It should be interesting to see what Autodesk will release after raising expectations so high, and where a changed Smoke will fit in the new post-production landscape.
Walter Soyka
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Smoke is something I would definitely take a look at.
We can’t look at it for the price right now, it’s simply out of our league.
Curious to see what they come up with.
Jeremy
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[Jeremy Garchow] “We can’t look at it for the price right now, it’s simply out of our league.”
Yep, that’s a big one. If they make the price more affordable it gets a lot more interesting. What’ll you think they’ll drop it to? $999 would be sweet…
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[David Lawrence] “Yep, that’s a big one. If they make the price more affordable it gets a lot more interesting. What’ll you think they’ll drop it to? $999 would be sweet…”
I doubt it they’d go that low, but in this day and age, who knows.
Somewhere in the 2-5k range would do some damage, I’d imagine.
Jeremy
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[Walter Soyka] ” don’t know how much interest there is in Smoke here, but the fact that they’re evoking FCPX’s marketing so heavily is fascinating. “
If you mean by “here” our forum, then, yeah, I’m quite interested. Gab away.
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Yeah the price tag has always been the big turnoff for me, although I know it’s got an insane feature list. Maybe they’re doing a scaled down version for editors? Those who don’t need all the uber compositing features? I got an invite to a Autodesk editing focus group at NAB but can’t attend due to AJA booth schedule but anxious to see what the announce!
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[Jeremy Garchow] “Smoke is something I would definitely take a look at.”
Let me know if you have any questions you’d like me to ask. I assume you’re interested in support for P2 metadata — anything else?
How would you see yourself using it? Finishing only, or would you see starting editorial in Smoke, too?
Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
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Very interested here to find out what they announce…
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[Walter Soyka] “How would you see yourself using it? Finishing only, or would you see starting editorial in Smoke, too?”
Definitely editorial, and the ability to cut on a laptop and move to a desktop for more heavy duty work.
Yes, for finishing/color. Very light roto/paint/masks. Green screen, and the horsepower needed to run all these things.
P2 metadata (and other format support) would be very sweet. Curious on what an offline/online would be like and how it easy it is to get there from tapeless sources (and tape too, but really mostly tapeless sources, with tape style layoffs/masters).
I just got a tweet from AJA, and they highlight autodesk as one of things to see along with new “products in action”:
“Be one of the first to see new AJA products in action at #NABShow, in conjunction with partner companies @Avid @Autodesk, @Adobe +. Lots…”
My guess is that it has to be a price change, right? What else could it be?
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By the way, thanks, Walter.
I was one of the ones who really did want an all in one “Final Cut Extreme”.
I understand the want and need for separate applications, but I would like an honest attempt at an all in one, with (of course) decent interchange options to get in and out if need be.
Oh, and how well or not does it work with metaSAN?
Jeremy
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Hmmm. Watching closely… So far patience has paid off
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