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Autodesk® Smoke® 2011 software for Mac OS® X, brings high-quality editorial finishing to your creative editorial and television broadcast workflow.
With a comprehensive creative toolset that spans editorial, color correction, paint, cleanup, titling, 3D compositing, and finishing, Smoke helps you move quickly between creative disciplines in a single application.
Save time while expanding your creative capabilities with an unmatched editorial finishing and visual effects toolset—now available as a software-only application on the Mac OS X operating system.
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Own the Creative
The Autodesk Smoke integrated editorial finishing toolset helps you keep creative projects in-house. The proven, high-quality finishing tools in Smoke enable you to build on your existing creative cut workflows and unleash your creative potential to grow your business organically.
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"You can do a project from A to Z on Smoke, from editing to color to visual effects."
—Charles Verret, Assistant Editor, Post-Moderne
Build Your Brand and Still Make Air
Autodesk Smoke software for the Mac OS X platform provides speed and interactivity at any resolution, so you can turn around promos, idents, even graphics to support breaking news—and still make your deadlines. With a creative toolset that spans editorial, color correction, paint, cleanup, titling, 3D compositing, and finishing, Smoke provides an interactive environment where editors can move quickly between creative disciplines in a single application.
 | Viasat Viasat is a TV broadcaster and distributor for approximately 40 channels in Nordic, Baltic, Eastern, and Central European countries. Viasat uses Autodesk Smoke and Autodesk® Flint® software for promos, commercials, image campaigns, and branding. View Video: Long | Short |
"Fast editing and effects work, rendering that takes only minutes, along with fluid interactivity while designing are what makes Smoke the best all around tool that I've used."
—Brian Mulligan, Senior Editor, WTHR-TV Post
Integrated 3D Compositing with Action
Easily integrate 3D into a project with a creative experience that helps you combine unlimited layers of multiformat media, lights, 3D objects—including 3D text and geometry—and a 3D camera system. At the heart of Autodesk Smoke software is Action, a true 3D compositing environment integrated directly into the Smoke editorial finishing workflow.
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"The Action 3D compositing environment in Smoke is powerful. It’s clean, it’s visual, and it manages more information than any other software I know."
—Valeria Petit, Motion Designer, Productions Ottoblix
Efficient and Flexible Media Workflows
Concentrate on the creative without wasting time worrying about media or format issues. Autodesk Smoke software for the Mac OS X platform integrates easily into your existing media workflow by supporting common acquisition formats, like Panasonic® P2 HD and Sony® XDCam, as well as popular intermediate formats like Apple® ProRes and Avid DNxHD® formats.
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"Starting a project in FCP and finishing the whole job in Smoke on Mac is a no brainer— it speeds up the process dramatically, and you don’t have to jump around between a bunch of different applications."
—Herman Nieuwoudt, Compositor/Editor, Splice Here
Empower Your Editorial Pipeline
| Empower your existing creative cut editorial applications by integrating Autodesk Smoke software for the Mac OS X platform for real editorial finishing. With Smoke, you can import entire timelines and supported native media and effects via XML and AAF conform from Apple® Final Cut Pro and Avid® Media Composer® software. Smoke helps you take your initial creative work and finish it—faster. Learn How to Conform Apple XML and QuickTime Files "Since all the tools I need are in Smoke, I don’t waste time exiting Smoke to do it somewhere else." Featured Customer Story
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Broadcast Content: Just Make It Look Good
| Autodesk Smoke software for the Mac OS X platform is a game changer for broadcasters who need to get content to air quickly—and want it to look good, too. With an integrated creative toolset built around an editorial timeline, Smoke helps you concentrate on the creative without wasting time by moving between multiple applications. Stand out from the crowd with content that gets noticed with Smoke on the Mac. "Everything I need is all there in one box. I never have to go out of the software to achieve the effects that I need." Featured Customer Story
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Deliver Film-Quality Effects and Finishing for Episodic TV
| Autodesk Smoke for Mac OS X gives you the ability to create film-quality effects for episodic TV—on a familiar platform that fits within your existing workflow. Create compelling content that stands out from the crowd by integrating Smoke into your editorial finishing pipeline. Featured Customer Story
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Manage Media from Start to Finish
| As your business grows, managing media does not have to be a headache. Whether you need to move projects between workstations, access archived versions, or have multiple editors access a single set of data, the built-in media management and productivity tools in Autodesk Smoke for Mac can help. Learn About File-Based Archiving Featured Customer Story
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Professional Finishing Tools for Skilled Creatives
Unleash your creative potential as you grow your business with the same editorial finishing tools used by top post facilities worldwide. Autodesk Smoke software for the Mac OS X platform easily integrates into your creative workflow and puts industry leading tools at your fingertips.
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"Smoke on Mac is a must-have for anyone serious about producing high-quality media and who needs the creative horsepower of a true finishing application."
—Matt Timmons, Director/Finisher, Fellowship Church
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