Autodesk, Inc. today announced Autodesk
Combustion 2008 software, the latest version of its desktop compositing and
visual effects solution. Combustion offers digital media artists an
easy-to-use interface, non-destructive workflow and extensive toolset at
the affordable price of US$995*. It has been used on the Juicy Fruit Ant
commercial by Asylum Visual Effects, the Target Anthem ad by Brand New
School, and by Zoic Studio on the Journeyman television show. The popular
Colour Warper tool, found in the Autodesk Flame visual effects system, has
been added to Combustion 2008. The new release also includes improvements
to the schematic view.
Combustion 2008 software, the latest version of its desktop compositing and
visual effects solution. Combustion offers digital media artists an
easy-to-use interface, non-destructive workflow and extensive toolset at
the affordable price of US$995*. It has been used on the Juicy Fruit Ant
commercial by Asylum Visual Effects, the Target Anthem ad by Brand New
School, and by Zoic Studio on the Journeyman television show. The popular
Colour Warper tool, found in the Autodesk Flame visual effects system, has
been added to Combustion 2008. The new release also includes improvements
to the schematic view.
The Colour Warper in Combustion 2008 performs primary and selective color
correction. It also allows for precise fine-tuning with multiple levels of
adjustment in a single pass. Colour Warper features include:
* Interactive adjustment of gamma, gain, offset, hue, saturation, and
contrast
* Intuitive hue shift and a tint color wheel for fast, accurate color
balancing and a visual color sampling palette for precise color matching
* Interactive Histogram and curves editing modes for subtle, precision
tweaking of color components
* Independent controls for color correcting the image's shadow, midtone,
and highlight regions
* "Match" feature for fast scene-to-scene color correction
* "Selective" feature for sampling up to three different color regions for
isolated correction
* User interface features: high-quality RGB vector scope, and a 3D
histogram for precise color monitoring
correction. It also allows for precise fine-tuning with multiple levels of
adjustment in a single pass. Colour Warper features include:
* Interactive adjustment of gamma, gain, offset, hue, saturation, and
contrast
* Intuitive hue shift and a tint color wheel for fast, accurate color
balancing and a visual color sampling palette for precise color matching
* Interactive Histogram and curves editing modes for subtle, precision
tweaking of color components
* Independent controls for color correcting the image's shadow, midtone,
and highlight regions
* "Match" feature for fast scene-to-scene color correction
* "Selective" feature for sampling up to three different color regions for
isolated correction
* User interface features: high-quality RGB vector scope, and a 3D
histogram for precise color monitoring
Pricing and Availability
Autodesk anticipates that Combustion 2008 will be available in December
2007. The 2008 release will be supported on Macintosh and Windows operating
systems. Autodesk suggested retail pricing is US$995*. The suggested
upgrade price from Combustion 4 to Combustion 2008 is US$199*.
*International pricing may vary.
For more information on Combustion 2008, please visit
www.autodesk.com/combustion.
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