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Read MoreGet Five Free ConnectFX Setups for Smoke 2013!
Sign up now for the Smoke Tutorials mailing list and get five free Connect FX setups for Autodesk Smoke 2013! You can sign up for the Smoke Tutorials newsletter here. These setups are commented so that you can use them as a learning tool, or feel free to use them as templates in your own work. I only ask that you don’t redistribute the photographs within them. These are my way of saying thank you...
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Read MoreThe Many Uses of Smoke for Mac in Post
Autodesk Smoke for Mac is a very deep program, offering a one-stop shop for Offline and Online Video Editing, Color Correction, Visual Effects, and more… is it the Swiss Army Knife of Post Production? In our facility the Smoke and Flame systems have been known as the go-to solution for a wide variety of tasks. I have used Autodesk Smoke for offline edits, visual effects shots, web videos, special...
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Read MoreGetting Started with Smoke for Mac
If you’re just getting familiar with Smoke for Mac, you’ve come to the right place. Friendly faces are here to help. Whether you’re a seasoned online video editor looking to add Autodesk Smoke to your arsenal, or a completely new user just starting out with a demo copy of the software, you may be a bit confused by Smoke’s way of doing things. While a lot of work has gone into...
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Read MoreMaximize Your Post Workflow with Smoke.
We want to help you figure out the best workflow to use Autodesk Smoke for Mac in your facility. Whether you’re doing digital intermediate color correction, editing and effects, or a turnkey start to finish job in Smoke, there are best practices to adhere to in order to make sure you’re maximizing your efficiency while keeping costs down. Visit our Articles page for thoughts on how to organize...
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Read MoreTechnical Resources for Your Smoke Hardware Questions.
Autodesk Smoke is right at home on a Mac. Whether you use a Apple MacBookPro with Retina Display, a “Big Iron” Mac Pro tower, or a Mac Mini, we can help you find the right hardware resources you need to make the best decisions. Here are a few articles to get you started: Check our our Resource Page for many links and hardware recommendations. We have a number of Articles about the...
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Read MoreSmoke Tutorials: Your Pro Source for Autodesk Smoke.
Welcome to Smoke Tutorials. My goal is to provide a complete solution for the user of Autodesk® Smoke® for Mac. We are new, but hungry to solve your burning Smoke questions. Some things on this site are not implemented yet… please go here to help me find out how best to help you in the near future as I continue to build this site into a premiere source for information and training. I plan on using...
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Read MoreWelcome Final Cut Pro Users!
Are you a current Final Cut Pro user? Or, for that matter, any other mainstream edit tool? Would you like to know more about Autodesk Smoke for Mac? Are you not certain you want to take the time to learn a whole new application? You may be surprised to know that Autodesk has you in mind. They redesigned Smoke 2013 to be much more editor-friendly, using many of the conventions you’re used to. Your...
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Read MoreLet Your Voice Be Heard… Questions and Comments about Smoke
Let us know how we can help you use Autodesk Smoke to maximize your post production potential. This is a new site, and we need your feedback to make Smoke Tutorials be the best resource for Smoke users that it can be. Be involved on the cutting edge of technology by letting your opinions be known. What are your thoughts on the site? About Smoke? What fears, hopes, or thoughts do you have about integrating...
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Smoke Tutorials Quick Tip: Reveal Footage Location
Sometimes after soft-importing footage into Autodesk Smoke, you may lose track of where the source clip lives in your filesystem. In this Quick Tip video, I show you how to use the Pre-Processing tab to locate the...
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