Re: Discreet Effect Option 3

I have two effect option 3 (what an annoying name) systems that I used for many years. At the time they were a great alternative to buying a $250k Flame. I don't use them now for anything. I kept one system just in case I need to get a project off it. I got rid of the hardware on the second one but kept the dongle. I favor the Combustion workflow hands down. Also free network rendering is vital. On the o2 everytime you need to render you have to sit there waiting for it to chew through the frames. Plus any plugin you may need will cost 2 or 3 times as much as the PC version. I strongly advise you invest your money in a kick ass Combustion (or After Effects, Fusion whatever) system. The great thing about Combustion is you get a lot of what is good in Flint / Flame. Same tracker, color corrector and keyer. The only thing you don't get as someone else mentioned is the bicubic surfaces and 3d object import. Those features are not compelling enough to go with a system that was EOL'ed almost 5 years ago.