Re: Walter Biscardi: Yes, Autodesk Smoke 2013 Changes Everything

I have been a smoke user for almost 7 years now. I work on it everyday. Smoke is a great tool for somethings, but a all in one software it is not.

Its great to see that now you have native file support and a choice to not render dpx. That is a welcome thing. Same with media management.

The color warper is great. But it is not a color grading program. I can color correct 10 times faster in resolve. Wait to you try and do power windows in smoke. IT sucks. Way to complicated.

I find walters reaction to the editor Laughable. Its almost the same thing that smoke 2012 was. It just has a bin view. ALl the other tools are the same. Sounds like you did not learn the last version and now that it looks like FCP you all of a sudden feel at home.

Connect FX or Batch has been around for years in smoke on linux, it can do some powerful stuff. But sometimes working on the desktop is faster. I work in a fast environment that is all online and smoke excels at that. I conform and VFX all day long.

I think for some smoke is gonna be a great addition to a toolset, but it wont replace everything. It will not replace AE for motion gfx work. It will not replace resolve for color. Autodesk is great at demo's, but use the system and see for your self. Its an awesome program, but not a REVOLUTIONARY thing.

Game changer? Only because of the 3500 price tag. Other than that, its the same thing i have been using on features and tv shows for almost a decade. Welcome everybody.

Nick Hasson
Smoke/RESOLVE
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