Autodesk Smoke Essentials

Autodesk Smoke for Mac combines familiar tools for non-linear video editing with powerful features for digital compositing and visual effects creation, all within one seamless application. Busy post-production professionals can streamline effects-intensive projects by editing, compositing, and finishing within a single environment. Learn to harness these myriad capabilities with Autodesk Smoke Essentials. This practical book walks you through the fundamentals of the Smoke toolset with basic lessons, step-by-step instruction, and professional video footage covering each area of Autode.

Includes index.

Autodesk® Smoke®: Essentials; Copyright; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Introduction; Who Should Read This Book; What You Will Learn; What You Need; What Is Covered in This Book; Companion Files; The Essentials Series; Chapter 1: Before You Begin; Before You Open Smoke; Opening Autodesk Smoke; The Startup Screen; Choosing Your Storage Volume; Creating and Managing Projects; Creating and Managing Users; Opening a New Project; Important Preferences; Audio Playback; Broadcast Monitor; Input Devices; User Interface; The Essentials and Beyond.

Chapter 2: The Smoke InterfaceThe Four Tabs; Importing Projects Using Conform; Understanding the MediaHub and Media Library; Working in the Timeline Panel; Using the Timeline; Resizing the Media Library; A Quick Look at Timeline Effects; About the FX Ribbon; Accessing Custom Editors; Getting a Glimpse of ConnectFX; Using the Tools Panel; The Essentials and Beyond; Chapter 3: Importing Your Project's Media; Importing Media into a New Project; Importing Media with the MediaHub; Organizing Media within the Media Library; Organizing Clips Using Folders; Using Folders with Thumbnails.

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