Comments on: Smoke on Mac Part 1: Overview

By: emarun

emarun — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:04:12 +0000

thanks very much for the info… do continue your work so noobs like me will find it very useful before investing in products.

By: Ralph Scaglione AKA FLYfx

Ralph Scaglione AKA FLYfx — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:50:46 +0000

Great article! As a Smoke Advanced on Linux owner, the prospect of a cheaper version of Smoke was a scary thing at first but now I am actually considering expanding my facility to include a “SMac”. I had the pleasure of doing several sessions on the Mac version at other facilities as a freelancer and guess what… the darn thing works(!) and integrates nicely with the bigger boxes.

By: zona0x » Blog Archive » Autodesk Smoke on a Mac

zona0x » Blog Archive » Autodesk Smoke on a Mac — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:46:20 +0000

[...] maybe there’s a Mac in my future. The guys at fxguide broke down the cost of Smoke on a Mac; bottom line is $42,500 for a well equipped system. That’s hard to believe since it cost [...]

By: Mallory Undercoffler

Mallory Undercoffler — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:58:42 +0000

Well I like to browse around when i’m not so busy at work. So are you currently using any Discreet products? If so what do you use?

By: Toby Risk

Toby Risk — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:47:44 +0000

Hi
Somebody mentioned running a RedRocket with Smoke on the Mac. That would indeed be very cool. Unfortunately the Mac Pro does not have the space to hold a RedRocket, Quadro FX, RAID card and a Kona 3 as both the Quadro and RedRocket are double width cards.

Also to the Autodesk folks, well done on a tremendous mindset change that has developed Smoke for all us caught between the limitations of FCP and the unreachable high end boxes. However, a lot of us are using BMD Decklink cards out there, Yes the Kona 3 is better, but not 3 times better, any chance of building support in for the Decklink HD Extreme cards please.

Cheers
Toby

By: Barry Goch

Barry Goch — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:39:43 +0000

I just did a test conform using Log and Transfered P2 files that the smoke on mac found and linked to perfectly using a FCP xml version 4. Even the FCP markers came across as cue marks. Cool.

By: Ron Williams

Ron Williams — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:32:59 +0000

I’ll just add that I have just done a few HD (1080, 59.94i) comps using several layers on Smoke (trial) running on my 17″ MacBookPro (8GRam, 3.06 clock dual core 2, 2x1T external disks in USB Raid).
I started working with Smoke in 98 as an application specialist at Discreet and it’s just amazing ( to say the least ) to have such a fabulous toolset at home…
Great article John and thanks to all of you on Duke Street!
Cheers!

By: Paul Carlin

Paul Carlin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:16:46 +0000

If you are pacing ahead of the class, then push yourself to trying more difficult challenges. I’ve seen people burn out with brain overload in a Smoke class, but never fall asleep. Have you mastered all aspects of the Modular Keyer? That will keep you awake for a few days. Jump ahead and plow into unchartered territory. Don’t just wait for everyone else to catch up.

People who compare Smoke to After Effects and Nuke are usually people who have not had a client waiting for you to remove wrinkles from the actress

By: Barry Goch

Barry Goch — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:39:41 +0000

The trick is to make sure that the xml is reformatted to the media type the smoke “sees”. If you check out blogs on the Area, there is a complete tutorial on how to do this.

Cheers!

Barry

By: Barry Goch

Barry Goch — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:37:07 +0000

FXPHD has already announced that they will have a VPN license for their smoke class to use for the length of the term.

Barry