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combustion 2.1
combustion is a unified paint, animation and 3D-compositing software solution designed specifically for motion graphic designers, animators and visual effects artists. Artists can utilize resolution independent vector paint and animation, color correction, tracking, keying and compositing tools in a seamless workspace, for the creation of stunning visual effects. combustion has unparalleled integration with Discreet’s 3ds maxTM animation software providing a comprehensive suite of visual effects, animation and editing solutions for the desktop. combustion is also an ideal partner for effects creation offering parallel workflow and excellent integration with Discreet’s award-winning advanced effects (inferno®, flame®, flint®) and editing (fire®, smoke®) systems.
 
BENEFITS
combustion is a standalone desktop software solution for visual effects creation, rotoscoping, animation, compositing, tracking and stabilization product on Macintosh or Windows-based systems

combustion features a rich toolset for non-linear editors looking to expand their creative options beyond the limited compositing and effects tools built into NLE applications (e.g. Final Cut Pro®, Adobe® Premiere® and Avid® Xpress® DV, etc.) 

combustion is the integrated solution that allows your creativity to soar with it’s Integrated 2D particle system and Discreet's superior effects technology (tracking, keying, color correction, garbage masks, grain management tools). It provides a no-compromise solution for visual effects

combustion contains a full-featured, easily animatable vector-based shape system for design elements

combustion is a versatile compositing package: fully resolution independent it allows artists to mix and work in any format ( video, HDTV, film etc) and any bit depth ( 8-, 10-, 12- 16- and 32- bit (float))

combustion offers support for Adobe® After Effects® and Adobe Photoshop® plug-ins giving the artist the added benefit of animating their favorite Photoshop filters

combustion offers a schematic view, which provides all artists with greater creative control of complex projects

combustion is a companion to other Discreet products (3ds maxTM, flint®, flame®, inferno®, fire®, smoke®)

combustion provides an affordable solution to become familiar with the Discreet UI and workflow providing both a career and product migration path open to all. Any artist or company can now have access to Discreet technology at an extremely attractive starting price

combustion can be used as part of a suite of tools for video-based projects (CD-ROMs, training tapes, etc.) in conjunction with illustrator, Photoshop 3ds max and a media converter such as cleanerTM to provide web-ready formats

combustion has a powerful integration with 3ds max, world’s largest installed base of a 3D animation and modeling software and as such opens the door for motion graphic designers and merges graphics with 3D animation

combustion is the choice of serious production houses for distributed, free, cross-platform background rendering allowing them to maximize creative resources and minimize investment

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
You can install combustion 2.1 on Apple® Macintosh OS 9.x, Apple Macintosh OS X 10.1, Apple Macintosh OS X v10.2 Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000® and Microsoft Windows XP® systems

Apple Macintosh Systems - Recommended Basic Configuration
PowerPC® G3 or G4 CPU, 266MHz or higher
Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X 10.1 or Mac OS X v10.2
QuickTime 4.0 ,5.0 or 6.0
2GB main hard drive with ~120MB free space (70MB for the software, 45MB for help)
256MB of RAM
A video display card with 4MB of VRAM (1024x768 display with 24-bit color minimum required)

Microsoft Windows Systems - Recommended Basic Configuration
Pentium® III, Pentium IV or AMD® Athlon™ CPU, 450 MHz or higher
Windows NT 4.0 (with SP 5 or SP 6a) Windows 2000 or Windows XP
2GB main hard drive with ~120MB free space (70MB for the software, 45MB for help)
256MB of RAM
Video display card with 4MB of VRAM (1024x768 display with 24-bit color minimum required)

 

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