Discreet ships fire 6 and smoke 6 worldwide

Discreet has announced that its non-linear editing and finishing systems, fire 6 and smoke 6, are shipping worldwide.
Discreet’s editing systems are shaping a new generation of powerful data-centric workflows for digital film, high definition television (HDTV) and standard definition television projects.
“fire 6 and smoke 6 are designed to offer one of the highest-performing, highest-quality creative workflows in digital post-production today,” said Paul Lypaczewski, Discreet general manager and executive vice president of Autodesk Inc. “Post production is fast migrating from video routing to data-centric IT workflows for more flexible, scalable handling of digital media. With their high quality RGB data capabilities fire and smoke have become cornerstones of modern digital post-production, enabling our clients to achieve new levels of creativity, productivity and profitability.”
fire 6 and smoke 6 feature new software design for high-performance multi-resolution post production, including the ability to work at any resolution at any time, to mix resolutions within projects and timelines and to master to any format. They also offer an extensive range of creative features including Discreet’s powerful next generation Master Keyer, Discreet’s Colour Warper technology for more sophisticated colour correction, 3D warping and the ability to import 3D models via FBX, as well as new and improved media management and archiving tools such as integrated OMF support.
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