Red Giant to support Discreet combustion 3

Red Giant Software have announced that its Knoll Light Factory 2 and Primatte Keyer will support Discreet combustion 3 desktop compositing software.
Previously only available as After Effects plug-ins, the enhanced versatility of these products will add increased functionality to the production pipeline for combustion 3 artists. Knoll Light Factory was created by John Knoll, co-author of Adobe Photoshop and Visual Effects Supervisor at Industrial Light + Magic. Used by thousands of motion graphic and visual effects artists, Knoll Light Factory is the gold standard for designing lens flares and lighting effects commonly seen on television and in feature films.
Primatte Keyer, published under exclusive agreement with Photron USA, enables filmmakers to extract keys from any colour background. Primatte Keyer overcomes matte extraction challenges including uneven lighting, subtle shadows, and edge light contamination (spill) even prior to compositing.
"Knoll Light Factory and the Primatte Keyer are powerful additions to the creative toolset in Discreet combustion desktop compositing software that allow our clients to tackle a broader range of complex production problems in creative new ways," said Maurice Patel, product marketing manager, Discreet. "The quality and precision of these tools is well established and their direct integration into the combustion workflow boosts both speed and efficiency. We are delighted to welcome them to the combustion plug-in family."
"Making Knoll Light Factory 2 and Primatte Keyer available in combustion was a top feature request from combustion users. These tools are a perfect complement to combustion's professional paint, animation, editing, and 3D compositing capabilities-helping to dramatically improve workflow efficiency," said Sean Safreed, Senior Product Manager at Red Giant Software.
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