San Rafael, June 9, 2009 - Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced that
its new Autodesk Flare visual effects software - launched just one month
ago - has been licensed by five post-production companies across three
continents. Flare is a creative companion to Autodesk Flame and Autodesk
Inferno visual effects and compositing software.
Autodesk's visual effects systems have been used to create groundbreaking
entertainment, including Emmy-award-winning television programs and
miniseries such as "John Adams," "Mad Men," "Dexter" and "Entourage."
Autodesk solutions were also used to create Academy Award winner for Best
Visual Effects "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"; animated movies such
as "Monsters vs Aliens," "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" and "Waltz With
Bashir" and many of the most popular 2009 Super Bowl commercials such as
Budweiser "Fetch," Pedigree "Crazy Pets" and General Electric "Scarecrow."
"Autodesk Flare is designed to help our Flame and Inferno customers expand
their businesses and handle more projects," said Autodesk Media &
Entertainment digital entertainment vice president, Stig Gruman. "As a
software-only offering, Flare provides a cost-effective avenue to develop
the next generation of creative talent and is a key building block for more
productive post-production pipelines."
its new Autodesk Flare visual effects software - launched just one month
ago - has been licensed by five post-production companies across three
continents. Flare is a creative companion to Autodesk Flame and Autodesk
Inferno visual effects and compositing software.
Autodesk's visual effects systems have been used to create groundbreaking
entertainment, including Emmy-award-winning television programs and
miniseries such as "John Adams," "Mad Men," "Dexter" and "Entourage."
Autodesk solutions were also used to create Academy Award winner for Best
Visual Effects "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"; animated movies such
as "Monsters vs Aliens," "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" and "Waltz With
Bashir" and many of the most popular 2009 Super Bowl commercials such as
Budweiser "Fetch," Pedigree "Crazy Pets" and General Electric "Scarecrow."
"Autodesk Flare is designed to help our Flame and Inferno customers expand
their businesses and handle more projects," said Autodesk Media &
Entertainment digital entertainment vice president, Stig Gruman. "As a
software-only offering, Flare provides a cost-effective avenue to develop
the next generation of creative talent and is a key building block for more
productive post-production pipelines."
Award-winning visual effects studio Smoke & Mirrors UK became the inaugural
Autodesk Flare customer, purchasing two licenses. Smoke & Mirrors UK CEO
Penny Verbe remarked, "We are very excited to be the first company to adopt
Flare and embrace Autodesk's new technologies and workflows, as we did in
1995 when we set up Smoke & Mirrors as the first Flame-based
post-production house in London."
Within a month of launch, the roster of Flare customers has grown to
include Digipost (New Zealand), WRKS bv (Holland), 1000 Volt Film (Turkey),
and Lola Visual Effects (United States). In addition, Post magazine
selected Flare as one of only five products at the National Association of
Broadcasters (NAB) 2009 Convention to be awarded a POST PICKS, which
recognizes products that represent "the best of the best at NAB" as
selected by a team of industry professionals.
Customer Testimonials
o Lola Visual Effects - "Our current pipeline is based on six Autodesk
Flame and Autodesk Flint systems. After viewing Flare at NAB it was a
no-brainer to purchase four licenses. We have enough video input/output and
desktop editing functionality with our existing Flame systems and the
addition of Flare allows for a dramatic increase in productivity. The fact
that the Flare user interface and functionality are based on Flame means
there is no new learning curve. It's a perfect solution for our
environment." - Thomas Nittmann, Visual Effects Producer
o Digipost - "The release of Flare is timely as it coincides with the start
of a very busy 18-month period for us. Our purchase of an additional Flame
and two seats of Flare will enable our team of artists and producers to
collaborate more efficiently by allowing larger teams of artists to work on
each shift cycle and improving access for the producers to brief each
artist on shot requirements. Artists are less productive working overnight
shifts; the availability of these Flare seats should enable us to confine
our shifts to more sociable hours." -Gary Little, Managing Director
o WRKS bv - "Flare allows us to leverage our existing Flame investment. The
toolset is instantly familiar to our Flame, Flint and Inferno artists.
Flare makes it much easier for a boutique outfit like ours to finish big
jobs on tight deadlines." ØRene Brouwer, Owner
o Smoke & Mirrors - "Flare brings the capabilities of Flame at a more
accessible price and helps us quickly and easily address our rapid business
expansion. The floating license model, unchained from the hardware, allows
us to allocate on-demand additional backup systems to our modular suites
and extend project teams more manageably." -Mark Wildig, CTO, and Tony
Lawrence, Head of Flame
Flare 2010 Feature Highlights
Flare software is a fully compatible creative companion to Flame and
Inferno visual effects software, offering a cost-effective solution to help
boost productivity, expand capacity and develop talent. Helping to bridge
the gap between 2D and 3D, Flare features the creative visual effects
toolset of Flame and Inferno, and is intended for advanced creative tasks,
such as compositing, sophisticated graphics and interactive design, as well
as support tasks such as rotoscoping, retouching and dust removal, project
setup and keying. Top benefits are:
o Software application available with Autodesk Subscription and floating
licenses for increased flexibility
o Based on the Flame and Inferno batch procedural compositing environment,
including the Action 3D compositing environment with advanced 3D tools such
as 3D Blur and 3D Path
o Multiple Flare workstations able to work collaboratively with Flame and
Inferno
o Support for a range of formats, including REDCODE RAW, multichannel
OpenEXR and Avid DNxHD with Apple QuickTime
In addition to Flare, Autodesk Media & Entertainment has recently launched
the 2010 releases of Flame and Inferno visual effects and compositing
software; Autodesk Smoke and Autodesk Flint software for editorial
finishing and visual effects; the 2009 Extension 1 releases of Autodesk
Lustre and Autodesk Incinerator color-grading software; as well as Autodesk
3ds Max 2010 and Autodesk Softimage 7.5 software for 3D modeling, visual
effects, animation and rendering.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the
manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment
markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has
developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art Digital Prototyping
solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real.
Fortune 1000 companies rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize,
simulate and analyze real-world performance early in the design process to
save time and money, enhance quality and foster innovation. For additional
information about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com.
Autodesk, AutoCAD, Flame, Flare, Flint, Incinerator, Inferno, Lustre,
Smoke, Softimage and 3ds Max are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or
other countries. Academy Award is a registered trademark of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Emmy is a registered trademark of the
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. All other brand names,
product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk
reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any
time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical
errors that may appear in this document.
Autodesk Flare customer, purchasing two licenses. Smoke & Mirrors UK CEO
Penny Verbe remarked, "We are very excited to be the first company to adopt
Flare and embrace Autodesk's new technologies and workflows, as we did in
1995 when we set up Smoke & Mirrors as the first Flame-based
post-production house in London."
Within a month of launch, the roster of Flare customers has grown to
include Digipost (New Zealand), WRKS bv (Holland), 1000 Volt Film (Turkey),
and Lola Visual Effects (United States). In addition, Post magazine
selected Flare as one of only five products at the National Association of
Broadcasters (NAB) 2009 Convention to be awarded a POST PICKS, which
recognizes products that represent "the best of the best at NAB" as
selected by a team of industry professionals.
Customer Testimonials
o Lola Visual Effects - "Our current pipeline is based on six Autodesk
Flame and Autodesk Flint systems. After viewing Flare at NAB it was a
no-brainer to purchase four licenses. We have enough video input/output and
desktop editing functionality with our existing Flame systems and the
addition of Flare allows for a dramatic increase in productivity. The fact
that the Flare user interface and functionality are based on Flame means
there is no new learning curve. It's a perfect solution for our
environment." - Thomas Nittmann, Visual Effects Producer
o Digipost - "The release of Flare is timely as it coincides with the start
of a very busy 18-month period for us. Our purchase of an additional Flame
and two seats of Flare will enable our team of artists and producers to
collaborate more efficiently by allowing larger teams of artists to work on
each shift cycle and improving access for the producers to brief each
artist on shot requirements. Artists are less productive working overnight
shifts; the availability of these Flare seats should enable us to confine
our shifts to more sociable hours." -Gary Little, Managing Director
o WRKS bv - "Flare allows us to leverage our existing Flame investment. The
toolset is instantly familiar to our Flame, Flint and Inferno artists.
Flare makes it much easier for a boutique outfit like ours to finish big
jobs on tight deadlines." ØRene Brouwer, Owner
o Smoke & Mirrors - "Flare brings the capabilities of Flame at a more
accessible price and helps us quickly and easily address our rapid business
expansion. The floating license model, unchained from the hardware, allows
us to allocate on-demand additional backup systems to our modular suites
and extend project teams more manageably." -Mark Wildig, CTO, and Tony
Lawrence, Head of Flame
Flare 2010 Feature Highlights
Flare software is a fully compatible creative companion to Flame and
Inferno visual effects software, offering a cost-effective solution to help
boost productivity, expand capacity and develop talent. Helping to bridge
the gap between 2D and 3D, Flare features the creative visual effects
toolset of Flame and Inferno, and is intended for advanced creative tasks,
such as compositing, sophisticated graphics and interactive design, as well
as support tasks such as rotoscoping, retouching and dust removal, project
setup and keying. Top benefits are:
o Software application available with Autodesk Subscription and floating
licenses for increased flexibility
o Based on the Flame and Inferno batch procedural compositing environment,
including the Action 3D compositing environment with advanced 3D tools such
as 3D Blur and 3D Path
o Multiple Flare workstations able to work collaboratively with Flame and
Inferno
o Support for a range of formats, including REDCODE RAW, multichannel
OpenEXR and Avid DNxHD with Apple QuickTime
In addition to Flare, Autodesk Media & Entertainment has recently launched
the 2010 releases of Flame and Inferno visual effects and compositing
software; Autodesk Smoke and Autodesk Flint software for editorial
finishing and visual effects; the 2009 Extension 1 releases of Autodesk
Lustre and Autodesk Incinerator color-grading software; as well as Autodesk
3ds Max 2010 and Autodesk Softimage 7.5 software for 3D modeling, visual
effects, animation and rendering.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the
manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment
markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has
developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art Digital Prototyping
solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real.
Fortune 1000 companies rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize,
simulate and analyze real-world performance early in the design process to
save time and money, enhance quality and foster innovation. For additional
information about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com.
Autodesk, AutoCAD, Flame, Flare, Flint, Incinerator, Inferno, Lustre,
Smoke, Softimage and 3ds Max are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or
other countries. Academy Award is a registered trademark of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Emmy is a registered trademark of the
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. All other brand names,
product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk
reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any
time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical
errors that may appear in this document.
