Combustion (software)

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Combustion 4 is a computer program "for motion graphics, compositing and visual effects" (Discreet, n.d.). The software retails for $USD995 (MacMinute, 2004). It is commonly likened to Adobe's After Effects, and shares a similar interface with Autodesk's (formerly Discreet) higher-end compositing systems Inferno, Flame and Flint.

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Key features and capabilities include:

New Features in Version 4—Timewarp, Diamond Keyer for precision keying, Capsules for creating grouped operator pipelines, and B-splines in Paint. Some feature highlights:

Diamond Keyer—the second generation of sophisticated keying algorithms derived from the Discreet® Flame® system.

Timewarp—a fully key-frameable, time-remapping operator for quickly creating slow-motion and speed-up effects.

B-spline vector shapes and new point-grouping—faster, more efficient rotoscoping New optimized ‘Fast Gaussian Blur’.

Custom capsules—create and save encapsulated single or grouped operator nodes and build a library of effects to share and re-use.

Gbuffer builder—enables custom building of the Rich Pixel Format (RPF) data structures from bitmap files for more extensive use of Combustion RPF nodes.

Merge operator—new optimized operator to quickly merge two layers of the same size using any Combustion transfer node.

Interface enhancements—edit-operator, navigation, filtering, and compare-tool improvements, just to name a few.

New file import/export options—import of images into color mixer, import ASE (ASCII Scene Export) camera targets from Autodesk® 3ds Max® software, import Windows Media®, OpenEXR-compatible output.

Enhanced paint—new paint tools, grids and rulers, B-spline in paint, and new customized brushes.

Powerful creative tools—Combustion 4 provides in-context access to motion graphics, industry-leading 3D compositing, color correction, image stabilization, vector paint and roto, text effects, short-form editing, expressions, Flash® output, and much more.

Artist-friendly interface—Combustion 4 features Autodesk Media and Entertainment’s unified and easy-to-use interface, including multiple-screen, in-context design work; easy navigation; and a schematic node-based view—all designed to get you to your destination quicker and easier.

Broad interoperability—Combustion 4 delivers unmatched integration with industry-standard 3D animation, imaging, and illustration software, including Autodesk’s leading 3ds Max® animation software, Autodesk® Cleaner® encoding software, and Discreet® Flint®, Discreet® Flame®, Discreet® Inferno®, Discreet® Fire®, and Discreet® Smoke® systems products.

System Requirements Minimum Working System Required for Autodesk® Combustion® 4 software for Microsoft® Windows® system

Intel® Pentium® III, Pentium 4 or AMD® Athlon® XP CPU (850Mhz or higher) Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 (recommended), Windows XP Home Edition SP2, or Windows 2000 SP4 20 GB main hard drive with ~ 142 MB free space (100 MB for the software, 42 MB for help) 512 MB of RAM

Note: Since the system also uses RAM for caching,it is suggested that greater than 512 MB of RAM.

Video display card with 32 MB of VRAM (1024x768 display with 24-bit color minimum required) Microsoft Windows Media® Player or Apple® QuickTime® support Macromedia Flash® Player Microsoft DirectX®

Minimum Working System Required for Combustion 4 for Apple® Macintosh® system

Power Mac® G4, 800Mhz or higher Mac OS® X 10.3 or 10.4 20GB main hard drive with ~120MB free space (70MB for the software, 45MB for help) 512MB of RAM

Note: Since the system also uses RAM for caching, it is suggested that greater than 512 MB of RAM.

Video display card with 4MB of VRAM (1024x768 display with 24-bit color minimum required) Minimum Working System Required for Combustion 4 Service Pack 4 (SP4) for Apple® Macintosh® system

Power Mac® G4 or G5, 800Mhz or higher Mac OS® X 10.3.9 or 10.4.x 20GB main hard drive with ~251MB free space (203MB for the software, 48MB for help) 512MB of RAM

Note: Since the system also uses RAM for caching,it is suggested that greater than 512 MB of RAM.

Video display card with 4MB of VRAM (32-bit recommended 1024x768 display with 24-bit color minimum required) 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo Mac Mac OS® X 10.4.x 60GB main hard drive with ~251MB free space (203MB for the software, 48MB for help) 512MB of RAM

Since the system also uses RAM for caching,it is suggested that greater than 512 MB of RAM.

Video display card with 64 MB of DDR2 SDRAM (shared with main memory, 1280 x 800 display at millions of colors)

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