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Combustion 3.0 is the latest version of Discreet's award-winning, unified paint, animation and 3D compositing software application for motion graphic designers, animators, visual effects artists, web designers, and DVD menu designers. Upgrade from V2.x
Product Ref: 3029
Discreet combustion 3 offers the creative tools, speed and interactivity that professionals need and artists crave. Paint, animation, editing and 3D compositing are combined in an integrated environment based on Discreet's legendary user interface.
Designed to satisfy the world's most demanding effects artists and priced to fit within any budget, combustion 3 is the best solution for creating effects and motion graphics for video, film, DVD, and the web.
Key Version 3 Features
RE:Flex:, the free-form warper and morphing solution from RE:Vision Effects is now bundled with combustion. Purchased separately, it's a $600 US value.
Use the Edit Operator to break free from your NLE by assembling clips complete with transitions right in combustion
Design JavaScript-based Expressions to craft complex animations without having to keyframe each parameter
Make dazzling Macromedia Flash animations using the full power of the combustion vector paint and animation tools
Create customized brushes so you always have the right tool for any job
Other Key Features
Full 3D compositing environment in a single, unified
application for vector paint, motion graphics design,
animation and compositing
Fully integrated, fully interactive 2D particle system
with real-time preview and OpenGL acceleration
Advanced keying, color correction, tracking, grain
management, and masking tools inherited from
Discreet`s Academy Award®-winning flame®visual
effects system1
Powerful character generator for animated text,
including non-destructive character-level animation
and text effects
Fully editable and automated schematic view
representing the entire workspace
Resolution-independent with 8-, 10-, 12-, 16- and
32-bit (float) per component image processing
Integration with industry-standard creative tools like
Flash, Photoshop®, Illustrator®, 3ds max®, Maya®
and more
Free backburner network rendering (Windows only)
and central job management across multiple systems
Apple Macintosh
Power Mac® G4, 800Mhz or higher
Mac OS X 10.2 or later
20GB main hard drive with ~120MB free space (70MB for the software, 45MB for help)
512MB of RAM
Video display card with 4MB of VRAM (1024x768 display with 24-bit color minimum required)
Microsoft Windows
Intel® Pentium® III, Pentium 4 or AMD® Athlon XP CPU, 850Mhz or higher
Windows XP or Windows 2000
20GB 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)