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Autodesk Opens Up Free Pre-Release Smoke 2013 Trial
Autodesk Smoke 2013, a pre-release version of the company’s redesigned and repackaged 
video editing and VFX software for the Mac, is now available as a free trial download.
Fujifilm Powers Harvey Norman’s On Demand Software Sales
Fujifilm’s cloud-based infrastructure works behind the On Demand purchasing system 
used in Harvey Norman stores across NSW and Victoria on their software catalogue
of over 1,000 titles.
Adobe After Effects CS6 Camera Tracker Exchanges with Cinema 4D
An important update to After Effects in Creative Suite 6 is the new 3D camera tracker. Using 
free plug-ins from Maxon, the results of this tracker can be exported into Cinema 4D.
Shotgun and Tweak Customise Studio Review with Revolver
NAB Shotgun and Tweak have coordinated on a new review product, 
Revolver, for digital studios. Revolver combines production tracking
and review, so that teams in different locations can view their updated
work in context of the cut, browse and compare iterations, annotate
images, write notes and collaborate on work in real-time.
Luxion KeyShot 3.2 Speeds 3D Rendering & Materials Handling
Luxion KeyShot 3.2 has enhanced speed, a cleaner interface and now supports instant loading 
of materials, textures and environments decreasing the time it takes to find and apply materials.
Autodesk Smoke 2013 Puts Compositing on Editor’s Timeline
At NAB 2012, Autodesk showed Smoke 2013, redesigned as a video editing
and visualFX tool 
for the Mac with a new workflow placing node-based
compositing directly in the timeline and further updates.
EditShare Lightworks Returns with New Formats, Tools and Website
EditShare’s next release of Lightworks is scheduled for 28 May 2012 and will include such 
updates as extensive long-GOP editing for DSLRs and the common camcorder formats.
PipelineFX ArtistView GUI for Qube! Controls Render Farms
NAB The new PipelineFX ArtistView GUI for Qube! has been developed to make 
the application’s queue control, project updates and render previews more
accessible to artists.
Colourist Omar Godinez Puts Resolve to Work on ‘The Courier’
Films In Motion in Louisiana invested in a new Blackmagic Design Resolve grading suite and 
engaged colourist Omar Godinez to complete top quality post and finishing on ‘The Courier’,
entirely in-house.
Firefly Cinema Brings Colour Grading, Dailies and Post On Set
NAB Firefly Cinema have created one of the first collaborative colour grading 
applications, with tools covering tasks from daily management through
to post-production.
Dalet Extends NLE Integration Options with Adobe, FCP and Avid
Dalet Digital Media has increased integration with several non-linear editing platforms. Editors who 
work in groups from NLE workstations do not need to work in isolation, and have access to
metadata-based reference and search tools.
Quantel Pablo PA Automates Conforms at RingSide Creative
RingSide Creative in Detroit has purchased Quantel’s conform and preparation software, 
Pablo PA, to handle time consuming conforms and leave its eQ, iQ and Pablo available
on client-focused work.
Corel WordPerfect Office X6 Spans iOS to Android, eBooks to Video
Corel WordPerfect Office X6 has added new multiple monitor support, file previewing 
and an eBook Publisher. Expanding from iOS, WordPerfect mobile readers also include
a new WordPerfect Document Viewer for Android devices.
Singular Service Takes Audio/Video Synch to the Cloud
Singular Software CloudEyes is a cloud-based media synchronization service that allows 
producers and contributors to share and mine footage for remote video collaborations.
Adobe Prelude CS6 Ingests, Logs and Finds Assets Fast
Adobe Prelude CS6 software is a new application added to the Adobe Creative 
Suites to organise video production tasks and help artists start work on projects
sooner.
Digital Cinema Extends Colourists’ Reach into Filmmaking
Dado Valentic is a colourist with a special interest in digital image workflow. He finds that 
developments in digital cinema have pushed his influence into pre-production and shooting,
through post and into distribution.
ASSIMILATE Supports AMD Radeon HD Graphics and Bluefish444 Epoch
NAB ASSIMILATE is now supporting AMD Radeon HD 5770 and 5870 
graphics cards on the MacOS X versions of their SCRATCH and SCRATCH
Lab digital Intermediate and dailies workflow software.
Marquise M I S T Gains DCI Mastering Tools
New DCI mastering functions for mastering and encoding a DCP in real-time are available for the 
M I S T DI deck from Marquise Technologies.
