combustion

Version 4 (Windows only)
combustion 4 represents the next major step forward for Discreet’s legendary creative tools and desktop integration, providing artists with a unique competitive edge through unparalleled creativity at affordable prices.

These demo videos offer an exhaustive introduction to this all-in-one professional compositing application. For a complete list of combustion 4 features and functionality, download the combustion 4 tech spec. Here are some of the highlights:

blue_arrowDiscreet’s Diamond Keyer— the second generation of sophisticated keying algorithms derived from flame, Discreet’s Academy Award®-winning online visual effects system

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

blue_arrowB-spline vector shapes and new point-grouping—faster, more efficient rotoscoping

blue_arrowNew optimized ‘Fast Gaussian Blur’

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

blue_arrowGbuffer builder—enables custom building of Discreet’s Rich Pixel Format (RPF) data structures from bitmap files for more extensive use of combustion RPF nodes

blue_arrowMerge operator—new optimized operator to quickly merge 2 layers of the same size using any combustion transfer node

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

blue_arrowNew file import/export options—import of images into color mixer, import ASE (ASCII Scene Export) camera targets from 3ds max, import Windows Media, Open EXR compatible output

blue_arrowEnhanced paint—new paint tools, grids & rulers, B-spline in paint and new customized brushes