AUTODESK® INteGRated CReatiVE ENVIRONMENT Build a Superior Production Pipeline Wire makes it extremely efficient for us to exchange material In addition to out-of-the-box solutions, Autodesk offers customized consulting between our Flame and Smoke workstations because it services to help you establish the scalable workflows and framework to easily allows us to transfer clip sequences along with their edits manage data throughout your project lifecycle. and other valuable metadata—faster than real time. Autodesk Consulting has a specialized, in-house response team with deep Jake Parker, Senior Flame Artist & Visual Effects Supervisor, Crash & Sue’s industry experience and knowledge that can provide expertise for a wide range of requirements such as: Behind every great artist • Development of Customized Applications • Strategic Pipeline Analysis and Data Management • Customization and Consulting for 3D engagements Less Work. • Customized Training is an extraordinary pipeline • Accelerated Product Development • Certified Installation and Calibration We’ll create complete business solutions tailored specifically for your business. Get Connected Today Eliminate risks and improve return on software, system and storage expenditures. Autodesk workflow solutions optimize your production pipeline and result in significantly improved return on investment, enhanced digital asset migration, and enterprise-class data management solutions. For more information about Autodesk workflow solutions, visit www.autodesk.com/me. North America: +1-800-869-3504 International: +415-507-4461 Email: [email protected] Find a reseller: www.autodesk.com/reseller 000000000000117371 Autodesk, Lustre, Inferno, Flame, Flint, Fire, Smoke, Toxik, Combustion, Maya, 3ds Max, MotionBuilder, VIZ, Backdraft Conform, Burn, Backburner, Cleaner, FBX, Incinerator, Stone, Wire, and Wiretap are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc./Autodesk Canada Co. in the USA and/or other countries. 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. © 2006 Universal Pictures; image courtesy Rhythm & Hues © 2007 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2006 Universal Pictures; image courtesy Rhythm & Hues While working on The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Autodesk workflow solutions help you bring together your multiple SD, Accelerate Your Creative Workflow Drift, our artists used Burn to render their shots ® ® ® ® ® ® HD, or film workstations into an efficient, integrated production pipeline. Autodesk Incinerator™ Lustre Media Server Autodesk Backburner Autodesk Burn™ Autodesk Backdraft Conform remotely while continuing to work on other shots. High-performance inline A dedicated server, utilizing Render-queue manager used Integrated multi-CPU back- An assistant workstation that clustering technology based InfiniBand networking for managing the process and ground processing render farm, provides I/O capability and Burn played a significant role in allowing us to Get more work done faster with collaborative, interoperable tools. on InfiniBand networking, technology, that manages prioritization of render jobs managed by Backburner, used remote access to the project complete all of the shots in this movie so quickly. designed to accelerate on-the-fly high-speed access to high- sent to Burn processing nodes. to accelerate intensive processing databases of other Autodesk rendering of in-session color resolution scans on local, Fibre Includes the Server, Manager, of complex composites, soft Systems creative workstations Kevin Tengan, head of 2D Systems, Rhythm & Hues grading decisions and capable Channel attached storage as and Monitor modules – the effects and transitions created on the Wire network. Backdraft High-Speed Data Transfer with Autodesk Wire Easy Access to All Media and Data via Wiretap of providing HD and 2K real- well as files residing on shared Monitor module can be using Autodesk Creative Systems. Conform has baseline ingest, time interactivity. storage (SAN or NAS). accessed through a web- assemble and conform, media Autodesk Wire enables the high-speed transfer of uncompressed video, Take full advantage of Autodesk Wiretap technology to enable platform- browser from any platform. management, VTR emulation, film, and audio between workstations over any industry-standard independent remote project management and third-party file exchange. and archiving tools. network. Access media stored on Autodesk Stone storage without the need to convert files or copy media across the network to your Autodesk From within the application, artists and editors can perform network- workstations. wide browsing and relocation of stored shots, edits, or entire projects. Wire provides seamless connectivity between Autodesk systems, allowing Wiretap server/client interoperability is the foundation upon which instant access to any frame anywhere on the network for unparalleled interoperability between Autodesk creative applications is built. It Manage and Share Your Media workflow flexibility and productivity. Wire is highly optimized, enabling provides read/write access to assets residing on any Stone Direct Autodesk® FBX® Autodesk® Wire® Autodesk® Wiretap™ the high-performance capabilities of Autodesk visual effects and disk array on the facility network, and does not affect the real-time An industry standard for the Dedicated, high-performance An advanced API designed to finishing/editing systems for the most demanding interactive projects. interactivity of the Autodesk creative workstation hosting the Wiretap universal exchange and use of media and metadata network provide 3rd party systems with More Flow. server. 3D content, FBX allows 3D data for Autodesk Systems creative access to media and metadata to flow between tools, teams, applications enabling optimized on the Stone file system and Background No Duplication of Media with Soft-Import and Publish Processing and locations, saving valuable high-speed transfers between Wire network. Client SDKs can time in the production process. workstations. Now supporting be used on any platform to Backdraft With Autodesk workflow solutions, you can easily share data Soft-import media resides on any accessible, standard local or network INFINIBAND Infiniband (Linux only). develop plug-ins or stand-alone GigE Conform file system. It is imported to the Autodesk Systems creative application as applications to extend creativity among artists, off-load administrative tasks to other systems, a reference – the clip appears in the Autodesk Systems clip library, but no and productivity throughout media is duplicated and the source file persists in its native format. facilities interoperating with automate media encoding, and distribute visual effects AutodeskStone Autodesk creative solutions. Publishing can be used to export media to be modified by another Editorial rendering. creative application. The other application can perform the necessary AUTODESK AutodeskStone changes, overwrite the exported files, and automatically be ready for use WIRE Mastering in the Autodesk Systems creative workstation without having to perform VFX and Encoding Master and Encode No matter how many incredible artists you have in your facility, if they Autodesk any subsequent Soft-import action. Incinerator Compositing Your Media struggle with sharing media, moving files, and collaborating creatively, Render Transcode Manager ® ® your facility won’t be operating at maximum creative or production Client Facing Stations Color Autodesk Cleaner XL Grading Audio Industry-standard media capacity. Autodesk workflow solutions include systems that “talk” to INFINIBANDGigE Offline Facility mastering and encoding solution each other, allowing you to get the most out of your investment in Services for Windows. An embedded Autodesk® creative workstations. Wiretap client enables tight AUTODESK WIRETAP integration with Autodesk 3D SOFT IMPORT / PUBLISH 3rd Party Systems creative workstations. Take advantage of our cost-effective workflow applications to free ® ® your creative seats to perform creative work. We offer a full range of Central VFX Autodesk Cleaner for solutions that provide ultra-high speed connectivity, access to the latest Storage Compositing Apple Macintosh GigE Industry-standard media PRODUCT LEGEND in storage technology, optimized file-systems for guaranteed high- Assistant Stations Color mastering and encoding solution resolution performance, and a software API that allows you to easily Color Grading GigE to NAS Grading for Apple Macintosh. Autodesk® Lustre® (Client facing/Assistant stations) Autodesk® Combustion® (Assistant station) connect to Autodesk and third party solutions. Maintain continuity of color and lighting Comprehensive desktop software for motion Fibre Channel to SAN throughout your film or commercial project. graphics, compositing, and visual effects. Shape the color and lighting to create a stylized look. Editorial Store Your Data Autodesk® Fire® (Client facing stations) VFX / Compositing The ultimate real-time, non compressed, high- Autodesk® Stone® Direct Autodesk® Inferno® (Client facing station) resolution, non-linear editing and finishing Autodesk® MotionBuilder™ (Assistant station) Background Processing The ultimate interactive design system for high- system. The foremost productivity suite for 3D character