CGTalk - Differences btw these Discreet Products :)

Theta

05-20-2002, 07:03 PM

inferno® is Discreet's premier visual effects system. It embodies the ultimate in artistic creation, with support for all resolutions from film and video to DTV/HDTV – all with universal 24p mastering capabilities. inferno delivers the highest performance for film effects work, opening title sequences, trailers, high-resolution commercial spots, broadcast IDs, and promos. Top facilities and broadcast networks have enjoyed the creative capabilities of inferno that enable artists to create the
industry's most compelling visual effects with the immediate feedback necessary for true online experimentation. inferno is the pinnacle of the effects product line and is positioned for effects
and finishing – it handles the most complex production challenges artists can face.

flame® is Discreet's high-performance, online digital system ideal for multi-layered effects and graphics in commercial spots, music videos, feature films, show openings, broadcast promos, and station IDs. flame supports all resolutions from film to video to DTV/HDTV - all with universal 24p mastering capabilities - so no project is too large or too complex. With flame, boutique post shops can offer clients with smaller budgets a powerful visual effects system. Now boutique post shops can compete for any project with the highly recognizable top-of-mind brand awareness that flame carries. Broadcasters can bring more creative work in-house and develop standout template-based graphics for special events or daily use, all with fast project turnaround to meet intensive broadcast deadlines.

flint® leverages Discreet's core Academy Award®-winning visual effects tools to deliver real-time interactivity and I/O at a powerful price-performance level. With universal 24p mastering and HDCAM codec support, flint is an ideal system for artists and designers within both broadcast and post-production facilities - who need the flexibility to migrate into HDTV and DTV work while still working at video resolutions.

In broadcast, the powerful paint, fast versioning, efficient template-based content creation capabilities and 3D particles & text within flint make it perfectly suited for spots, station ID packages, promos and everyday graphics. Its price point makes it accessible to broadcasters looking to save money by bringing work, previously outsourced to post houses, in-house with tools that deliver high-caliber quality. In post-production facilities, flint is a cost-effective finishing solution that complements any existing non-linear editing system as well as other Discreet editing and effect systems in larger facilities.

flint offers real-time D1 resolution capture, preview and playback capabilities without requiring disk recorders - reducing cost of entry for real-time I/O. And high-speed VTR archiving delivers fast job backup and retrieval. With connectivity to combustion® software, flint offers a powerful flagship tool for boutique shops looking for brand recognition from agencies to build their billing models. flint is accessible to new lower mid- and mid-range market segments, with a key emphasis on broadcast-specific features and functionality.

combustion 2 is the latest version of Discreet's award-winning, unified paint, animation and 3D compositing software application for motion graphic designers, animators and visual effects artists. combustion 2 is a powerful, resolution-independent, vector paint, animation and compositing solution for multi-format work from the web to video and HDTV to feature film. combustion 2 is available for both Apple Macintosh (OS 9.x, OS X) and Windows (NT, 2000) systems and features an advanced object-oriented architecture with extensive caching, multiple views and real-time loop playback. combustion 2 is setting a new standard for interactive performance on the desktop.