Inspiration: Philips Carousel & Making of

This video has been floating around online for a couple years now, but I came
across it again today and was floored, again. It's a very cool, highly cinematic
video that was paid for by Philips ( the electronics company) for promotional
purposes. Also, I did some looking around and found a "making of" video which is
equally as interesting.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.smoke-for-mac.com/inspiration-philips-carousel-making-of/

Weekly Inspiration: Wall Painted Animation

Not much to say about this except that it is amazing and I can't imagine how
much time it took to prepare, animate and shoot this video. Well done and very
unique.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.smoke-for-mac.com/weekly-inspiration-wall-painted-animation/

'Snow White and the Huntsman" - New Trailer and 5 Minute Preview

Universal Pictures has released a new trailer and a 5 Minute Extended Preview
for the upcoming movie "Snow White and the Huntsman" starring Kristen
Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Ray Winstone, Ian
McShane, Eddie Izzard, Bob Hoskins, and Toby Jones.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.smoke-for-mac.com/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-new-trailer-and-5-minute-preview/

Old School Effects - Making of Titanic Video

I came across this video on Youtube today and thought I'd share it with you.
It's pretty amazing how good the effects look after all these years, it truly
was way ahead of it's time. What do you think about the Visual Effects in
Titanic? Do they stand up against today's top work?

You may view the latest post at
http://www.smoke-for-mac.com/old-school-effects-making-of-titanic-video/

FlexNet error codes for Smoke, Maya, 3ds Max

These are available in the PDF that gets installed when you install the network
version of Autodesk products, but we've put them here too.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.smoke-for-mac.com/flexnet-error-codes-for-smoke-maya-3ds-max/

Using the Terminal to troubleshoot Autodesk Smoke

Certain advanced Autodesk Smoke troubleshooting or configuration tasks may
require you to use the Mac OS X Terminal. This article gives you an introduction
to the Terminal (also known as "shell") and an overview of some basic UNIX
system commands and of some custom Smoke commands and scripts you may need to
use.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.smoke-for-mac.com/using-the-terminal-to-troubleshoot-autodesk-smoke/

Video: Action 3D Compositor in Smoke for Mac

Grant Kay and Autodesk have put together a nice series on the Action 3D
Compositor in Smoke for Mac and I've gathered all the videos here for you to
check out.  If you're thinking about getting in to Smoke for Mac or if you're a
current user, I'd highly recommend checking out this video series.

You may view the latest post at
http://www.smoke-for-mac.com/video-action-3d-compositor-in-smoke-for-mac/