User manual AUTODESK LUSTRE 2011 BROCHURE

[. . . ] Shape Color and Light Autodesk Lustre 2011 software is a leading high-performance digital color grading solution for creative look development. Control color and light with artistic freedom to help establish narrative tone and create stylized looks. Lustre is extremely user friendly and compatible with our in-house tools ­ us the flexibility and independence we need with project and shot management. -- Patrice Barrette Colorist Hybride Technologies, a Ubisoft© Division The Woman with a Broken Nose. [. . . ] Save time with Autodesk® Wiretap® technology, an advanced application programming interface (API) that provides access to media, clips, and timelines created by Autodesk visual effects and finishing applications. This capability enables you to color grade an Autodesk® Smoke® 2011 or Autodesk® Flame® 2011 software timeline in Lustre without duplicating media or transferring media across the network. Image courtesy of Zee Networks. Key Features Creative Tools Explore creative options and develop looks in film and television with the innovative Autodesk Lustre creative toolset. · Primaryandsecondarygrading · Freehandshapesandgeometries · Hierarchicalshapesystem · AdvancedGMasks · Multipointandregion-of-interesttracking and stabilization · Keying · Panandscan · Degrainandautomaticdustremoval GPU-Accelerated Processing Lustre takes advantage of the graphical processing unit (GPU)toacceleratethecoreprimaryandsecondary grading tools and several of the Lustre effects plug-ins. GPUgradingsignificantlyhelpsboostthereal-time interaction and capability of the Lustre system. Multilayer Timeline Lustre provides a powerful conform toolset for building timelines and handling editorial changes, which, in the Digital Intermediate (DI) suite, are a fact of life. The multilayer timeline in Lustre gives colorists the gestural tools to help make edits, shot versions, and grade versions faster. Try out multiple looks on a single shot or rearrange the shots of an assembled edit decision list (EDL) and then simply apply the looks across multiple shots. Stereoscopy Autodesk solutions are designed to help develop a holistic stereo pipeline, from 3D to 2D compositing and color grading. Speed up the process of grading, previewing, and rendering left- and right-eye media with the automated stereoscopic tools in Lustre. A bidirectional stereoscopic timeline and cross-product media compatibility mean that facilities can easily add Lustre color grading to Flame visual effects and Smoke editorial finishing workflows already in place. Parallel Lustre grading workflow with Smoke 2011 and Flame 2011 for visual effects and editorial finishing allows artists to work more efficiently from a shared pool of media. The Last Station. Image courtesy of CinePostproduction. Color Decision List Lustre integrates the American Society of Cinematographers' color decision list which was developed to help make sure that images appear the same when displayed in two different places on two different platforms, for a more consistent look across the different stages of post-production -- from on set look creation to dailies to final grade. [. . . ] All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services offerings and specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document. [. . . ]