The Flame Learning Channel

This video series covers the Connected Colour Workflow which is specifically designed for Colourists or Flame Artists who are in the middle of a grading session and may need perform VFX work such as a quick retouch, sky replacement, title or any VFX related work. This work may not need to be off loaded to another workstation or VFX artist. Part 1 introduces the workflow between Lustre and Flame. This shows how you can take a shot in Lustre and launch into directly into the Flame (Flare or Flame Premium) compositing environment. The grade metadata automatically comes into the Batch as a node. The grade cane applied to the source media as well as the composite in the context of Flame. Finally, you can return back to Lustre with the rendered VFX, Batch Setup and Grade Metadata. This is a data connection between the applications allowing an artist friendly workflow.

In this video, we are going to take a look at the shadow casting enhancements in the Action 3D compositor. We’ll discuss the improved shadow quality as well as the invisible shadow receiver and caster functionality. This will make things much easier to get a perspective accurate shadow matching the background plate in one Action. Useful for image integration and motion design work.

Part 2 of this set carries on expanding on the new CameraFX post processing pipeline. We’ll look at how the CameraFX work with all kinds of objects in the 3D scene including 3D geometry. We’ll also take a good look at the Stingray Matchbox shaders for some amazing post effects that are based on modern gaming technology.

Part 1 of this set introduces a new post processing pipeline in Action called CameraFX. This pipeline allows you to create all different kind of processing effects including Ambient Occlusion, Depth of Field, Motion Blur, Blooming, Reflections and the list goes on. This can all be done without leaving Action. We look at the pipeline as well as an example highlighting the workflow with a multi-layered 3D composite with 2D images.

In this video, we cover the redesigned Output menu in Action which now supports Render Layers and Render Passes. Similar to other Autodesk 3D Applications, you now define a Render Layer and assign multiple render passes to the Render Layer. Managing Render Passes is much more efficient compared to previous versions of the Flame Products. The types of Render Passes have also been increased and they are covered in detail in this video.

This video will cover a major new improvement to Action known as the Live Preview Viewer. This is a pixel-based “What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get” viewer and will give you accurate representations with all Action processing effects including Matchbox, Lightbox and the new post processing CameraFX tools. So even when working in Action, everything you see is actually the final render. This has major implications for all aspects of Action. This also allows for icons in the context view and timeline views. Please note that the old 3D view no longer shows any shader or processing effects, you need to be looking through the Live Preview with the Flame 2017 products.

In this video, we’ll look at the workflow of the new Burn-In Metadata tool in the Flame 2017 Products. This replaces the old Burn-In Timecode which is no longer available in the application. With Burn-In Metadata, you have access to loads more information you can burn into an image and it’s also more customizable the the retired Burn-In Timecode. One final big benefit is that Burn-In Metadata is now available as a TimelineFX, as a node in Batch and BatchFX and as a separate module in the Tools Area of the Desktop. So its accessible every where when you need it.

In this video, we are going to take a look at the new colour picker available in the 2017 version of the Flame Products. This functional tool is constantly used on a regular basis for anything colour related and has now received a well deserved redesign. The old colour picker is now officially retired and has been replaced with a new expanded colour picker that is modern and very flexible.

In this video, we’ll cover a range of improvements from Batch Group behaviors, new preferences and enhancements to Batch Iterations. These improvements are all based on user-feedback and hopefully they will be extremely helpful in production. This includes non-expanding Batch Group loading, copy vs move clip between groups, customising the Batch Setup and Iteration path, Iteration improvements and append original name. Just as a side node, we briefly discuss using Python to customise the Batch Setup and Iteration Paths on a facility wide level.

In this video, you’ll learn about the new customisable Dual Monitor functionality in Batch and other tools. The secondary monitor can now display other views aside from the Media Panel. This is a really great way of maximising a dual screen configuration. We also look at some new interface customisation in Batch that allows you to hide the Batch controls to get even more screen space for working in the viewer. Finally, you learn about the new DESK and MEDIA PANEL nodes for fast gestural loading of media without have to manually call up the Media Panel or Reels to access the media.

This video covers a redesigned workflow brought back to the Flame 2017 products. New load buttons have been added to the Reels allowing you to load material from a free floating Media Panel. Depending on your working style, this is a quicker alternative to always manually swiping the Media Panel on and off screen when loading media.

This 3-part video series covers the enhancements to the Media Panel in the Flame 2017 products. In part 3, we finish off the Media Panel Enhancements by examining the improved advanced searching in the Media Panel. This includes doing a basic name search as well as advanced searching by criteria with specified parameters. Great searching tools to locate your media very quickly!

This 3-part video series covers the enhancements to the Media Panel in the Flame 2017 products. In part 2, you learn all about the sorting capabilities in Flame 2017. This includes clip sorting throughout the workspace as well as tree sorting. Tree sorting allows you to sort all the workspace components such as Desktops, groups, Libraries and folders. This video finishes with localised sorting allowing you to target sorting to a specific component or set of components in the workspace.

This 3-part video series covers the enhancements to the Media Panel in the Flame 2017 products. In part 1, you’ll look at the dual panel functionality, creation dates and avoiding duplicate entries.

This video covers some of the updates to the MediaHub in the Flame 2017 product line. These small but useful enhancements should improve your usability experience with media handling. This includes saved settings per project, the last valid file path, audio frame rates, and export settings including frame handles and new naming tokens.