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Reviewed by: Fred Watkin
 (Expert)

Review Date
June 1, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

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5.00 of 5,
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Summary:

This is a fabulous system! Powerful editorial tools and complete fx package. I use it since 1999 and I can only thanks the post facility where I work to let me play with this incredible tool. I just can't say "no" when a client show up and ask me if I can d that effect or splice up a show. No easy to learn, since you have 10000 things that you can do with smoke, but when you master it, you are a king;)

Strengths:

Very fast. Image quality is very high. Smoke was created by editors to editors.

Weaknesses:

No tools to export to audio finishing system like ProTool. No photoshop / EPS import

Similar Products Used:

Quantel editbox / Avid Symphony

Customer Service:

The best in the world! And they even have a mail based newsgroup where you can discuss with discreet people! Wow.



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Rating
Reviewed by: skyman
 (Intermediate)

Review Date
March 3, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

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2.00 of 5,
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Summary:

This is incredibly complex software to master, but once you get the hang of it the sky is the limit, it delivers professional results in real time with a vast array of transitions and fx built in. It contains 8 stereo tracks for audio and can handle any video format from vhs to hdtv

Strengths:

intuitive editing, easy as on the fly audio mastering, precise control of disolves/fades etc.

Weaknesses:

only two video tracks as well as one fx track and one titles track, it would be handy to have more video tracks. also 8 audio tracks can sometimes be not enough, although with careful planning this is normally ok.

Similar Products Used:

avid/final cut pro.

Customer Service:

not relevant to me as the uni provides full tech support



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