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Why Flare?
Discover a unique way to isolate and modify common objectsExtract mattes of the human body, head, and face with AI-powered tools for color adjustment, relighting, and digital cosmetic and beauty work. Isolate skies and salient objects quickly for grading and VFX jobs. |
Maintain a creative mindset in a simple, task-based environmentEdit, composite, and color correct in one environment, without toggling between software. Create and iterate quickly for more productive client sessions. |
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Human face extraction Extract mattes using machine learning with a new human-face region Semantic keyer. |
Semantic keyer for sky extraction Isolate skies with a single click to remove clouds, add treatments to sky backgrounds, and more. |
Human body and head extraction Isolate human bodies and heads for fast, iterative color grading and light FX treatments on shots. |
AI-powered salient keyer Identify and provide a matte for the most obvious object within a bounding box using object recognition tools. |
Z-depth map generator Machine learning for live-action, scene-depth reclamation. Color correct and apply effects based on camera distance. |
Human face normal map generator Use machine learning to generate 3D surface-orientation bump maps for color adjustment, relighting, and retouching. |
3D compositing and VFX
Robust integrated finishing core toolset Apply color and effects in an integrated environment. Connects to Tangent colorist control panels. |
MasterGrade: Creative color tool Provides modes optimized to grade the 3 types of color spaces: video, logarithmic, and scene-linear. |
The Explorer Save and recall color grading and FX work in the Explorer, a dedicated grade bin and reference comparison area. |
More Features
- NDI video preview streaming – Remotely present high-quality content with Fullscreen Video over IP to any NDI receiver or webcasting “studio” software.
- Dolby Vision HDR authoring and display workflow – Import, author, display, and export Dolby Vision HDR animatable metadata.
- Refraction – 3D objects can refract real-world material, distorting background objects based on surface material characteristics.
- Creative FX for the Image node – Use A2Beauty and Washer Matchbox tools for beauty work and clean up, and Physical Glare for camera lens effects.
- Effects tab: Task-based environment – Apply the shot-to-shot navigation principles of a color grading tool using a wide array of effects.
- Image Timeline FX and Batch node – An integrated toolset for color, beauty work, production fix-it tasks, or freeform creative treatments on any image.
- Automatic background reactor – Automatic cache on playback is available when using Linux Flame, making creative look dev tasks faster.
- Matchbox API – Use GPU-accelerated GLSL shaders to solve challenges in Action’s 3D compositing environment.
- Action: Projection tracking – Turn a projection into a UV set for geometry.
- Pybox – Use a scriptable handler to process your images via external renderers.
- Modern color management – Track color space data on a per-clip basis, from source to screen. Includes ability to lock exported color policies.
- Python API – Drive the Batch environment using scriptable commands.
- Batch Paint animation – Adjust strokes using a multifunction edit box, animate them, or limit them with user-definable frame ranges.
- Batch Paint editing – Individually edit paint strokes in the Paint node for a seamless look with 16-bit floating-point depth support.
- GMask Tracer – Create sophisticated composites using a lightweight, spline-based shape tool with integrated chroma-keying tools.
- Scopes: HDR waveform monitoring – Enhanced signal monitoring for HDR and WCG ranges. Colorspace tagging informs the scopes view.
- Planar tracking – Expertly and easily track perspective changes with the versatile, high-performing Planar Tracker.
- Shotgun integration – Access the power of the Shotgun review and production tracking toolset.
- Node-based compositing (Batch) – Batch integrates with the timeline and desktop to combine 2D and 3D elements iteratively.
- Effects environments: Groups – Filter shots and make comparisons and adjustments with this visual organizational structure.
- Effects environments: Layouts – Customize layouts by setting viewports, storyboard, media panel, timeline effects pipeline, and more.
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Which Flame product is right for you?
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Tools for fast and interactive visual effects finishing and 3D compositing. |
A fully compatible creative assistant station for Flame in collaborative VFX workflows. |
A timeline-centric, fully compatible assistant station for Flame. |
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Archiving |
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Player |
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Triptych |
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Full-screen |
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Desktop |
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Tiles view |
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Batch and Batch FX nodes |
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3D blur |
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Distort |
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Gmask tracer |
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Keyer 3D |
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Lens distort |
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Motion convert |
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Matchbox |
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Lightbox |
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Objects |
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Surface |
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Maps |
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Relighting |
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Action nodes |
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Matchbox and Lightbox |
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Motion vectors map |
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Object ID map |
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3D shape |
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Atomize |
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GMask plane |
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Normal map |
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Particle Animator |
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Particle Bouncer |
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Particle Generator |
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PBS Map |
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Perspective Surface |
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Specular Map |
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Substance Materialize |
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UV map |
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Background |
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Media matte |
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Dots 3D selective |
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Fog 3D selective |
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Exposure 3D selective |
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Rays 3D selective |
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Washer |
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Background reactor |
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Explorer |
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