A full-color guide to Smoke, Autodesk's all-in-one video editing software

As the professional choice for post-production video editing, digital compositing, and effects, Autodesk Smoke for Mac has been re-released at an affordable price and thousands of users are already benefitting from the price reduction. With this Autodesk Official Press book, you will learn the basics of Smoke while hands-on projects offer you realistic, job-related challenges that are helpful, whether you're new to Smoke or making the switch from another video-editing software.
* Begins each chapter with an introduction to a topic, explains the methods that are used, and breaks down why those methods are being used
* Concludes each chapter with additional projects intentionally left open ended to encourage your learning process
* Features copious full-color screen shots to reinforce the chapters' lessons
* Allows you to download a variety of exercises for additional learning tutorials

Autodesk Smoke Essentials covers every aspect of Smoke that a beginner needs to know in order to acquire a solid foundation of this software.