Flare software is a fully compatible creative companion to Flame and Inferno visual effects software, offering a cost-effective solution to help boost productivity, expand capacity and develop talent. Helping to bridge the gap between 2D and 3D, Flare features the creative visual effects toolset of Flame and Inferno, and is intended for advanced creative tasks, such as compositing, sophisticated graphics and interactive design, as well as support tasks such as rotoscoping, retouching and dust removal, project setup and keying. Top benefits are:

-- Software application available with Autodesk Subscription and floating licenses for increased flexibility
-- Based on the Flame and Inferno batch procedural compositing environment, including the Action 3D compositing environment with advanced 3D tools such as 3D Blur and 3D Path
-- Multiple Flare workstations able to work collaboratively with Flame and Inferno
-- Support for a range of formats, including REDCODE RAW, multichannel OpenEXR and Avid DNxHD with Apple QuickTime

In addition to Flare, Autodesk Media & Entertainment has recently launched the 2010 releases of Flame and Inferno visual effects and compositing software; Autodesk Smoke and Autodesk Flint software for editorial finishing and visual effects; the 2009 Extension 1 releases of Autodesk Lustre and Autodesk Incinerator color-grading software; as well as Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 and Autodesk Softimage 7.5 software for 3D modeling, visual effects, animation and rendering.