Adam... Blackmagic Design Releases Free Version of Fusion 7 Paid Version Adds Optical Flow Toolset, Third-Party OpenFX Plug-in Support, Distributed Network Rendering for $995 3132 21 6 5 By Bryant Frazer / Nov 10, 2014 Just two months after purchasing Fusion 7 maker Eyeon Software, Blackmagic Design has made the VFX and compositing package for Windows available as a free download. The free Fusion 7 is not feature-limited, Blackmagic said. The software includes an array of 3D compositing, painting, rotoscoping, retiming, stabilization, titling, paticle generation, and keying tools. For a paid upgrade, Fusion 7 Studio ($995) adds high-end features including the optical flow toolset introduced in Eyeon Dimension, the asset-management front-end included in Eyeon Generation, support for OpenFX plug-ins from third parties (such as GenArts and RE:Vision Effects), and distributed network rendering. Projects can be begun in Fusion 7 and transferred to Fusion 7 Studio to take advantage of the collaborative features, the company said. A full list comparing the feature sets is available at the Blackmagic website. When Blackmagic purchased Eyeon Software, Fusion 7 sold for $2,495, including the Dimension toolset but not including Generation, which tacked on an extra $995. Blackmagic emphasized that Fusion 7 Studio has no annual maintenance or subscription fees, does not require an Internet connection, and has no per-node costs for rendering licenses. That means the company is aiming to make Fusion a disruptive influence in VFX software, just as it shook up the camera business with its cinema camera line and put price pressure on color-correction tools by bringing a free version of the powerful DaVinci Resolve to desktops. As Grant [Petty, Blackmagic CEO,] mentioned in the press release, visual effects software has been expensive for a long time, and Blackmagic Design looks to provide its customers up-front with the software theyve already purchased, which is why Fusion 7 Studio is not subscription-based and has no plans to be, Blackmagic Designs Bob Caniglia, senior regional manager for eastern North America, told StudioDaily. Just like DaVinci Resolve, customers can pay $995 for access to the full version of the software with no maintenance, subscription, connection, or per-node render license fees. Blackmagic said that current Fusion 7 customers and those with a current Fusion support plan can get the full Fusion Studio package at no additional charge. - See more at: studiodaily/2014/11/blackmagic-design-releases-free-version-of-fusion-7/#sthash.8XGeJPDs.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:11:37 +0000
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