It's a Release... Smoke 2013

[BKM]

http://the-area.com/products/features/smoke

[RaphaelGóes]

What will happen with the beta version of Smoke now that the official version was released? It will automatically disabled? I need to archive all my projects and download the trial version right now?

Another question. What has changed from PR6 to final version? There were only bug fixes?

[BKM]

Only bug fixes and stabilization from PRE6 to Release. You should have through Dec 31. before the Pre-release expires and times-out. After that, you should still be able to download the actual 30day-retail trial.

[RaphaelGóes]

Thanks Brian!

[julioleon]

In terms of stability ir should be OK for production I guess. PR6 was still not reliable. Any surprises? 3D tracking?

[julioleon]

So 2012 is now officialy dead?

[BKM]

Last I checked... 2102 still opens and runs. So it's just a matter of which workflow you would like. Also, didn't 2012 just get a Service Pack Release a few days ago?

But yes.. the world keep turning.

[julioleon]

Questions, questions... Where do we download the installer? What about license?

[BKM]

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=19339210

I am guessing that you will get a email if you are on subscription about the Release with more information.

[Robert.Adam]

Hi.

@Raphael: Note that the release version will NOT see users and projects you've created in PR6 in the start-up menu. You'll have to either archive your projects in PR6 and then restore in the release, or create new projects in the release and then go into MediaHub, open the PR6 projects and wire over the media and sequences. You will also have to create a new user in the release version.


@Julio: Smoke should be available on the Subscription Center shortly, we're working on it. At that time, all subscription users will receive an e-mail announcing that they can log in to download the software update and retrieve their serial number. You can of course also download the software from the trial page if you wish, but you'll have to run it as a trial until you obtain your serial number.

Regards,
Robert.

[RaphaelGóes]

Thanks for the tip Robert

[julioleon]

One last question: can I have both versions on the same machine? 2012 and 2013.

[Robert.Adam]

Yes. Smoke 2012 will use 2013's background services.

[BKM]

Yes. Good to know.

[BKM]

Is it advised to install the 2012 SAP2 Service Pack 4(?) that came out a week ago. It is recommended to be running that version on the Linux side.

[julioleon]

Brian, what do you mean by the Linux side?

[steff]

Hi Brian

Are Burn and network services included in the release?
Thx

[mediaarts3000]

Is Smoke 2013 going to be available as an academic / student version? If so, will it run as a full version like the trail version, or will there be limitations?

[BrianBuongiorno5346]

Hi Robert,
So are you saying that you can safely install 2013 on the same system drive as 2012? As you know there were many issues with this before. These backburner and flexLM issues have now been resolved? Please advise.
Thanks!

[Robert.Adam]

Hi all.

Let me try to answer all questions in a single reply:

@steff: Yes, Burn and other stand-alone background services such as Backburner, Wiretap Gateway are included in a separate DMG image called "Optional Utilities". This only applies to the purchased version. The trial and student builds do not include the optional utilities DMG.

@Brian M: I was just told that any version of 2012 should coexist well with 2013. You don't need to upgrade to SAP2 SP4. The only issue is the AJA card. Versions older than 2012 SAP2 SP3 use an older AJA driver that is not compatible with the driver version required for 2013.

@Brian B: I'll look into this, but I haven't heard of any FlexLM issues with the additional utilities.

@Douglas: The student version is now available on the student portal at https://students.autodesk.com. It's a 36-month license with the same features as the commercial release.

Best regards,
Robert