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| Start the Smoke Tutorials |
Published by: Autodesk Creative Finishing Training
Category: Project & Media
Skill: Beginner
Skill: Beginner
In this section, start Smoke with the tutorial project that is automatically installed with the Smoke software and prepare the footage that you will use in the tutorial exercises. Tools used in this exercise: Project, Library.
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Note about the media 1. Start the Smoke application 2. EditDesk overview & play clips 3. Smoke keyboard shortcuts | ||
Note about the media |
Note about the media:
The Smoke tutorial media is automatically installed with the Smoke software running on Mac OS X.
If you are using Smoke on Linux, please refer to the Smoke Linux section of these tutorials.
1. Start the Smoke application |
In this video:
Start Smoke
Choose the tutorial project and user
Load footage to the EditDesk
Video: Start Smoke with the tutorial project and load clips (2:20)
(click on image to open video player)
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Lesson in written form |
The Smoke application can be found in /Applications/Autodesk.
1. Locate the Smoke startup icon and start Smoke.
2. Stop at the start-up screen.
3. Make sure the Project “Smoke_Tutorials_(software version)” is selected.
If you need to select a project, press the Project blue button.
4. Make sure the user “Training_FCprofile_(software version)” is selected.
This user uses Final Cut editing hotkeys.
5. Press Start.
6. The Smoke EditDesk is displayed.
The Smoke Welcome screen that opens at start up contains introductory movies; close this window for now.
Load clips to the EditDesk:
The EditDesk is the primary working space for performing edits and applying effects.
To apply edits and effects to shots, you must first load them from the Clip Library to the EditDesk.
Note: The EditDesk is your temporary working space; you should always save your important work to a Library before clearing the EditDesk.
1. First, let’s clear the Editdesk:
2. Choose All in the EditDesk folders.
3. Then click Clear and Confirm.
4. To access the library, click the Open button.
5. This opens the Smoke library, which contains tools for managing and organizing project media.
6. Click on the Dual View option to choose Single View mode.
7. Click the library browser and make sure Smoke_Footage is selected.
8. Click the triangles to expand and collapse the folders.
9. Select the “Smoke_Footage” item at the root of the library: this selects the entire library content.
Note that you can also load a selected record or source reel, or only selected clips.
10. The Clip Arrangement box is set to Saved Position.
11. Then click Load to Desk.
12. This loads the selected content to the EditDesk.
| Tip |
If you see a message concerning the video reference timing at start up; press ESC to continue.
2. EditDesk overview & play clips |
In this video:
EditDesk overview
Play source clips
Swipe menus
Video: Play clips on the EditDesk (2:08)
(click on image to open video player)
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Lesson in written form |
The Editdesk interface is divided into several sections:
- On the left are folders that you can use to organize the footage you are using on the EditDesk.
- In the center, you have the Source Area that displays the source clips you are working on. You can change the layout of this view to display the player.
- At the bottom, you find the Record Area, which displays the timeline. It’s empty at the moment.
To display clips:
1. To display a clip folder on the Source Area, click on the View tab located on the right side of each folder.
2. Click on the arrows to the left of the EditDesk folders to expand the folders.
3. The green folders contain source clips and the red folders contain record clips.
To play a clip:
1. Click the source clip that you want to play.
2. Click the Source Area Layout button and select a player.
3. I choose the Standard player in this example.
4. Choose the Thumbnail view to return to the Source Area.
About the swipe menus:
A particularity of the Smoke interface is the swipe menus.
If you tap the cursor against a swipe bar a different menu will be suddenly displayed.
To return to the previous menu, swipe the cursor again on the same area.
By example, swiping on the right side of the Editdesk will switch between the source area and the player.
You are now ready to start the next editing exercise!
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The hotkeys to switch between the Source Area and the players are listed in the Source Area Layout.
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To Exit Smoke: click on the Preferences button at the right side of the EditDesk, then choose Exit Smoke. The hotkey is COMMAND-Q.
3. Smoke keyboard shortcuts |
Important:
The hotkey profile used in the Getting Started tutorials are based on the Final Cut Pro user profile.
Smoke hotkey profile:
If your user is based on the Smoke hotkey profile, the editing and navigation hotkeys are different than those mentioned in the exercise.
You can search and edit the hotkeys while inside Smoke by pressing CTRL+ALT+F8; this opens the Hotkey Editor.
