Sections in this topic:
Video and Audio Effects
The following tables describe how effects are supported in Smoke.
Blend
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Picture-in-picture | Supported |
| Superimpose | Translated to Soft Axis (transparency value is translated) |
Film
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| 1.66 mask | Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored |
| 1.85 mask | Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored |
| 16:9 mask | Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored |
| Anamorphic mask | Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored |
| Mask | Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored |
AVX Plugin
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Illusion FX | Not supported; replaced by Cue mark |
| AVX Plugins | Not supported; replaced by Cue mark |
Image
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Avid Pan and Zoom | Not supported; replaced by Cue mark |
| Blur effect | Not supported; replaced by Cue mark |
| colour Correction | Converted to Soft CC (empty) + cue mark |
| colour Effect | Converted to Soft CC (empty) + cue mark |
| Flip | Converted to Soft Axis (Flip effect) |
| Flip-flop | Converted to Soft Axis (Flip-flop effect) |
| Flop | Converted to Soft Axis (Flop effect) |
| Mask | Supported; bkg is black, no mask, horizontal position off |
| Resize | Supported; background is black, no left and right cropping |
| Scratch removal | Not supported; replaced by Cue mark |
| Submaster | Converted to Container |
Reformat
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| 14:9 Letterbox | Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis + Cue mark |
| 16:9 Letterbox | Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis + Cue mark |
| 4:3 Sidebar | Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis + Cue mark |
| Pan and Scan | Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis + Cue mark |
Titles
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Classic Title | Converted to Soft Text; only text string is available (white Discreet font, size 50) |
| Marquee Text | Converted to Soft Text; only text string is available (white Discreet font, size 50) |
Key
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Animatte | Not supported; replaced by Cue mark |
| Luma key | Converted to Soft Axis (empty) + cue mark |
| Matte key | Converted to Soft Axis (empty) + cue mark |
| RGB keyer | Converted to Soft Axis (empty) + cue mark |
| Spectra Matte | Converted to Soft Axis (empty) + cue mark |
Miscellaneous
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Timewarp | Converted to Soft TW; recreate the curve type |
| Motion Effect | Translated to Soft TW (Constant speed, no strobe effect) |
| 3D PIP | Translated to Soft Axis (Position / Scaling, ISO, Softness / Crop) + cue mark |
| Peel | Not supported; cue mark |
| Push | Not supported; cue mark |
| Spin | Not supported; cue mark |
| Squeeze | Not supported; cue mark |
| Video gap | Video gap |
| Video filler | Video gap |
| Video match frame edit | Match frame |
General Audio
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Audio level | Audio gain |
| Audio dissolve | Audio dissolve |
| Audio fade in | Audio dissolve |
| Audio fade out | Audio dissolve |
| Audio gap | Audio gap |
| Audio filler | Audio gap |
| Audio match frame edit | Match frame splice |
Audio Effects
Smoke does not support any of the RATS Audio Effects . Every RATS Audio Effect is replaced with a cue mark.
Video and Audio Transitions
The following tables describe how AAF transitions are supported in Smoke.
Transitions marked with an * are also supported with the “Inverse” option set.
Blend
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Dip to colour | Converted to Dissolve (linear animation) |
| Dissolve | Converted to Dissolve (linear animation) |
| Fade from colour | Supported; background is black only, reset manually |
| Fade to colour | Supported; background is black only, reset manually |
| Picture-in-picture | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark |
Film
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Film dissolve | Converted to Dissolve (bezier animation) |
| Film fade | Converted to Dissolve (linear animation) |
Box wipe
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Bottom box* | Converted to SMPTE 025; softness not supported |
| Bottom left to top right* | Converted to SMPTE 006; softness not supported |
| Bottom right to top left* | Converted to SMPTE 005; softness not supported |
| Left box* | Converted to SMPTE 026; softness not supported |
| Right box* | Converted to SMPTE 024; softness not supported |
| Top box* | Converted to SMPTE 023; softness not supported |
| Top left to bottom right* | Converted to SMPTE 003; softness not supported |
| Top right to bottom left* | Converted to SMPTE 004; softness not supported |
Edge Wipe
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Horizontal* | Converted to SMPTE 001; softness not supported |
| Horz open* | Converted to SMPTE 021; softness not supported |
| Bottom left diagonal* | Converted to SMPTE 042; animation is inverted, softness not supported |
| Bottom right diagonal* | Converted to SMPTE 041; animation is inverted, softness not supported |
| Upper left diagonal* | Converted to SMPTE 041; softness not supported |
| Upper right diagonal* | Converted to SMPTE 042; softness not supported |
| Vert open* | Converted to SMPTE 022; softness not supported |
| Vertical* | Converted to SMPTE 002; softness not supported |
Shape Wipe
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| 4 corners* | Converted to SMPTE 007; softness not supported |
| Horizontal bands | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark |
| Horizontal blinds | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark |
| Vertical blinds | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark |
| Center box* | Converted to SMPTE 101; softness not supported |
| Circle* | Converted to SMPTE 119; softness not supported |
| Ellipse* | Converted to SMPTE 120; softness not supported |
| Clock* | Converted to SMPTE 201; softness not supported |
| Diamond* | Converted to SMPTE 102; softness not supported |
Sawtooth Wipe
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Horizontal sawtooth* | Converted to SMPTE 071; softness not supported |
| Horz open sawtooth* | Converted to SMPTE 073; softness not supported |
| Vert open sawtooth* | Converted to SMPTE 074; softness not supported |
| Vertical sawtooth* | Converted to SMPTE 072; softness not supported |
Matrix Wipe
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Grid* | Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 008 |
| One-way row | Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 001 |
| Speckle | Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 001 |
| Spiral | Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 001 |
| Zig-zag | Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 001 |
Xpress 3D Effect
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| 3D ball | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve (linear) + cue mark |
| 3D page fold | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve (linear) + cue mark |
| 3D slats | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve (linear) + cue mark |
| 3D PIP | Translated to Soft Axis (Position / Scaling, ISO, Softness / Crop) + cue mark |
Miscellaneous
| Avid | Smoke |
|---|
| Conceal | Converted to Soft Axis (bottom left to top right); softness not supported |
| L-Conceal | Converted to Soft Axis (bottom left to top right); softness not supported |
| Squeeze | Converted to Soft Axis (bottom centered); softness not supported |
| Peel | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark |
| Push | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark |
| Spin | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark |
| Video gap | Video gap |
| Video filler | Video gap |