Combustion 2008 is the newest version of Autodesk's visual effects and compositing software tool.

Combustion is a computer program

Computer program

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 "for motion graphics, compositing and visual effects

Visual effects

Visual effects are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a live action shoot. Visual effects involve the integration of live-action footage and generated imagery to create environments which look realistic, but would be dangerous, costly, or...

" (Discreet, n.d.). The software retail

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s for US$995 (MacMinute

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, 2004). It is commonly likened to Adobe's After Effects, and shares a timeline based interface with Autodesk

Autodesk

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's (formerly Discreet) higher-end compositing systems Inferno, Flame and Flint. This is in contrast to the node based interface used by some other compositing applications.

Since the release of version 2, Combustion includes both node view and time line views.

It has since been replaced by Toxik, which is now called Composite.

See also

Competitors to Combustion include After Effects; Apple's Shake

Shake (software)

Shake is a discontinued image compositing package used in the post-production industry. Shake was widely used in visual effects and digital compositing for film, HD and commercials. Shake exposes its node graph architecture graphically. It enables complex image processing sequences to be designed...

 and Motion

Apple Motion

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; eyeon Fusion

Eyeon Fusion

Fusion is an image compositing software program created by eyeon Software Inc. It is typically used to create visual effects and digital compositing for film, HD and commercials...

; The Foundry's Nuke

Nuke (software)

Nuke is a node-based compositor produced by The Foundry, and used for film and television post-production. Nuke is cross-platform, and is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux...

; Boris RED; Pinnacle Commotion; and the entry-level FXHome.