Pinnacle Commotion
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Commotion is a visual effects application, originally released by Puffin Designs. Puffin Designs was founded by Scott Squires
(an award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic
) and Forest Key to market Commotion.
Commotion set a very high standard for a rotoscoping application, introducing rotosplines and offering features like motion tracking
and motion blurring for masks.
it was the first desktop application to allow real-time playback of full quality video clips from RAM.
Puffin Designs was later acquired by Pinnacle in 2000. After another release, Pinnacle let the program languish. Pinnacle has since been acquired by Avid
, who shows no signs of reviving the product.
The last release was version 4.1.
Apple Computer
briefly bundled a limited version of the program with Final Cut Pro
.
Scott Squires
Scott Squires is a Visual Effects Supervisor and Director.His first film project was Close Encounters where he developed the Cloud Tank Effect....
(an award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic
Industrial Light and Magic
Industrial Light & Magic is an Academy Award-winning motion picture visual effects company that was founded in May 1975 by George Lucas and is owned by Lucasfilm. Lucas created the company when he discovered that the special effects department at 20th Century Fox was shut down after he was given...
) and Forest Key to market Commotion.
Commotion set a very high standard for a rotoscoping application, introducing rotosplines and offering features like motion tracking
Motion tracking
Motion tracking may refer to:* Match moving* Optical motion tracking* Video tracking...
and motion blurring for masks.
it was the first desktop application to allow real-time playback of full quality video clips from RAM.
Puffin Designs was later acquired by Pinnacle in 2000. After another release, Pinnacle let the program languish. Pinnacle has since been acquired by Avid
AVID
AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S....
, who shows no signs of reviving the product.
The last release was version 4.1.
Apple Computer
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
briefly bundled a limited version of the program with Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro is a non-linear video editing software developed by Macromedia Inc. and then Apple Inc. The most recent version, Final Cut Pro X, runs on Mac personal computers powered by Mac OS X version 10.6.7 or later and using Intel processors...
.