Nucleo Pro 2: After Effects workflow tool

GridIron Software has begun shipping Nucleo Pro 2, an update to the tool that optimizes the workflow for visual effects artists using Adobe After Effects. The new release sports a feature dubbed "Background Render Queue," which allows media to be dragged into one specific spot, then tagged with appropriate render settings, allowing a batch process to take place. Support is available for most popular 3D rendering applications, including: Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, Maxon Cinema 4D, Newtek LightWave, Softimage XSI, and Apple Shake. There is also a Pre-Composition Proxy feature that allows the addition of a proxy with a single keystroke. If a proxied composition is changed, Nucleo Pro 2 re-renders only the modified frames in the background, then updates the composition's proxy automatically. Nucleo Pro 2 is priced at $400 and supports all versions of Adobe After Effects version 7.0 as well the new After Effects CS3 Professional on both Windows and Mac OS X. The upgrade price from Nucleo Pro 1 is $100.

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