Flame enhancements over the years

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Flame over the past 6 years

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Flame enhancement timeline

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2025
featured enhancements for Flame

  • Match Grain Node 
  • Lens Distortion Node
  • STMap Node
  • Centralization of Shared Setups and Presets
  • User Preferences and Keyboard Shortcuts Management
  • Codec Updates
  • NDI 6
  • Rocky Linux 9.3
  • New Certified Hardware

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2024 | 2024.1 | 2024.2
featured enhancements for Flame

  • Native Apple Silicon Support
  • Enhanced VFX Workflow Collaboration
  • Player Metadata Overlay
  • Paint Workflow Improvements & Stability
  • Next-Generation Graphics API Architecture
  • Resize Tool Enhancements
  • Metadata Overlay Enhancements
  • New Subtitling Workflow in Timeline
  • MP4 Export Capabilities

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2023 | 2023.1 | 2023.2 | 2023.3
featured enhancements for Flame

  • Flame on the AWS Cloud
  • Enhanced HDR User Interface
  • Improved Animation Editor
  • AJA SDK & Blackmagic Design Support
  • OpenEXR 3.1 Support & Metadata
  • Python API Enhancements
  • ARRIRAW SDK 7 Support 
  • R3D SDK 8.3.1 Support
  • AWS Cloud Digital Interface (CDI)

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2022 | 2022.1 | 2022.2 | 2022.3
featured enhancements for Flame

  • Camera Analysis Node - Motion Matchmove Solver
  • Tangent Colorist Control Panel Support
  • Color Management LUT Loader Matchbox
  • Blackmagic RAW Support – Camera Raw Media
  • NDI® – Software Video Preview
  • Camera Tracker Improvements
  • Motion Vector Caching
  • Timeline, Media Handling
  • Media Hub, Media Format Enhancements
  • HDR Advanced Hue Curves
  • Conform Enhancements
  • Video Preview Enhancements

2021 | 2021.1 | 2021.2
featured enhancements for Flame

  • Compare Workflow Improvements
  • Physical Defocus
  • Human Face Semantic Keyer
  • The Explorer
  • Dolby Vision Technology for HDR Authoring and Display Workflow
  • Explorer Visible in More Environments
  • Effects Tab Color Refinements
  • AI-Powered Salient Keyer 
  • Effects Tab Improvements 
  • New Search Tool 
  • PNG Format Export

2020 | 2020.1 | 2020.2 | 2020.3
featured enhancements for Flame

  • Machine Learning-based AOV 
  • 3D AOV in Selectives 
  • Background Rendering 
  • Refraction in Action 
  • The Manager 
  • Sky Semantic Keyer 
  • 3D AOV Segmentation Improvements 
  • Custom Layouts in the Effects Environment 
  • Action Compass 
  • Bypass Node Improvements in Batch 
  • Selective View and Overlays 
  • Human Body and Head Semantic Keyers

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