Autodesk — Flame 2022.3

While Flame is renowned for its speed in short-form commercial work, user experiences with the 2022.3 release highlighted some performance nuances:

“It's the versatility and speed of it. Perfect system for lots of finishing tasks but can also do high level compositing. And do all of this very fast in tight turnaround environments.” Reddit · r/vfx · 1 year ago Autodesk Flame 2022.3

: Added software video preview capabilities, making it easier for artists to stream their viewports to clients or other team members remotely. While Flame is renowned for its speed in

: A common professional recommendation for this version was to cache any compressed media to ensure smooth playback, as uncompressed formats typically performed flawlessly. : A common professional recommendation for this version

“A senior Flame is getting paid way more. A large part of that is you're expected to directly work with clients, jam through work without handholding, be multidisciplinary with everything from audio to DI and delivery specs.” Reddit · r/vfx · 2 years ago Comparison with Later Versions

: Some artists reported performance bottlenecks when handling long-form projects, specifically noting that compressed formats like PIZ EXRs could cause playback lag.