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# Workflow #3: Smoke Renders Final Version

Smoke and Lustre users each access the same files from the external SAN or NAS, and work on them simultaneously. The Smoke user assembles the files and creates a multi-layer timeline while grading is performed on the one-sequence clip in Lustre. At any time during the process, Smoke can be made to publish metadata to reflect editorial changes. Lustre can then be used to re-conform and create a new version of the timeline based on updates performed in Smoke. When grading is complete, the source clips are rendered by Lustre to the external storage using any of the standard Render Place controls in the Render Local menu. See Specifying the Destination for Local Render Files. The timeline can then be updated in Smoke by soft-importing the graded sources. Finishing touches are applied to the timeline in Smoke prior to rendering the final clip.

NoteAs an alternative to rendering to the SAN or NAS, Lustre could render to the Stone FS in order to allow Smoke users to bypass the soft-import step.