Todd-AO/Editworks is offering their clients a unique way to acclimatize themselves to the Smoke by installing it temporarily in one of their traditional linear on-line suites. This way clients can decide if they want to so some or all of their project in the Smoke, or proceed in linear mode, depending on the needs of the project. At the same time, the editors are maximizing their skills and offering a unique environment to the clients with non-linear and linear functions in the same suite.

A stand alone architecturally designed Smoke suite was built and offers non-linear on-line capacity. In addition to offering superior quality, the Smoke is faster and more powerful than tape based edit suites when performing short form editing. It also offers flexible and powerful compositing and picture enhancement options that are not available in any conventional tape based edit suites.

Todd-AO Editworks also underwent several changes in key personnel. Beth Helmer, with the company since 1995, was promoted to Director of Sales and Marketing, and will team up with Laraine Stewart as Project Manager and Account Services Manager. Helmer brings an extensive knowledge of the operations of Todd-AO/Editworks, together with a keen sense of the nuances involved in selling the various talents' individual strengths to perfectly place each client with a suited creative force. Stewart was previously Scheduling Manager at Todd-AO in Atlanta, and her in-depth knowledge of the clients, as well as her organizational skills and attention to detail, will position her perfectly to manage this difficult projects.

Chris Barber, formerly Senior Night Editor at Todd-AO, has been promoted to Non-linear Editor for the AVID suites in the day shift. An award winning Editor, Barber has been with Todd-AO since 1994 and is an On-line Editor, an Off-line Editor, and a Graphics Compositor. Barber has worked with such clients as J. Walter Thompson, LaFace Records, TNT, The Cartoon Network, and WestWayne Advertising.