Toxik 2008 is a standalone high-end post-production video composition tool made by Autodesk for Linux and Windows operating systems. The new standalone product, that seems like an alternative to Combustion, features support HDRI images and tight integration with Maya 2008. Toxik was previously released as a server/client setup, but the new Toxik 2008 no longer requires a database and can be used as a standalone application making it more appealing to relatively smaller video production studios. No firm release date has been announced for Toxic, but it should be out in the autumn of 2008. Learn more about it at Autodesk’s website.