Free update for Boris Red 4 customers adds support for new OS, enhanced Adobe CS 3 / Sony Vegas 8 host integration and optimized effects workflows

Marlborough, MA November 28, 2007 - Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced today the release of Boris Red 4.2. The award-winning Boris Red version 4 series offers 2D/3D compositing, titling, paint, rotoscoping, a full suite of tools to create and extrude vector objects, 3D creation and animation, and the industry-leading software DVE technology packaged as a plug-in application for some 20-plus non-linear editing systems. Offered free for existing Red 4 customers via electronic distribution (www.borisfx.com), the new 4.2 update adds support for major operating systems Leopard (Apple OS X) and Vista (Microsoft) as well as extended Sony Vegas 8.0 and Adobe CS 3.0 host integration with full validation for the Intel-Mac versions of After Effects and Premiere Pro and After Effects for Windows Vista.

"Red plays a crucial role in my creative decision making process because it opens a whole world of possibilities to me," Vik Narayan, Avid Editor and 9-time Emmy Award-winner, KNXV/ABC Phoenix. See Vik's Boris Red 4.0 tutorial here.

Boris Red 4.2 Highlights

• Support for Apple OS X Leopard and Windows Vista operating systems
• Host Support: Adobe CS 3 (Intel-Mac AE and Premiere Pro, Windows Vista AE), and Sony Vegas 8.0
• Optimized features; Preview to Monitor (support firewire / AJA) and Boris Red Title Container (control over sub titles).

The Boris Red 4.2 update includes many new performance and effects creation workflow enhancements. The optimized preview to monitor feature adds support for Firewire and AJA; accelerating the feature's performance. The updated Boris Red Title Container controls now allows sub-title manipulation without the need to re-import the STL file - simplifying and accelerating the sub titling process. Existing Boris Red 4.0 and 4.1 customers can download the new update from the Boris FX web site at www.borisfx.com.

About Boris FX

Founded in 1995 in Boston MA, Boris FX is the leading developer of integrated graphics and effects technology, delivering 3D compositing and vector graphic products for the broadcast, post production, film and multi-media industries. Since the company's inception, Boris products have grown to serve over 200,000 artists worldwide. A great part of its success lies in the ability to tightly integrate and leverage technologies through strong partnerships with industry-leading manufacturers including Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Discreet, Eyeon, Grass Valley, Matrox, Media 100, Sony Pictures Digital, and Ulead. For more information, visit www.borisfx.com.

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