For a limited time, Boris Continuum Complete 5, Final Effects Complete 5, and Boris RED 4.x customers may credit the suggested retail price of their product towards the full price of the Boris Box Set. Regularly $1,995, Boris Continuum Complete 5 or Final Effects Complete 5 customers may upgrade to the Boris Box Set for $1,099, and Boris RED customers may upgrade to the Boris Box Set for $999. The Boris Box Set delivers a wide range of high-power effects, compositing, and graphics to video editing and compositing applications.

The Macintosh Box Set includes:

• RED 4.3: Integrated 3D/2D Compositing, Titling, and Effects
• BCC 5 FxPlug: 180 Native Filters and Transitions for Apple Final Cut Studio
• BCC 5 AE: 180 Native Filters and Transitions for Adobe
• FEC 5 FxPlug: 100+ Native Filters and Transitions for Apple Final Cut Studio
• FEC 5 AE: 100+ Native Filters and Transitions for Adobe
• FEC 5 AVX: 100+ Native Filters and Transitions for Avid
• Title Toolkit: Dynamic Titling Plug-ins for Adobe After Effects
• Media 100 Suite: Professional, easy-to-use video editing software for Mac

Boris Box Set for BCC 5 or FEC 5 Customers (Mac) | Boris Box Set for Boris RED 4.x Customers (Mac)

The Windows Box Set includes:

• RED 4.3: Integrated 3D/2D Compositing, Titling, and Effects
• Blue 2.5: Real-Time 3D Compositing and Motion Graphics
• BCC 5 AE: 180 Native Filters and Transitions for Adobe
• FEC 5 AVX: 100+ Native Filters and Transitions for Avid
• FEC 5 AE: 100+ Native Filters and Transitions for Adobe
• Title Toolkit: Dynamic Titling Plug-ins for Adobe After Effects

Boris Box Set for BCC 5 or FEC 5 Customers (Windows) |
Boris Box Set for Boris RED 4.x Customers (Windows)

Labels: Blue, Boris, Boris Continuum Complete, Boris FX, Boris Graffiti, Boris RED, Final Effects Complete, Media 100, Title Toolkit

Boris Blue 2.5.1 is now available with support for Windows Vista and new NVIDIA & ATI drivers that are qualified by Avid & Adobe! In addition, we are pleased to announce new pricing-

• Boris Blue 2.5.1 New Price: $595
• Crossgrade for Avid FX or Boris RED Users: $199
• Crossgrade for Boris FX or Boris Graffiti Users: $299

If you already use Boris Graffiti, Boris RED, or Avid FX, then you'll love Boris Blue. With Blue, you'll get...

• Much more speed for previewing effects and rendering effects. Boris Blue uses NVIDIA and ATI graphics cards for accelerated GPU rendering and preview. If you regularly create animated 3D titles in Boris Graffiti, Boris RED, or Avid FX, then upgrade to Blue and enjoy screaming-fast effects setup and rendering.
• Much more sophisticated 3D looks because it has more advanced 3D lighting, more advanced materials for 3D surfaces, true 3D shape deformers for all shapes, and custom bevels and extrusion faces.
• Fast, powerful 3D Particle Emitters for realistic simulation of smoke, fire, and sparks.
• The ability to import 3D model files such as .3ds (3ds Max) and .obj (Maya) geometry files, preserving individual geometry groups and maintaining editable texture and bump maps. This gives you access to an infinite number of new 3D shapes for your Boris Blue 3D effects.
• Advanced 3D Camera features including the ability to animate a camera along a bezier path. Have a camera stay focused on a specific 3D point or track another 3D object as its target while moving through 3D space.
• Better interface tools for composing 3D effects. The Boris Blue Composite Window offers split views for simultaneously viewing and adjusting your 3D scene from multiple perspectives. Blue also gives you improved 3D interactors for better manipulating objects in 3D space.
• Boris Blue is available as a plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, Adobe After Effects CS3, and Avid editing and finishing systems on Windows. Blue may also be used as a standalone application.

Download a 14-day Trial Version or Buy Now

Boris Blue 2.5.1 is a Free Update for Blue 2.x Users. Download the Update

Labels: Blue, Boris

What is the oldest text animation effect in film history? You guessed right: the credit roll. Traditionally, a long page of text is rolled from the bottom of the screen revealing line after line. In the early days of cinematography, a paper print was physically rolled before the film camera to produce this effect. Hence the name: Credit Roll.

A complete set of tools for creating credit rolls is included with Boris Graffiti, Boris RED, and Boris Blue. The same functionality is available in Boris Calligraphy which is bundled with Apple Final Cut Pro and Apple Final Cut Express and Boris Title Toolkit which is available for Adobe After Effects.

Learn How to Create a Credit Roll with Boris Plug-ins

Labels: Blue, Boris, Final Cut Pro, Graffiti, RED, Title Toolkit, Tutorial

Adds plug-in support for Adobe CS3 Professional, expanded hardware support for a range of ATI cards

Marlborough MA March 26, 2008 - Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that Boris Blue version 2.5 is now available. In addition to offering a standalone and Avid AVX plug-in, the 3D motion graphics solution Boris Blue now offers plug-in support for Adobe CS3 Professional running on Windows XP. Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro users can create with unprecedented speed a wide range of professional grade 3D effects; including high quality - extruded text and extruded EPS import as well as 3D model import complete with 3D cameras and lights, cast ray-traced shadows, bump maps and reflections.

"The television commercial work I produce for clients typically has a very tight turn around for deadlines. I often find I can browse the settings library bundled with Blue and modify one or more of the presets to design a unique 3D effect or transition quickly," comments Rob Lackmeyer, Computer\Video Specialists, Inc. "Blue integrates seamlessly into the editing timeline, which greatly speeds up my effects workflow. The end result - I can offer my clients amazing 3D work on a 2D budget."

Within the Adobe Premiere Pro editor, Boris Blue appears as a filter, a single track transition effect, and can also be used to generate a composition clip. In Adobe After Effects Boris Blue is available as a filter capable of utilizing up to 7 tracks from the After Effects timeline as video inputs.

"Boris FX has been developing high-quality plug-in solutions for Adobe Premiere and After Effects since 1995," comments Boris Yamnitsky, founder and president, Boris FX. "For the first time we were able to package Open GL accelerated 3D modeling and rendering in Adobe-style plug-in. We are looking forward to showcasing the new Boris Blue 2.5 integrated with Adobe CS3 Professional at NAB 2008 (booth SL8720)."

Blue 2.5 also extends hardware support to many ATI graphics boards in addition to the many NVIDIA based graphics boards already supported by Boris Blue. This enables a wider range of editors and designers to add Boris Blue to their motion graphics workflow.

Boris Blue 2.5 Highlights

Adobe and Avid Plug-in Integration for Windows XP systems; AVX and Adobe plug-in integration provides convenience and simplifies workflow.

Particles - Use any 3D object as a particle, including extruded shapes and imported 3D Models. Multiple attractors and repellers provide dynamic particle interaction. Sprite-based particles simulate Fire, Smoke and Sparks.

Enhanced Extrusions - Create custom bevels by defining a curve with spline drawing tools. Extrude text, spline primitives, free hand spline drawings and imported EPS files.

Import 3D models in the .3ds and .obj formats, preserving individual geometry groups.

Deformers, Image Processors and Generators - Vertex Deformers provide true 3D warping of 3D objects. Blue's Deformers, Image Processors and Generators are fully hardware accelerated for blazing speed.

Materials including Bump Maps and Reflections- Materials include per pixel lighting controls and texture, bump and reflection mapping. They are also are fully hardware accelerated for optimum speed.

Pricing and Availability

Boris Blue 2.5 is available today through the Boris FX worldwide reseller channel and direct through the Boris FX web site at www.borisfx.com for an MSRP of $995.00. Boris Red owners can add Boris Blue 2.5 for $295.00.

Boris Blue 2.5 is a free update for Blue 2.0 customers. Earlier versions of Blue can be upgraded to version 2.5 for $295.00.

Attendees to the NAB 2008 exhibition can see Boris Blue 2.5 in action on stand SL8720.

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.

Labels: Blue, Boris FX, RED, upgrade

The entire collection of Boris technology is now available for just $1,995 (USD).

The Windows box set includes:

• RED: Integrated 3D/2D Compositing, Titling, and Effects
• Blue: Real-Time 3D Compositing and Motion Graphics
• BCC AE: 180 Native Filters and Transitions for Adobe CS3
• BCC AVX: 180 Native Filters and Transitions for Avid Xpress Pro
• Final Effects Complete: Native Filters for Adobe and Combustion
• Final Effects Complete AVX: Native Filters for Avid Xpress Pro
• Title Toolkit: Dynamic Titling Plug-ins for Adobe CS3

Crossgrades are available.

The Macintosh box set includes:

• RED: Integrated 3D/2D Compositing, Titling, and Effects
• BCC AE: 180 Native Filters and Transitions for Adobe CS3
• BCC FxPlug: 180 Native Filters and Transitions for Apple Final Cut Studio 2
• BCC AVX: 180 Native Filters and Transitions for Avid Xpress Pro
• Final Effects Complete: Native Filters for Adobe, Apple, and Combustion
• Title Toolkit: Dynamic Titling Plug-ins for Adobe CS3
• Media 100 Producer Suite: Professional, easy-to-use video editing software

Crossgrades are available

At $1,995, the Boris Box Set represents savings of over 60%.

Customers who own RED, Blue, Continuum Complete, Final Effects Complete, or Media 100 Producer can get the Boris Box Set for $1,595.

Educational pricing is available.

Labels: After Effects, Avid, Blue, Boris, Boris FX, Continuum Complete, Final Cut Pro, Final Effects Complete, FxPlug, Graffiti, Media 100, Motion, Premiere Pro, RED, Title Toolkit

Yep, just like the subject line says, new demos of Boris Blue 2.0 and Avidion Real3D are available at Toolfarm.

Boris Blue is completely new (see the Blue 2.0 Press Release). The Real3D is an update to the Windows version. The Mac version remains the same.

Labels: Avidion Real3D, Blue, Boris, Demo

Avid plug-in support brings 3D motion graphics with OpenGL rendering to the editor's desktop

Marlborough MA - September 7, 2007 - Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that Boris Blue version 2.0 is now available. The new Boris Blue release provides an Avid® AVX 2.0 plug-in option as well as a slew of new image treatment filters for "front room" design production. The support for AVX allows Avid editors to keep work traditionally done in high-end, stand alone effects applications within their own editing environment streamlining the entire media production process. With Boris Blue 2.0, Avid editors can create sophisticated titles, transitions, and other 3D elements including imported 3D models and particle emitters right in the Avid timeline. Visitors to the IBC 2007 exhibition can see the new Blue 2.0 release on the Boris FX stand 7.830.

"Boris Blue 2.0 expands the role of the editor. Avid editors will be able to incorporate complex 3D creations within their workflow. Whether they are using Blue as a standalone application or fully integrated via AVX, Blue allows Avid editors to work with 3D objects in realtime with little to no learning curve," comments Boris Yamnitsky, founder and president, Boris FX.

"AVX development is a critical part of building a rich content creation environment for our customers, and Boris FX was one of the very first developers to take advantage of the plug-in architecture. Since then, they have continually pushed the development envelope to offer innovative effects packages such as Boris Blue," comments Matt Feury, senior evangelist at Avid. "The latest release of Blue is one of the first plug-in packages to fully leverage the RT architecture of AVX 2.0. In doing so, Boris FX has advanced the realm of possibilities for Avid editors by bringing true 3D compositing to the desktop."

Boris Blue 2.0 Highlights

• Avid Plug-in Integration for Windows XP Avid systems; AVX plug-in integration eliminates export/import of projects - simplifying online/offline workflow. Additionally, Boris Blue effects can be saved into Avid bins for re-use.
• Improved 3D Interactors for Objects, Cameras, Lights and Split Views; Simultaneously display and work with multiple perspectives of the 3D Scene in the Composite Window. This new enhancement makes it faster and easier to create sophisticated 3D scenes and animations.
• 3D Camera Improvements; The new functionality gives the ability to put a camera on a user-defined bezier path and have a camera automatically stay focused on a particular object or point in the scene while animating through 3D space.
• New 3D Deformers and Image Processors; The expanded effects pallete includes Curl and Shatter, as well as Glow and Film Process. Accelerated filters such as Lens Flare and Glint expand the range of looks and effects that can be created with Boris Blue 2.0.

Pricing and Availability Boris Blue 2.0 is available today through Boris FX worldwide reseller channel and direct through Boris FX web site at www.borisfx.com for an MSRP of $995.00. Boris Red owners can add Boris Blue 2.0 for $295.00.

Labels: Blue, Boris

Got questions about Boris Continuum Complete, Final Effects Complete, RED or any other Boris Products? Get your questions answered by Peter McAuley of Boris FX and our other brainy Toolfarm Forum Experts. Peter has been with Boris since 1999, so he's very familiar with their product lines.

The new Boris FX Forum went up this morning. Go ask some questions!

Labels: Blue, Boris, Continuum Complete, Final Effects Complete, Forum, Graffiti, RED

Boris Blue version 2 adds Avid AVX plug-in support, additional features for composing effects in 3D, and innovative new deformers and filters

Boris FX has announced Boris Blue 2. Boris Blue is a realtime motion graphics application. With the release of version 2, Boris Blue now offers an AVX plug-in option, enabling Avid editors to create sophisticated titles, transitions, and other 3D elements right in the Avid timeline. The interactive design experience is fueled by high performance NVIDIA hardware for realtime effects creation.

Labels: Blue, Boris, Press Release

Boris FX, Inc. puts out so many incredible visual effects tools and they run in so many host applications that it can be a tad overwhelming. We've added the Boris Product Matrix to our site, which will simplify everything... well as far as Boris products go, it won't simplify String Theory.

Labels: Blue, Boris, Continuum Complete, Graffiti, RED

New Boris FX Releases, Special Boris User Event and Post|Production World

Marlborough, MA - Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, will demonstrate new releases from their award-winning Boris FX product line; Boris Red, Boris Continuum Complete, and Boris Blue at NAB 2007, held in Las Vegas NV from April 16 through 19, on stand 10520. In addition to the new releases, Boris FX will also host a special Boris FX user event on Tuesday April 17. Boris solutions are also included as part of the fourth annual NAB Post|Production World Conference.

New Boris FX Releases
Boris Red 4.1 - A 2-year R&D effort, the new Boris Red release delivers superior image processing technology, a slew of must-have image treatment tools, and a newly designed user interface optimized for effects creation workflows. In addition to native support for Intel-based Macs, Boris Red 4.1 includes a Universal Binary plug-in for Apple Final Cut Pro as well as a Universal Binary standalone Render Engine. Boris Red 4.1 takes full advantage of the improved OpenGL graphics hardware found in the new Apple Mac Pro and MacBook Pro models. Combined with the power of the Intel processor, Boris Red 4.1 excels in performance and features; outrivaling 2D and 3D graphics and effects applications in its class.

Boris Blue 1.5 - Designed to accelerate professional effects creation with real-time performance, Boris Blue uses the latest generation NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards to provide an interactive effects design experience. Blue delivers impressive real-time processing of 2D and 3D effects as well as real-time playback of video and audio media within effect compositions. Users can easily adjust effect parameters during playback, a “front room” capability that is ideal for client-supervised sessions. The new 1.5 Boris Blue release expands the number of supported NVIDIA cards, adds plug-in support for Avid AVX and OpenGL plug-ins as well as innovative deformers.

Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) – One of the most popular packages from Boris FX. Boris Continuum Complete offers users over 150 filters include advanced keying, matting, compositing, image processing, distortion, temporal effects and motion tracking. The next generation BCC products will be unveiled at the Boris FX User Group Meeting on Tuesday April 17. The new products will offer improved host integration, performance and further innovative image treatment tools.

Boris User Event
Boris FX will be hosting a special user event and cocktail party on the Boris FX stand (SL10520) on Tuesday April 17 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. There will be special technology demonstrations as well as user case studies. Boris FX customers can register for the event at www.borisfx.com.

Labels: Blue, Boris, Continuum Complete, RED, Universal