Online Trade Show Featuring Live Webinars and New Technology Previews
Marlborough MA - March 10, 2010 - Boris FX , the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that the Boris FX Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Expo, an online trade show, will take place from Monday, March 15, 2010 through Thursday, March 18, 2010. The Boris FX Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Expo will feature:
Live Webinars
New Technology Previews
Partner Presentations
Daily Raffle Prizes
Q&A with Product Managers
The live webinar schedule includes:
Boris Continuum Complete's 3D Objects Filters
Tuesday, March 16th at 1:00pm Eastern Time
Presented by Michele Yamazaki of Toolfarm
Demonstration of Boris Continuum Complete's 3D Objects filters in After Effects
Boris Continuum Complete and Boris XML Transfer
Wednesday, March 17th at 1:00pm Eastern Time
Presented by Kevin P. McAuliffe of Pro Editing @ Home
Learn how to seamlessly export Final Cut Pro timelines to After Effects
Boris New Technology Preview
Thursday, March 18th at 11:00am Eastern Time or 4:00pm Eastern Time
Be the first to preview all-new Boris visual effects technology
For more information regarding the Boris FX Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Expo, including webinar access details, please visit http://www.borisfx.com/events.php#expo
About Boris FX
Founded in 1995, Boris FX is the leading developer of integrated graphics and effects technology, delivering 3D compositing and vector graphic products for broadcast, post-production, film, and multimedia. Boris products have grown to serve millions of artists worldwide. The company's success lies in its ability to integrate and leverage technologies through strong partnerships with industry-leading developers such as Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Grass Valley, and Sony.
The Boris FX Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Expo is an online trade show that will take place from Monday, March 15, 2010 through Thursday, March 18, 2010. Here is the live webinar schedule:
Boris Continuum Complete's 3D Objects Filters Tuesday, March 16th at 1:00pm Eastern Time- Access Details Join Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm as she demonstrates Boris Continuum Complete's 3D Objects filters in After Effects.
Boris Continuum Complete and Boris XML Transfer Wednesday, March 17th at 1:00pm Eastern Time- Access Details Kevin P McAuliffe will show you how to seamlessly export AE timelines to FCP using Boris XML Transfer.
Boris New Technology Preview Be the first to preview all-new Boris visual effects technology!
Thursday, March 18th at 11:00am Eastern Time- Access Details
Thursday, March 18th at 4:00pm Eastern Time- Access Details
Mark your calendars! Webinar attendees will be eligible for raffle prizes and exclusive discounts.
From now through March 20, 2010, get Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE, Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug, and Boris XML Transfer for just $995, a $2,289 value if purchased separately.
In addition, you receive Boris XML Transfer, a new plug-in that allows you to seamlessly transfer an Apple Final Cut Pro program sequence to Adobe After Effects.
Tutorial: How to use Boris XML Transfer to move a Final Cut Pro sequence into After Effects
Boris XML Transfer preserves all aspects of a Final Cut Pro project including effects, audio, media clips, transitions, and geometric transformations. When you use Boris XML Transfer to transfer a Final Cut Pro sequence to After Effects, all Boris Continuum Complete effects are carried over - including individual parameters!
The Boris Continuum 3D Objects Unit includes five powerful 3D Extrusion filters for After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Final Cut Express . The Extruded Text filter allows you to create stunning 3D text elements. Extruded EPS provides an easy way to import and extrude Adobe Illustrator layered vector logos and graphics. Type-on Text lets you create animated text type-ons that fly in from behind or toward the camera or slide into view from the top, left, bottom, or right of the screen either letter-by-letter, word-by-word, or line-by-line. Extruded Spline generates and extrudes shapes. Layer Deformer generates useful 3D shapes such as planes, cubes, spheres, and cylinders and deforms these 3D objects using built-in vertex and pixel shaders.
Boris Continuum Complete is the Swiss Army Knife of Visual Effects, giving compositors and editors the most complete and useful plug-in suite ever created. Nearly 200 plug-in filters include 3D Objects, image restoration tools, time-based effects such as Optical Stabilizer, distortion and perspective effects such as UpRez, generators such as Snow, Rain, and Fire, lights such as Glint, Glare, and Glitter, wipe transitions, keys and mattes including Motion Key for automated foreground object removal, colors and blurs, and film, glow, and cartoon effects.
Boris XML Transfer is a new plug-in that allows you to seamlessly transfer an Apple Final Cut Pro program sequence to Adobe After Effects. Boris XML Transfer preserves all aspects of a Final Cut Pro project including effects, audio, media clips, transitions, and geometric transformations. When you use Boris XML Transfer to transfer a Final Cut Pro sequence to After Effects, all Boris Continuum Complete effects are carried over - including individual parameters!
For a limited time, Boris FX is offering Plug-in Post readers a free, fully-licensed plug-in from Boris Continuum Complete 6 - BCC Comet, an auto-animating filter based on Boris Continuum Complete's Particle System filter. BCC Comet can be used to create streaking comets that move in 3D space. Get the BCC Comet Filter | Learn More/Purchase Boris Continuum Complete
Video Tutorial: Using the BCC Comet Filter in Adobe After Effects
Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX for Avid DS brings nearly 200 filters to Avid DS Version 10.2.1 and higher. BCC AVX is bundled with all Avid Media Composer and Symphony systems. With a BCC AVX for DS license, Avid facilities are now able to conform sequences with AVX 2.0-based BCC effects for finishing in Avid DS. Learn More about BCC AVX for Avid DS | Free Trial
Most of BCC 6 AE's effects run in Adobe's Premiere Pro CS4, my NLE of choice, and After Effects, an application with which I have a love-hate relationship. There are a few new effects that only run in After Effects. They tend to involve 3D text, or both. The BCC 6 filters that run in AE I find easier to use than many native AE filters. One that was surprisingly easy to use was the Type-On Text filter. While I've used AE's templates to make animated tltles before, this lets you do much more, with less work. It also creates the text in 3D, with a wide array of textures, and pre-made motion files, that far exceeds what you can do in AE alone.
Today Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm shares a tutorial and project for creating a gorgeous 3D spinning snow flake completely in After Effects and use Boris Continuum Complete 6.0. 3D Objects is the focus here - an amazing new set of plug-ins in v6.0. The project files are AE CS4.
I created a quick walk through of the template so you can see how to replace the images with your own photos, or even video, if you are so inclined. The video was captured and edited very quickly and easily in Telestream ScreenFlow, which is fantastic. Try a free demo here.
Conform Avid Media Composer Sequences with BCC Effects in Avid DS
Marlborough MA - November 30, 2009 - Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX for Avid DS (BCC 6 AVX for DS) is now available for Avid's AVX 2.0 plug-in architecture. BCC 6 AVX for DS brings nearly 200 filters to Avid DS Version 10.2.1 and higher. BCC AVX is bundled with all Avid Media Composer and Symphony systems. With a BCC AVX for DS license, Avid facilities are now able to conform sequences with AVX 2.0-based BCC effects for finishing in Avid DS.
In addition to AVX 2.0 support, BCC 6 AVX for DS introduces all-new Lens Blur, Lens Transition, and Lens Shape filters that emulate lens blur or rack defocus effects as well as a suite of time-based effects such as Optical Flow, Optical Stabilizer, and Motion Key.
"Five years ago, Avid selected Boris Continuum Complete AVX as the bundled effects package for Avid Media Composer and Symphony systems – based on the versatility and image quality of the filters. Thousands of Avid editors rely on BCC AVX every day," commented Boris Yamnitsky, president and founder, Boris FX. "With the release of the AVX 2.0 version of BCC 6 AVX for DS, offline and online sequences with AVX 2.0-based BCC effects can now be conformed in Avid DS, extending Avid's Total Conform capabilities. BCC 6 AVX for Avid DS also introduces highly sought after Lens Blur, Lens Shape, and time-based effects."
New Feature Highlights
Conform Offline and Online BCC Effects. BCC AVX is bundled with all Avid Media Composer and Symphony systems. With a BCC 6 AVX for DS license, Avid facilities are now able to conform sequences with AVX 2.0-based BCC effects for finishing in Avid DS.
Lens Blur Filter. BCC Lens Blur emulates a lens blur or rack defocus effect where out-of-focus highlights of an image clip take on the shape of the lens.
Lens Shape Filter. Like BCC Lens Blur, BCC Lens Shape emulates a lens blur or rack defocus effect where out of focus highlights of an image clip take on the shape of the lens. However, the Lens Shape filter uses an image input for the highlight shape.
Lens Transition Filter. The BCC Lens Transition wipe filter applies a lens blur or rack defocus effect to the specular highlights of outgoing and incoming image clips.
Motion Key Filter. BCC Motion Key is a "magical" effect that removes moving cars or other objects from a scene by automatically painting them out with Optical Flow technology.
Optical Stabilizer Filter. Remove camera shake from a hand-held shot, lock a shot as if it was taken from a tripod, or smooth the motion of a panning or rolling shot. Image resizing and cropping is automatically calculated and rendered with high-quality up-scale methods.
Optical Flow Filter. BCC Optical Flow facilitates high-quality speed-up or slow-down of footage in forward or reverse direction, accurately constructing synthetic frames of video that would correspond to an over-cranked film camera shot. Missing frames of video are reconstructed based on “motion vector” fields.
DeInterlace Filter. BCC DeInterlace is a high-quality de-interlacing filter that blends high-motion parts of an image while keeping low-motion areas sharp.
Motion Blur Filter. Based on Optical Flow motion vectors, BCC Motion Blur creates an in-camera motion blur effect from video shot with normal shutter speed.
Other New Time-based Effects include Jitter, Jitter Basic, Looper, Posterize Time, Sequencer, Temporal Blur, Time Displacement, Trails, Trails Basic, and Velocity Remap.
32-bit Float Image Format. BCC 6 AVX's OpenGL filters now render images in 32-bit float.
Pricing and Availability
BCC 6 AVX for DS is immediately available through the Boris FX worldwide reseller channel and direct from the Boris FX web site at www.borisfx.com for an MSRP of $2,495 USD. BCC 6 AVX for DS users can download a free upgrade to the new AVX 2.0-based version. Owners of previous versions of BCC AVX for DS can upgrade for an MSRP of $599 USD. The AVX 2.0 version of BCC 6 AVX for DS supports Avid DS Version 10.2.1 and higher under Windows XP Professional v64 Edition. A full-functioning 14-day trial version is available as a free download.
About Boris FX
Founded in 1995, Boris FX is the leading developer of integrated graphics and effects technology, delivering 3D compositing and vector graphic products for broadcast, post-production, film, and multimedia. Boris products have grown to serve millions of artists worldwide. The company's success lies in its ability to integrate and leverage technologies through strong partnerships with industry-leading developers such as Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Grass Valley, and Sony.
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Through November 30, 2009, get Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE, Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug, and Boris XML Transfer for just $995, a $2,289 value if purchased separately.
This bundle gives you the award-winning Boris Continuum Complete effects collection for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, and Apple Final Cut Express. Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE and FxPlug versions, and Boris XML Transfer Bundle. In addition, you receive Boris XML Transfer, a new plug-in that allows you to seamlessly transfer an Apple Final Cut Pro program sequence to Adobe After Effects.
Save 50% on Imagineer mocha and mocha shape for Final Cut (Node-locked).
For all of November 2009, mocha for Final Cut and mocha shape for Final Cut is 1/2 off list pricing. Offer is for node-locked licenses only.
FurnaceCore plug-ins include grain tools, automated dirt detection and removal, slow motion using our advanced motion estimation technology, motion blur, flicker reduction and a tool to match colour grades between shots.
NewBlueFX Video Essentials I: Just as every painter needs a canvas, brush, and paint, no video editor should be without NewBlue Video Essentials. This valuable collection of tools features a set of 10 video effects designed to make your workflow more efficient.
NewBlueFX Video Essentials II: Use this collection of ten indispensable effects to solve frustrating problems and add luster to your productions, all with intuitive yet powerful controls. The NewBlue Video Essentials II collection features 131 presets in 10 different plugins that brings video magic to the desktop.
This video shows Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug's Extruded Text filter running in Apple Motion to demonstrate how BCC 3D Objects can integrate into a Motion 3D scene by making use of Motion's 3D camera.
Join Product Manager Peter McAuley for a Webinar on Keying and Compositing in Apple Final Cut Pro. This webinar will give you an overview of Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug's keying and compositing features. In addition, Peter will demonstrate the new Boris XML Transfer plug-in which allows you to seamlessly transfer Final Cut Pro program sequences to Adobe After Effects. Register Now | Download a free trial of Boris XML Transfer or BCC Chroma Key | Buy Boris XML Transfer
Note: Get Boris Continuum Chroma Key 6.0 for 50% off on Thursday, November 19. This suite of keying tools includes the Chroma Key, Matte Choker and Light Wrap tools, which for this suite have been re-engineered to run in real-time - even on HD clips. Not only that, it comes with BCS Chroma Key Studio, exclusively for users of Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Final Cut Express we offer Chroma Key Studio, which is included in the Chroma Key Unit. Regularly $299, get it for just $149.50 on November 19.
Flicker and Shake is included with BCC 6.0.5 FxPlug, a free update for BCC 6.x FxPlug users
Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug Flicker And Shake is an auto-animating filter which uses bursts of synchronized Exposure, Glow, Blur, X or Y displacement, and RGB channel offset to create a flicker effect for video or graphics elements. The flicker effect has been made popular by recent television commercials and film trailers.
Flicker and Shake works in Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion. The filter is part of the Boris Continuum Shaders category of real-time FxPlug filters that take advantage of the latest Mac OS X OpenGL technology.
Video Tutorial: Using the Flicker and Shake Filter
See Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm showing Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug in Apple Final Cut Pro as well as a walk through of Boris's new XML Transfer plug-in.
When: Thursday, November 19th at 6:30pm
Where: Apple Store SoHo 103 Prince Street New York City, NY 10012
Join Boris for a Webinar next Tuesday on Keying and Compositing in Apple Final Cut Pro. This webinar will give you an overview of Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug's keying and compositing features in Apple Final Cut Pro. In addition, they will demonstrate the new Boris XML Transfer plug-in which allows you to seamlessly transfer Apple Final Cut Pro program sequences to Adobe After Effects.
It's Tuesday, November 17th, 1:00pm, Eastern Time and free.
Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm is out on the West Coast today to present Boris Continuum Complete at Editor's Lounge tonight, Oct 30, 6:30pm. The topic du jour is Plug-ins, Pixels and Pumpkins: Compositing, Tracking and More. Featured guests will include Boris FX, Digital Film Tools, GenArts and Imagineer Systems. RSVP here for the event.
Come on out Friday, October 30 to the Editor's Lounge in Los Angeles, CA, for "Plug-ins, Pixels and Pumpkins: A Look at Tools that Take Your NLE to the Next Level... and Then Some". Michele will be showing the incredible Boris Continuum Complete plug-ins. There will be food and networking. RSVP here.
The event will be held at AlphaDogs in Burbank. AlphaDogs is a full-service post production facility and design studio located at 1612 W. Olive Ave. #200, Burbank, CA 91506. (818) 729-9262 or the southwest corner of Olive and Verdugo Avenues and Sparks Street. (Map)
In After Effects, 3D Objects can use the comp camera and lights and it works within the native interface, not a little pop up box where you adjust the bevel. It's very easy to use and there are hundreds of preset settings for you to play with. This is one of those plug-ins that you can make an infinite number of variations on your designs.
Boris Continuum Complete 6.0.5 AVX features new Animated Presets for 3D Objects, a revamped Optical Stabilizer filter, a new Swish Pan transition filter, and official support for Avid Media Composer 4, Avid Symphony 4, and Avid NewsCutter 8.
Revamped Optical Stabilizer Filter
BCC Optical Stabilizer, which automatically smooths or completely eliminates shaky camera motion, now provides more feedback during the image analysis process. In addition, a new Autoscale option automatically transform scales a locked down clip so that it fills the frame or composite window.
New Swish Pan Transition Filter
BCC Swish Pan lets you create fast, camera pan-style transitions between clips. The filter is fully automated and includes controls for the velocity of the pan with on-screen display of the ease-in and ease-out curve.
Animated Presets for 3D Objects
BCC 6 AVX's Animated Presets option has been extended to include the BCC 3D Objects category of filters. This powerful feature lets you save animated effects for use in other projects or BCC hosts.
Revamped Optical Stabilizer, Enhanced Adobe Premiere Pro and Apple Motion Support
September 28, 2009 - Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced that its flagship Boris Continuum Complete product line has been updated to Version 6.0.4. The Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) product line includes BCC AE for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro, BCC FxPlug for Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, and Apple Final Cut Express, and BCC AVX for Avid editing and finishing systems. The new Version 6.0.4 release includes a revamped optical stabilizer filter, enhanced support for Adobe Premiere Pro and Apple Motion, new animated presets for BCC 6's 3D Objects filters, and official support for Apple Final Cut Pro 7, Apple Motion 4, Avid Media Composer 4, Avid Symphony 4, and Avid NewsCutter 8.
What's New in Boris Continuum Complete Version 6.0.4
Enhanced Apple Motion Integration. BCC 6 FxPlug's 3D Objects filters now allow 3D extruded text, logos, and EPS graphics to respond to Motion's native camera.
Revamped Optical Stabilizer Filter. BCC Optical Stabilizer, which automatically smoothes or completely eliminates shaky camera motion, now provides more feedback during the image analysis process. In addition, a new Autoscale option automatically transform scales a locked down clip so that it fills the frame or composite window.
Improved Adobe Premiere Pro Support. Based on award-winning Optical Flow and Motion Tracking technology, workhorse BCC AE filters such as Optical Stabilizer, Corner Pin, Match Move, Witness Protection, and Motion Blur are now available in Premiere Pro Version 4.1.
Animated 3D Objects Presets for Adobe After Effects and Avid. BCC 6's Animated Presets option has been extended to include the BCC 3D Objects category of filters. This powerful feature lets you save animated effects for use in other projects or BCC hosts.
New Swish Pan Transition Filter for BCC AVX. Swish Pan enables editors to create fast, camera pan-style transitions between clips. The filter is fully automated and includes controls for the velocity of the pan with on-screen display of the ease-in and ease-out curve.
Support for Apple Final Cut Pro 7 and Apple Motion 4. BCC 6.0.4 FxPlug introduces official support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard as well as Apple's new Final Cut Studio release.
Support for Avid's New Editing Software Releases. BCC 6.0.4 AVX introduces official support for Avid Media Composer 4, Avid Symphony 4, and Avid NewsCutter 8.
BCC 6.0.4 AE is a free update for BCC 6.x AE users, BCC 6.0.4 FxPlug is a free update for BCC 6.x FxPlug users, and BCC 6.0.4 AVX is a free update for BCC 6.x AVX users. The BCC 6.0.4 updates are available for download from the Toolfarm Demos Page. Full-functioning 14-day trial versions are also available for free download.
We were so excited about the One Day Sales that we started them a couple of hours early!
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Save 50% on ALL Vicon boujou products, including boujou bullet and Silver Bullet for 50% on September 23rd, 2009 from 12:00 midnight to 11:59pm PST. This includes all commercial* Vicon boujou products, including upgrades. For Mac orders, this is a pre-order with free upgrade to v5 for purchases of a new license.
Save a whopping 50% on Wednesday September 23 only. Get either the Mac or the Windows Box Set for $997.50, regulary $1995.00 (plus applicable tax and shipping).This is an incredible set of plug-ins that is already deeply discounted in the bundle.
RED 4.3: Integrated 3D/2D Compositing, Titling, and Effects
Blue 2.5: Real-Time 3D Compositing and Motion Graphics
Continuum Complete 6 AE: Nearly 200 Native Filters and Transitions for Adobe CS3 & CS4
Final Effects Complete 5 AE: Native Filters and Transitions for Adobe CS4 & CS3
Final Effects Complete 5 AVX: Native Filters and Transitions for Avid editing and finishing systems
Title Toolkit: Dynamic Titling Plug-ins for Adobe After Effects
Try the Boris Plug-ins before the sale - Dowload free 14 day trials of Boris Continuum Complete, Final Effects Complete, Red, Blue, Title Toolkit and more right here.
Note: The sale includes only the full versions, not cross-grades, upgrades or academic. Sale runs Wednesday, September 23, 2009, from 12:00am thru 11:59pm PST.
Based on award-winning Optical Flow and Motion Tracking technology, workhorse BCC filters such as Optical Stabilizer, Corner Pin, Match Move, Witness Protection, and Motion Blur are now available in Premiere Pro 4.1.
Featuring new Animated Presets for 3D Objects, a revamped Optical Stabilizer filter, and enhanced Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1 support, BCC 6.0.4 AE is a free, major update for BCC 6 AE users...
Revamped Optical Stabilizer Filter BCC Optical Stabilizer, which automatically smoothes or completely eliminates shaky camera motion, now provides more feedback during the image analysis process. In addition, a new Autoscale option automatically transform scales a locked down clip so that it fills the frame or composite window.
In addition to Adobe After Effects, BCC Optical Stabilizer is now available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1.
Corner Pin Filter Now Available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1 BCC Corner Pin lets you perform 4-point motion tracking and corner pinning. Premiere Pro users can now track the motion of the corner points in an image and use this motion to map a second image clip to the source image clip. A typical use of the filter might be to place the content of a billboard or sign onto a moving car or truck.
Match Move Filter Now Available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1 BCC Match Move allows you to copy the motion from one clip and apply the motion to a second clip. The filter includes several compositing options such as edge cropping and blending, drop shadow and borders, 3D lighting, and a special light wrap feature for photorealistic image composites.
Witness Protection Filter Now Available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1 BCC Witness Protection uses advanced motion tracking technology to follow the motion of user-defined pixels and then uses this recovered image motion to alter the selected pixels in the image clip. For example, you can use this filter to automatically obscure the identity of a person's face using the built-in blur or mosaic effects, or highlight a football as it is moving through the air with the built-in tint or color correction effects.
Motion Blur Filter Now Available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1 The BCC Motion Blur filter creates a realistic blur on the motion in an image, simulating the effect of shooting a moving object on film. The blur is based on the motion of the pixels in the image.
Optical Flow Filter Now Available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1 The Optical Flow clip retiming filter estimates the motion between two frames of video and renders an intermediate frame that interpolates the motion. The filter delivers sharp, artifact-free slow-motion results.
Motion Key Filter Now Available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1 Ever needed to fix a clip where an unwanted or unexpected object appears in the scene? BCC Motion Key isolates and removes moving foreground objects from a clip without the need for complex masking or cloning.
Animated Presets for 3D Objects (After Effects only) BCC 6 AE's Animated Presets option has been extended to include the BCC 3D Objects category of filters. This powerful feature lets you save animated effects for use in other projects or BCC hosts.
Save a whopping 50% on Wednesday September 23 only. The sale will run from Midnight to 11:59pm EST. The cost of each bundle will be $997.50 (plus applicable tax and shipping).
We wanted to give you ample warning about our upcoming One Day Sale - plenty of time to submit the paperwork for approval or time to beg your boss :-) But seriously, this is an incredible set of plug-ins that is already deeply discounted in the bundle.
Note: The sale includes only the full versions, not cross-grades, upgrades or academic.
Try the Boris Plug-ins before the sale - Dowload free 14 day trials of Boris Continuum Complete, Final Effects Complete, Red, Blue, Title Toolkit and more right here.
Just the fact that you can very easily build 3D objects and text inside Apple Motion was good enough for me. However the magic did not stop there, when I looked at the different setting and parameters for each of the BCC 3D Objects I was stunned to see a truly vast numbers of settings that can be key-framed and animated within the realm of Apple Motion. You even have an option to specify your own textures, bump map, specular highlights for front image map, bevel and back image map of the created object. For me, personally, the cherry on the cake was that most of the 3D objects filters had dynamics built in. You had a choice of using (Curl, Shatter, Ripple, Pulse, all of the mentioned dynamics had a vast array of settings which could be manipulated).
Check out the full review from Zac. I have to completely agree. The 3D Objects are incredible plug-ins. You have to try them out to see how great they are (and if you're not a Motion user, but an After Effects or Premiere user, you're in luck. In AE you can use the built in lights and camera as well. Download a 14 day demo here. (Note: It has been updated to work in Snow Leopard too!) Here is a test movie from Zac:
If you could only purchase one comprehensive set of plug-ins for your NLE, the answer is simple: Boris Continuum Complete. Currently at a well-seasoned version 6, BorisFx offers Continuum Complete for AE (After Effects and Premiere), FxPlug (Apple Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Express), AVX (including Media Composer 3.5, Newscutter, Symphony and a version specific to Avid DS 10 or greater) and Sparks (Flint, Flame, Inferno and Smoke).
After Effects offers a lot straight out of the box, but when getting serious with Motion Graphics you may want to migrate out of what After Effects gives you and invest in a supplementary suite of effects. One reason for doing this is that a lot of designers use the AE effects out of the box and end up coming up with similar looks. Migrating to a new suite can give you a new interface to work with and open your mind to new looks. In any case what you want to look for is value. Until now, I have used the Sapphire suite for my supplementary effects. I've continually upgraded functionality by adding effects plugin from Zaxwerks and Trapcode among others.
Being so used to the much more expensive Sapphire package, I was skeptical that Boris Continuum Complete 6's (BCC6) effects could be any better than what I am currently using. Upon investigation my first thought was "Wow, there is a lot here!" I was right and that was just the beginning.
Figure 1. AdvLensFlare: This is a preset called Big Hoops. This plugin is great for adding depth with real customizable light effects.
Figure 1a. AdvLensFlare: Look at the breakdown of everything you can add, takeaway, or customize in just this one effect.
Ease of Use As I've immersed myself in BCC6, I've come to truly discover that Boris FX are GREAT at the default level. Most of them work great the minute you apply the effect. BE WARNED! You will be tempted to use these effects at default and end up a week later seeing the same look on a cheap TV spot on The CW. Boris should not be faulted for this. It seems as though they design the effects for quick-use. That being said, they add a plethora of customizable options to each effect.
Although I don't have enough space to write about each individual effect, I do want to give a brief run-down of some of the effects that immediately made me jump out of my seat and drop kick the first person I saw in a fit of joy. (Hey, we all have our own special ways of expressing our joy! Mine is just a bit more aggressive than others.)
1. Advanced Lens Flare: For the love of God, someone has finally done it. They've perfected the Lens Flare! Each and every feature of a standard Lens Flare is customizable, addable and subtractable delivering believeability and depth to any element you add it to. Forgive me if someone did it before Boris with this much control and I haven't run across it, but this effect is ESSENTIAL.
2. Generators: I can't tell you how many hours I've wasted in Photoshop recreating rock, wood floor, fire or any other sort of texture over and over again. This sounds really stupid I know, but this kind of stuff comes in handy time and time again.
3. 3D Effects: Previously only available through Zaxwerks, Boris Continuum Complete includes a full 3D extrusion suite. This alone is worth the price of admission. (check out some of the examples at http://borisfx.com/after_effects/bccae/3D_movies.php )
4. Cartoon Look: For years I've admired the look of movies like Waking Life and to a lesser extent those Charles Schwab commercials where the people are cartoon characters for no particular reason. Boris includes an effect that imitates this look with stunning precision.
Figure 2. Generators: Just a sample of a few of the generator plugins. This can save you hours of messing around in Photoshop.
Depth of Options One of the problems that I've had with other effects suites is that even when you get a plethora of options, they don't necessarily play well with other After Effects functionality, rendering them pretty much useless. In the Sapphire suite, this comes into play sometimes when using a mask. And at times, similar third party effects don't get along with the After Effects 3D environment. In the case of BCC6, not only do they give you A LOT of options for each effect, but there seemed to be no conflicts with my workflow.
Figure 3. PixelChooser: When you select PixelChooser (available in many of the effects) The functionality is nearly doubled.
In the case of masks, BorisFX's exclusive PixelChooser option allows you to integrate masks into the effect or avoid them entirely by using preset in-effect masks for quick use. As an added bonus EVERY effect comes with about two dozen really well thought out preset modes. Not just static presets but pre-keyframed animated presets that will automatically stretch to the length of your clip if you want them to.
Figure 4. Presets: A snapshot of the insane amount of presets available. Each folder is filled up like this one.
Performance From my in-depth tests and immersion in this software I've found that the Boris suite does exactly what it sets out to do effectively and efficiently. In the realm of 3D, if you are looking for speed, Zaxwerks still beats Boris. However, Boris comes through so much stronger in features and real deal functionality with the AE 3D environment that it really is worth the extra time. (And I didn't have the crash problems that I sometimes have with Zaxwerks.)
Figure 5. The Cartoon Look applied to a Swish Pan move.
Figure 6. Misalignment: The BCC Misalignment effect offers a RGB effect similar to that of Video Copilot's Twitch. But with presets like this, "Crossing Route," you can quickly create background elements for trailers and DVD menus
One thing to note before buying: Double check the system requirements for the 3D effects. These simply won't work on some older systems.
Figure 7.Rays Ripply: The Rays Ripply effect offers a visual effect not unlike Trapcode's Shine, but with built in auto-animation for a more dynamic effect.
Figure 8. LED: With the BCC LED effect you can mimic everything from a Lite Brite to a Fisher Price PXL2000.
Value For low-budget filmmakers, a $995 investment may seem like a lot of money. I recommend taking some time to think about the value you are getting for that money. Many effect suites sit around the thousand dollar mark, but on top of getting all the great features of blurs, lighting effects, generators, and particle systems, you also get great features not found anywhere else (other than in very specific and costly plug-in sets). For example, to just get into real 3D extrusion effects, the Zaxwerks Proanimator plugin costs $695.00 to do just that. On top of that, you also get plugins that mimics Trapcode's Shine and 3D stroke (while these effects are somewhat different from the Trapcode options, they do the trick in a pinch). You even get a 3D Layer Deformer, which would cost you about $300 for Digieffects Freeform AE (see last month's review).
Figure 9. Damaged TV: Damaged TV has a ton of auto-animating presets that run the gamut of bad reception looks. This works especially well for customizable transitions too.
Not only do I recommend getting the AE suite, but, if you have a Mac, I also suggest putting down an additional $100 to add on the Boris FXPlug in-editor effects as well. Available for Premier Pro (Mac only) or Final Cut Pro, Boris FXplug gives you quick use of the same effects plus additional effects that you might find useful. For instance the Swish Pan transition makes quick use of an often used Hollywood camera trick.
Figure 10. Prism: Prism provides a lot of cool playful RGB effects, good for music video stuff like this . But also very practical color blurs.
Entire Boris FX product line available for new Mac OS X 10.6 release
Marlborough MA - September 1, 2009 - Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced that the entire Boris FX product line is available for the new Mac OS X Snow Leopard release. The following Boris FX products support Snow Leopard:
Boris Continuum Complete 6.0.4 FxPlug: a free update for BCC 6.x FxPlug customers
Boris Continuum Complete 6.0.3 AE: a free update for BCC 6.x AE customers
All Boris Continuum Units support Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Final Effects Complete 5.0.2 FxPlug: a free update for FEC 5.x FxPlug customers
Final Effects Complete 5.0.1 AE: a free update for FEC 5.x AE customers
Boris RED 4.3.4: a free update for RED 4.x customers
If you could only purchase one comprehensive set of plug-ins for your NLE, the answer is simple: Boris Continuum Complete. Currently at a well-seasoned version 6, Boris FX offers Continuum Complete for AE (After Effects and Premiere), FxPlug (Apple Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Express), AVX (including Media Composer 3.5, NewsCutter, Symphony and a version specific to Avid DS 10 or greater) and Sparks (Flint, Flame, Inferno and Smoke). The ability to support such a wide range of NLE and motion graphics/compositing packages is in itself a tribute to Boris. The fact that the performance and quality is consistent across all of these diverse hosts is nothing less than miraculous.
Apple Motion 4 is a powerful, fun-to-use 3D motion graphics application.
Boris Continuum Complete's 3D Objects filters bring even more fun to Motion's workflow by allowing 3D extruded text, logos, and EPS graphics to respond to Motion's native camera. This is just one of the latest improvements available in Boris Continuum Complete 6.0.4 FxPlug which is a free update for Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug customers. Other new features include a revamped Optical Stabilizer for Apple Final Cut Pro with automated scaling and an interactive User Interface. Make your handheld shots rock steady with ease! Boris Continuum Complete 6.0.4 FxPlug also introduces official support for Apple Final Cut Pro 7 and Apple Motion 4.
The survey only took 3 minutes and they're looking for information on what you find important in plug-ins and what other plug-ins you use. If you're a BCC6 user, help Boris make even better plug-ins in the future!
Includes Cartoon Look, Pencil Sketch, Charcoal Sketch, and Watercolor from Boris Continuum Complete 6.
The new Boris Continuum Cartoon Look Unit lets you easily convert images and clips into cartoon-style roto animations. The result is a look that has been popularized in films such as "Waking Life" and "A Scanner Darkly". The look can also be seen in broadcast TV commercials for The Charles Schwab Corporation.
Boris Continuum Cartoon Look includes the following filters from Boris Continuum Complete 6:
Charcoal Sketch
Pencil Sketch
Watercolor
Cartoon Look
Boris Continuum Cartoon Look is available now for $199! Mac or Win or download a Free Trial. Boris Continuum Cartoon Look supports Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, and Apple Final Cut Express. Apple’s new Final Cut Studio 3 release is supported. For Avid editing and finishing systems, the Cartoon Look filters are included as part of Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX.
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Boris FX Announces New Boris Continuum Unit: Cartoon Look Cartoon Look, Pencil Sketch, Charcoal Sketch, and Watercolor Filters for $199
Marlborough MA - July 27, 2009 - Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that a new Boris Continuum Unit, Cartoon Look, is now available. The Boris Continuum Cartoon Look Unit includes the Cartoon Look, Pencil Sketch, Charcoal Sketch, and Watercolor filters from Boris Continuum Complete 6:
BCC Cartoon Look - BCC Cartoon Look simulates the look of cartoon rotoscope animation which was recently popularized with feature films such as "A Scanner Darkly" and "Waking Life" and may also be seen in memorable advertisement campaigns for The Charles Schwab Corporation. The filter includes many preset looks and styles, all available via the filter's preset pop-up menu. Users can even make their own presets and apply them to any other clip in any project. This filter is easy to use, yet provides parameter controls to achieve the right look with any source material.
BCC Pencil Sketch - The BCC Pencil Sketch filter simulates the look of a hand-drawn pencil-sketched image. Simply apply this filter to an image clip to emulate the look of an animated pencil-drawn sketch. The filter includes apply modes which can be used to blend the generated pencil lines with the original image to produce unique stylized looks
BCC Charcoal Sketch - The BCC Charcoal Sketch filter simulates the painterly look of an image that was created using charcoals. Simply drop the filter onto any clip and the image is immediately transformed into a charcoal sketch. The filter includes easy-to-use pop-ups to determine the weight or line width and the desired level of detail.
BCC Watercolor - Watercolor paint-style images can easily be generated from any source material with the addition of the BCC Watercolor filter. This filter includes the ability to control the color and weight of the contour edges as well as the desired level of contouring. Users can save their own preset looks or use the included user-modifiable preset looks to generate wash or watercolor effects.
Boris Continuum Cartoon Look supports Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, and Apple Final Cut Express. Apple's new Final Cut Studio 3 release is supported.
The Cartoon Look Unit is the latest addition to previously-released Boris Continuum Units: Chroma Key, Pan and Zoom, UpRez, Motion Key, Lens Flare, Film Look, Glitters, Optical Stabilizer, Light Rays, and 3D Objects.
Pricing and Availability Boris Continuum Cartoon Look is immediately available through the Boris FX worldwide reseller channel and direct from the Boris FX web site at www.borisfx.com for an MSRP of $199 USD. Customers who purchase the Boris Continuum Cartoon Look Unit or any other Boris Continuum Unit may credit the price of the Unit towards the full Boris Continuum Complete plug-in suite. For more information, please visit the Boris FX web site at www.borisfx.com.
About Boris FX Founded in 1995, 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 multimedia markets. Boris products have grown to serve over 200,000 artists worldwide. The company's success lies in its ability to tightly integrate and leverage technologies through strong partnerships with industry-leading manufacturers such as Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Grass Valley, Media 100, and Sony. For more information, visit www.borisfx.com
Oliver Peters Reviews Boris Continuum Complete 6 at his blog DigitalFilms.
"With so many products to offer, Boris FX tends to concentrate on updating all the versions of one product over the course of a year. 2009 has been the time to refresh many of the filters and all of the NLE host versions of Boris Continuum Complete, now at version 6. Continuum is probably the most wide-ranging set of filter packages available, consisting of keyers, effects, generators, color-correction, 3D text and more."
This video tutorial demonstrates some of BCC Extruded Text’s animatable filter parameters that are useful in creating effects where text characters animate along an After Effects mask path.
This video tutorial gives you an in-depth look at the Jitter feature of Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE’s Extruded Text filter. Basic functionality of the Jitter feature is explained and demonstrated. Then, the Jitter feature is shown in the context of a more developed effect involving audio and After Effects Camera and Lights.
We'll be going through our store and Plug-in Finder and replacing the box shots for the Boris FX products. What do you think of the new box art? I like it. Very clean.
Nearly 180 Visual Effects Filters for 64-bit Versions of Avid DS
Marlborough MA - July 6, 2009 - Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX for Avid DS (BCC 6 AVX for DS) is now available. Based on Avid's AVX 1 plug-in architecture, BCC 6 AVX for DS brings nearly 180 filters to 64-bit versions of Avid DS. The release features over 30 new filters including Pixel Fixer, DV Fixer, and Smooth Tone tools; Swish Pan, Cartoon Look, Pencil Sketch, and Water Color effects; and OpenGL-accelerated effects such as 3D Extruded Image Shatter, Damaged TV, Glint, Glare, Glitter, LED, Lens Flare, Lightning, Prism, Scanline, and Tile Mosaic. New BCC 6 AVX for Avid DS Feature Highlights:
64-bit OS Support. Based on Avid's AVX 1 plug-in architecture, BCC 6 AVX for DS supports 64-bit versions of Avid DS, including Version 10 and higher.
New Fast-rendering OpenGL Filters such as 3D Extruded Image Shatter, Damaged TV, Glint, Glare, Glitter, LED, Lens Flare, Lightning, Prism, Scanline, and Tile Mosaic.
Pixel Fixer removes bad pixels resulting from a faulty digital camera sensor or dust on a camera lens. Up to ten bad spots can be repaired with a single filter application - without any degradation of image quality or sharpness.
Smooth Tone smooths or softens an image while preserving detail contrast, making skin tones silky-smooth without loss of sharpness in the image.
Other New Effects include Charcoal Sketch, Pencil Sketch, Water Color, Cartoon Look, a Swish Pan transition filter, and DV Fixer for removal of jaggies from an image clip.
Significant Performance Gains. Every BCC 6 AVX for DS filter is either OpenGL-based or multiprocessor-accelerated for ultimate rendering speed.
Pricing and Availability:
BCC 6 AVX for Avid DS is immediately available for an MSRP $2,495 USD. Owners of previous versions of BCC AVX for DS may upgrade for an MSRP of $599 USD. BCC 6 AVX for DS is based on Avid’s AVX 1 plug-in architecture. An AVX 2 version will be released as a free update for BCC 6 AVX for DS users as soon as AVX 2 support becomes available in Avid DS. A fully-functioning 14-day Trial Version is also available.
About Boris FX:
Founded in 1995, 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 multimedia markets. Boris products have grown to serve over 200,000 artists worldwide. The company's success lies in its ability to tightly integrate and leverage technologies through strong partnerships with industry-leading manufacturers such as Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Grass Valley, Media 100, and Sony. For more information, visit www.borisfx.com
Boris Continuum Complete 6.0.3 AE is now available as a free update for BCC 6 users. This update adds even more typographical treatment and animation to BCC 6 AE's already-formidable extruded text capabilities. New features include animated text on a path, animated tracking, leading, and baseline and sophisticated text jitter controls. In addition, the BCC 6.0.3 AE update includes a number of performance improvements.
15 New Filters, New 3D Objects, Exchange Keyframe Animation with Adobe After Effects
Marlborough MA - June 22, 2009 - Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX (BCC 6 AVX) for Avid editing and finishing systems is now available. BCC 6 AVX is based on Avid's AVX 2 plug-in architecture with support for Avid Media Composer, Avid NewsCutter and Avid Symphony. A special AVX 1 version of BCC 6 AVX for Avid DS will be released in the near future.
BCC 6 AVX adds nearly 200 plug-in filters to Avid editing and finishing systems. The new release features 15 new effects including Extruded Text, Extruded EPS, Layer Deformer, Cartoon Look, Lightning, and Swish Pan. In addition, BCC 6 AVX delivers unique workflow enhancements such as the ability to animate BCC filters in Adobe After Effects and transfer the animation to the Avid timeline - while preserving After Effects keyframes.
"BCC 6 AVX shows our strong commitment to Avid plug-in development. We are thrilled to bring OpenGL-accelerated 3D filters to Avid editors via Avid's AVX real-time plug-in architecture," commented Boris Yamnitsky, president and founder, Boris FX. "With BCC 6 AVX, Avid editors can edit extruded text, warp 2D layers in 3D space, and import and extrude EPS files within Avid's native editing interface - without needing to render in another application. In addition, for the first time, Avid editors can animate BCC filters in Adobe After Effects and transfer the animation to the Avid timeline while preserving After Effects keyframes."
New BCC 6 AVX Feature Highlights
15 New Filters range from realistic 3D vector graphics extrusions to painting and image restoration. The new 3D Objects category includes Extruded Text, Extruded EPS, Extruded Spline, Type-On Text, and Layer Deformer. New image restoration filters include DV Fixer, Smooth Tone, and Pixel Fixer. New image painting filters consist of Charcoal Sketch, Pencil Sketch, Water Color, and Cartoon Look. New OpenGL filters include Lightning and Tile Mosaic. A new Swish Pan transition filter is also included.
BCC Extruded Text - OpenGL-accelerated 3D text generator with built-in 3D shatters and a warp deformer. Multiple 3D materials can be created from external image files featuring texture and bump maps as well as reflections. Each material can be individually saved as a preset and applied to the front, back, bevel, or extrusion surface of the text object. The text object can be further deformed and animated with a number of innovative deformers such as Bend, Taper, Twist, Shatter, Ripple, Pulse, or Curl.
BCC Extruded EPS - provides an easy way to import and extrude Adobe Illustrator layered vector logos and graphics in Avid editing and finishing systems.BCC Type-On Text - 3D extruded text can be animated in true 3D space in a type-on or type-off fashion with each letter precisely interacting with the rest of the text in 3D. All 3D properties of the BCC Extruded Text filter are available in the Type-On effect.BCC Extruded Spline - based on built-in primitives such as a medallion or heart. Create 3D extruded objects fully-modeled with bevels and spline-based extrusion profiles.BCC Layer Deformer - warp any 2D layer in 3D space with built-in 3D shatters and bend deformers. Create 3D shapes such as fully or partially wrapped spheres and cylinders with multiple layers mapped onto the surfaces.BCC Pixel Fixer - remove bad pixels resulting from a faulty digital camera sensor or dust on a camera lens. Up to 10 bad spots can be repaired with a single filter application - without any degradation of image quality or sharpness.BCC DV Fixer - soften or remove diagonal stair-step lines (aka jaggies) from a clip captured with a lower-quality camera. Repair compression artifacts without degrading image sharpness or quality. BCC Smooth Tone - smoothes or softens an image while preserving detail contrast, making skin tones silky-smooth without loss of sharpness in the image. A great tool for working with "talking heads" and on-camera interview footage.BCC Swish Pan - simulates panning a camera very quickly in a 180 degree arc, creating the look of a fast blur between outgoing and incoming clips.BCC Charcoal Sketch - simulates the painterly look of an image that was created using charcoals.BCC Pencil Sketch - simulates the look of a hand-drawn pencil-sketched image.BCC Water Color - simulates the wash look of a watercolor painting.BCC Cartoon Look - simulates a rotoscope toon-animation look.BCC Tile Mosaic - simulates the look of hand-cut opaque tiles.BCC Lightning - generates simulated lightning bolts and plasma arcs.
Significant Performance Gains. Every filter is either OpenGL-based or multiprocessor-accelerated for ultimate rendering speed on modern computing and graphics platforms.Custom Animated Presets. This unique feature lets users save and re-use every parameter animation in every BCC filter - even across host applications and platforms. For the first time, users may animate BCC filters in Adobe After Effects and transfer the animation to the Avid timeline while preserving After Effects keyframes. BCC 6 AVX includes hundreds of factory-installed animated presets. Animated presets are now saved in industry-standard XML format and can be edited by any XML-compliant text editor.Single-Click Custom Preset Navigation Tool lets users easily browse presets without opening a pop-up window. Presets are immediately applied and the host preview window is automatically updated to reflect the selected preset.Built-In Motion Tracker Enhancements are found in almost every filter. Users may now save motion tracker data from one filter and load the saved data in another filter.
About Boris FX Founded in 1995, 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 multimedia markets. Boris products have grown to serve over 200,000 artists worldwide. The company's success lies in its ability to tightly integrate and leverage technologies through strong partnerships with industry-leading manufacturers such as Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Grass Valley, Media 100, and Sony.
The votes are tallied for the Toolfarm 2009 Plug-in Awards. Thank you for your input!
Congratulations to Trapcode Particular for being the most prized plug-in for After Effects, winning by a landslide! Congratulations also to the winner of the Drobo giveaway - Dan Owen of Ensightful.
New Chroma Key Studio Filter for Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Final Cut Express
Marlborough MA - June 16, 2009 - Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that the Boris Continuum Chroma Key Unit now includes a Chroma Key Studio filter for real-time previews and rendering in Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Final Cut Express.
Chroma Key Studio builds on the strength of Boris Continuum Complete's keying and compositing tools with features such as a best-of-breed chroma key process, spill suppression, matte choker, and a light wrap compositing step. All four tools are combined in one, easy-to-use filter; users do not need to stack multiple filters to pre and post process video.
In addition to Chroma Key Studio, the Boris Continuum Chroma Key Unit includes the following filters for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro in addition to Apple Pro Video Applications:
BCC Chroma Key for compositing camera footage shot using a blue, green, or orange screen as a backdrop over a new background video or a still image from a separate file. The Chroma Key filter includes a variety of Spill Suppression parameters.
BCC Matte Choker for tweaking the blur, choke, and softening along the edges of a key.
BCC Light Wrap to reflect the background image around the edges of a foreground image to form a border. This creates a more convincing composite by making it appear as if the images were shot in the same environment.
BCC Match Grain for sampling the grain from the background and applying it to the foreground, generating the appearance that the clips were shot on the same camera.
BCC Color Match for sampling the highlight, midtone, and shadow regions in the foreground and background images and blending some of the background color and luma values into the foreground, contributing to a seamless composite.
Pricing and Availability
Boris Continuum Chroma Key is immediately available through the Boris FX worldwide reseller channel and direct from the Boris FX web site at www.borisfx.com for an MSRP of $299 USD. Customers who purchase the Boris Continuum Chroma Key Unit or any other Boris Continuum Unit may credit the price of the Unit towards the full Boris Continuum Complete plug-in suite.
Existing Boris Continuum Chroma Key Unit customers may download the Chroma Key Studio filter as a free update from the Boris FX web site at www.borisfx.com.
For more information, please visit the Boris FX web site at www.borisfx.com.
About Boris FX
Founded in 1995, 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 multimedia markets. Boris products have grown to serve over 200,000 artists worldwide. The company's success lies in its ability to tightly integrate and leverage technologies through strong partnerships with industry-leading manufacturers such as Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Grass Valley, Media 100, and Sony.
I demo'd BCC6 at NAB this April and was really impressed with a new filter called BCC Pixel Fixer. I show you how easy it is to fix bad pixels or dust on a lens with BCC Pixel Fixer. Buy BCC6 AE. There's an FxPlug version and the public beta of the BCC6 AVX just came out today as well. Download a free demo of any host here: Free Trials.
A public beta of BCC 6 AVX for Avid editing and finishing systems is now available!Get It Now
BCC 6 AVX brings nearly 200 filters to Avid Media Composer, Avid NewsCutter, and Avid Symphony. The new release features 15 new filters including Extruded Spline, Layer Deformer, Cartoon Look, Lightning, and Swish Pan. In addition, BCC 6 AVX delivers unique workflow enhancements such as the ability to animate a BCC filter in Adobe After Effects and transfer the animation to the Avid timeline – while preserving After Effects keyframes.
I got to demo these plug-ins at NAB this year for Boris FX and they are seriously impressive and easy to use. They are very fast with real-time updates, they use AE's built in camera and lights, not to mention that they work right in the After Effects native interface... no jumping to an unfamiliar interface. These plug-ins are seriously quality. The filters also work in Final Cut Pro or Motion. Below are a few samples.
BCC 6.0.3 AE Release Notes
