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Developer: Boris FX
Version: AE 6.0.3, FxPlug v6.0, AVX 6.0.5
Platforms: Mac, Windows
Compatibility with After Effects and Premiere CS4, Compatibility with Final Cut Studio 3, Compatibility with After Effects 7, Compatibility with After Effects CS3, Mac Universal Binary, Mac OSX Leopard Compatibility, Microsoft Vista Compatibility and FxPlug

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Continuum Complete 6 AE

Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE brings nearly 200 filters to Macintosh and Windows versions of Adobe CS3 and CS4. This new release features 15 new filters including Extruded Text, Extruded Spline, Type-On Text, Layer Deformer, Smooth Tone, DV Fixer, and Pixel Fixer. In addition, BCC 6 AE delivers unique workflow enhancements such as support for After Effects’ Camera and Lighting System, the ability to import After Effects mask paths into BCC 6 AE filters, saving and loading of XML-based animated presets, a single-click custom preset navigation tool, and motion tracking data import and export.

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Features

New BCC 3D Objects category of 3D OpenGL extruded text generators
New "digital repair"-style filters such as Smooth Tone, DV Fixer, and Pixel Fixer
Over 2000 factory-installed animated presets
Over 1500 factory-installed static presets
XML preset format means presets can be modified with a standard text editor
New single-click custom-preset navigation tool eases effect selection
OpenGL hardware-accelerated vertex and pixel shaders
Support for After Effects' camera and lighting system
Generate 3D extruded shapes from imported AE spline path mask shapes
Localize filter results using imported AE spline path mask shapes or built-in PixelChooser system
Motion Tracking data import and export
Volumetric lighting effects and Glows
Specular lighting special effects such as Glint, Glare, Glitter
Compositing tools such as Light Wrap and Matte Choker
Natural effect generators such as Snow, Rain, Fire, Stars
Motion Key for automated foreground object removal
Film Look effects such as Bleach Bypass, Damaged Film, and Grain Match
Optical Flow-based image retiming and motion blur effects
Automated optical image stabilization without the use of point trackers
Onscreen controls for easy parameter set-up

Performance and Quality

16-bit deep-color pixel processing
OpenGL hardware-accelerated rendering
Multi-core performance

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New Filters

The following are new filters found in BCC 6 AE.

Extruded Text More Extruded Text Info. PDF The BCC Extruded Text filter generates 3D Text with built-in controls for generating 3D shatters and warp deformers. This filter is OpenGL hardware-accelerated.

Create stunning 3D extruded text elements and use the AE native camera and lighting system to generate fly-throughs or use the built-in camera and lighting system to animate the viewer around the generated 3D text models. This filter also includes vertex and pixel shaders that enable the generation of animated 3D shatter, bulge, bend, taper, twist, ripple and wave effects. Generate text from scratch using the built-in title tool or copy / paste from any text editor right into the title generator window. This filter includes full control over the leading, tracking, character and paragraph styles of the generated 3D text element. You can also create reflection or texture maps for the generated 3D text from any image or video clip from the AE timeline.

Type-On Text More Type On Text Info. PDF The BCC Type-On Text filter lets you generate text that automatically types-on the screen. This filter is OpenGL hardware-accelerated.

Creating extruded 3D type-on text effects within Adobe After Effects is now a simple process. The BCC Type-On Text filter includes a full-featured title generator that offers control over the leading, tracking, character and paragraph styles of the 3D text element. 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. Use any image or video clip from the timeline to add textures or reflection maps that animate in real-time over the extruded text element. This filter also includes the ability to use AE's native 3D camera and lighting system or the filter's built-in camera and light controls.

Extruded Spline More Extruded Spline Info. PDF The BCC Extruded Spline filter generates a 3D extruded shape from a 2D After Effects spline mask shape. This filter is OpenGL hardware-accelerated.

This filter utilizes state-of-the-art OpenGL technology to generate and extrude shapes from any AE-generated mask shape. Extrude shapes using the built-in AE pen path tool or imported vector art from Adobe Illustrator. This powerful filter can use the built-in AE native camera and lighting system or you may use the camera and light tools that are included in the comprehensive filter user interface. Any image or video track from the AE timeline can use used as reflection or texture maps for the extruded surface and the generated 3D shapes can be subject to the built-in 3D warp and deform functions.

Layer Deformer More Layer Deformer Info. PDF The BCC Layer Deformer distorts 2D image layers in 3D space with built-in controls for 3D effects such as ripple, wave, and sphere. This filter is OpenGL hardware-accelerated.

Use the BCC Layer Deformer to generate useful 3D shapes such as planes, cubes, spheres, cylinders and deform these 3D objects using the built-in vertex and pixel shaders. Create a bulging cube that shatters off into a million pieces or a rippling plane shape and use any image or video clip from the timeline to add textures or reflection maps. This filter also includes the ability to use the AE native 3D camera and lighting system or you may use the filter's built-in camera and light controls.

Extruded EPS Extruded EPS Video Tutorial

The BCC Extruded EPS filter provides an easy way to import and extrude Adobe Illustrator layered vector logos and graphics in Adobe After Effects. The filter includes full integration with the After Effects 3D camera and lighting system and incorporates the same 3D material presets and free-form deformation properties of other BCC 6 AE 3D Objects filters. The filter is capable of tracking an EPS file using a Watch Folder, making the EPS file "live" should it be edited in Adobe Illustrator. A handy "Keep EPS Color" feature lets you preserve the original fill colors for each element as a diffuse color option of the material.

DV Fixer More DV Fixer Info. PDF DV Fixer Video Tutorial The BCC DV Fixer filter is designed to soften or remove diagonal stair-step artifacts (aka jaggies) from an image clip while protecting other areas of the image from the softening process.

The filter uses proprietary algorithms to detect visible aliased diagonal edges that are typically found in DV video clips and then processes the pixels only along these edges to achieve a smooth artifact-free result. The filter is easy to use and features on-screen view modes, which are accessible via a convenient pop-up menu option within the filter user interface; this enables you to fine-tune the detected jaggy edges prior to performing any image processing.

Smooth Tone More Smooth Tone Info. PDF Smooth Tone Video Tutorial The BCC Smooth Tone filter smoothes or softens an image while preserving the important detail contrast areas.

With the advent of HD image technology, the image result may often be "too sharp". What this means is that certain areas in the image, such as the pores on a subject's skin, may become too prominent. The Smooth Tone filter applies a complex image smoothing-algorithm to these areas in the image but does not affect extreme specular highlights or catch-lights. This results in smoother skin tones while preserving important areas of detail contrast within the image.

Cartoon Look [The BCC Cartoon Look filter simulates a rotoscope toon-animation look.

The look of cartoon rotoscope animation, which was recently popularized with feature films such as "A Scanner Darkly" and "A Waking Life" and may also be seen in memorable advertisement campaigns for Charles Schwab, was once only possible with many hours of painstaking rotoscope painting and compositing along with the use of large-scale dedicated image processing systems. With the BCC Cartoon Look filter, this look is now available to anyone who can drop a filter onto a clip. The filter includes many preset looks and styles, all available via the filter's preset pop-up menu. You can even make your 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.

Charcoal Sketch More Charcoal Sketch Info. PDF The BCC Charcoal Sketch filter simulates the painterly look of an image that was created using charcoals.

With the Charcoal Sketch filter, generating the look of an image that was created by an artist using charcoals has never been easier. Simply drop the filter onto any clip and the image is immediately transformed from a standard shot 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.

Pencil Sketch More Pencil Sketch Info. PDF The BCC Pencil Sketch filter simulates the look of a hand-drawn pencil-sketched image.

The Pencil Sketch filter is another of the new "art-look" filters that are included in the BCC 6 set. Simply apply this filter to an image clip to emulate the look of an animated pencil-drawn sketch. This filter includes many apply modes which can be used to blend the generated pencil lines with the original image to produce unique stylized looks.

Water Color More Water Color Info. PDF The BCC Water Color filter simulates the wash look of a water color painting.

Water color paint-style images can easily be generated from any source material with the addition of the BCC Water Color filter. This filter includes the ability to control the color and weight of the contour edges as well as the desired level of contouring. Save your own preset looks or use the included user-modifiable preset looks to generate wash or water color effects.

Pixel Fixer More Pixel Fixer Info. PDF The BCC Pixel Fixer filter repairs pixels in the image that are the result of dust on a camera lens or imaging sensor.

Digital video and still photography, while making it easier to have immediate access to source material, come with some disadvantages versus film source material. One common problem / disadvantage is with the camera's image sensor. Sometimes pixels on the sensor stop working - with the result of "bad" pixels in the image. Instead of clone-painting to remove or disguise the bad pixel in each frame, the BCC Pixel Fixer automates this process. Simply center one of the source points in the filter over the bad pixel and it is removed from every frame in the clip. This fast-to-render filter includes source points to remove up to 10 "bad" pixels per filter instance.

Lightning More Lightning Info. PDF The BCC Lightning filter generates simulated lightning bolts or plasma arcs. This filter is OpenGL hardware-accelerated.

The new BCC Lightning filter can be used to emulate photorealistic, auto-animated lightning bolts that emanate from single or multiple sources (sheet lightning), single bolt point-to-point timed strikes or even "Tesla Coil" high-voltage electrical plasma arcs. Dozens of static and animated presets are available for this filter and are accessed via the built-in preset pop-up selector.

Tile Mosaic More Tile Mosaic Info. PDF The BCC Tile Mosaic filter simulates an image that is comprised of hand-cut opaque tiles. This filter is OpenGL hardware-accelerated.

Use the BCC Tile Mosaic filter to generate the look of hand-cut tiles from a still or moving clip of images. The filter includes parameters to control the relief of the tiles as well as the shape of the tile pieces and the position of the light as it hits the tile surface. Other options include the ability to control the grout width and color.

Swish Pan Swish Pan Video Tutorial

Editors use transitions as a way to cut between scenes, typically creating an animated effect such as a dissolve or blur at the end of the outgoing clip and the beginning of the incoming clip. While most modern NLE systems ship with a list of standard wipe transitions, there are some transition styles that are more of an in-camera effect rather than the synthesized gradient wipes or block dissolves. One of these effects, known as a "Swish Pan," is created by panning the camera very quickly in a 180 degree arc, thereby creating the look of a fast blur between the outgoing and the incoming clips. Continuing in the tradition of making visual effects easy to create, Boris Continuum Complete 6 now includes a Swish Pan transition filter for registered users of the BCC 6 product.

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Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug

Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug brings over 200 filters to Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, and Apple Final Cut Express. This new release features 28 new filters including Extruded Text, Extruded EPS, Extruded Spline, Type-On Text, Layer Deformer, Smooth Tone, DV Fixer, Pixel Fixer, and a Swish Pan transition filter. In addition, BCC 6 FxPlug takes advantage of Apple FxPlug's real-time architecture for simultaneous live previews of dozens of preset transitions, glows, and color and film look effects in a newly-designed effects browser window. This new technology delivers the best of Boris on Apple's FxPlug platform.

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