Boris Red is the only integrated 3D compositing, titling, and effects application to deliver unparalleled performance to NLEs. Designed specifically for editors, Red integrates advanced 2D/3D compositing, sophisticated titling, paint, rotoscoping, a full suite of tools to create and extrude vector objects, 3D animation, and industry-leading DVE technology in a single application. Seamlessly integrated with industry-standard NLEs, Red optimizes effects creation workflow. DESCRIPTION
Designed specifically for editors, Red offers an unprecedented range of features and adds a standalone engine for rendering. Red integrates advanced 2D and 3D compositing, sophisticated titling, paint, rotoscoping, a full suite of tools to create and extrude vector objects, robust 3D creation and animation, and the industry-leading software DVE technology in a single application. Expand the capabilities of your editing system with just one application. Save time and money using one interface, in one system. Red 4 Key Features
- 164 video filters
- 16 bit color depth
- Raster Paint Engine
- Subtitle import feature
- OpenGL accelerated effects creation and playback
- Advanced 2D and 3D compositing with unlimited layers
- High quality keying, masking, mattes and Apply Modes
- Motion tracking, corner pinning and image stabilization
- Intersect any 3D shape including planes, spheres or extruded text
- Vector paint and rotoscoping with precise controls
- Over 110 filters including Wire Remover, Film Grain and Match
- Superior 2D and 3D titling
- Vector text for razor-sharp display at any scale
New Features
With the release of Red 4, Boris has added a list of new features to the already powerful integrated 3D compositing, titling, and effects application. Image Processing - 16 Bit Color Depth: 16 bit deep-color provides users with the ability to generate smoother gradients and more precise color correction via an expanded color palette, which expands the available color gamut from 16 million (8 bit color) to trillions of colors.) the result Is that gradients are far less prone to mach banding or color stepping.
- New User Interface: The user interface of RED 4 has been significantly improved in terms of looks and ease of use. For instance:
- the toolbar is now context sensitive
- the button array features bigger buttons that are user configurable
- buttons highlight as the cursor is rolled over them in the button array, the toolbar and at the bottom of the controls and composite windows
- the render queue has been redesigned to deliver more feedback to the user
- all windows feature tabs that automatically layer so that they remain visible regardless of the window size
- sticky windows ... windows to move together so that as you resize one window others windows resize automatically to accommodate the new size
- magnetic windows ... windows now pull toward each other when they are placed within a 10 pixel radius
- project window thumbnail previews can be temporarily disabled to speed the import of highly complex large compositions
- new Composite Window with integrated keyframe track
- tab based multi comp timeline window
- sticky windows option for easy layouts
- project settings and modeless options palette: The new addition of an Options Palette makes working with particular functions, such as grids and guides, or vector splines an easier task. For instance, to change the particulars of the grids and guide feature in previous versions of the product, the user was forced to go to the preferences window, make the change and then exit the preferences. The new Options Palette can be left open at all times and changes made in the Options Palette are instantaneous. The options palette is available for the following functions:
- Vector Trace
- Splines
- Grids and Guides
- Keyframe Interpolation
- Keyframe Generator
- Timecode
- improved project window with a media tab
- configurable shortcut buttons in timeline
- Paint Engine
- clone brush
- tablet support: The addition of support for pressure sensitive Wacom tablets, users can now work with these pressure sensitive Wacom tablet devices and use the Wacom data to drive raster paint strokes a variety of different ways. The data gathered from the tablet includes the following: pressure, velocity, direction, tilt, bearing, jitter, white noise, length and reverse length. Any one of these can be used to drive the color, opacity, and size of the brush along the leangth of the stroke.
- image based brushes, multiple layers supported
- spray, roller brush styles
- conversion to spline strokes
- Subtitles
- import EBU format: The subtitle import feature enables users to import EBU subtitle files and modify the imported text slates to suit their requirements right within the RED timeline. As added bonus to FCP users, the modified subtitle file can then be exported as FCP XML data.
- export flat movie with alpha
- import back to NLE for real-time playback
- export XML file for FCP integration
- Vector Spline tools
- vector trace tool: The Vector Trace tool enables the conversion from a raster bitmap Image such as a tiff, jpeg or a frame from a movie file to a scalable vector graphic with the ability to extrude any of the resulting vector shapes. Images are converted Into vector by simply selecting the Vector Trace tool and then dragging the tool over the Image which Is to be converted. Options for this function include the ability to select the color or alpha channel with which to base the conversion.
- motion path filter: With the motion path filter users can automatically place and animate 2D and 3D objects or shapes along a user defined bezier motion path.
- Optical Flow tools
- motion key
- optical stabilizer
- New filters
- new BCC filters: Boris RED 4 Includes some brand new filters from the Boris Continuum Complete 4 release. These powerful new filters are a significant addition to the product and ease the work of such common tasks as foreground object removal or Image stabilization.
- BCC Color Match filter ensures accurate color and luma match from clip to clip and can also be used as a stylistic effect.
- BCC Halftone filter simulates offset printing, where images are printed via an array of varying dots which carry ink onto paper.
- BCC Median filter can be used to simulate paint styles used in the Fauvism art movement.
- BCC Corner Pin filter with built-in 4 point tracking and compositing features makes It possible to pin one Image onto another.
- BCC Turbulence is used to distort an image based on a built-in noise map function.
- BCC Noise Map 2 generates more interesting noise than the original noise map.
- BCC Color Choker is used to blur and overdrive color channels.
- new FEC filters: FEC filters have been updated to better match RED4 environment.
- FEC Mr. Mercury
- FEC Kaleida
- FEC Radial Scale Wipe
- Additional new filters include:
- FEC Blobbylize
- FEC Drizzle
- FEC Glass
- FEC Glass Wipe
- FEC MinMax
- FEC Threshold
- FEC Threshold RGB
- New host support
- AVX 2 for Avid: Support for the Avid AVX 2.0 API enables the application to take advantage of some of the new features in the AVX2 API, which means for RED 4 users 16 bit deep color support while plugged Into that host environment resulting In cleaner color and gradients.
- Edius 4
- Vegas 7
- 844X
- FXPlug for FCP on Intel Mac (available as free update later 2006)
- Productivity
- Consolidate project feature: This feature automatically creates a folder and moves all media related to the current project into that folder along with the project settings file.
- improved render queue: Users can now render selected items from the render queue instead of having to render all items in order as in previous versions of the product.
- new browser presets: RED 4 includes many new composition presets, which were designed specifically for RED 4 by compositing and effects guru Steve Oakley.
- additional filter presets
- Browser only option for easy presets: Literally hundreds of additional presets have been added to the BCC filters, which are included in the RED 4 application making It easier than ever before to add new looks to your projects.
REQUIREMENTS
Read a review: http://creativemac.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=154989-0 Boris Final Effects Complete 5 AE
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Final Effects Complete 5 is a ground-up re-write of the legendary Final Effects Complete filters by the Boris FX development team. With a modernized user interface, multi-processor acceleration, and 16-bit color processing, Final Effects Complete is ready for the creative minds of the 21st century. Well known for the unique particle treatments of Mr. Mercury and Bubbles, the creative distortions of Griddler and Flo Motion, the eye-catching, stylized effects of Mr. Smoothie and Glue Gun, and the excellent edge treatments of Sparkle Edges and Wiggle Edges, Final Effects Complete remains the hidden secret behind many award-winning projects. DESCRIPTION
Visual Effects Filters and Transitions for Adobe After Effects
Final Effects Complete 5 AE is a ground-up re-write of the legendary Final Effects Complete filters by the Boris FX development team. With a modernized user interface, multi-processor acceleration, and 16-bit color processing, the famous Final Effects Complete filters are ready for the creative minds of the 21st century. Well known for the unique particle treatments of Mr. Mercury and Bubbles, the creative distortions of Griddler and Flo Motion, the eye catching, stylized effects of Mr. Smoothie and Glue Gun, and the excellent edge treatments of Sparkle Edges and Wiggle Edges, Final Effects Complete remains the hidden secret behind many award-winning projects. While borrowing many new technologies from Boris Continuum Complete, FEC 5 AE remains compatible with all previous FEC versions released by Cycore, MetaCreations, and ICE. Final Effects Complete 5 AE supports Adobe After Effects CS4, Adobe After Effects, CS3 and Adobe After Effects 7 under Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. FEC 5 AE is a Universal Binary release. FEC 5 AE also supports Adobe Premiere Pro and Autodesk Combustion. Significant new features in version 5 - FEC 5 takes full advantage of many technologies found in Boris Continuum Complete. Features such as PixelChooser, Motion Tracker, Preset Loader and Online Documentation hallmarks of BCC filters are now included with FEC, too.
New UI: The new modernized native parameter UI sports new control groups, contextual controls, on-screen widgets, custom controls and many other improvements. All parameter options are now readily available as native parameters without a need to open modal dialog windows. - 16 Bit Rendering : FEC 5 includes both 8 and 16 bit filters for highest quality image processing.
- MP Acceleration : All filters have been optimized from the original version to take full advantage of multi core and multi processor computing platforms. The overall speedup varies from filter to filter.
- PixelChooser Technology : Most FEC 5 filters feature the award-winning Boris PixelChooser where appropriate. PixelChooser is an internal method of selectively applying the image processing to the image based on criteria defined by the user. The criteria may vary from color channel information to simple geometric shapes to spline-based masks available in After Effects. This method is superior to layer duplication and masking because it is more flexible and efficient. The mask can be applied to various stages of pre and post processing. The parts of the image not chosen by the mask remain untouched by the filter.
- Multitude Of Standard Presets : As any Boris product FEC 5 ships with over 800 pre-saved presets for quick new looks. Custom presets can be saved and shared between multiple workstations and even emailed to other users.
- Extensive Filter Enhancements: FEC 5 AE adds new features and improvements to every one of the 108 filters in the set. Highlights include:
- Auto-animation in many of the transitions
- Extensive new controls in FEC Hair such as the ability to generate curly hair instead of just straight hair as well as the ability to modulate the gravity direction across the image based on a gradient map
- New FEC Bubbles controls for drift direction, particle randomness, and source texture mapping pinning. In addition, FEC Bubbles now includes a Deflector point to create regions with no bubbles.
- Much better lighting controls in Mr Mercury, Blobblylize, Glue Gun, Glass, and Ball Action
- Two new particle types in Particle Systems II Advanced Sphere and Advanced Lens. These new particle types allow you to generate different looking spheres with more extensive lighting control.
- New bend styles added to the FEC Bender menu
REQUIREMENTS
- After Effects 9 for Windows (Adobe CS4)
- After Effects 9 for Mac (Adobe CS4)
- After Effects 8 for Windows (Adobe CS3)
- After Effects 8 for Mac (Adobe CS3)
- After Effects 7 for Mac
- After Effects 6.x for Windows
Boris Title Toolkit gives Adobe After Effects users superior titling capabilities in a familiar environment for maximum quality, speed, and creativity. Using Title Toolkit, video editors, graphic artists, and compositors can import ASCII or RTF files for fast, easy credit rolls, take advantage of rich text style options such as bevel borders, gradient fills, simulated extrusion, and embossing, and save or apply custom or preset text styles, gradients, and colors, all of which can be applied on a per character basis. Title Toolkit supports Truetype, Postscript, Unicode, and Multibyte fonts on Macintosh and Windows, including Leopard and Vista. DESCRIPTION
Title Toolkit extends the titling capabilities of Adobe After Effects by offering text features such as; - Sophisticated text styles created and applied right in AE
- Multiple strokes per style, soft strokes, bevel and radial style strokes for 3D looks
- Gradient fills ; linear gradients for highlight effects, bevel and contour gradients for embossed 3D looks, radial gradients
- Separate control of stroke and fill opacity
- Style based drop shadows, including soft drop shadows
- Depth shadows and perspective shadows for 3D looks
- Page formatting features such as tabs and word wrap
- RTF (rich text format) document import which preserves formatting by returns and tabs, and text attributes such as font, point size, text color, bold, and italics
- Convenient automated title rolls and crawls
- Vector shape objects to be used as text backdrops or design elements, including animatable shape primitives as well as support for using an AE mask path to define the shape
The text plugins also offer easy to use Text On Path andType On effects, as well as powerful options for Jittering and Randomizing text characters or even randomizing text styles and fonts, and generating random pages of text characters following user specified controls. Title Toolkit Plug-ins - Vector Text – Create text with animatable borders, fill, softness, and shadows within the Effects Controls and Timeline windows. You can then place text on a path, rotate and move it in 3D space, or animate text on or off the screen by character, by word, or by line.
- Text Scrambler – Randomize or scramble text or text styles and animate fields of random text or numbers including animating to and from random text and user defined text.
- Title Crawl - Create automated roll or crawl animation with built-in options for hard or soft masks. Maintain defined pixels per second speed. 3D rotation control provides easy creation of "Star Wars" type perspective effects.
- VectorShape - Build shapes for text backdrops and vector graphic elements using preset shape primitives with multiple animatable parameters or use an AE mask to define the shape. Apply border and shadow styles. Use an alternate layer as a texture map or video fill. Easily rotate, position, and animate your shape in 3D space.
REQUIREMENTS
- Adobe After Effects v5.5, v6.0, CS3 and CS4.
Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE
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Boris Continuum Complete extends the capabilities of NLE and compositing applications with nearly 200 filters for professional visual effects creation. With intuitive on-screen controls and support for multi-processor and OpenGL acceleration, users can quickly create multi-layer composites with robust tools for keying, lighting, color, and even temporal effects. Powerful integration features include built-in motion tracking and unique PixelChooser technology that creates region or channel-based masks. Thousands of presets provide precise effects creation with minimal learning curve. Use Boris Continuum Complete to Tint, Tone, Blur, Glow, Distort, and Transform video images. Add Light Rays, Film Grain and Scratches, Lens Flares, Rain, or Snow. Remove unwanted Noise, Grain, or Scratches. Precisely adjust Light and Color levels and smoothly Deinterlace video and simulate the motion of film. Image filtering effects can be selectively applied using PixelChooser masking and Apply Modes. DESCRIPTION
Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE brings nearly 200 filters to Adobe CS3 and CS4. This new release features 13 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. Key Features - New BCC Text 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 in an industry-standard format
- 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
Continuum Complete AE supports the following versions of After Effects
For a complete compatibility matrix of all Boris products and hosts click here - After Effects 8 for Mac
- After Effects 7 for Mac
- After Effects 6.x for Mac
Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug
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Boris Continuum Complete extends the capabilities of NLE and compositing applications with over 200 filters for professional visual effects creation. With intuitive on-screen controls and support for multi-processor and OpenGL acceleration, users can quickly create multi-layer composites with robust tools for keying, lighting, color, and even temporal effects. Powerful integration features include built-in motion tracking and unique PixelChooser technology that creates region or channel-based masks. Thousands of presets provide precise effects creation with minimal learning curve. Use Boris Continuum Complete to Tint, Tone, Blur, Glow, Distort, and Transform video images. Add Light Rays, Film Grain and Scratches, Lens Flares, Rain, or Snow. Remove unwanted Noise, Grain, or Scratches. Precisely adjust Light and Color levels and smoothly Deinterlace video and simulate the motion of film. Image filtering effects can be selectively applied using PixelChooser masking and Apply Modes. DESCRIPTION
Continuum Complete is an expansive plug-in filter set that lets you create effects from the practical to the inspired directly in your native host interface for unprecedented workflow. Nearly 200 filters include advanced keying, matting, compositing, image processing, distortion, temporal effects and motion tracking. These filters provide the creative freedom to animate your graphical elements or video at any speed, acceleration, or position you want. Video Effects Plug-ins for Apple Pro Video Applications
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. Key Features
- New BCC Text category of 3D OpenGL extruded text generators
- New "digital repair"-style filters such as Smooth Tone, DV Fixer, and Pixel Fixer
- Over 1500 factory-installed 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
- New Shaders technology
- Motion Tracking data import and export using industry-standard XML format
- 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
New Filters in Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug
The following are new filters found in BCC 6 FxPlug. - Extruded Text
- Type-On Text
- Extruded Spline
- Layer Deformer
- Extruded EPS
- DV Fixer
- Smooth Tone
- Cartoon Look
- Charcoal Sketch
- Pencil Sketch
- Water Color
- Pixel Fixer
- Lightning
- Tile Mosaic
- Swish Pan
- New Shaders Technology
REQUIREMENTS
- Macintosh OS 10.4.X+
- Final Cut Studio 2 or 3 on Intel or Power PC
Boris XML Transfer is an Adobe After Effects plug-in designed for seamless transfer of Apple Final Cut Pro program sequences 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. DESCRIPTION
Clips Remain Fully Editable. All trimmed Final Cut Pro clips remain fully-editable in Adobe After Effects as stepped-up or stepped-down layers. Audio levels, pans, and cross-fades are accurately preserved and effects settings and keyframe animations are fully translated. MultiCam Editing. Boris XML Transfer takes special care to preserve multi-clip edits. Boris Continuum Complete and Final Effects Complete Compatibility. BCC and FEC effects provide the same look and keyframe values for every parameter. Native Final Cut Pro Effects Translation. Many native Final Cut Pro effects are translated into corresponding After Effects features that match the effects' look and behavior. Familiar Look and Feel. Translated After Effects projects will look very familiar to Final Cut Pro editors. User marks, comments and labels for clips and sequences, and all user-defined names are carried across from Final Cut Pro to After Effects. No Transcoding or File Duplication Required. QuickTime-based media files are immediately available in After Effects without the need for transcoding or file duplication. Supported Features - Audio levels
- Audio Pan - translated to AE's stereo mixer
- Audio Cross Fade
- Audio Gain - keyframes the audio levels
- Comments and labels for clips
- Comments and labels for sequences
- Composite modes
- Enabled states for clips
- Enabled states for individual effects
- Freeze frames
- In/Out, Start/End points
- Markers for clips and sequences
- Multiclips
- Nested Sequences
- Speed changes including Time Remapping
- Subclips
- Support for all FCP media files
Third-Party Filter Support - Boris Continuum Complete filters, transitions, and generators
- Final Effects Complete filters and transitions
- All non-Boris 3rd-party filter effects
FCP Native Filters and Transitions - Arithmetic
- Basic 3D
- Brightness and Contrast
- Brightness and Contrast (Bezier)
- Channel Blur
- Channel Mixer
- Channel Offset
- Channel Swap
- Color Balance
- Color Emboss
- Color Key
- Color Offset
- Compound Arithmetic
- Compound Blur
- Cross Dissolve - opacity keyframes applied to both clip layers
- Difference Matte
- Dip to Color Dissolve - solid layer added between the clip layers and opacity keyframes applied
- Directional Blur
- Echo
- Emboss
- Fade In Fade Out Dissolve - Dip To Color Dissolve applied with black solid
- Find Edges
- Flop - Basic 3D effect applied
- Gaussian Blur
- Gradient Wipe
- Invert
- Jaws Wipe
- Luma Key
- Matte - 4-point Garbage Matte - 4-point mask created in AE
- Matte - 8-point Garbage Matte - 8-point mask created in AE
- Mask Feather
- Posterize
- Radial Blur
- Ripple
- Sharpen
- Spill Suppressor - Blue
- Spill Suppressor - Green
- Twirl
- Unsharp Mask
- Wave
FCP Native Generators - Bars and Tone - bars display internal AE Bars image
- Matte Color - solid color layer
- Matte Color Solid - solid color layer
- Text with the exception of text styles
- Outline Text
- Slug - black solid color layer
Motion Tab Effects - Basic Motion
- Crop
- Distort
- Drop Shadow
- Motion Blur
- Opacity
- Time Remap
REQUIREMENTS
Hardware - Apple Macintosh equipped with Intel CPU and 2+ GB of RAM
System - Apple Leopard OS 10.5.7 or greater
Software - Apple Final Cut Pro 6 or greater; FCP 7+ preferred
- Adobe CS3 or greater
Boris Final Effects Complete 5 FxPlug
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Final Effects Complete delivers a collection of effects plug-ins for leading nonlinear editing and compositing solutions. For Final Cut Pro and Motion. DESCRIPTION
Ranging from graceful blurs and edges to radical warps and particle generators, FEC dramatically augments your creative arsenal without forcing you to learn a new application. The simplicity of the filters combined with the native host interface, reduces the learning curve to virtually zero. Most filters feature less than a dozen parameters; only a few simple adjustments are required to create totally unique organic effects. Final Effects Complete 5 FxPlug is a set of 100+ visual effects filters re-designed for Apple's FxPlug plug-in architecture, providing seamless integration with Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion. FEC 5 FxPlug adds new support for 16 bit-color processing and takes full advantage of FxPlug for a big performance boost including unlimited RT filters and native Final Cut Pro transitions. The same FEC filters are recognized by Motion and run within Motion's accelerated GPU environment for improved compatibility and flexible workflow. One of the first plug-in packages released for Adobe After Effects, the heart of Final Effects Complete is its ability to generate full-featured two-dimensional and three-dimensional particle animations including ball action, explosions, distortions, jet trails, hair, liquid mercury distortions, spotlights, and color transitions. Significant new features in version 5
FEC 5 takes full advantage of many technologies found in Boris Continuum Complete. Features such as PixelChooser, Motion Tracker, Preset Loader and Online Documentation - hallmarks of BCC filters - are now included with FEC, too. New UI
The new modernized native parameter UI sports new control groups, contextual controls, on-screen widgets, custom controls and many other improvements. All parameter options are now readily available as native parameters without a need to open modal dialog windows. 16 Bit Rendering
FEC 5 includes both 8 and 16 bit filters for highest quality image processing. MP Acceleration
All filters have been optimized from the original version to take full advantage of multi core and multi processor computing platforms. The overall speedup varies from filter to filter. PixelChooser Technology
Most FEC 5 filters feature the award-winning Boris PixelChooser where appropriate. PixelChooser is an internal method of selectively applying the image processing to the image based on criteria defined by the user. The criteria may vary from color channel information to simple geometric shapes to spline-based masks available in After Effects. This method is superior to layer duplication and masking because it is more flexible and efficient. The mask can be applied to various stages of pre and post processing. The parts of the image not chosen by the mask remain untouched by the filter. Multitude Of Standard Presets
As any Boris product FEC 5 ships with over 800 pre-saved presets for quick new looks. Custom presets can be saved and shared between multiple workstations and even emailed to other users. Extensive Filter Enhancements
FEC 5 AE adds new features and improvements to every one of the 108 filters in the set.
Highlights include:
- Auto-animation in many of the transitions
- Extensive new controls in FEC Hair such as the ability to generate curly hair instead of just straight hair as well as the ability to modulate the gravity direction across the image based on a gradient map
- New FEC Bubbles controls for drift direction, particle randomness, and source texture mapping pinning. In addition, FEC Bubbles now includes a Deflector point to create regions with no bubbles.
- Much better lighting controls in Mr Mercury, Blobblylize, Glue Gun, Glass, and Ball Action
- Two new particle types in Particle Systems II Advanced Sphere and Advanced Lens. These new particle types allow you to generate different looking spheres with more extensive lighting control.
- New bend styles added to the FEC Bender menu
REQUIREMENTS
- Final Cut Pro 7 (Studio 3) requires FEC FXPlug version 5.0.2+
- Final Cut Pro 6 on Intel (Studio 2) FEC FXPlug version 5+
- Final Cut Pro 6 on Power PC (Studio 2) FEC FXPlug version 5+
- Final Cut Pro 5.1 5.1.4 on Power PC FEC versions 4.0.2
- Final Cut Pro 5.0 FEC versions 4.0.2
- Final Cut Pro 4.1 4.5 FEC AE versions 4, 5+
Boris Final Effects Complete 5 AVX
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Final Effects Complete AVX is a collection of native filters and transitions that streamline workflow for Avid editors. More than 100 sophisticated effects animate directly in the Avid Effect Editor window. DESCRIPTION
The simplicity of the filters, combined with the native Avid interface, reduces the learning curve to virtually zero. Most filters feature less than a dozen parameters; only a few simple adjustments are required to create totally unique organic effects. Quickly generate full-featured two-dimensional and three-dimensional animations including ball action, explosions, distortions, jet trails, and hair. FEC AVX also delivers a complete range of unique auto-animating transitions. Ranging from graceful blurs to radical warps, FEC AVX lets you easily create dramatic effects with minimal adjustment. Features
- Working in the native Avid interface minimizes the learning curve
- Filter preset support including over 600 new presets
- Auto-animating transitions streamline effects creation
- AVX 2.0 support includes onscreen controls and custom spline UI capability
- Online help is integrated into each filter
- Sophisticated visual effects include warps, glue gun, and graceful blurs
- Transition effects include Blur Dissolve, Glass wipe and Scale Wipe
- Unique 2D and 3D Particle animations
- Kaleida, Griddler, VideoFragment and Tiler easily create complex switcher-style effects
- Dual-input effects let you create reflections, flow maps and bump maps
- Save parameters, including keyframe animation, to an Avid bin to reuse as templates
- Support Windows, Macintosh PowerPC, and Intel based Macintosh systems
New in Version 5
FEC 5 AVX brings the timeless classics of Ball Action and Mr. Mercury back to Avid platform along with over 100 other filters as an AVX 2.0 plugin set. Supporting Universal Binary on Mac, the new FEC 5 AVX takes full advantage of AVX 2.0 editing power and performance. The highlights include:
- 16 bit color processing
- RT filters
- Advanced Keyframing
- Multi-threaded rendering
- EZ Parameter mode: view most commonly used parameters at a glance
- Edited and Modified Parameter view
- Custom Spline UI
In addition FEC 5 AVX borrows the following features from BCC technology:
- Preset Load and Save
- Motion Tracker for most commonly used point controls
- PixelChooser built into most filters
- Integrated Help system
- Apply to Title Matte function
FEC 5 AVX version brings seven new Transitions to the set:
- Lens Wipe: The incoming image Zooms in with a lens effect -the lens then undistorts to complete the transition
- Spherize Wipe: The incoming image Zooms in with a Spherize effect -the Spherize then undistorts to complete the transition
- Griddler Wipe: The incoming image Zooms in with a Griddler effect -the Spherize then undistorts to complete the transition
- Pin Wipe: The incoming image Zooms in with it's 4 corners pinned to user chosen points (as in Power Pin Effect). The 4 corners then move to the corners of the image, completing the transition
- Slant Wipe: The incoming image Pans in with a Slant effect effect -the Slant then undistorts to complete the transition.
- Rain Wipe: The in coming image is wiped in matted with synthetic rain, which becomes dense enough to cover the whole image, completing the effect
- Blur Dissolve: The incoming and outgoing images are blurred, with the blur automatically animating to 0 at the end of the effect when the image becomes fully visible, completing the effect. Apply modes can be used with the blurs to create glow and other unusual effects. Apply modes can be applied to the dissolve phase to boost contrast in the middle of the effect. This feature can be used very effectively without the blur to create an enhanced dissolve.
All of the new transitions have hold and ease controls at the start of the effect and additional transition specific controls to allow the user to control effect timing without keyframes. REQUIREMENTS
- Xpress Pro 5.1.5+ on Windows, AVX_2.0 - FEC AVX version 5+
- Xpress Pro 5.5+ on Mac, AVX_2.0 - FEC AVX version 5+
- Media Composer Adrenaline 2.5+ on Windows, AVX_2.0 - FEC AVX version 5+
- Media Composer Adrenaline 2.5+ on Mac, AVX_2.0 - FEC AVX version 5+
- Symphony Nitris - FEC AVX version 5+
- Newscutter Adrenaline FX 5.0+ - FEC AVX version 5+
- Newscutter XP - FEC AVX version 5+
Media 100 Suite brings blazingly-fast, high-quality editing and compositing to Mac OS X. Includes Boris RED. DESCRIPTION
Offering a unique combination of ease-of-use, ease-of-learning, and consistent professional results, Media 100 Suite takes advantage of all QuickTime codecs including DVCPRO HD and Apple ProRes 422. Apple Final Cut Studio and Adobe After Effects integration lets you share projects amongst Final Cut Pro, Color, and Media 100 and export timelines from Media 100 to After Effects. You can export legacy Media 100 projects to Final Cut Pro for further editing and revisions, export Final Cut Pro sequences into Media 100, or export a Media 100 sequence to Color for advanced color grading. Media 100 Suite supports Matrox MXO2, AJA video I/O cards, Media 100 HDx hardware, FireWire I/O, and Panasonic P2 acquisition. Boris RED is included for integrated 3D compositing, titling, and effects. What's new in version 1.5 - Export Presets: A new Preference Pane lets Media 100 editors create and save multiple presets for exporting Programs. Learn More
- Batch Export Queue: Programs can be added to the Batch Export Queue window where Export Presets can be applied. Any combination of Programs can be exported using any number of Export Presets. Learn More
- Collect Files: Collect Files is a simple command to quickly collect the active Program, Bin, or all Programs and Bins in the active Project along with all associated media files in one place. Learn More: Backup and Restore
- AVCHD Import using ClipWrap: Choosing "Import AVCHD..." from the File menu launches ClipWrap, an optional third-party application. Users can then choose AVCHD files which are rewrapped to be QuickTime-friendly and imported into Media 100.
- Panasonic P2 "PN" Frame Rate Support: Users can now import and edit P2 footage shot at 720PN/24, 720PN/25, and 720PN/30.
- Support for ProRes 4444, LT, and Proxy Codecs: Users can now Acquire, Import, Render, and Export to the full range of ProRes codecs from Apple.
- Refined MultiCam Workflow: Several features have been added to Media 100 Suite’s MultiClip Editing feature, making it faster and more powerful than ever before - especially when working on large projects with multiple MultiClips.
Features
- MultiClip Editing. Media 100 Suite’s new MultiClip Editing feature facilitates real-time editing of multiple video and audio sources in a familiar, easy-to-use interface. A camera can be added to an existing MultiClip as its source media becomes available, allowing you to begin cutting a multicam shoot faster than ever before. Cameras can be synced via timecode, sync marks, or in-points. When syncing via timecode, additional footage can even be assigned to an existing camera extremely helpful in situations where a camera has been stopped to change tapes or batteries.
- VoiceOver Tool. Media 100 Suite’s new VoiceOver Tool allows direct-to-timeline audio recording while playing back timeline audio and video. Primarily designed for recording narration, the VoiceOver Tool leverages Media 100 Suite's new MultiClip architecture to allow for multiple takes nested inside a single audio clip in the timeline. VoiceOvers can be recorded as stereo pairs or separate channels allowing different narrators to record in a single take. Other possibilities include simultaneously recording dialogue to separate channels or laying down a live music track.
- Matrox MXO2 Support. Media 100 Suite adds new support for Matrox MXO2, a portable I/O device that delivers broadcast-quality input/output, monitoring, and up/down/cross conversion. Compatible with MacBook Pros and Mac Pros, MXO2 weighs under 3˝ pounds and lets you work seamlessly in any Media 100-supported format. If you are looking for a traditional rack-mounted installation, Media 100 Suite also supports the MXO2 Rack. The Matrox MAX option for accelerated encoding to H.264 direct from Media 100 is also supported.
- Other Media 100 Suite Improvements include the ability to export Media 100 timelines to Adobe After Effects CS4, support for Apple’s new Final Cut Studio 3 release, improved Apple Color integration, full support of QuickTime timecode tracks, export of timecode "burn-in", support for 24-bit audio import, and the ability to output RP188 timecode with supported AJA video I/O cards.
SPECIFICATIONS
Media 100 Suite supports Matrox MXO2 (all models), AJA KONA LSe, AJA KONA LHe, AJA KONA LHi, AJA KONA 3, Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro, Blackmagic Design DeckLink SDI, Blackmagic Design DeckLink Studio, Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme, and Media 100 HDx video I/O hardware.
- AJA Kona LSe
- PCI-Express Bus Interface
- SD-SDI I/O
- 10-bit Component/Composite/S-Video (Y/C), analog I/O
- 10-bit Uncompressed SD
- SDI embedded audio support: 8 Ch
- AES/EBU I/O: 2 Ch, XLR
- Analog audio I/O: 2 Ch, XLR
- Genlock
- Breakout Box
- AJA Kona LHe
- PCI-Express Bus Interface
- SD-SDI I/O
- HD-SDI I/O
- 10-bit Component/Composite/S-Video (Y/C), analog I/O
- 10-bit HD Analog Component I/O
- 10-bit Uncompressed SD
- 10-bit Uncompressed HD
- Real-time HD to SD down conversion
- SDI embedded audio support: 8 Ch
- AES/EBU I/O: 2 Ch, XLR
- Analog audio I/O: 2 Ch, XLR
- Genlock
- Breakout Box
- AJA Kona LHi
- PCI-Express Bus Interface
- SD-SDI I/O
- HD-SDI I/O
- 10-bit Component/Composite/S-Video (Y/C), analog I/O
- 10-bit HD Analog Component I/O
- 10-bit Uncompressed SD
- 10-bit Uncompressed HD
- HDMI I/O
- Real-time HD to SD down conversion
- Real-time SD to HD up conversion
- SDI embedded audio support: 8 Ch
- AES/EBU I/O: 2 Ch, XLR
- Analog audio I/O: 2 Ch, XLR
- Genlock
- Breakout Box
- AJA Kona 3
- PCI-Express Bus Interface
- SD-SDI I/O
- HD-SDI I/O
- 10-bit Component/Composite/S-Video (Y/C), analog I/O: out only
- 10-bit HD Analog Component I/O: out only
- 10-bit Uncompressed SD
- 10-bit Uncompressed HD
- Real-time HD to SD down conversion
- Real-time SD to HD up conversion
- SDI embedded audio support: 16 Ch
- AES/EBU I/O: 8 Ch, XLR
- Analog audio I/O: RCA-out only
- Genlock
- Breakout Box
- Matrox MXO2
- PCI-Express Bus Interface
- Portable Device
- SD-SDI I/O
- HD-SDI I/O
- 10-bit Component/Composite/S-Video (Y/C), analog I/O
- 10-bit HD Analog Component I/O
- 10-bit Uncompressed SD
- 10-bit Uncompressed HD
- HDMI I/O
- Real-time HD to SD down conversion
- Real-time SD to HD up conversion
- SDI embedded audio support: 8 Ch
- AES/EBU I/O: 2 Ch, XLR
- Analog audio I/O: 2 Ch, XLR
- Genlock
REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum System Requirements
- Mac OS: Leopard 10.5.7
- QuickTime: 7.6.2
- Processor: Power Mac G5 or iMac with 1.67GHz processor (SD and uncompressed HD media only)
- RAM: 2GB
- AJA Driver for LSe, LHe and Kona 3 cards: 6.0.3
- AJA Driver for LHi: 1.1.1
- Matrox Software for MXO2: 1.5.1
- Media 100HDx: correct drivers are installed with software
- Recommended System:
- Mac OS: Leopard 10.5.7
- QuickTime: 7.6.2
- Processor: Two 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon "Nehalem" processors
- RAM: 6GB
- AJA Driver for LSe, LHe and Kona 3 cards: 6.0.3
- AJA Driver for LHi: 1.1.1
- Matrox Software for MXO2: 1.5.1
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