Comparing BLUE and RED

BLUE and RED are both professional compositing and motion graphics solutions used to achieve outstanding visual effects. Even though BLUE is based on the award-winning Boris RED, the two products are actually quite different from one another. When used together they can create visually stunning results faster than ever before!

Advantages of Blue over RED

100% hardware preview and rendering to disk means faster speed.
Imported models - Blue can work with large number of polygons.
Custom spline based bevels on extrusion give Blue more modeling power.
Material shaders include bumps and reflections giving users more control over 3D materials.
3D deformers - more animation options in Blue.
Particle engine with sprites and 3D models - more particle options and on screen interaction.
Movie direct streaming from hard drives with Audio - no need to preview to RAM.
Animate multiple objects on spline based paths.
Type On effects allow intersection of objects in 3D - more options than in RED.

Advantages of RED over Blue

More integrations with many NLEs - not yet in Blue.
Mac OS support - not yet in Blue.
Wider graphics card support - not yet in Blue.
Chart generator - not yet in Blue.
Pixel Chooser - not yet in Blue.
Compatible settings with FX, Avid FX and Graffiti - Blue has own settings format.
Large selection of Software filters - not yet in Blue (many made into Blue shaders but not all, Blue accepts plug in filters such as Continuum but they are not included).

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