In this 2-part episode, Paul Ezzy teaches you how to create animated 3D text on an animated 3D globe in a nod to the classic logo.

Watch Part I and Part II.

The downloadable project file is compatible with Avid FX 6 and Boris RED 5.0 (or higher) for all hosts.

Boris FX’s Paul Ezzy breaks down the power of BCC Pin Art, an OpenGL-accelerated particle-based 3D generator in the latest episode of Boris TV. This two-fold tutorial shows you not only how to add a “pixel-disintegration” transition (think the pixels from an old-school Atari game) to your footage, but also how to take advantage of the advanced layering and masking techniques available in Avid FX.

Plus, discover how you can quickly view your saved template over different footage with the BCC Effects Library Browser.

HBO’s The Newsroom was nominated for an Emmy last week for Outstanding Main Title Design. In the latest episode of Boris TV, Paul Ezzy teaches you how to recreate the stylized 1950s analog tv look of the show’s opening sequence using Boris RED in Adobe Premiere Pro. 

Filters covered: BCC Scanline, BCC Hue-Sat-Lightness, BCC Bulge, and BCC Glow.

You’ll end up with a final project that will make even Will McAvoy proud.

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A Fireworks Spectacular

To celebrate the 4th of July this week, Paul Ezzy teaches you how to quickly create a fireworks display in Adobe After Effects to add to your hometown skyline.

Simply swap out the image after you download the complimentary project files – template and presets included!

You’ll create 4 different displays with BCC Particle Emitter 3D − from basic to explosive − that rival the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. Plus, learn how BCC Cartooner and BCC Pencil Sketch give you the freedom of using custom shapes.

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Happy Fourth of July from Boris FX!

 

In the third and final installment of All About Eyes, you’ll take everything you learned in Part I: Iris Texture and Part II: Iris Dilation and map it to a 3D model.

Armed with BCC 3D Objects and BCC Layer Deformer in Adobe After Effects, Paul Ezzy demonstrates how to create a realistic 3D eyeball, complete with 3D lighting and cameras. Next you’ll discover how to dilate your iris in response to AE lights. And finally, you’ll make your AE lights cast visible volumetric light with BCC Stage Light (new to BCC 8). The end result? An eerily atmospheric 3D eye that’s fully integrated with AE lights & camera!

Watch it now.

And don’t forget to download the original project file to follow along and experiment on your own.

In Part I of All About Eyes, you created photorealistic iris texture using BCC Organic Strands in Adobe After Effects. Now it’s time to add some animation to your eye.

Led by Boris FX’s own Paul Ezzy (once again), Part II delves into mimicking realistic iris dilation using BCC Organic Strands, BCC Sphere, and parenting. Learn how to parent strand lengths with movement, use equations, and write scale expressions. Also, featuring handy shortcut commands and quick tips.

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The first in a 3-part series, Boris FX’s own Paul Ezzy dives into creating a photorealistic eye in Adobe After Effects. Using BCC Organic Strands as the focal point in Part I, Paul details how to create iris texture by manipulating organic noise, strands direction, gradients, the opacity graph, movement, and other individual control features. Plus, he’ll teach you how to further enhance your eye with blending techniques and the BCC Sphere effect to simulate realistic lighting.

If you’re tired of using stock images that don’t allow you full creative control, and want your next sci-fi, medical, horror, or nature project to be eye-popping (pun intended), Part I of All About Eyes provides a solid foundation.

Watch it now.

Download a FREE trial of BCC 8 (BCC Organic Strands included) today.

Boris Soundbite quickly and accurately finds any word or phrase spoken in recorded media. Video editors, producers, and journalists can instantly play all occurrences of a spoken phrase in their media, then insert the perfect take into their project. In this new Boris TV Episode, Steve Kanter demonstrates Soundbite v2.1′s audio indexing features and how the resulting XML data can be imported into Final Cut Pro X.

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In this Boris TV episode, Kevin P McAuliffe creates a video wall in 3D space in just minutes using Boris Continuum Complete’s Wild Cards filter in his Avid editing system. Not only is BCC Wild Cards easy to use, but it is quick to manipulate to produce stunning effects. BCC Wild Cards is new in version 8 of BCC.

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Watch Kevin P. McAuliffe take an audio clip and automatically animate BCC Film Glow to music using the built-in Beat Reactor. Many BCC effects integrate Beat Reactor and this tutorial shows you how to easily create animation as well as a neat trick to ensure that the effect animates evenly across three clips.

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