Final Effects Complete 7.0.0 AE Release Notes
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Boris Final Effects Complete AE 7.0.0 Release Notes
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For more information about FEC AE 7 software updates, other Boris products, and additional resources, visit our web site at http://www.borisfx.com.
FEC AE 7 supports the following host applications:
Mac OSX 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8:
• Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CS4, CS5, CS5.5, and CS6
Windows 7 64:
• Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CS4, CS5, CS5.5, and CS6
What's New in FEC AE 7 (Summary of major changes since FEC 6):
• Ten new filters including an array of unique new transitions:
-Difference Blend
-Difference Blend Wipe
-Glow Dissolve
-Spiral Blur Dissolve
-Toner Dissolve
-Threshold Dissolve
-Threshold RGB Dissolve
-Turbulence Dissolve
-Vector Blur Dissolve
-Water Waves Dissolve
• 32 bit float processing in After Effects.
• AE host mask path integration in five filters providing easy animation along mask paths such as text outlines:
-Ball Action
-Glass
-Glue Gun
-Hair
-Mr. Mercury
• The Beat Reactor is now available for many filters in Premiere Pro via the new external audio mechanism.
• Enhanced Motion Tracker workflow allowing easier tracking, especially in Premiere Pro.
• Numerous bug fixes and render quality improvements.
FEC AE 7.0.0 - Known Issues and Limitations:
• As part of the new Motion Tracker workflow, if you change the tracker search width, target width, color space, or accuracy after an initial tracking pass, you must now reset the tracker data with the reset button in the tracker banner before starting a second tracker pass. (This is not necessary if tracker point picker location has changed.)
• When using the new AE mask integration feature with non-closed mask shapes you may notice unexpected thickening of the path line when animating the position parameter beyond one full revolution. As a temporary workaround you can limit the animation of the position parameter to one full revolution (or slightly less than one full revolution), or you can work with closed AE paths.
• When using the new AE mask integration feature with non-closed mask shapes you may notice unexpected placement of particles at the wrong end of path, particularly when using the Backward animation direction. As a temporary workaround you can use the Forward animation direction, work with closed mask shapes, or limit the animation of the position parameter to slightly less than one full revolution - e.g. from 1 to 359 degrees instead of from 0 to 360 degrees.
• When using the new AE mask integration feature to follow complicated mask shapes over a short number of frames you may notice the mask path "cutting corners" instead of following the outlines exactly. Adjusting the particle birth rate or density may help as well as increasing the frame rate or overall duration of the animation.
• On windows if you install the 32bit FEC AE installer (for CS4 hosts) and 64bit installer (for CS5, CS5.5, or CS6 hosts) and then uninstall one of those two installers, you may need to run a repair install on the remaining version to ensure it operates properly.
• In wipe transitions that contain a Drop Shadow parameter group, the drop shadow causes inconsistent animation when the wipe is applied to footage with a non-opaque alpha channel. When using alpha footage in a wipe transition the drop shadow should remain disabled.
• In filters which integrate with the AE host lights, the Cast Shadows option does not render properly when it is enabled in the host light properties and should remain disabled.
• When the emitter position in Mr. Mercury is animated or mapped to a motion tracker, the use of the Prestart parameter causes the emitter position to prematurely travel the emitter path. As a workaround for using the prestart parameter when the emitter position is animated, you can apply the tracker to a slightly longer clip which can be faded/cut in to give the particles time to develop before the desired beginning point of the animation.
• The 3D Relief filter does not preview accurately at less than full resolution and this effect should be set up at full resolution.
• Versions of Premiere Pro prior to CS6 have problems getting the correct frame with filters that access layers at alternate times when applied to trimmed clips. Adobe resolved this issue in Premiere Pro CS6 but in prior versions of Premiere Pro you may need to export trimmed sections and re-import them as untrimmed in order for time based features such as the Motion Tracker or Wide Time to work properly.
• Preset banner popup menus do not work in Premiere Pro on Windows. Presets must be loaded with the Load (L) button instead.
• Features that make reference to host cameras, lights, or mask paths are relevant only when running in After Effects and should be ignored in Premiere Pro hosts.
• Stacking multiple FEC filters on a single clip when one of those filters accesses frames at other times can lead to performance degradation or pseudo-hanging. It is recommended that FEC filters which access frames at alternate times should be applied singly.
Registration and Technical Support:
Make sure to register your product in order to receive the latest technical and upgrade information. Registered users are often eligible to download free BCC filters from the Boris FX website. Any free filters will be available on the Downloads page at http://www.borisfx.com.
You can register online at http://borisfx.com/support/register.html. We offer registered users one year of free technical support starting from the date of purchase.
Contacting Technical Support:
For technical support, contact Boris Continuum Complete AE technical support specialists:
web: http://www.borisfx.com/support/
e-mail: support@borisfx.com
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