Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Rev13 Films is a boutique post-production and production facility. Recently, the dynamic Montreal-based production company Rezolution Pictures International asked Rev13 Films to do the finishing for a high-octane, documentary-style car show they were producing called RezRides. They wanted a very powerful and engaging opener for the show. Creatively the producers wanted the feeling of light and movement, as if the cars were precious diamonds or metals that reflected, streaked and even emanated light. Rev13 Films turned to Boris Continuum Complete to create the lights, glows, and streaks...
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Labels: BCC-5, Boris-User-Story
Friday, December 14, 2007
For this tutorial, we're going to use the BCC Glint filter to add star-shaped glints to a portion of an image clip. The clip that we are working with features two children, a boy and a girl, sitting beside each other on a wicker bench. The children each hold a glass in their hands and the glass that the girl is holding is reflecting light from the sun. We are going to add a few glints to the reflection on the glass that the girl is holding. We'll then use BCC's PixelChooser masking system to contain the effect to just the specular highlight on this glass and we'll also use the built-in motion tracker to lock the mask onto the glass over the length of the clip. We're using the Autodesk flame system on Linux for this exercise, but this effect could be accomplished just as easily in any of the other Autodesk systems such as the flint, inferno, smoke, fire or combustion...
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Labels: BCC-Sparks, BCC-Sparks-Tutorial, Boris-Tutorial
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Boris Continuum Complete 3 Sparks is now available. Version 3 moves the sophisticated BCC Sparks filter set to the latest version of Linux and supports the current lineup of compositing and finishing systems from Autodesk: Flint, Flame, Inferno, and Smoke, with added support for Burn network rendering. Known for organic and fantastical filters, BCC 3 Sparks also combines volumes I and II to give Autodesk users access to 130+ filters including Lens Flare, Film Process, Film Damage, Particle Systems, Volumetric Lighting Rays, Wipe effects, and the popular Glint, Glitter, and Glare series.
BCC Sparks Unique Advantages
* BCC Sparks is the only plug-in to allow users to swap filter presets with other BCC host applications regardless of manufacture or model. The streamlined workflow allows editors to copy effects from an offline edit sequence into a final finishing project - using different host applications developed by different manufacturers.
* BCC Sparks comes equipped with the legendary Boris PixelChooser in every spark. PixelChooser simplifies the creation of track mattes, pixel-based masks, and region/garbage masks. Using PixelChooser, a VFX artist can apply any BCC filter to an image clip and control exactly how the effect is composited or blended with the original pixels based on pixel or region values.
* 1,000+ included preset looks speed effects creation and streamline workflow.
* Most sparks include a built-in motion tracker.
* BCC Sparks includes optical flow technology for smooth image retiming.
* BCC Sparks offers users multiple clip inputs with every filter for front, back, and matte generation, enabling compositing within the spark.
BCC Sparks is available for a suggested retail price of 2,495 USD.
Free 60-day Trial Version
Labels: BCC-Sparks
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
How do they make those network news lower thirds look so good? With the help of a premium broadcast graphics package such as Boris Graffiti, it is actually very easy...
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Labels: Boris-Graffiti, Boris-Tutorial, Graffiti-Tutorial
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Boris Graffiti 5.2 is now available! Graffiti 5.2 adds support for new operating systems, enhanced Adobe CS3 host integration, and optimized effects workflows.
What's New in Graffiti 5.2
* Macintosh OS X 10.5 (Leopard) support
* Windows Vista support
* Optimized Preview to Monitor via FireWire or AJA video cards
* Extended Sony Vegas 8 integration
* Extended Adobe CS3 integration, new support for After Effects CS3
Upgrade to Graffiti 5.2
Free Graffiti 5.2 Update for Graffiti 5.x Customers
Labels: Boris-Graffiti
Friday, December 7, 2007
Ever needed to fix a clip where an unwanted or unexpected object appears in the scene? A car is suddenly passing across or a stage hand got in the shot by accident? And re-shooting is expensive or impossible? You would be facing hours of tedious frame-by-frame rotoscoping to get rid of the pesky element in your video...
But not with Boris RED or Boris Continuum Complete! As long as the object is moving in relation to the scene, this job can be done in minutes instead of days using the specialized Boris Motion Key filter. The filter is based on Optical Flow technology that uses intra-frame data to cleanly remove any moving object.
In this week's tutorial, we will use Boris Continuum Complete 5 AE's Motion Key filter to successfully remove a moving foreground object from a clip in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3.
Labels: BCC-Motion-Key, Boris-Tutorial