BCC 6.0.5 AVX: Major Update for Avid Editing and Finishing Systems

Wednesday, September 30, 2009



BCC 6.0.5 AVX features new Animated Presets for 3D Objects, a revamped Optical Stabilizer filter, a new Swish Pan transition filter, and official support for Avid Media Composer 4, Avid Symphony 4, and Avid NewsCutter 8.

Revamped Optical Stabilizer Filter
BCC Optical Stabilizer, which automatically smoothes or completely eliminates shaky camera motion, now provides more feedback during the image analysis process. In addition, a new Autoscale option automatically transform scales a locked down clip so that it fills the frame or composite window.

New Swish Pan Transition Filter
BCC Swish Pan lets you create fast, camera pan-style transitions between clips. The filter is fully automated and includes controls for the velocity of the pan with on-screen display of the ease-in and ease-out curve.

Video Tutorial: Creating Transitions with BCC AVX's Swish Pan Filter

Animated Presets for 3D Objects
BCC 6 AVX's Animated Presets option has been extended to include the BCC 3D Objects category of filters. This powerful feature lets you save animated effects for use in other projects or BCC hosts.

Download Free Animated 3D Objects Presets for Avid and Adobe After Effects

Support for Avid's New Editing Software Releases
BCC 6.0.5 AVX introduces official support for Avid Media Composer 4, Avid Symphony 4, and Avid NewsCutter 8.

BCC 6.0.5 AVX is a free update for BCC 6.x AVX users. Running an older version of BCC? Upgrade for $599

Read the BCC 6.0.5 AVX Release Notes

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New BCC 6.0.4 AE Update Offers Enhanced Adobe Premiere Pro Support

Tuesday, September 22, 2009



Featuring new Animated Presets for 3D Objects, a revamped Optical Stabilizer filter, and enhanced Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1 support, BCC 6.0.4 AE is a free, major update for BCC 6 AE users...

Revamped Optical Stabilizer Filter
BCC Optical Stabilizer, which automatically smoothes or completely eliminates shaky camera motion, now provides more feedback during the image analysis process. In addition, a new Autoscale option automatically transform scales a locked down clip so that it fills the frame or composite window.

In addition to Adobe After Effects, BCC Optical Stabilizer is now available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1.

Corner Pin Filter Now Available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1
BCC Corner Pin lets you perform 4-point motion tracking and corner pinning. Premiere Pro users can now track the motion of the corner points in an image and use this motion to map a second image clip to the source image clip. A typical use of the filter might be to place the content of a billboard or sign onto a moving car or truck.

Match Move Filter Now Available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1
BCC Match Move allows you to copy the motion from one clip and apply the motion to a second clip. The filter includes several compositing options such as edge cropping and blending, drop shadow and borders, 3D lighting, and a special light wrap feature for photorealistic image composites.

Witness Protection Filter Now Available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1
BCC Witness Protection uses advanced motion tracking technology to follow the motion of user-defined pixels and then uses this recovered image motion to alter the selected pixels in the image clip. For example, you can use this filter to automatically obscure the identity of a person's face using the built-in blur or mosaic effects, or highlight a football as it is moving through the air with the built-in tint or color correction effects.

Motion Blur Filter Now Available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1
The BCC Motion Blur filter creates a realistic blur on the motion in an image, simulating the effect of shooting a moving object on film. The blur is based on the motion of the pixels in the image.

Optical Flow Filter Now Available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1
The Optical Flow clip retiming filter estimates the motion between two frames of video and renders an intermediate frame that interpolates the motion. The filter delivers sharp, artifact-free slow-motion results.

Motion Key Filter Now Available for Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1
Ever needed to fix a clip where an unwanted or unexpected object appears in the scene? BCC Motion Key isolates and removes moving foreground objects from a clip without the need for complex masking or cloning.

Animated Presets for 3D Objects (After Effects only)
BCC 6 AE's Animated Presets option has been extended to include the BCC 3D Objects category of filters. This powerful feature lets you save animated effects for use in other projects or BCC hosts.

BCC 6.0.4 AE is a free update for BCC 6.x users. Running an older version of BCC? Upgrade for $295

Read the BCC 6.0.4 AE Release Notes

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BCC 6 Used on "The Hurt Locker" Trailer

Wednesday, September 16, 2009



Martin Zwanzger proves that you don't need to run a million dollar film studio in order to work on big movies. Out of his home office in Nuremberg, Germany, Martin offers his services for all kinds of graphics, post production, film, and VFX work. His customers include ScanlineVFX, ARRI Film & TV, Constantin Film, and Concorde Filmverleih, working on projects such as "The Chronicles of Narnia 2" , "300" , and "Iron Man" . One of his common jobs is creating title animations and movie trailers. For this he generally uses Adobe After Effects.

"One of the big advantages of After Effects is that there's such a large amount of additional tools out there. If you need anything specific, you can often just add that feature by downloading and purchasing a plug-in - no need to wait for a product update or switch to a completely different application. In this business it's important to stay up-to-date and be able to meet customer's expectations concerning specific effects. That's why I always try to follow what's going on in the plug-in market," says Zwanzger. "When Boris FX introduced Continuum Complete 6 and I heard about the new 3D text features, I had to check it out immediately. I was just working on the title sequence for a feature film and also on a 3D movie trailer, so the timing was perfect. With BCC 6 I was able to create real 3D text animations without ever having to leave AE."

Read the Customer Profile 

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BCC 6 Wins Microfilmmaker Magazine's Award of Superiority

Friday, September 11, 2009



"It's true that at $995 Boris Continuum Complete 6 is a bit of an investment for your Motion Graphics working environment. However, the developers have taken a lot of time to deliver a plethora of effects to make a designer's life easier. Many of these effects include modifications of standard AE effects with added functionality, while many others are unique to Boris. And still other effects mimic high-level and sought after third-party effects. For the price, Boris delivers a ton of bang for the buck. While you get a ton of effects, it's really the amount of presets, ease of use, and functionality that take this whole suite to the next level."

Read the entire review

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Boris Calligraphy Update for Apple Final Cut Pro 7 Users

Wednesday, September 9, 2009



Boris Calligraphy text generators are installed, free, inside your copy of Apple Final Cut Pro 7. An updated version of Boris Calligraphy, Version 2.2, is now available for free download from the Boris FX web site. Boris Calligraphy Version 2.2 includes improved compatibility with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and support for ClearType fonts that are bundled with the latest version of Microsoft Office for Mac OS X, including the popular Calibri font.

Download the Free Update

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Boris FX Product Line Supports Snow Leopard

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

The entire Boris FX product line is available for Mac OS X 10.6:

• Boris Continuum Complete 6.0.4 FxPlug is a free update for BCC 6.x FxPlug customers
• Boris Continuum Complete 6.0.3 AE is a free update for BCC 6.x AE customers
• Final Effects Complete 5.0.2 FxPlug is a free update for FEC 5.x FxPlug customers
• Final Effects Complete 5.0.1 AE is a free update for FEC 5.x AE customers
• Boris RED 4.3.4 is a free update for RED 4.x customers
• Boris FX 9.3.4 is a free update for Boris FX 9.x customers
• Boris Graffiti 5.3.4 is a free update for Graffiti 5.x customers
• All Boris Continuum Units support Snow Leopard

Go here to download free updates.

Running an older version? Go here for upgrade information.

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