Thursday, October 29, 2009
Watercolor paint-style images can easily be generated from any source material with the addition of Boris Continuum Complete 6's Watercolor filter. BCC Watercolor includes the ability to control the color and weight of the contour edges as well as the desired level of contouring. Save your own preset looks or use the included user-modifiable preset looks to generate wash or watercolor effects.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
This video tutorial demonstrates some of BCC Extruded Text's animatable filter parameters that are useful in creating effects where text characters animate along an After Effects mask path.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
This video tutorial gives you an in-depth look at the Jitter feature of Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE's Extruded Text filter. Basic functionality of the Jitter feature is explained and demonstrated. Then, the Jitter feature is shown in the context of a more developed effect involving audio and After Effects Camera and Lights.
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Labels: BCC-6-AE, Video-Tutorial
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Boris Continuum Complete 6.0.3 AE is now available as a free update for BCC 6 users. This update adds even more typographical treatment and animation to BCC 6 AE's already-formidable extruded text capabilities. New features include animated text on a path, animated tracking, leading, and baseline and sophisticated text jitter controls. In addition, the BCC 6.0.3 AE update includes a number of performance improvements.
Free BCC 6.0.3 AE Update for BCC 6 Users
Please uninstall BCC 6 AE before installing BCC 6.0.3 AE:
• Download the new BCC 6.0.3 AE installer
• Double-click the installer to start the process
• A screen will appear, prompting to enter your user info and the trial license
• Enter the trial license that you should have received from us via e-mail
• Click through to the installation type screen
• Click on the pop-up at the top of this screen and select uninstall
• Click on the uninstall button at the bottom of the screen
• Click quit when the uninstall operation is complete
• Re-run the installer to install the new version
BCC 6.0.3 AE Release Notes
Labels: BCC-6-AE
Thursday, May 14, 2009
EventDV, The Authority for Event Videographers, has announced the winners of its fourth annual "Best of NAB" awards. Chosen each year by contributing editor and leading L.A.-area videographer and filmmaker Marc Franklin, the awards recognize products in three categories: cameras, production gear, and postproduction. Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE was one of eight products recognized in the Postproduction category.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Boris Continuum Complete 6.0.1 AE is now available as a free update for BCC 6 AE customers!
New features include:
• Extruded EPS Filter. This new filter provides an easy way to import and extrude Adobe Illustrator layered vector logos and graphics in Adobe After Effects. The filter includes full integration with the After Effects 3D camera and lighting system and incorporates the same 3D material presets and free-form deformation properties of other BCC 6 AE 3D Objects filters. The filter is capable of tracking an EPS file using a Watch Folder, making the EPS file "live" should it be edited in Adobe Illustrator. A handy "Keep EPS Color" feature lets you preserve the original fill colors for each element as a diffuse color option of the material.
New Video Tutorial: Using BCC 6 AE's New Extruded EPS Filter
• New "Smooth Edge" Anti-aliasing Option for BCC 3D Objects Filters. This new option lets you refine the edge smoothness of any BCC 3D Objects filter for more natural compositing against high-contrast backgrounds.
Free BCC 6.0.1 AE Update for BCC 6 Users
Please uninstall BCC 6 AE before installing BCC 6.0.1 AE:
• Download the new BCC 6 AE installer
• Double-click the installer to start the process
• A screen will appear, prompting to enter your user info and the trial license
• Enter the trial license that you should have received from us via e-mail
• Click through to the installation type screen
• Click on the pop-up at the top of this screen and select uninstall
• Click on the uninstall button at the bottom of the screen
• Click quit when the uninstall operation is complete
• Re-run the installer to install the new version
Don't have BCC 6 AE yet? Download a Free, Fully-functioning Trial Version
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
This new video tutorial shows you the basics of using BCC Extruded Text in After Effects. BCC Extruded Text belongs to the 3D Objects category of filters which is new to BCC 6. These stunning OpenGL-based filters use vertex and pixel shaders that enable the generation of animated 3D shatter, bulge, bend, taper, twist, ripple, and wave effects. You can also create reflection or texture maps for the generated 3D text - from any image or video clip in the AE timeline.
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Labels: BCC-6-AE, Video-Tutorial
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Editors use transitions as a way to cut between scenes, typically creating an animated effect such as a dissolve or blur at the end of the outgoing clip and the beginning of the incoming clip. While most modern NLE systems ship with standard wipe transitions, there are some transition styles that are more of an in-camera effect rather than a synthesized gradient wipe or block dissolve. One of these effects, known as a "Swish Pan," is created by panning the camera very quickly in a 180 degree arc, creating the look of a fast blur between the outgoing and incoming clips. Continuing in the tradition of making visual effects easy to create, Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE now includes a Swish Pan transition filter which is available free for registered BCC 6 AE users.
BCC 6 AE Users: Get the Free Swish Pan Filter! Don't own BCC 6 AE? Download a Free 14-Day Trial Version
Check out our new tutorial where we use the BCC 6 Swish Pan filter to transition between a pair of clips.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
BCC Smooth Tone is an image restoration filter that smoothes out skin imperfections while maintaining image detail and contrast in areas such as hair and eyes. This video tutorial goes over the basics of applying the filter to a clip in AE and provides a brief lesson on how to use PixelChooser to increase the filter's effectiveness.
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Labels: BCC-6-AE, Video-Tutorial
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Neil Bennett recently took a look at BCC 6 AE for Digital Arts. BCC 6 AE garnered 4.5 out of 5 stars and received Digital Arts' Best Buy distinction.
Here are a few excerpts from the review:
"BCC 6 is a powerful collection of plug-ins that most motion graphics artists and editors will want, especially for the new 3D Objects filters."
"Where Extruded Text really shines - literally - is in its integration with the rest of AE's 3D workspace. The text interacts with lights and cameras, casting shadows if necessary, and you can use other layers to create reflection maps (for added realism) or texture maps (for 'on-text' video)."
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Labels: BCC-6-AE
Thursday, February 19, 2009
"Looking ahead, I can see BCC 6 being on people's 'Top 10 of 2009' list, as Boris has taken the one problem with After Effects (not 'real 3D'), and has given us real 3D text with complete camera and lighting support, and has taken something that works exceptionally well in Boris Blue, Deformers, and added those as well. These, combined with all of the other great effects in the package, make it something that shouldn't be overlooked."
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Extruded Text, 13 New Filters, Support for AE's Camera & Lighting System
Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE (BCC 6 AE) brings nearly 200 filters to Macintosh and Windows versions of Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro. The new release features 13 new filters including Extruded Text, Extruded Spline, Type-On Text, Layer Deformer, Smooth Tone, DV Fixer, and Pixel Fixer. In addition, BCC 6 AE delivers unique workflow enhancements such as support for After Effects' Camera and Lighting System, the ability to import After Effects mask paths into BCC 6 AE filters, saving and loading of XML-based animated presets, a single-click custom preset navigation tool, and motion tracking data import and export in an industry-standard format.
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