Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Boris Continuum Complete 5 Sparks is now available. New filters include Optical Flow-based Motion Key for foreground object removal and Optical Stabilizer for smooth image stabilization. OS and host support extend to the latest version of Linux and the 2009 lineup of Autodesk compositing and finishing systems: Flint, Flame, Inferno, and Smoke, including Burn network rendering.
145 filters include the popular Glint, Glitter, and Glare series, Lens Flare, Film Process, Film Damage, Particle Systems, Volumetric Lighting Rays, and Wipe effects. Boris Continuum Complete is the only plug-in suite that allows users to swap filter presets with other BCC host applications regardless of the manufacturer or model. This streamlined workflow allows editors to copy effects from offline to finish and vice versa. Additionally, BCC 5 Sparks includes over 1,500 preset effects, further accelerating effects production workflow.
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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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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.
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