New Boris Continuum Unit: Motion Tracker

Tuesday, August 18, 2009



The new Boris Continuum Motion Tracker Unit includes four powerful, specialized filters that enable you to recover motion data from a clip - without resorting to a separate application - and then use the data in several different ways:

• Corner Pin allows you to map media to a specific area on a moving object in a media file. For example, if your media includes a moving bus with an advertisement on its side, you could use Corner Pin to track and replace the advertisement with a logo.

• Match Move locks the movement of one image clip to another image clip. One of the great advantages of using the Match Move filter is that it includes full DVE functions such as tumble, spin, and rotate along with interesting lighting and light wrap compositing features.

• Wire Remover removes wires and unwanted objects from still or moving images by either cloning or blending pixels together from surrounding areas.

• Witness Protection allows you to track the motion of an object in a media file. You can then use the motion path data to control another aspect of the effect. For example, you can track a logo on a t-shirt and use a blur to obscure the logo. You could also apply a mosaic, tint, or brightness/contrast effect to the specified area.

Video Tutorial: Witness Protection in Apple Final Cut Pro

Boris Continuum Motion Tracker is available now for $199! Mac or Win

Boris Continuum Motion Tracker supports Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Final Cut Express, Apple Motion, and Adobe After Effects. Apple's new Final Cut Studio 3 release is supported. For Avid editing and finishing systems, the Motion Tracker filters are included as part of Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX.

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New Boris Continuum Unit: Cartoon Look

Monday, July 27, 2009



The new Boris Continuum Cartoon Look Unit lets you easily convert images and clips into cartoon-style roto animations. The result is a look that has been popularized in films such as "Waking Life" and "A Scanner Darkly". The look can also be seen in broadcast TV commercials for The Charles Schwab Corporation.

Boris Continuum Cartoon Look includes the following filters from Boris Continuum Complete 6:

• Charcoal Sketch
• Pencil Sketch
• Watercolor
• Cartoon Look

Video Tutorial: Cartoon Look in Apple Final Cut Pro

Boris Continuum Cartoon Look is available now for $199! Mac or Win

Boris Continuum Cartoon Look supports Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, and Apple Final Cut Express. Apple's new Final Cut Studio 3 release is supported. For Avid editing and finishing systems, the Cartoon Look filters are included as part of Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX.

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New Real-Time Chroma Key Studio

Tuesday, June 16, 2009



Chroma Key Studio is one of 28 new filters in Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug for Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion and Final Cut Express and a fresh addition to the Boris Continuum Chroma Key Unit. Chroma Key Studio builds on the strength of previous BCC keying and compositing tools with features such as a best-of-breed chroma key process, spill suppression, matte choker, and a light wrap compositing step. All four tools are combined in one, easy-to-use filter; there is no need to stack multiple filters to pre and post process video. What's even better is that all four steps are now implemented in OpenGL for blazing real-time previews and rendering. All necessary keying and compositing steps are executed flawlessly on your graphics card.

Tutorial: Using the Chroma Key Studio Filter

Download a Free 14-day Trial Version of the Boris Continuum Chroma Key Unit

If you already own the Boris Continuum Chroma Key Unit, then Chroma Key Studio is available as a free update.

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New Release! Boris Continuum 3D Objects Unit

Monday, June 1, 2009



The Boris Continuum 3D Objects Unit includes the following filters from Boris Continuum Complete 6:

• Extruded Text - OpenGL-accelerated 3D text generator with built-in 3D shatters and a warp deformer.
• Extruded EPS - provides an easy way to import and extrude saved logos or graphics in EPS format.
• Type-On Text - animate 3D extruded text in true 3D space in a type-on or type-off fashion.
• Extruded Spline - create 3D extruded objects with bevels and spline-based extrusion profiles.
• Layer Deformer - warp any 2D layer in 3D space with built-in 3D shatters and bend deformers.

Learn More or Download a Free 14-day Trial Version

Boris Continuum 3D Objects is available now for $399! Mac or Win

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New Boris Continuum Light Rays Unit for $99

Wednesday, December 17, 2008



Boris Continuum Light Rays includes the following filters from BCC 5:

* Rays Cartoon - creates light out of user-defined "cartoon edges" of an image.
* Rays Puffy Light - creates light which spreads from a source point.
* Rays Radiant Edges - creates light from the edges of an image.
* Rays Radiant Spotlight - a combination of a Light Ray filter and a Spotlight.
* Rays Ring - masks the light source with a ring.
* Rays Ripply - combines a light rays effect with a rippled light effect.
* Rays Streaky - produces a light that contains streaks.
* Rays Textured - creates a textured light using a noise map pattern.
* Rays Wedge - mattes the light source with a wedge-shaped light.

The Boris Continuum Light Rays Unit is available for $99! Buy Now for Mac or Win

Learn More about the Light Rays filters (PDF)

Boris Continuum Light Rays supports Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Final Cut Express, and Apple Motion.

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Remove Camera Shake for just $99

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Boris Continuum Complete's Optical Stabilizer filter uses optical flow technology to analyze a shaky clip and then adjusts the track's position to compensate. Unlike many stabilizing tools, the Boris Continuum Optical Stabilizer does not require you to set user-defined tracking points; this lets you stabilize images where tracking data is unreliable. You may also stabilize just a portion of a track to correct isolated camera bumps. Watch this podcast to learn more.

The Boris Continuum Optical Stabilizer Unit is available now for $99 USD.

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New Boris Continuum Glitters Unit for $99

Monday, November 10, 2008



The new Boris Continuum Glitters Unit includes the following plug-ins from Boris Continuum Complete 5:

* Glint creates a sparkle or ray burst effect. Learn More (PDF)

* Glare creates an effect producing a sharp reflection. Learn More (PDF)

* Glitter creates a glittering or sparkling light effect. Learn More (PDF)

Boris Continuum Glitters is available now for $99 USD

Boris Continuum Glitters supports Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Apple Motion. For Avid systems, the Glint, Glare, and Glitter filters are included as part of Boris Continuum Complete AVX.

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New Boris Continuum Unit: Film Look for only $299

Wednesday, October 29, 2008



The new Boris Continuum Film Look Unit includes the following plug-ins from Boris Continuum Complete 5:

* Film Process: The Film Process plug-in can help "filmize" digital video by deepening the color response range of the digital image to emulate film's dynamic color range. It can also be used to color grade and mimic an infinite variety of analog lens filters, optical processes, and special effects. This capability allows for a broader aesthetic and creative palette that filmed imagery offers - but without the higher cost of 35mm film production.

* Film Damage: Film Damage simulates the appearance of old film stock. You can add scratches, grain particles, hair or fibers, and dirt, dust, or water spots. You can also simulate camera shake or a flickering image.

* Match Grain: Match Grain takes a snapshot of telecined media and generates a grain signature which can be used as a matching grain sample for a destination clip containing little or no grain. A common application of this filter is adding grain to computer-generated imagery to lend to a more realistic composite. Match Grain can also be used to grain footage shot on video so it edits more seamlessly into a sequence with telecined media.

* Film Grain: The Film Grain plug-in creates an auto-animated noise effect designed to simulate the appearance of grain particles in the emulsion of movie or photo film.

* Deinterlance: The Deinterlace plug-in converts interlaced video clips into progressive-scan frames, such as footage shot on film. Deinterlace can render "simulated telecine" style by adding pulldown. This filter can also convert 29.97fps NTSC video into 24fps film-style frames.

* Prism: Prism is typically used to simulate the photographic effect of chromatic aberration in which a bad lens can generate prismatic color fringing along edges of high contrast within the image.

Boris Continuum Film Look is available now for $299!

Boris Continuum Film Look supports Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Apple Motion. For Avid systems, the Film Look filters are included as part of Boris Continuum Complete AVX.

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New Boris Continuum Unit: Lens Flare for $99

Thursday, October 9, 2008

The new OpenGL-accelerated Boris Continuum Lens Flare Unit simulates a lens flare - streaks and spots of light on film caused by light bouncing inside a camera lens. Composite the lens flare over a source image or generate a completely synthetic image. A wide range of preset lens flares is included for quick application or as a starting point for a custom effect. What makes the Boris Lens Flare unique is its ability to track a camera pan in the source footage, producing a more natural flare animation to match the original in-camera effect.

Boris Continuum Lens Flare includes Lens Flare and Lens Flare Advanced. Lens Flare is streamlined for when you want to create a simple effect. Lens Flare Advanced provides more options for controlling the effect.

Buy Now for just $99! Available for Mac or Win

Boris Continuum Lens Flare supports Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Apple Motion. For Avid systems, the Lens Flare filters are included as part of Boris Continuum Complete AVX.

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New Boris Continuum Motion Key Unit @ $199

Tuesday, September 16, 2008



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 Continuum Motion Key! As long as the object is moving in relation to the scene, this job can be done in minutes. Boris Continuum Motion Key is based on Optical Flow technology that uses intra-frame data to cleanly remove any moving object.

Order Now for just $199!

Boris Continuum Motion Key supports Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Motion. For Avid systems, Motion Key is included as part of BCC AVX.

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Boris Continuum Units Now Available

Wednesday, August 13, 2008



The new Boris Continuum Units family of visual effects plug-ins lets you choose toolsets from the award-winning Boris Continuum Complete plug-in suite that are geared towards your specific needs. Three units are available now: Pan and Zoom ($199 USD) for easy, documentary-style animation, UpRez ($99 USD) for instant, high-quality resizing of image clips from SD to HD, and Chroma Key ($299 USD) for fast, precise keys. Each Unit seamlessly integrates with After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Motion. If you buy a Boris Continuum Unit, you may later credit the price of the Unit towards the purchase of the full Boris Continuum Complete plug-in suite.

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