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Integration and Productivity
RED
Graffiti
FX
BCC
BCC AVX
Host Integration
Custom UI
Custom UI
Custom UI
Host Native UI
Native Avid UI
Number of supported hosts
20
20
20
6
All Avid Systems
OpenGL acceleration
New User Interface with Sticky Magnetic Windows
   
New Mini Timeline with Keyframes in Composite Window
   
New 16 Bit Deep Color (Host Dependant)
Library Browser with animated preset effects
   
Keyframer for offline effects creation
   
Customizable keyboard shortcuts
   
Searchable Electronic Help System
   
Static generator for Sony Vegas 7 Host
   
Filter Palette and Plug-in Filter Manager
   
Non-modal Options Palette
   
Save customizable workspaces
   
Resolution Independent
Industry-standard file format support
   
Preview to monitor via FireWire
   
Track Sliding
   
User-defined title safe grid
   
History Palette
   
Project window and Render Queue for standalone rendering
       
Support for Discreet Burn Networked Rendering
         
Productivity
RED
Graffiti
FX
BCC
BCC AVX
Layers of Media
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
   
3D Bezier Spline Shapes and Masks
   
3D Shapes - Cylinder, Sphere, Cube
6
6
6
6
6
3D Spline Primitives
   
3D Containers
 
   
Pixelchooser mask and matting system
   
Spline Compound Paths
   
Spline Styles
   
Vector Paint
   
Raster Paint
       
Clone Paint
       
Paint with Images
       
Pressure based Paint with Wacom Tablet Support
       
Static gradients
   
Animated gradients
   
Natural Media
Import Bitmap Graphics
   
Brush Stroke Reveal Effect
   
Tumble, Spin and Rotate in 3D Space
   
Soft Drop Shadows, Edge Borders
   
Import Oversize Images with Alpha
 
   
Motion Blur for Shapes
   
Redesigned Noise Map Generator
 
   
Film Effects including Film Damage, Film Grain
 
Film Effects including DeGrain, Match Grain and Film Process
   
Precise Keying Filters
 
Particle system and 3D particles
 
Image Retouching including Wire Remover and Light Wrap
   
Distortion filters including Ripple, Wave and Twirl
 
Volumetric Light filters including Light Zoom
 
Procedural Generators including rain, snow, and clouds
 
Time-based effects including Optical Flow and Temporal Blur
   
Superior Color effects
 
3rd Party AE Filter Support
   
Corner pin tracker
 
Motion stabilizer
 
   
Motion tracker
 
   
Motion Path Effect
       
Compositing Apply Modes
Preview to RAM Option
   
Audio Import and Playback
   
Effects Library Browser
   
Standalone Render Engine with Render Queue
       
Offline Effects design (Keyframer)
   
OpenGL Support
Filter Types
RED
Graffiti
FX
BCC
BCC AVX
Total Number of filters
161
35
113
155
155
Color and Blur Filters
30
7
26
27
27
Distortion and Perspective Filters
14
10
13
22
22
Effects Filters
29
10
25
28
28
FEC Filters
14
3
5
0
0
Generator Filters
14
4
14
24
24
Keys and Matte Filters
15
0
13
17
17
Lights Filters
19
1
14
19
19
Motion Filters
5
0
3
0
0
Time Filters
12
0
0
11
11
Wipe Transition Filters
7
0
0
7
7
Compositing
RED
Graffiti
FX
BCC
BCC AVX
Animatable apply modes
Vector paint and Rotoscoping
 
   
Vector paint only
 
     
3D Shapes including cubes, spheres and cylinders
Motion Tracking
 
Image Stabilization and corner pin tracker
 
Intersect shapes in Z-space
   
PixelChooser Masking
 
Support for 3rd party After Effects filters
   
High-quality 3D DVE
 
Export to TIFF and PICT
       
Standalone rendering to Quicktime and AVI file formats
       
Export to Flash (.swf)
       
Upstream and Downstream masking
 
   
Preserve layers of imported Illustrator files
     
Import and animate Photoshop layers
       
True cast shadows
   
Track-based Motion Blur
   
Pixel-based Motion Blur
 
Import Oversized Images
 
   
3D Primitives with Bump Maps and Textures
     
Graphics and Titling
RED
Graffiti
FX
BCC
BCC AVX
Vector Text
     
Auto-animated rolls and crawls
     
2D and 3D Text
     
Support for multi-layer Photoshop files
 
   
Type-on animation by word, character or line
     
Animate and extrude multi-layer EPS files
     
Animated Gradients
   
Natural Media generation
   
Texture Maps
     
Animatable 3D spline objects
     
Bump maps and Reflection maps
     
2D and 3D animated charts
     
Write-on text effects
     
Text jitter, text on a path, text randomization
     
Apply Effect to Avid Title Matte
       
Text and Page Formatting
RED
Graffiti
FX
BCC
BCC AVX
Resolution Independent Vector text
     
Library Browser template Mode
     
Appearance Preferences
     
Support All Outline Font Types
     
CJK Multibyte Font Support
     
Native Unicode Support
     
Kerning, Tracking and Leading
     
Word Wrap, Page Width, Justification
     
Skew and Baseline
     
Top Down Vertical and Left to Right
     
Per Character Font and Point Size
     
Text Tool (Entering Text Directly Over Video)
     
Snap Text to Grid or Guides
     
Import RTF or ASCII Text Files
     
Insert Text
     
EPS
RED
Graffiti
FX
BCC
BCC AVX
EPS Import
     
EPS Extrusion
     
EPS Bump, Texture and Reflection Mapping
     
Animate EPS Object in 3D Space
     
3D Lighting for Imported EPS Objects
     
Reshape Imported EPS Object Using Bezier Splines
     
Text Style Features
RED
Graffiti
FX
BCC
BCC AVX
Apply Text Styles in Composite Window
     
Color or Custom Gradient Fill
     
Plain Color, Bevel or Radial Borders
     
Drop, Cast and Solid Shadows
     
Multiple Borders and Shadows per Object
     
Per Character Text Style
     
Style Palette
     
Apply Text Styles to Multiple Tracks at Once
     
Title Animation
RED
Graffiti
FX
BCC
BCC AVX
Animate Leading and Baseline
     
Animated Tracking
     
Text Type On
     
Text On Path
     
Text Jitter
     
Title Containers for Advanced Automation
     
Automated Title Roll, Crawl, Fade, Zoom, Shuffle
     
Motion Blur
     
Convert to Container Feature
     
Brush Stroke Reveal Text effect
     
Tumble, Spin and Rotate in 3D Space
     
3D Containers