Continuum Complete Sparks supports the following Autodesk Versions

For a complete compatibility matrix of all Boris products and hosts click here

  • Autodesk Flint 2008+ on Linux
  • Autodesk Flame 2008+ on Linux
  • Autodesk Inferno 2008+ on Linux
  • Autodesk Smoke 2008+ on Linux

BCC Sparks Installation / Removal

If you have a previous version of BCC Sparks installed follow these instructions to remove it before attempting to install the new distribution:

  • become root in a shell terminal
  • navigate to the directory where you have placed the unzipped installer file
  • enter the following command:

rpm -qa | grep BCC

the command will return a line listing the previous BCC installation, which needs to be removed before installing the new product. To remove the previous version,enter the following command:

rpm -e (bcc product version as returned by previous command)

when the shell returns to a prompt, the previous version will be uninstalled.

To install the new version, first identify the version number by listing it by name. To do this type the following command:

ls -al

then enter the following command, replacing the number 8137 with the number of the version that you are installing:

rpm -i BCC-5.0_8137.x86_64.rpm

when the shell returns a prompt the BCC v5 Sparks will be installed and are ready for use

Purchase and License instructions

The BCC 5 sparks will operate in trial mode for an indefinite period of time. Sixty days after the BCC 5 Sparks product installation, all sparks generate a watermark and will will render with an X through the composite window. Purchasing an unlock code will remove the watermark from all of the BCC 5 sparks. Unlock codes may be purchased directly from BorisFX or through a systems reseller. BCC V5 Spark licenses are node locked and require a separate license code for each target system. Follow these instructions to get the unique ID of your system, then send this unique ID along with the license request:

  • become root in a shell terminal
  • enter the following command:

cd /usr/discreet/lib64

  • then enter this command:

BCC_License.5.0

A window will appear containing two fields - the top field will contain an alpha-numeric string. This is the unique ID / serial number and is required by BorisFX to generate the license for this system. The second (empty) field is where you will enter the license once it has been received from BorisFX.

purchasing BCC Sparks

Supported Systems

Linux RH4 systems with Inferno, Flame, Flint, Smoke, or Burn (2007 +)

Support

30 days of free telephone support is included with each purchase. Additional support contracts may be purchased upon request