Boris Continuum Complete is a special effects plug-in package that works in conjunction with Adobe Creative Suite, including CS6, Avid editing and finishing systems such as Sony Vegas Pro, and Apple Final Cut Pro. Its effects are divided into 16 different categories: 3D Objects, Art Looks, Blur & Sharpen, Color & Tone, Film Style, Image Restoration, Key & Blend, Lights, Match Move, Particles, Perspective, Stylize, Textures, Time, Transitions, and Warp. The latest version, Boris Continuum Complete 9, was released on March 20, 2014. [1]
History
The initial Boris Continuum Complete package was created in 1995 and as a software based DVE solution for emerging NLEs. Ever since the package has expanded to include camera and light features as well.[1]
Latest Features
FX Browser™
The FX Browser™ allows you to browse the entire BCC effects library either as a stand alone application or by trying each effect individually. The browser has a built-in browsing history that displays recent searches. The demonstrated effects are applied to moving video samples.
The Transition Group
BCC 9 delivers 24 new transitions groups: Blobs Wipe, Lens Distortion Wipe, Rings Wipe, Blur Dissolve, Lens Flare Dissolve, Ripple Dissolve, Checker Wipe, Lens Flare Round, Tile Wipe, Composite Dissolve, Lens Flare Spiked, Tritone Dissolve, Damaged TV Dissolve, Lens Flash, Twister, Film Glow Dissolve, Light Wipe, Vector Blur Dissolve, Flutter Cut, Rays Dissolve, Vignette Wipe, Grid Wipe, Ribbon Wipe, Water Waves Dissolve.[2]
The Film Group
Added BCC Vignette. Adds luminocity and defocus controls.
BCC 2-Strip Color. Mimics the looks of classic Hollywood Films.
The Image Restoration Group
BCC Magic Sharp. Sharpens blurry images.
BCC Lens Correction. Removes fish-eye warp.
The Stylize Group
BCC Grunge and BCC Edge Grunge add grit, grime, and atmosphere to titles and clips.
The Keying and Composite Group
BCC Chromakey Studio. Creates junk mattes, green screen smoothing, final matte cleanups, chroma keying, light wraps, and color correcting.
The Lights Group
BCC Laser Beam. Engraves titles or and adds trace-on effects onto footage with fog and glows.
The Perspective Group
BCC Pan & Zoom. The rotates images in 3D and manages cropping and adjustment.[3]
Performance Speed
Filters tested in Avid Windows platform[4]
| FILTER Tested in Avid Windows platform | BCC8 TIME (Seconds) | BCC9 Time (Seconds) | % FASTER IN BCC 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glint | 96 | 48 | 50.00% |
| Lens Flare | 121 | 94 | 22.31% |
| Pin Art | 159 | 143 | 10.06% |
| Damage TV | 215 | 66 | 69.30% |
| Scanline | 185 | 111 | 40.00% |
| Extruded Shatter | 123 | 66 | 46.34% |
Effects
The latest version of Boris Continuum Complete features the following effects:
| 3D Objects | Art Looks | Blur and Sharpen | Color and Tone | Film Style | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCC Extruded EPS | BCC Artist’s Poster | BCC Directional Blur | BCC Deinterlace | BCC Fast Film Glow | |
| BCC Extruded Spline | BCC Bump Map | BCC Gaussian Blur | BCC 3 Way Color Grade | BCC Fast Film Process | |
| BCC Extruded Text | BCC Cartoon Look | BCC Lens Blur | BCC Brightness-Contrast | BCC Film Damage | |
| BCC Layer Deformer | BCC Cartooner | BCC Lens Shape | BCC Color Balance | BCC Film Glow | |
| BCC Type On Text | BCC Charcoal Sketch | BCC Motion Blur | BCC Color Correction | BCC Film Grain | |
| BCC Halftone | BCC Pyramid Blur | BCC Color Match | BCC Film Process | ||
| BCC Median | BCC Radial Blur | BCC Color Palette | BCC Match Grain | ||
| BCC Pencil Sketch | BCC Spiral Blur | BCC Colorize | BCC Two Strip Color | ||
| BCC Posterize | BCC Unsharp Mask | BCC Correct Selected Color | BCC Vignette | ||
| BCC Spray Paint Noise | BCC Z Blur | BCC Hue-Saturation-Lightness | |||
| BCC Tile Mosaic | BCC Invert Solarize | BCC Levels Gamma | |||
| BCC Water Color | BCC MultiTone Mixer | ||||
| BCC Safe Colors | |||||
| BCC Tritone | |||||
| BCC Video Scope | |||||
| Image Restoration | Key & Blend | Lights | Match Move | Obsolete | |
| BCC Dust and Scratches | BCC Alpha Process | BCC Alpha Spotlight | BCC Corner Pin | BCC Blur | |
| BCC DV Fixer | BCC Boost Blend | BCC Edge Lighting | BCC Match Move | BCC Degrain | |
| BCC Flicker Fixer | BCC Chroma Key | BCC Glare | BCC Witness Protection | BCC DeNoise | |
| BCC Lens Correction | BCC Chroma Key Studio | BCC Glint | BCC Fire | ||
| BCC Magic Sharp | BCC Composite | BCC Glitter | BCC Glow | ||
| BCC Motion Key | BCC Composite Choker | BCC Laser Beam | BCC Lens Flare Advanced | ||
| BCC Noise Reduction | BCC Glow Matte | BCC Lens Flare 3D | BCC Lens Flare | ||
| BCC Optical Stabilizer | BCC Light Matte | BCC Light Sweep | BCC Light Zoom | ||
| BCC Pixel Fixer | BCC Light Wrap | BCC Lightning | BCC Noise Map | ||
| BCC Smooth Tone | BCC Linear Color Key | BCC Rays Cartoon | BCC Rough Glow | ||
| BCC UpRez | BCC Linear Luma Key | BCC Rays Puffy | |||
| BCC Wire Remover | BCC Make Alpha Key | BCC Rays Radiant Edges | |||
| BCC Matte Choker | BCC Rays Radiant Spotlight | ||||
| BCC Matte Cleanup | BCC Rays Ring | ||||
| BCC PixelChooser | BCC Rays Ripply | ||||
| BCC Premult | BCC Rays Streaky | ||||
| BCC RGB Blend | BCC Rays Textured | ||||
| BCC Star Matte | BCC Rays Wedge | ||||
| BCC Super Blend | BCC Reverse Spotlight | ||||
| BCC Two Way Key | BCC Spotlight | ||||
| BCC Stage Light | |||||
| Particles | Perspective | Stylize | Textures | Time | |
| BCC 2D Particles | BCC 3D Extruded Image Shatter | BCC Alpha Pixel Noise | BCC Brick | BCC Beat Reactor | |
| BCC Comet | BCC 3D Image Shatter | BCC Color Choker | BCC Caustics | BCC Jitter Basic | |
| BCC Organic Strands | BCC Cube | BCC Colorize Glow | BCC Cloth | BCC Jitter | |
| BCC Particle Array 3D | BCC Cylinder | BCC Damaged TV | BCC Clouds | BCC Looper | |
| BCC Particle Emitter 3D | BCC DVE Basic | BCC Drop Shadow | BCC Fractal Noise | BCC Optical Flow | |
| BCC Particle System | BCC DVE | BCC Edge Grunge | BCC Granite | BCC Posterize Time | |
| BCC Pin Art 3D | BCC Fast Flipper | BCC Emboss | BCC Mixed Colors | BCC Sequencer | |
| BCC Rain | BCC Page Turn | BCC Glow Alpha Edges | BCC Noise Map 2 | BCC Temporal Blur | |
| BCC Snow | BCC Pan And Zoom | BCC Grunge | BCC Rays | BCC Time Displacement | |
| BCC Sparks | BCC Sphere | BCC LED | BCC Reptilian | BCC Trails Basic | |
| BCC Wild Cards | BCC Sphere Transition | BCC Misalignment | BCC Rock | BCC Trails | |
| BCC Z Space 1 | BCC Mosaic | BCC Stars | BCC Velocity Remap | ||
| BCC Z Space 2 | BCC Multi Shadow | BCC Steel Plate | |||
| BCC Z Space 3 | BCC Prism | BCC Veined Marble | |||
| BCC RGB Edges | BCC Weave | ||||
| BCC RGB Pixel Noise | BCC Wood Grain | ||||
| BCC Scanline | BCC Wooden Planks | ||||
| BCC Scatterize | |||||
| Transitions | Warp | ||||
| BCC Blobs Wipe | BCC Bulge | ||||
| BCC Blur Dissolve | BCC Displacement Map | ||||
| BCC Burnt Film | BCC Morph | ||||
| BCC Checker Wipe | BCC Polar Displacement | ||||
| BCC Composite Dissolve | BCC Ripple | ||||
| BCC Criss-Cross Wipe | BCC Turbulence | ||||
| BCC Damaged TV Dissolve | BCC Twirl | ||||
| BCC Fast Film Glow Dissolve | BCC Vector Displacement | ||||
| BCC Film Glow Dissolve | BCC Video Morph | ||||
| BCC Flutter Cut | BCC Warp | ||||
| BCC Grid Wipe | BCC Wave | ||||
| BCC Lens Distortion Wipe | |||||
| BCC Lens Flare Dissolve | |||||
| BCC Lens Flare Round | |||||
| BCC Lens Flare Spiked | |||||
| BCC Lens Flash | |||||
| BCC Lens Transition | |||||
| BCC Light Wipe | |||||
| BCC Linear Wipe | |||||
| BCC Multi Stretch Wipe | |||||
| BCC Multi Stripe Wipe | |||||
| BCC Radial Wipe | |||||
| BCC Rays Dissolve | |||||
| BCC Rectangular Wipe | |||||
| BCC Ribbon Wipe | |||||
| BCC Rings Wipe | |||||
| BCC Ripple Dissolve | |||||
| BCC Swish Pan | |||||
| BCC Textured Wipe | |||||
| BCC Tile Wipe | |||||
| BCC Tritone Dissolve | |||||
| BCC Twister | |||||
| BCC Vector Blur Dissolve | |||||
| BCC Vignette Wipe | |||||
| BCC Water Waves Dissolve |
References
- ↑ Shapton, David. "RedShark News - The Future of Video Effects - We Talk to Boris Yamnitsky, Founder of Boris Effects." RedShark News - The Future of Video Effects - We Talk to Boris Yamnitsky, Founder of Boris Effects. N.p., 08 Nov. 2013. Web. 30 June 2014.
- ↑ Pres. "Boris FX: BCC 9 New Feature Guide." BCC 9 NEW FEATURE GUIDE (n.d.): n. pag. Boris FX. Web. 10 July 2014.
- ↑ Bettan, Gary. "Videoguys Blog - Introducing Boris FX BCC 9." Videoguys Blog - Introducing Boris FX BCC 9. N.p., 21 Mar. 2014. Web. 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Boris Continuum Complete 9." Boris Continuum Complete 9. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 July 2014.
- ↑ "Boris Continuum Complete 9." Boris Continuum Complete 9. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 July 2014. "Filter List." BCC AVX for Avid Editors. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 July 2014.