Boris Continuum Complete 5.0 for After Effects Ships

Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects
technology for video and film, announced that Boris Continuum Complete
5.0 for AE (BCC 5.0 for AE) is now shipping. Supporting Adobe products
since 1995, the new Boris release brings its 180 plus filter set to
Adobe’s new Creative Suite 3.0 applications including the Intel-Mac
versions of Adobe Premiere and After Effects; extending the effects
creation workflow and capabilities with custom on-screen controls,
Heads Up Display (HUD) and a slew of new innovative filters. “BCC 5.0
for AE is so packed with new features that I haven't even had time to
go through even a quarter of the new tools,” comments Jean Hauptman,
motion graphics designer and BCC beta tester. ” The new native BCC
package both compliments and extends the Creative Suite 3.0 effects
creation functionality with features such as Optical Flow, Open GL
rendering, Film Process, Motion Key and Optical Stabilization.

“We have been developing our Boris effects plug-ins for Adobe video
solutions for over a decade ‘ starting with Adobe After Effects
version 3.0. With the release of Adobe Creative Suite 3.0 and the
next-generation After Effects and Adobe Premiere products ‘ we took
advantage of the new plug-in architecture to provide even deeper
integration allowing us to deliver custom features ideal for the Adobe
post process,” said Boris Yamnitsky, president and founder, Boris FX.

New BCC 5.0 filter highlights;

BCC UpRez is used for high-quality SD to HD conversions; BCC UpRez is
designed to facilitate the resizing of image clips while minimizing
the data loss that is usually associated with resizing media in a
host. The BCC UpRez filter includes several high-end image processing
algorithms to enhance the apparent sharpness and / or smoothness of
the final result.

BCC Pan and Zoom known as the “Ken Burns” effect; BCC Pan and Zoom
provides users extensive controls for precise image scaling and
re-sampling. Overall better workflow and image quality is achieved
with special filter features such as the “watch folder”.

BCC MatchMove based on the award-winning motion tracking technology in
Boris Red, the new BCC MatchMove filter allows users to combine motion
tracking with transformation/compositing of a layer. With the BCC
MatchMove filter, users can lock the movement of one image clip to
another image clip using the built-in motion tracking function. BCC
MatchMove provides controls for DVE functions such as tumble, spin and
rotate, as well as realistic lighting controls.

BCC LED makes an image, clip or text element with alpha appear as
though it was constructed out of an array of blinking or solid LED
lights – similar to the display boards in sports stadiums. This filter
is part of the new OGL category of filters in BCC that benefit from
hardware acceleration to reduce render time.

BCC Prism can be 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. This filter is also
part of the new OGL category of filters in BCC, which benefit from
hardware acceleration to reduce render time.

BCC Scan Lines is another filter from the new BCC OGL category. This
filter generates rolling RGB scanlines over the source image clip,
emulating the effect of a computer monitor which was shot on video
tape or film. The filter also includes a user controlled noise
generator function for added realism.

BCC Damaged TV a filter in the Open GL category; BCC Damaged TV is
designed emulate the appearance of a CRT style television set that is
receiving a bad antenna signal or is in need of repair, complete with
gun offset, distorted edges, image roll, noise, scan lines, and
interference lines, this powerful filter features both automatic and
manual modes.

BCC Turbulence generates auto-animated gel-like distortion fields in
an image clip based on input from the built-in noise map and
turbulence controls. This filter includes dozens of preset effect
settings for accelerated effect production.

BCC Noise Map 2 generates procedurally based, resolution independent,
auto-animated image clips that are used for backdrops or as a mask
track input for other image clips. Dozens of presets are included with
this filter for producing complex animations quickly and easily.

BCC Color Choker posterizes and blurs colors in an image clip. Colors
in the clip to which the filter was applied can be attenuated or
remapped individually or as an RGB group. Controls allow users to
convert images to monochrome before applying a blur or choke for
additional creative results.

Pricing and Availability
BCC 5.0 for AE is designed to support Adobe Creative Suite 3.0,
Autodesk Combustion, and Eyeon Digital Fusion. BCC 5.0 for AE is
available today through Boris FX worldwide reseller channel and direct
through Boris FX web site at www.borisfx.com for an MSRP of $895.00
(new) , $299.00 (upgrade to BCC 5.0 for AE) and $495.00 (upgrade to
BCC 5.0 for AE and BCC 5.0 for FxPlug). Special cost effective cross
grade options are available for BCC AVX and BCC FxPlug products.

BCC 5.0 for AE no longer supports the Apple Professional Video
applications that ship with the FxPlug architecture. These
applications are supported by the new BCC 5.0 for FxPlug (shipped July
9th 2007). For more information, please visit the Boris FX web site at
www.borisfx.com