Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for
video and film, announced that a public beta of Boris Continuum
Complete 6 AVX (BCC 6 AVX) for Avid editing and finishing systems is
now available.
BCC 6 AVX brings nearly 200 filters to Avid Media Composer, Avid
NewsCutter, and Avid Symphony. The new release features 15 new
filters including Extruded Text, Extruded Spline, Layer Deformer,
Cartoon Look, Lightning, and Swish Pan. In addition, BCC 6 AVX
delivers unique workflow enhancements such as the ability to animate
a BCC filter in Adobe After Effects and transfer the animation to the
Avid timeline — while preserving After Effects keyframes. Highlights
include:
* 15 New Filters range from realistic 3D vector graphics extrusions
to painting and image restoration. The new 3D Objects category
includes Extruded Text, Extruded EPS, Extruded Spline, Type-On Text,
and Layer Deformer. New image restoration filters include DV Fixer,
Smooth Tone, and Pixel Fixer. New image painting filters consist of
Charcoal Sketch, Pencil Sketch, Water Color, and Cartoon Look. New
OpenGL filters include Lightning and Tile Mosaic. A new Swish Pan
transition filter is also included.
* Custom Animated Presets. This unique feature lets users save and
re-use every parameter animation in every BCC filter – even across
host applications and platforms. For the first time, Avid users may
animate a BCC filter in Adobe After Effects and transfer the
animation to the Avid timeline while preserving After Effects
keyframes. BCC 6 AVX includes 1000+ factory-installed animated
presets. Animated presets are now saved in industry-standard XML
format and can be edited by any XML-compliant text editor.
* Single-Click Custom Preset Navigation Tool lets users easily browse
presets without opening a pop-up window. Presets are immediately
applied and the host preview window is automatically updated to
reflect the selected preset. * Built-In Motion Tracker Enhancements
are found in almost every filter. Users may now save motion tracker
data from one filter and load the saved data in another filter. *
Significant Performance Gains. Every filter is either OpenGL-based or
multiprocessor-accelerated for ultimate rendering speed on modern
computing and graphics platforms.
The public beta of Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX is available for
immediate download from the Boris FX web site at www.borisfx.com.
Macintosh and Windows versions are available.
Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX is scheduled for release in late June
2009 for an MSRP of $1,995 USD. Owners of previous versions of Boris
Continuum Complete AVX will be able to upgrade for an MSRP of $599
USD. Customers who buy Boris Continuum Complete 5 AVX now will
receive a free upgrade to Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX when it is
available.
