For a limited time, Media 100 Producer and Boris Continuum Complete are available for a special bundle price of $995 (U.S. SRP, part # 41225). If purchased separately, the cost of these packages is $1,590.

Media 100 Producer is a software-only NLE that offers FireWire I/O and Panasonic P2 acquisition capabilities. Ideal for in-the-field or mobile editing, editors using Media 100 Producer can shoot using their Panasonic P2 camera and immediately begin editing; they can even offload the media and continue to use their Panasonic P2 card. In addition, Media 100 Producer can use media captured by Apple Final Cut Pro, Media 100 i, 844/X, Media 100 HD, Media 100 HD Suite, Media 100 HDe, and Media 100 SDe systems to edit, composite, and mix and output via FireWire or export to DVD or web.

Boris Continuum Complete is an expansive plug-in filter set that lets you create effects from the practical to the inspired directly in the native interfaces of Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, Autodesk Combustion, Boris RED, Boris FX, and Boris Graffiti. Over 150 filters include lights, advanced keying, matting, image processing, distortion, temporal effects, generators, wipes, and motion tracking. The filters give you the creative freedom to animate your graphical elements or video at any speed, acceleration, or position.

This special offer expires on June 29, 2007.

Labels: BCC, Boris, Media-100, Media-100-Producer

Adds full support for Apple Final Cut Studio's FxPlug architecture, advanced image scaling and format conversion, and new OpenGL accelerated filters

Boris FX has announced Boris Continuum Complete version 5 (BCC 5). BCC is a comprehensive suite of native filters and transitions designed for Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and Avid nonlinear editing and compositing systems.

BCC 5 includes Universal Binary support for all Mac-based host applications, including Adobe Creative Suite 3. The BCC 5 release also offers full native support for Apple FxPlug as well as Avid AVX 2.0 on Intel-based Macs.

In addition to expanding host support and optimizing performance across platforms, the 180+ BCC 5 filter set introduces innovative and accelerated filters for fast effects production and image manipulation. Comprehensive pan and scan controls, superior up-rez conversions, integrated motion tracking for video editors, and accelerated OpenGL effects make BCC 5 one of the most robust compositing tools on the market today.

"All BCC iterations since version 1 have been essential parts of my compositing toolbox. Key features like BCC's use of AE masks lets the effects go just where they're needed," comments Kurt Wiley, FX/animation specialist. "Aside from the new styling looks, BCC 5 control over AE up-rezes improves magnification and line definition - ideal for the multiple formats we deal with on a daily basis."

Attendees to NAB2007 can see BCC 5 at booth SL10520.

Boris Continuum Complete 5 Feature Highlights

* Precise Pan and Zoom Techniques
BCC Pan and Zoom: Known as the Ken Burns effect (panning and zooming large still images or photographs), the new BCC Pan and Zoom filter offers on-screen controls, convenient preview modes, and advanced image filtering algorithms for precise image motion and scaling. Users can also import external files.

* High Quality SD to HD Media Conversions
BCC UpRez: Ideal for working with multiple SD and HD formats in the same project, BCC UpRez quickly converts SD to HD with optimal image quality.

* Motion Tracking within your Video Editor
BCC MatchMove brings Boris RED's award-winning motion tracking to within the native NLE interface. BCC MatchMove locks the movement of one image clip to another. Users can alter the moving image with the Boris DVE.

* New BCC 5 OpenGL Accelerated Filters
New OpenGL accelerated filters include:

- BCC LED: enables artists to make a clip appear as though it was constructed out of an array of blinking or solid LED lights.

- BCC Prism: simulates the photographic effect of chromatic aberration - similar to a bad lens that creates color fringing along edges of contrast.

- BCC Scan Lines: generates rolling RGB scan lines over the image clip, emulating the effect of a computer monitor that is shot on video tape or film.

- BCC DamagedTV: emulates the appearance of a CRT-style television set that is receiving a bad signal or is in need of repair.

- BCC Noise Map: generates procedural auto-animated image clips that can be used as backdrops or as a mask track input for other image clips.

- BCC Turbulence: generates auto-animated gel-like distortion fields in an image clip utilizing the input from the built-in noise map and turbulence controls.

- BCC Color Choker: allows users to easily posterize and blur colors in a clip. Colors can be attenuated or remapped individually or as an RGB group.

"BCC is an exceptional filter set and a fan favorite among our customers. With BCC 5 we have ensured that our users get maximum productivity whether they are using the new Intel-based architectures or legacy applications," comments Boris Yamnitsky, founder and president, Boris FX. "And as with every Boris release, we have pushed the envelope and introduced some of the most innovative effects creation filters on the market today. We look forward to the Boris community creating their incredible pieces and packages with BCC 5."

Pricing and Availability
BCC 5 will be available in Q2 2007 for the following U.S. suggested retail prices:

* BCC 5 FxPlug for Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion: $895
* BCC 5 AE for Adobe and compatible hosts: $895
* BCC 5 AVX for Avid Xpress Pro: $895
* BCC 5 AVX for Avid Media Composer and Symphony: $1995

Existing Boris Continuum Complete owners can upgrade to Boris Continuum Complete 5 starting at $295. Customers who have purchased or upgraded to BCC 4 after April 1, 2007 will receive the BCC 5 upgrade free of charge.

Labels: BCC, BCC-5, BCC-AE, BCC-AVX, BCC-FXPlug, Boris

A Day in The Life of TV News Promotion

"If you are an editor in a broadcast operation and do lot of work in After Effects--plain and simple: you need to buy BCC 4. The BCC filters cover a pretty wide range of effects. It's not uncommon here to have a comp with a dozen BCC 4 effects scattered throughout, and most spots that hit our air have BCC 4 all over them. The Boris plug-ins are quick and easy, with options to dig into and tweak. BCC 4 saves us time and resources--something extremely important to broadcast news." - Tim Johnson, KUTV 2 News (CBS), Salt Lake City

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Labels: BCC, BCC-User-Story, Boris, Boris-User-Story