Boris FX to Exhibit at IBC 2006
The Boris FX team brings their enhanced motion graphics and visual effects product line to Amsterdam
Boston, MA - July 18, 2006 - Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, will demonstrate enhancements and new versions of Boris Blue, Boris Red, and Boris Continuum Complete at IBC 2006, held in Amsterdam from September 8 -12. The latest Boris FX solutions will be demonstrated on stand 7.831.
Boris Blue - Real-time 3D Motion Graphics
The award-winning Boris Blue delivers the legendary Boris 3D creativity with real-time performance to accelerate the effects production workflow. Based on Boris Red, Blue takes 3D to the next step and addresses the needs of motion graphics artists who demand true 3D looks for their projects without the complex learning curves and render times associated with 3D applications. Purpose built for - front room - compositing and effects production, the Boris Blue real-time performance and high-quality results allow users to create and evolve projects during client-supervised sessions with speed and ease.
Boris Blue will roll into IBC with some slick new features and performance enhancements. The revved real-time 3D motion graphics solution will include new Image Processors such as Glow and Film effects as well as Deformer effects that enable users to shatter and explode 3D objects. Blue will also sport a new list of supported graphics cards.
Boris Red - Integrated Compositing and Effects
Considered a standard for compositing and effects creation within the non-linear editing environment (NLE), Red integrates with more than 20 supported NLEs, including systems from Adobe, Apple, and Avid. Currently under development and planned for release at the IBC convention, Boris Red 4.0 introduces dozens of new features including, 16-bit color support and a sophisticated new paint engine. The new paint engine is equipped with clone and roller brushes as well as a raster to vector converter tool that can automatically convert a bitmap raster file into an animatable extruded vector shape. Other image treatment enhancements include a optical stabilizer feature that uses optical flow technology to automatically remove unwanted motion from an image. Among many of the new filters, Boris Red 4.0 will ship with a Motion Path filter that animates objects on a spline path. Red 4.0 users will also be able to import EBU subtitle files to generate standard subtitles for multiple languages and DVDs.
Boris Continuum Complete - Native Compositing and Effects Creation
The Boris engineering team is planning to introduce its next rendition of Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) at IBC 2006. One of the most popular plug-in packages from Boris FX, BCC's seamless integration with industry standard editing and compositing applications maximizes ergonomics and production workflows. The breadth and depth of the BCC filter package covers a wide range of compositing and effects functionality including tools for; advanced keying, matting, compositing, image processing, distortion, temporal effects and motion tracking.
One of the thrilling new features slated for an IBC debut is BCC Motion Key, a powerful image treatment tool that allows users to remove objects from a scene without having to use complex rotoscoping or masking tools. Other next generation BCC features that the company is willing to divulge are the BCC Color Choker for push/pull style color correction, an enhanced BCC Noise Map and BCC Turbulance for image distortion.
For more information about Boris FX products, please visit the web site at www.borisfx.com. For product imagery or to schedule a private press appointment, please contact Janice Dolan at janice@zazilmediagroup.com.
About Boris FX
Founded in 1995 in Boston MA, Boris FX is the leading developer of integrated graphics and effects technology, delivering 3D compositing and vector graphic products for the broadcast, post production, film and multi-media industries. Since the company's inception, Boris products have grown to serve over 125,000 artists worldwide. A great part of its success lies in the ability to tightly integrate and leverage technologies through strong partnerships with industry-leading manufacturers including Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid�, Canopus, Discreet, Eyeon, in-sync, Incite, Leitch, Matrox, Media 100, Sony Pictures Digital, and Ulead. For more information, visit www.borisfx.com.
