Boris Continuum Complete

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 last 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Performance Speed

Filters tested in Avid Windows platform^[5]

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

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