Boris Continuum Complete 6  AE - Macintosh and Windows.

Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE brings nearly 200 filters to Macintosh and Windows versions of Adobe CS3 and CS4. This new release features 15 new filters including Extruded Text, Extruded Spline, Type-On Text, Layer Deformer, Smooth Tone, DV Fixer, and Pixel Fixer. In addition, BCC 6 AE delivers unique workflow enhancements such as support for After Effects’ Camera and Lighting System, the ability to import Adobe After Effects mask paths into BCC 6 AE filters, saving and loading of XML-based animated presets, a single-click custom preset navigation tool, and motion tracking data import and export.

• New BCC 3D Objects category of 3D OpenGL extruded text generators
• New "digital repair"-style filters such as Smooth Tone, DV Fixer, and Pixel Fixer
• Over 2000 factory-installed animated presets
• Over 1500 factory-installed static presets
• XML preset format means presets can be modified with a standard text editor
• New single-click custom-preset navigation tool eases effect selection
• OpenGL hardware-accelerated vertex and pixel shaders
• Support for Adobe After Effects' camera and lighting system
• Generate 3D extruded shapes from imported AE spline path mask shapes
• Localize filter results using imported AE spline path mask shapes or built-in PixelChooser system
• Motion Tracking data import and export
• Volumetric lighting effects and Glows
• Specular lighting special effects such as Glint, Glare, Glitter
• Compositing tools such as Light Wrap and Matte Choker
• Natural effect generators such as Snow, Rain, Fire, Stars
• Motion Key for automated foreground object removal
• Film Look effects such as Bleach Bypass, Damaged Film, and Grain Match
• Optical Flow-based image retiming and motion blur effects
• Automated optical image stabilization without the use of point trackers
• Onscreen controls for easy parameter set-up

• 16-bit deep-color pixel processing
• OpenGL hardware-accelerated rendering
• Multi-core performance 

BCC 6 AE has been extensively tested in the following host applications:

• After Effects 7 Macintosh and Windows
• Adobe After Effects CS3 Macintosh and Windows
• Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 Macintosh and Windows
• Adobe After Effects CS4 Macintosh and Windows
• Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Macintosh and Windows

All other After Effects-compatible host programs can be used by selecting Custom Install option in the installer and navigating to the plug-in folder of the host program. We suggest that you use our trial version prior to purchasing BCC 6 AE for any host program not listed above.

The 3D Objects category of filters do not operate as expected in Premiere Pro and have been removed from the product installer. However, one filter, the BCC Layer Deformer, still appears in the BCC effects listing in the Premiere Pro interface. If you apply this filter to a clip in Premiere Pro, a message will appear on-screen informing you that this filter does not apply within this host.

Please note that Apple Final Cut Pro and Apple Motion require a a separate version of BCC 6 (BCC 6 FxPlug.)

Quantel® Q Systems and Liberty Paint® hosts require V. D. S. Synapse® software and BCC 5 AE.

Minimum System Memory Requirements
The following memory requirements are recommended for both Macintosh and Windows users:

• Minimum 2GB (assigned to host application)
• Recommended 2GB+ (assigned to host application)

Supported Operating Systems
Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE supports the following operating systems:

Macintosh
Mac OS™ X 10.4.x (Tiger)
Mac OS™ X 10.5.x (Leopard)

• Please note that the 5 filters in the BCC 3D Objects category require Intel Mac systems with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).

Windows
Microsoft® Windows® 2000
Windows XP®
Windows Vista®

Supported OpenGL Configurations
Currently Boris Continuum Complete includes two groups of filters that are OpenGL dependent. These groups are: BCC 3D Objects and BCC OpenGL. All of the filters that are in these groups are OpenGL-dependent. OpenGL is required to use these filters.

Working with OpenGL
Boris Continuum Complete’s OpenGL hardware acceleration speeds rendering for all filters in the BCC 3D Objects and the BCC OpenGL categories. OpenGL is a
cross-platform standard that dramatically improves interactivity and rendering. “GL” stands for graphics library. ”Open” refers to the ongoing, industry-wide contributions to its evolution. OpenGL is built into both the Windows and Macintosh operating systems as well as a wide variety of display cards.

Currently Boris Continuum Complete includes several filters that are OpenGL dependent. These are:

BCC Glare, BCC Glint, BCC Glitter, BCC Lens Flare, BCC Lens Flare Advanced, BCC Damaged TV, BCC Scanline, BCC LED, BCC Prism, BCC 3D Extruded Image Shatter, BCC Extruded Text, BCC Extruded Spline, BCC Type-On Text, BCC Layer Deformer, BCC Lightning and BCC Tile Mosaic. OpenGL is required to use these filters.

OpenGL Acceleration Requirements
The first time you apply any of the OpenGL filters, BCC performs a fast, automatic test to look for the specific OpenGL capabilities. If your configuration passes this internal test, the filter opens with OpenGL enabled. If your configuration does not pass, an error message displays instead of the image, and OpenGL is disabled. However, depending on the error message, you may elect to enable OpenGL manually.