Boris FX announced that Boris RED Version 5 is now available. Boris RED is a plug-in application for transitions, professional text, and advanced composites inside Adobe, Apple, Avid, Grass Valley, Media 100 and Sony video editing software. Boris RED 5 introduces support for 64-bit applications such as Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and After Effects CS5, adds over 60 new filters, and provides several new user interface and workflow enhancements.
“Boris RED v4 is our go-to tool for professional text and compositing in our post production video edit bays,” commented Michael Held, postproduction manager, Starz Entertainment. “We are looking forward to RED v5.”
Boris RED 5 New Feature Highlights
• Support for 64-bit Video Editing Applications. Boris RED 5 adds new support for Adobe CS5 under 64-bit Windows operating systems. Free forthcoming software updates will add support for Sony Vegas Pro 10, Grass Valley EDIUS 6, and Adobe CS5 for Mac.
• 40+ Filters from Final Effects Complete. Boris RED 5 includes 40+ filters from the Final Effects Complete VFX plug-in collection. Newly-added designer effects and transitions include Mr. Smoothie, Ball Action, Bubbles and Wiggle Edges.
• High-quality Image Restoration Tools for smoothing and softening skin imperfections and removing jaggies, DV compression artifacts and unwanted noise from image clips.
• New 3D Particle Effects. Particle Array 3D creates a grid of particles oriented in 3D space. Pin Art 3D creates a pin board look based on a layer image.
• UpRez for high-quality SD to HD conversions, facilitating the resizing of image clips while minimizing the data loss that is usually associated with resizing media in a host application. The UpRez filter includes several high-end image processing algorithms to enhance the sharpness and smoothness of the final result.
• Realistic In-Camera Effects include Lens Blur for emulating a rack defocus effect where out-of-focus highlights of an image clip take on the shape of the lens shutter.
• Stylized Effects include LED, Damaged TV, Tile Mosaic, Scan Lines and Prism.
• Painterly Effects simulate pencil-sketched images, the wash look of a water color painting, a rotoscope toon-animation look and charcoal drawings.
• 50+ New Transition Effects. Freshly redesigned, the Boris RED keyframe library features over 50 new transition presets ranging from popular swish pan and rack defocus effects to glow dissolves, tilt-shifts, and light wipes.
• User Interface and Workflow Enhancements include ergonomic, drag-and-drop panels and a curve editor for smooth parameter animation. In addition, many of the included Boris Continuum Complete and Final Effects Complete filters include a new Compare Mode feature that lets users compare the filtered result with the unfiltered source via either a side-by-side view or a live split-screen view.
Boris RED 5 is available through the Boris FX worldwide reseller channel and direct from the Boris FX web site for an MSRP of $995 USD. Owners of previous versions of Boris RED may upgrade for an MSRP of $295 USD. A free 14-day trial version is available from http://www.borisfx.com.
