Boris FX Introduces Continuum 2021.5: Featuring Authentic 3D Particle Animation Capabilities
The Boris FX Continuum 2021.5 update is here, bringing a host of new features and improvements to visual effects, motion graphics, and workflow efficiency. This mid-year release is packed with exciting additions that will undoubtedly enhance your creative capabilities.
New Effects and Transitions
The update introduces a new audio-driven effect, the BCC Sound Reactor. This innovative tool generates visual animations based on the audio spectrum, allowing you to sync effects with music or sound. Additionally, new customizable transitions have been added to expand your video editing options.
Continuum Builder Improvements
The Continuum Builder interface has been enhanced, making it easier for users to create and share their own custom effects and transitions. This update streamlines the process, enabling you to focus more on your creativity.
Mocha Planar Tracking Enhancements
The Mocha planar tracking integration has been improved for more accurate and faster tracking performance within Continuum effects. This enhancement enables better masking and object removal, ensuring a smooth workflow.
GPU Acceleration and Performance
Optimizations for better GPU acceleration across many filters and effects lead to faster rendering and real-time previews, particularly in host applications like Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Avid Media Composer.
Particle Illusion Updates
Particle Illusion has received additional emitters and presets, along with improved stability and rendering speed. Notably, it now has deep integration with After Effects, allowing emitters to trace AE native live text and mask layers.
New Presets and FX Browser Features
The library of presets has been expanded, and the FX Browser interface has been improved for easier browsing, previewing, and applying effects and presets.
Host Application Compatibility
The update includes updated support for the latest versions of Adobe Creative Cloud apps, Avid Media Composer, and other host platforms to ensure compatibility and take advantage of host-specific enhancements.
Availability and Pricing
Continuum 2021.5 is available as a subscription, perpetual license, and upgrade, with different pricing tiers to suit various needs and budgets.
A Closer Look
For a firsthand look at the new features and improvements in Continuum 2021.5, join us for a live stream on June 23, 2021, at 5:00 pm EDT/2:00 pm PDT. The Boris FX product team will present Continuum 2021.5 during the live stream, which can be watched on socialslive.com.
Videos showcasing what's new in Particle Illusion and the new cinematic effects and features in Continuum 2021.5 are also available. For more information or to contact the Director of Marketing at Boris FX, Jessie Electa Petrov, you can reach her at jessiep@pur socials.com or 617-451-9900.
With its focus on expanding creative possibilities, refining user experience, and boosting performance and workflow efficiency, the Continuum 2021.5 update is a must-have for any video professional.
Technology enhancements in the Boris FX Continuum 2021.5 update include the addition of a new audio-driven effect, the BCC Sound Reactor, which generates visual animations based on the audio spectrum. Furthermore, the Continuum Builder interface has been improved for creating and sharing custom effects and transitions, making it easier for users to focus on their creativity.
