Peter sent me a preset for the BCC Film Glow that is very reminiscent of Sapphire’s S_Glow.

So before I sing the software’s praises (which I will) you should know what the drawbacks are.Īt first I wasn’t convinced that BCC’s glows were up to par with others like GenArt’s Sapphire S_Glow or Red Giant Universe’s Chromatic Glow, but after talking with Boris FX senior product manager Peter McAuley I was convinced. I find it falls a little short in a few departments (mostly because of some shortcomings that involve Avid Media Composer), which I will go through first. Boris FX ( been referring to BCC9 this way: “The Swiss army knife of visual effects,” and while I agree that in general it is useful in many different situations, it doesn’t always hit a home run. The plug-in for different groups of software must be purchased separately (sorry this isn’t a one install for all deal). Soon-to-be released are offerings for Apple’s Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve. The host list includes Adobe After Effects and Premiere, Media Composer/NewsCutter/Symphony and Sony Vegas Pro. So what does Boris Continuum Complete 9 actually offer? BCC V.9 is a gigantic library of effects and transitions made for multiple NLE and effects platforms. The decision making process is not always practical. To put it into perspective how plug-in packages are sometimes chosen on projects, I’ve seen shows go with Sapphire solely because of their glows (which I do happen to think are superior, but more on that later) and I’ve seen BCC because the line producer has heard of it before. Now I know that these packages vary wildly with their offerings and prices, but these are what I see in broadcast productions a lot of the time, and with Red Giant throwing their hat in the ring recently I figured I should throw them in for comparison. Without getting too deep into pricing structures, the somewhat comparable GenArt’s Sapphire plug-ins range from $1,699 for Adobe and $2,800 for Avid, while Red Giant’s Universe costs $399.

The BCC9 Adobe After Effects and Premiere plug-in costs $995 while the Avid Media Composer/NewsCutter/Symphony plug-in costs a hefty $1,995 from the Boris FX online store.

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