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Perfect for post facilities with client-supervised sessions or demanding deadlines, Blue uses the latest generation NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards to provide an interactive effects design experience. Blue delivers real-time processing of 2D and 3D effects as well as real-time playback of video and audio media. Users can adjust effect parameters during playback, a "front room" capability that is ideal for working side by side with clients. The fast export to disk, including hardware rendered anti-aliasing, motion blur, and 3D shadows, provide significant time savings.Boris Blue is available as both an AVX 2 plugin for Windows based Avid editors and as a standalone 3D compositor for Windows XP. Based on the familiar Boris interface, Blue is designed for video editors and compositors who want to create stunning 3D looks without the complex learning curves and render times associated with 3D applications.Boris Blue Key Features:ParticlesUse any 3D object as a particle, including extruded shapes and imported 3D Models. Multiple attractors and repellers provide dynamic particle interaction. Sprite-based particles simulate Fire, Smoke and Sparks.Enhanced ExtrusionsCreate custom bevels by defining a curve with spline drawing tools. Extrude text, spline primitives, free hand spline drawings and imported EPS files.Import 3D models in the .3ds and .obj formats, preserving individual geometry groups.Deformers, Image Processors and GeneratorsVertex Deformers provide true 3D warping of 3D objects. Blue's Deformers, Image Processors and Generators are fully hardware accelerated for blazing speed.Materials including Bump Maps ReflectionsMaterials include per pixel lighting controls and texture, bump and reflection mapping. They are also are fully hardware accelerated for blazing speed.Sophisticated Animation Made Fast and EasyBlue includes some new tools such as Type On Containers and the Motion Path filter for more convenient creation of complex 3d animations. Combined with full hardware acceleration these high quality effects can be designed and exported with amazing speed.Significant new features in version 2:Plugin Integration for Windows Avid systems
Blue 2 can be used in Avid as an AVX2 plugin on Windows XP Avid systems
Plugin has all the same effect features as the standalone including 2D and 3D text, imported 3D models, powerful particle emitters and more ; all available within Avid
Fast and convenient single track transitions, titles, animated backgrounds and other graphic elements right in the Avid timeline
Single or multi-input filter, realtime preview, effects and transitions
Save custom Blue effects to Avid bins for quick and easy re-use
using the Blue plugin avoids export / import workflow, simplifies offline / online workflowMore Tools for Faster and Easier Composition of Sophisticated 3D Effects
Split Views in Comp Window
Including orthographic views for easier alignment of objects in 3D space
Improved 3D interactors for 3D objects and Lights
3D interactors for Cameras
A camera can be set to stay focused on a particular object or 3D point in the scene while moving through 3D space
Cameras and lights can be placed and animated along on a user-defined bezier path
Built-in 3D Transformations for Motion Path filterNew 3D Deformers
Curl
Flatten
Mesh Chaos
Mesh Shatter
Model Displacer
Pre-Transform
Pulse
Slice-Stretch
Un-DeformNew Image Processor Effects
Film Grain
Film Process
Glow Edge
Glow Light
Glow Light Replace Color
Glow Remove Color
MistContinuum OpenGL filters included
Glare
Glint
Glitter
LED
Lens Flare
Lens Flare Advanced
Prism
Scanline
Damaged TV
LightningSystem Requirements
BLUE 2 requires Microsoft WINDOWS XP SP 2 running on an Intel Pentium IV or AMD Athlon or higher processor, with Apple QuickTime version 6.5 or higher installed.
Quicktime software is not included with the Blue installer. If necesssary, Quicktime for Windows can be downloaded here:www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.htmlGraphics BoardsBLUE 2 requires one of the following NVIDIA based graphics boards:
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500, 3450, 3500, 4500, 5500
NVIDIA GeForce 6800, 7800, 7900, 7950Graphics DriversBLUE 2 requires one of the following NVIDIA graphics drivers:
NIVIDIA driver version 84.26 - www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_84.26
NIVIDIA driver version 91.36 - www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_91.36
NIVIDIA driver version 91.85 - /www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_91.85Avid SupportThe BLUE 2 AVX plugin is supported for running on the following Avid release versions:
Avid Media Composer 2.7 or later
Avid Xpress Pro 5.7 or later
Avid Newscutter 6.7 or laterNOTE: like the Blue 2 standalone application, the Blue AVX 2 plugin is also subject to the Windows XP, Quicktime, and NVIDIA requirements listed previouslyNOTE: The current version of the Blue 2 Avid AVX plugin does not support Avid Symphony Nitris due to a known potential instability problem. BorisFX expects to resolve this issue soon and plans to add plugin support for Symphony Nitris in ...
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