![]() Why do you need them? Well, you might go back and update an old project that used legacy effects, and Continuum has you covered by not worrying about there being any effect conflicts or missing effects. Keep in mind that one of the categories is “OBSOLETE”, which basically has all the old effects that have been replaced over the years. Continuum is now broken down into twenty-two categories, which is three more than the previous Continuum 2020.5. I thought that it would be important to generally cover what’s included in BCC, and then we can jump into the new features. I wish all subscription plans were this reasonable! Alright, now let’s take a look at exactly what is new and updated in Continuum 2021 WHAT YOU GET That’s a pretty big deal! AND, if you’re reading this review around Boxing Week in 2020, I’m sure there will be an even better deal for you to get! It’s insane how cheap Boris FX’s subscription plan is. ![]() So if you think about it this way, for the price you would pay to own it outright, you can have it for the next three years with all updates and bug fixes included. The other versions, Adobe and AVX prices are relative to the OFX version, where you basically save 66%, or so, off the price to outright own. Looking at the OFX version as an example, as it’s the cheapest version, you’re looking at $695 to purchase outright, or only $195 per year to subscribe to for a year. Well, that’s not the case when it comes to Continuum 2021. They always seem like a rip off, as you’re basically paying for the entire cost of the product over the span of a year, and in many cases you don’t actually have a choice to purchase or subscribe, as most companies have taken that option away, and its subscriptions only. As I always do, I like to talk about the cost first, as that’s always something that’s first and foremost on people’s minds. This is the biggest update in Continuum’s history, which is super exciting. Boris FX has added 82 new effects to the Continuum 2021 release, along with a bunch of other enhancements and updates that we’ll talk about in this review. Now, with that being said, you might think that DFT would be getting it’s own product for the different host applications, but that is not the case. So really, effects designed to look as though they were added “in camera” as opposed to in post. DFT plug-ins support Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, and Premiere Pro Apple Final Cut Pro X and Motion Avid Media Composer and OFX hosts including Foundry Nuke and Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve. The definitive digital toolbox contains hundreds of realistic filters for optical camera simulation, specialized lenses, film stocks and grain, lens flares, optical lab processes, color correction, keying, and compositing as well as natural light and photographic effects. The Digital Film Tools portfolio includes standalone applications as well as professional plug-in collections for photographers, filmmakers, editors, and colorists. The team used their strong practical understanding of photography, film and video editing, and in particular visual effects, to design highly-specialized software. Now, if you’re not familiar with DFT, here’s a snippet from the press release when they were purchased by Boris FX.ĭigital Film Tools (DFT) emerged as an off-shoot of a Los Angeles-based motion picture visual effects facility whose work included hundreds of feature films, commercials, and television shows. ![]() We’ve seen little bits of Mocha end up in both Continuum and Sapphire, but for the most part they have stayed as three separate products. Imagineer Systems (Mocha) and GenArts (Sapphire) were the two big ones with Silhouette and DFT (Digital Film Tools) to round out the acquisitions. ![]() Well, it seems as though every year, Boris FX is purchasing a different company to add to the growing catalogue of products they can offer. Now, you might be wondering what I mean by that. Whether it’s a chroma keying job, a particle effect, footage that needs stabilizing, or a stylistic lens flare you want to add to spice up a shot, each year the team at Boris FX strives to make Continuum THE plug-in package of choice, and this year is no exception. However, they really need to add the Complete back to the name, as what this package has strived to do year after year is make it, really, an all-in-one package that an editor or motion graphics designer can purchase, that will give them a complete set of tools for every job they work on, no matter what its requirements are. Boris Continuum Complete has dropped the Boris and Complete and now simply refers to the package as Continuum 2021. If you use effects in your editing timeline (and let’s be honest, who doesn’t), then you’ve come across Boris FX’s Continuum package at some point. ![]()
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