Boris Continuum Complete 8 for Apple Final Cut Pro X and Apple Motion 5 [ January 2013 ] Install Info - This BCC8 release is approved for use with Apple Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5. - If you don't have Final Cut Pro X, a free 30 day trial is available here ; http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/trial/ - Motion 5 is available through the Mac App Store. - Uninstall of BCC8 FxPlug is possible using the app located here ; /Applications/Boris Continuum Complete FxPlug 8.0/Uninstall BCC FxPlug Licensing Info - In Apple Motion the licensing window for the plugins is accessed by clicking the “Register” button found in the banner at the top of the filter controls for any BCC filter. - In Final Cut Pro X the licensing window for the plugins is accessed by applying the “BCC Licensing Tool” template from within the “BCC_Licensing” Effect category and clicking the “View BCC Licensing” checkbox in the Inspector with that effect selected. - Licensing the plugins from within either Final Cut Pro or Motion will license the plugins for both Final Cut Pro and Motion.
Finding the BCC8 effects in Apple Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5 - In Final Cut Pro X the BCC8 effects will appear as several BCC categories of filter Effects and one category of Transition effects. - In Motion 5, the BCC8 effects will appear as several BCC categories in Filters.
Documentation - PDF help files for the BCC8 effects are installed here ; /Library/Application Support/BorisFX/BCC FxPlug 8/Documentation - When working in Motion 5, it is possible to open an effect's help file by clicking on the Help button found in the banner at the top of the effect controls in the Inspector.
- Since FCP X doesn't support custom controls such as the BCC banners, currently there is no way to launch an effect's help file from within FCP X. - There are also many tutorials for various BCC effects on borisfx.com [ http://www.borisfx.com/videos/ ] and Creative Cow [ http://www.creativecow.net ]. Although at the time of the initial BCC8 for FCP X release most of these movies do not show BCC in FCP X (since this is the 1st BCC release to support FCP X), more tutorials and product movies will be added going forward and much of the information showing BCC in other hosts is relevant and useful. Some Tips for working with BCC8 in FCP X - Disabling Background Render and using other Playback settings. 1 – When creating processor intensive effects, having Final Cut Pro X set to do Background Render can make the system seem slow or unresponsive. It's a good idea to disable Background Render when doing such work in Final Cut Pro X, and instead rendering the effects (using the Render All or Render Selected commands found under the Modify menu) at a time when you can stand by while the more processor intensive effects render. 2 – In order to preview unrendered effects more smoothly, and in order to have a smoother experience when using the BCC motion tracker's Analysis Mode, in some cases it can be useful to use either proxy media or set the Playback Quality to Better Performance. 3 – Background Render, Use proxy media, and Playback Quality settings are all located in the Playback tab of the Final Cut Pro X Preferences Window. It is possible to leave this window open while working in Final Cut Pro X when making frequent changes to these settings.
- How to select a color from the source image for FxPlug effects in FCP X ; 1 – Click on the color chip shown for the color parameter 2 – in the Mac OS color palette, click the icon of the magnifying glass 3 – with the magnifying glass cursor you can now click on the source image to select a color
- How to use a trimmed clip in an input well in an FxPlug effect in FCP X 1 – place the video in the timeline 2 – trim the clip to the desired start point, and select it in the timeline 3 – under the FCP X File menu, choose “New Compound Clip” 4 – use the resulting Compound Clip in the FxPlug input well Known Issues when using this release - Background Render - in FCP X, an effect can sometimes render with a bad frame (green/pink and distorted), if the user continues work in FCP X while the render is happening (rather than waiting for the render to complete). - Text Entry Window Limitations - Some of the plugins in the BCC 3D Objects category use a custom window for text entry (BCC Extruded Text, BCC Type On Text, etc.) - Currently, some changes that can be made through text window controls are not reflected in the preview within the text window (although they will be apparent in the effect when previewed in FCP X or Motion). The following text attributes do not preview within the text window ; - Justification (when Word Wrap is not enabled) - Top Down Text - Right to Left Reading - negative Line Leading - italics (for fonts that don't include an italic typeface) - superscript and subscript - "Fixed Width" checkbox