Boris XML Transfer is an Adobe After Effects plug-in designed for seamless transfer of Apple Final Cut Pro
program sequences to After Effects. The plug-in preserves all aspects of a Final Cut Pro project including effects,
audio, media clips, transitions, and geometric transformations. Version 2 has been fully re-designed for 64-bit
platforms and provides support for Adobe After Effects CS5.
Highlights
Clips Remain Fully Editable. All trimmed Final Cut Pro clips remain fully-editable in Adobe After Effects as stepped-up or stepped-down layers. Audio levels, pans, and cross-fades are accurately preserved and effects settings and keyframe animations are fully translated.
MultiCam Editing. Boris XML Transfer takes special care to preserve multi-clip edits.
Boris Continuum Complete and Final Effects Complete Compatibility. BCC and FEC effects provide the same look and keyframe values for every parameter.
Native Final Cut Pro Effects Translation. Many native Final Cut Pro effects are translated into corresponding After Effects features that match the effects' look and behavior.
Familiar Look and Feel. Translated After Effects projects will look very familiar to Final Cut Pro editors. User marks, comments and labels for clips and sequences, and all user-defined names are carried across from Final Cut Pro to After Effects.
No Transcoding or File Duplication Required. QuickTime-based media files are immediately available in After Effects without the need for transcoding or file duplication.
Supported Features
Below is a summary of supported features.
Go here for an in-depth list of supported and unsupported features.
Audio levels
Audio Pan - translated to AE's stereo mixer
Audio Cross Fade
Audio Gain - keyframes the audio levels
Comments & labels for clips
Comments & labels for sequences
Composite modes
Enabled states for clips
Enabled states for individual effects
Freeze frames
In/Out, Start/End points
Markers for clips
Markers for sequences
Multiclips
Nested Sequences
Speed changes including Time Remapping
Subclips
Support for all FCP media files
Third-Party Filter Support
Boris Continuum Complete filters, transitions, and generators
Final Effects Complete filters and transitions
All non-Boris 3rd-party filter effects
FCP Native Filters and Transitions
Arithmetic
Basic 3D
Brightness and Contrast
Brightness and Contrast (Bezier)
Channel Blur
Channel Mixer
Channel Offset
Channel Swap
Color Balance
Color Emboss
Color Key
Color Offset
Compound Arithmetic
Compound Blur
Cross Dissolve - opacity keyframes applied to both clip layers
Difference Matte
Dip to Color Dissolve - solid layer added between the clip layers and opacity keyframes applied
Directional Blur
Echo
Emboss
Fade In Fade Out Dissolve - Dip To Color Dissolve applied with black solid
Find Edges
Flop - Basic 3D effect applied
Gaussian Blur
Gradient Wipe
Invert
Jaws Wipe
Luma Key
Matte - 4-point Garbage Matte - 4-point mask created in AE
Matte - 8-point Garbage Matte - 8-point mask created in AE
Mask Feather
Posterize
Radial Blur
Ripple
Sharpen
Spill Suppressor - Blue
Spill Suppressor - Green
Twirl
Unsharp Mask
Wave
FCP Native Generators
Bars and Tone - bars display internal AE Bars image
