Continuum Complete for Avid Training Videos

Use In-Camera Effects to Create Transitions in Avid Media Composer

Episode #137 - By Jeff Greenberg
Avid Certified Instructor Jeff Greenberg uses in-camera Boris Continuum Complete effects such as BCC Swish Pan and BCC Lens Transition to create transitions in Avid Media Composer 6.

Make Your Video Look Like Film with a Cinematic Glow Effect

Episode #134 - By Jeff Greenberg
Avid Certified Instructor Jeff Greenberg creates the soft feel of exposed film with BCC 8 AVX's new Film Glow filter, a powerful yet very easy-to-use effect. Make your highlights bloom and shadows spread out as you experiment with your own unique looks. Or try one of the professionally-designed presets included with the filter. Use BCC Film Glow to marry two clips shot on different cameras or set the mood for an entire project.

Repair Video with BCC Flicker Fixer

Episode #132 - By Jeff Greenberg
Repair video affected by uneven shutter exposure or a flickering light source with Boris Continuum Complete v8 AVX's new Flicker Fixer filter.

Generate Audio-driven Effects in Avid Media Composer 6

Episode #130 - By Jeff Greenberg
Avid Certified Instructor Jeff Greenberg shows you how to generate audio-driven effects using BCC 8 AVX's new Beat Reactor technology. Built into many BCC filters, Beat Reactor makes it easy to generate audio-driven effects such as a pulsing light, a glow, or even an image wipe that follows along with the beat of an audio track.

Create Top Notch Keys in Avid Media Composer

Episode #110 - By Kevin P. McAuliffe
One of the most difficult effects to do inside of a nonlinear editing application is a Chroma Key. The NLE's built-in keyer may not work for every shot and you may need extra tools to refine the matte to make it look seamless. With the power of Boris Continuum Complete inside of Avid's Media Composer, not only can you create a fantastic looking key from a poorly shot plate, but you can refine it using Matte Choker and Light Wrap, and really make it look top notch.

Turning "Great" into "Awesome" with BCC's Lens Blur

Episode #107 - By Kevin P. McAuliffe
Many Boris Continuum Complete effects mimic real-world situations, and BCC Lens Blur is no exception. It's an effect that is created when a camera is out of focus, and the highlights in the frame take on the shape of the camera's lens. In this tutorial, we take a shot that already has this effect done in camera, and improve on it to create a new, eye-catching look.

Make Bad Pixels Disappear

Episode #106 - By Kevin P. McAuliffe
Dead pixels can spell big trouble that can potentially ruin a show, but not if you have Boris Continuum Complete's Pixel Fixer in your toolbox...

Extrude and Bend Text in Avid Media Composer

Episode #104 - By Kevin P. McAuliffe
Extrude and Bend Text in Avid Media Composer using Boris Continuum Complete's Extruded Text filter.

Simulate Cell Phone Video in Avid Media Composer

Episode #102 - By Kevin P. McAuliffe
Simulate the look of low-quality cell phone video with Boris Continuum Complete's Damaged TV and Scanline filters.

Apply Effects to Titles in Avid Media Composer

Episode #99 - By Kevin P. McAuliffe
Learn how to apply effects to titles using Boris Continuum Complete and Avid Media Composer.

Noise Reduction in Avid Media Composer

Episode #98 - By Kevin P. McAuliffe
Kevin P. McAuliffe takes a look at a common problem that is starting to creep up in HD workflows...

Create a Graphic Novel Look in Avid Media Composer

Episode #96 - By Kevin P. McAuliffe
Learn how to quickly create a graphic novel look with Boris Continuum Complete's Cartoon Look filter.

BCC Film Process in Avid Media Composer

Episode #94 - By Kevin P. McAuliffe
Learn how to create unique "cinematic" looks using Boris Continuum Complete's Film Process filter in Avid Media Composer.

Secondary Color Correction in Avid Media Composer

Episode #93 - By Jeff Greenberg
Avid Certified Instructor Jeff Greenberg recently demonstrated why he just can't live without Boris Continuum Complete's Correct Selected Color filter in Avid Media Composer. Using BCC Correct Selected Color, Jeff showed two examples of how to isolate a color in an image and then perform secondary color correction - a technique made popular by Schindler's List.

BCC Smooth Tone in Avid Media Composer

Episode #92 - By Kevin P. McAuliffe
In the world of HD, you start to see every little imperfection, every little crack, and every little pore in someone's skin. You may also see some bad makeup jobs. In this new Boris TV episode, Kevin P. McAuliffe demonstrates how to smooth over these and other imperfections with Boris Continuum Complete's Smooth Tone filter. Kevin also illustrates how to use BCC Smooth Tone to create a paint-style effect.

Motion Tracking in Avid

Episode #75 - By Paul Ezzy
Most BCC filters include a built-in motion tracker which can be used to control the position of the PixelChooser mask or matte or to position the light source of a Light effect. For example, you can attach a light to a moving object in one easy step.

Pan and Zoom Like Ken Burns

Episode #72 - By Kevin P. McAuliffe
Learn how to pan and zoom like Ken Burns with the auto-animating BCC Pan and Zoom filter in Avid Media Composer.

Noise Reduction in Avid DS

Episode #71 - By Paul Ezzy
In this Boris TV episode, we take a look at Boris Continuum Complete 7 AVX's new Noise Reduction filter, Compare Mode feature, and on-screen overlay control widgets.

Conform BCC AVX Effects for Finishing in Avid DS

Episode #36 - By Dirk de Jong
Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX for Avid DS brings nearly 200 filters to Avid DS Version 10.2.1 and higher. BCC AVX is bundled with all Avid Media ...

Save the Shot by Removing Unwanted Objects

Episode #31 - Kevin P. McAuliffe
You have a perfect clip for the project. The scene is right, the weather is perfect, the camera move is nice, but there is a clearly-recognizable person ...

Create 3D Extruded Text in Avid Media Composer

Episode #35 - By Paul Ezzy
In this video tutorial, we show you the basics of using Boris Continuum Complete's Extruded Text filter in Avid Media Composer 4. BCC Extruded ...

Create a Rack Focus Effect in Avid DS

Episode #34 - By Paul Ezzy
BCC AVX for DS's Lens Blur filter emulates a real-world defocused lens effect where the out-of-focus highlights of an image clip ...

Optical Stabilizer Filter

Episode #32 - By Paul Ezzy
The BCC Optical Stabilizer filter enables you to stabilize shaky video footage. The filter uses optical flow technology to determine the movement ...

Creating Transitions with the Swish Pan Filter

Episode #33 - By Paul Ezzy
BCC Swish Pan lets you create fast, camera pan-style transitions between clips. The filter is fully automated and includes controls for the velocity of the pan ...

Animated Presets with Adobe and Avid

Episode #37 - Dirk de Jong
Continuum Complete 6's new Custom Animated Presets feature lets you save and re-use every parameter animation in every BCC filter - even ...