In June 2005, Boris FX expanded its product line by acquiring Final Effects Complete from the Israeli software company Optibase. The new Particle Illusion plug-in supports Adobe, Avid, and many OFX hosts.

In 2018, Boris FX released a redesigned version of the product to a larger NLE/compositing market as part of Continuum (2019). In October 2017, the company released Continuum (v11), which includes Academy Award-nominated Primatte tech, and a new 360/VR Unit for editing tasks.Īs part of the merger with GenArts in 2016, Boris FX acquired the rights to the Particle Illusion (formerly particleIllusion) product, a storied particle system from the original developer Alan Lorence, the founder of Wondertouch. Continuum (v10) introduced integrated Mocha planar tracking and masking tools into the collection. In October 2015, Boris FX released Continuum (v10), the first product release since the Imagineer Systems acquisition. Various Boris Continuum versions were bundled with Avid Media Composer since 2004. The product was renamed Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) in 2001 and was most recently rebranded as Continuum. The initial “Boris FX” DVE plug-in created in 1995 has continued to be developed over the years. The plug-in won Best of Show at Apple Macworld in Boston, MA the same year. The former Media 100 engineer (a member of the original Media 100 launch team in 1993) released “Boris FX,” the first plug-in based digital video effects (DVE) for Adobe Premiere and Media 100, in 1995. Team photo in front of the Boris FX booth at NAB 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.īoris FX was founded in 1995 by Boris Yamnitsky.

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