Boris Effects and Titling
Overview
This 2-day course explores the compositing, filters, title animation and graphic tools used in Boris RED. RED is a 3D compositing, title animation, and special effects plug-in for non-linear editing systems, including Avid, Media 100, Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro. RED's advanced functionality includes 2D/3D title effects and animation, vector paint and rotoscoping, motion tracking and image stabilization, time filters and the ability to import Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator files with layers.
Be sure to note that this is not a class on Boris Continuum Complete (BCC).
Presentation Method
Students will become familiar with the user interface through a combination of instructor-led discussion and in-class exercises. Hands-on exercises let students create effects to achieve real-world results. Class size is limited to six people. During hands-on practice there are no more than two students per machine.
Student Materials
Student materials contain information necessary for the class, including the Student Guide, and supplemental reference materials as well as a Training CD containing all the media required to complete the exercises. Students can continue the exercises at home, using the Boris KeyFramer that is included on the CD. The Boris KeyFramer is a standalone application designed to create Boris effects offline using any computer. The KeyFramer can be duplicated and distributed free of charge. The KeyFramer is a cross-platform application. Actual effect rendering requires a host application with the Boris plug-in installed.
Audience
This class is designed for an experienced nonlinear editor or motion graphics professional who wants to expand their titling and effects creation capabilities by adding knowledge of a third-party plug-in to their skill set.
Prerequisites
This class requires proficiency with the Macintosh or Windows operating system. Students must have experience with at least one of the host NLEs (including Avid, Final Cut Pro, Media 100 and Premiere). Students editing experience must include some title or effects creation. Students must understand compositing and graphics basics, including keyframing, interpolation, alpha channels, and vertical effects. Ideally students will have some familiarity with a graphics program such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator. This class does not provide a compositing background but instead teaches students how to create title animation and composited effects within the Boris RED interface.
Goals
Understand Boris RED terms and concepts.
Independently create a variety of graphic and text effects using the software interface, including menus dialog boxes, tools and buttons.
Identify and perform basic steps for inputting information into the system and for outputting finished effects.
Course Outline - Day 1
Working with the OpenGL interactors
Creating custom masks
Creating animating gradients
Working with the new QuickTime Preview Monitor
Working with the new BCC Radial Blur filter
Working with the new Timeline buttons
Course Outline - Day 2
Formatting text in the Text window
Importing text
Creating basic text animation using keyframes and interpolation
Creating complex text animation including text on a path and type-on effects
Creating auto-animated effects such as credit rolls and crawls
Extruding text and creating texture maps
Working with Title containers to create nested effects
Applying filters to effects
Advanced title animation
Host specific issues including render time reduction
Working with the OpenGL interactors
Using the new Text tool to create text directly over the video image
Creating and animating 3D charts
Adding Bump Maps to 3D text
Using the new Jitter tab
Using the new Type on parameters
Creating animating gradients
