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PPro and Boris Continuum…
Hi. I’m using the most recent version of PPro (Jan 2025), but I have an older version of Boris Continuum Effects, version 14 released in 2021. Has anyone had success using a setup like this? I only ask because my PPro wouldn’t load anymore after I installed the Boris effects, under Windows 10. I uninstalled and reinstalled both, but no luck. Been using PPro for 20 years, and have not had any problems over the last several years using a fast, video only machine. I haven’t tried the old Boris program on my other new Windows 11 machine yet and am hesitant to do so. I only use a few modules from Continuum, so I didn’t want to subscribe if it could be avoided. And in 2022 (which I was only made aware of today), you can’t get the upgrade price is you don’t upgrade within 36 months of the last upgrade. I’m wondering if updates to Windows 10 over the last four years could cause the old Boris plug-in not to work well anymore. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Hey Gerry,
I would have expected your slightly older BorisFX to still work in the latest version of Premiere Pro.
However, I seem to remember Adobe moving the hierarchy of the plugin folder around, and although you have re-installed both. It could be that the installer with the older version of BorisFX needs to be pointed in the right direction.
Based on that info I asked, and Google A.I. gave this explanation:
The default directory for Premiere Pro plugins on Windows is
C:/Program Files/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/7.0/MediaCore. However, as of version 22.0, the directory has been renamed to\Plugins. Premiere Pro will still attempt to load plugins from the old directory for the time being.Plugins for Premiere Pro are shared with other Creative Cloud applications, such as After Effects, Audition, and Adobe Media Encoder.
You can also manage your plugins and extensions on the Adobe Exchange website. To do this:
- Sign in to the Adobe Exchange website
- Select Manage
- Select Creative Cloud extensions
- Select the plugin or extension you want to find
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and look for the Where to find it section
I would go for a manual install of Boris FX, if possible, and then point it to the “new” Adobe folder.
Hope that this helps?
And, please share when you find the solution, as it is not easy to find elsewhere.Atb
Mads -
Hi. Thank you so much. I appreciate your help.
What you suggested sounds like it “probably” would have done the trick. I’m on the road for a while, and before I left, I decided to just upgrade and future proof things, so I’ll be ok.
When I do get home, would be interesting to experiment. If I can find the time to do that, I will certainly let you know, although life has me running on a fast treadmill lately, ha, ha.Wishing you a great 2025! Thanks again.
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Not that this will help you now…but I had issues using an older version of Boris until I updated it. Adding that to the newest version of PPro seems to have fixed the issues (for now…but you know Adobe 😏). My workstation is running Windows 10.
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Thanks Bob. You comment does help. Always good to hear what others are experiencing. I think I may bite the bullet and upgrade, especially with support for Windows 10 ending soon and having to go to Win 11.
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