[Peter Mcauley]

Hi,

If it were up to me, I would get the FEC filters also. There are so many filters in that package that are unique and powerful that it should justify the purchase. And where there is some overlap, there is also a lot of difference. To illustrate this take the Snow filter for example. In the BCC Snow filter, which come free with RED, you can generate snow flakes that can accumulate on the surface of an object, such as a title or an alpha map, and the FEC version does not have that function. However, the FEC version includes a perspective feature and motion blur that makes the snowfall appear quite realistic. I would suggest downloading the FEC trial filters and seeing if they make sense for you and your workflow.

Cheers,

Peter.

[Peter Mcauley]

Hi Michael,

Indeed, there are a lot of parameters in that particular filter, which can make generating a quick effect a bit more difficult that one might want. However, there are a couple of options for you:

The first approach to this would be to use the Jitter Basic filter instead. The click on the preset loader pop-up and select jitterPositionX and you should be at the tweaking stage within seconds of applying the filter.

The other approach is to use the Film Damage filter instead and disable everything except for the Camera Shake. And you’re ready to fine tune the jittered result.

I hope this helps.

Peter.

[Peter Mcauley]

HI Wolf,

Would it be possible for you to send me a screenshot so that I can see this as I cannot reproduce the problem on my system. And can you please set the view to 100 percent for the screenshot? You can send that to me at peterm@borisfx.com.

Thanks,

Peter.

[Peter Mcauley]

Hi Wolf,

Are you seeing this with a font that used to look fine and didn’t show the aliasing issue? If so then see if perhaps enabling the 1:2:1 deflicker option, which is located at the top of the filter controls might be the answer. How does it look when you view it on the computer screen as opposed to the Kona controlled monitor? How does the final render look? Are you viewing at 100 percent? At zooms higher than 100 percent, the text will have the aliased appearance that you are seeing.

Cheers,

Peter.

[Peter Mcauley]

There is also a filter in the Boris Continuum Complete package that is dedicated to this task. The filter is called “Damaged TV” and is available for all hosts. You can download a free two week trial version of the filters from here http://www.borisfx.com/downloads. After the trial period has expired, the filters will continue to render but will add an X watermark to the image. You can remove the X watermark by purchasing a license.

I hope this helps.

Peter.

[Peter Mcauley]

Hi John,

I actually passed your question on to the Product Manager of Boris Blue, Dirk de Jong. He’s busy at the moment with some time sensitive work but he’ll post a reply to your query later on today.

Cheers,

Peter.

[Peter Mcauley]

Hi John,

Thanks for the question … I’ll send this to engineering who will be able to provide you with a better answer that I can.

More in a bit.

Thanks,

Peter.

[Peter Mcauley]

Hi,

You might want to try the BCC Edge Light filter or the BCC Median filter, which should be able to generate the result that you are looking for.

Cheers,

Peter.

[Peter Mcauley]

Hi Zach,

Definitely the Quadra FX 4000/4500 would be the card of choice. Blue really needs this more than RED but both products will take advantage of the card, albeit for the most part in different ways.

I hope this helps.

Peter.

[Peter Mcauley]

Hi,

Well that’s a pretty good question. The applications RED and BLUE are quite different in terms of their needs and what it takes to make them operate in a speedy manor. Let’s start with RED – RED is a CPU based 2.5D compositing, titling and special effects application. It works best on the machines equipped with the latest multi-processors with several Gb’s of RAM and a good amount of free disc space. Blue is a GPU based real-time 3D compositing, titling and special effects application. It needs a very fast graphics card, preferably manufactured by Nvidia, a couple of Gb’s of RAM and a good amount of free disc space.

So what configuration to recommend to run both applications on the same system? I would think you should go for a multi-processor equipped Windows system with a Quadro FX graphics card (4000/4500 is a great choice), at least 2 Gb of RAM (4 is better) and a striped raid array.

I hope this helps.

Peter.