The list you’ve created is easily accomplished in Boris Red. Red is FX and Graffiti combined (more or less). Red also plugs into Liquid and is launched from Liquid’s timeline OR you can use Red’s stand alone engine if you have the clips provided by the editor. Saving from the stand alone engine and importing into Liquid should not be an issue (if you prefer to work that way). What is the source material by the way? Hardware requirements for Red are; just about any modern PC or Mac. Enhanced operatbility is provided if you have an OpenGL video card. This will accelerate the preview. An added bonus to the stand alone Red engine is that it gives you the ability to preview your Red timeline on an external monitor if your video card has a TV out (ie Svid, DVI etc).
The basic book I recommend for newcomers is Chris Vadnais’ book “instant Boris Effects”. It is just enough to get you familiar with common functions in Red. The Red manual also has 10 tutorial exercises in the first chapter as well as BorisFX.com has some learning material.
What program did you used to use (or are you familiar with)?