Largest Ever VFX Plugin Launch by Continuum in Their Company's History Unveiled
Boris FX has announced the latest update to its renowned plugin collection, Continuum 2021. This powerful toolset, available for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, and supported OFX host applications, offers a plethora of new features designed to revolutionize the post-production industry.
New Effects and Presets
Continuum 2021 includes 80 new cinematic plugin effects and over 1000 professionally-designed drag and drop presets. These new creative options range from film stocks, colour grades based on iconic films, optical filter simulations, lens flares, a digital gobo library, light rays and glows, to a new FX Editor for quickly browsing, tweaking, and saving presets directly within the interface.
AI-Driven Masking and Tracking
One of the most significant enhancements in Continuum 2021 is the integration of AI-driven masking and improved usability, especially within its PixelChooser tool powered by Mocha technology. Key new features include:
- Integration of AI-powered auto mask propagation tools accessible from a new Mask tab in the Essentials workspace. This allows for more efficient creation and refinement of masks using AI-driven Object Brush and Matte Assist functions.
- Enhanced user interface separating Track (planar tracking and manual spline masks) and Mask (AI auto masks) functions for faster workflow.
- Advanced selection techniques for isolating complex subjects like humans, including adding holdout dots to exclude unwanted areas and selective body part masking.
- Improved overall usability of auto mattes and masking to leverage AI in compositing, roto, and visual effects tasks.
These features make Continuum 2021 more powerful in handling masking and tracking workflows with enhanced automation and precision. The integration of Mocha’s Object Brush and AI-assisted tools are among the most notable updates for this version.
Particle Illusion Enhancements
Continuum 2021 also brings improvements to Particle Illusion, its real-time mograph generator. The update includes new turbulence controls and a new line renderer, creating more naturally moving particles and allowing users to quickly join particles together.
Pricing and Availability
Continuum 2021 is available for purchase as individual effects category units, with new licenses starting at $199. Subscription options for OFX hosts include an annual subscription at $195 and a monthly subscription at $25. For Avid, subscription options include an annual subscription at $495 and a monthly subscription at $62. Permanent licenses through OFX hosts cost $695, while those through Avid cost $1695. Adobe subscription options include an annual subscription at $295 and a monthly subscription at $37, and a permanent license through Adobe costs $995.
Upgrades from previous versions for individual effects category units start at $49.95. Continuum 2021 is also available as a permanent license, annual or monthly subscription, and upgrade from previous versions. The pricing varies based on options chosen.
For media inquiries, contact Jessie Electa Petrov, Director of Marketing at Boris FX, at jessiep@pur socials.com or 617-451-9900. A video focused on the new features of Particle Illusion in Continuum 2021 is available, as well as a video showcasing the new features of Continuum 2021 overall. With Continuum 2021, post-production professionals now have access to a wealth of new tools and capabilities to enhance their workflows and create stunning visual effects.
The integration of Mocha technology in Continuum 2021 offers AI-driven masking and improved usability, especially within the PixelChooser tool.
Continuum 2021, with its robust technology, also provides enhancements to Particle Illusion, its real-time mograph generator, introducing new turbulence controls and a new line renderer for more natural particle movements.
