Boris Blue?

2G wrote on 2/28/2006, 8:28 PM

I got an email about Boris Blue. I think I got Boris Red with Vegas a couple of releases back. But I never could really figure out what it was going to do for me. I also read quite a few scathing reviews here about getting it to work and usability. So I just never got around to messing with it.

I think I might like to to use it for something sometime. But honestly, with all their marketing hype, I can't really figure out what it does and what it's value-add is for me. I'm an 'example' person. Show me a bunch of clips created by this thing, and I'll decide if I care. They point me to tutorials on how to use it. I'm not about to waste time learning how to use something that I don't know if I even need or want what it's going to produce.

These sample clips of Boris may exist, and they just have done a good job of hiding them from me. Again, I'm always looking for ways to get new features. I just want some examples first.

Do these Boris Red/Blue sample clips exist?

Thx.

Comments

jrazz wrote on 2/28/2006, 8:36 PM

Not sure on the examples, but I am pretty sure that you did not get Boris Red with Vegas. You probably got Boris graffiti LTD. If you bought red when you bought vegas, then that is a different story. They are pretty expensive pieces of software (I got the email too). As for clips, I am sure somebody on here has used it to produce something.

j razz

2G wrote on 2/28/2006, 8:42 PM

You are correct. It was Graffitti....

Shows you how much I remember about it... :-)

Thx

Wes C. Attle wrote on 3/1/2006, 3:08 AM

I had to purchase Boris Red for a one time under the table job I did in which I was paid half of what I paid for Boris Red (with the old Vegas user's discount). I bought it after playing with the trial version for quite some time, despite the profit loss.

Red is pretty good for motion tracking, compositing, and text/titles. REALLY good for the best titles possible. It is a steep but short learning curve. Once you do a few tutorials it all comes together. It does a lot more than you think. Comparible features to After Effects with much more user friendly interface (after you learn it). I still use it on almost every thing I do in Vegas. Usually for transitions and titles and bizzarre animated backgrounds and Flash output.

I mostly use the hundreds of canned effects from the Red library, and tweak them in many ways. But the real power is in the start-from-scratch custom capabilities. A true full-time pro would go nuts with Red. I am just a proud part-time hack.

Boris Blue brings even more high-end 3D compositing to match any competetor's features with the newest 3D trends. I only played with the free beta for a few minutes, but the output is amazing. Blue is based on the Red UI.

Boris Red and Blue are pretty good tools. It has become a must have for my part time work. But you already know if you need it or not. Can you already do everything you want to do with the creative part of your work?

Quryous wrote on 3/1/2006, 9:26 AM

Hope to goodness they make it easier to use. Since I only need it once a year or so I don't remember a thing about it the next time I try to use it. It is usually not worth the effort to learn it all over again.

blk_diesel wrote on 3/5/2006, 8:34 AM

I bought a used system from a graphics store going out of business sale. It has Boris Red and Boris FX installed on it. I played around with it a few times and got disgusted and never messed with it. I didn't uninstall it, but I don't try anymore.

LyricsGirl wrote on 3/6/2006, 6:11 AM

For some fast and easy FX esp in transitons.....
try Pixelan SpiceMaster. You can try out customised templated while the video is playing to see real-time FX.

Well worth it.

LG