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Using Boris Continuum Complete with Apple® Motion®

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Using Boris Continuum Complete

with Apple® Motion®

Installing in Apple Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Supported Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installing Boris Continuum Complete into Apple Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Setting the Path for the Continuum Complete Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Understanding Real-Time Performance in Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Working in Apple Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Applying BCC Effects as Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Adjusting BCC Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Applying BCC Effects as Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Working with Parameter Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Hiding a Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Resetting a Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Understanding Contextual Controls in Apple Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Working with the Motion Tracker Parameter Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Setting Up your Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Understanding Tracking on the Fly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Working with the Tracker Center KF Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Tracking Part of an Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Tips for Setting Up the Target Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Known Motion Tracker Issues in Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Known Issues with Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Summary of content (12 pages)

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• • • 1 • Using Boris Continuum Complete with Apple® Motion® Installing in Apple Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Supported Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing Boris Continuum Complete into Apple Motion . . . . . . . .
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• • 2 •• Installing in Apple Motion Welcome to Boris Continuum Complete 3.0.3 for Apple Motion. This document contain information on installing and using BCC in Apple Motion. For information on the BCC Þlters, see your User Guide. For information about Boris Continuum Complete software updates, other Boris products, and additional resources, visit our web site at www.borisfx.com. This section provides information on installing the Boris Continuum Complete 3.0.
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• • Using Boris Continuum Complete with Apple® Motion® • 3 • 7. When you run the Try and Buy installer, enter the Installer Serial Number sent to your email address. 8. At the Boris Continuum Complete splashscreen, click Continue. 9. Read the Software License Agreement. Click Accept. 10. Choose a host from the list in the installer menu. Because Motion does not have a default location for third party Þlters, Motion is not an option. Choose Boris Red.
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• • 4 •• Working in Apple Motion This section provides information on installing Boris Continuum Complete into the Apple Motion user interface. Applying BCC Effects as Filters The Boris Continuum Complete Þlters are divided into eight categories: Color & Blurs, Distortion & Perspective, Effects, Generators, Keys & Matte, Lights, Time and Wipe Transitions Þlters. The Þlters appear in the 3rd party Filters category in the Library. 1.
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• • Using Boris Continuum Complete with Apple® Motion® • 5 • To create most transitions, overlap two clips and apply a BCC Þlter effect to each clip. This method provides greater control over effect parameters since you can animate the incoming and outgoing shots separately. You can animate the Layer Opacity to reveal the incoming shot. 1. Place the outgoing shot above the incoming shot. Overlap the clips for the duration that you want your transition.
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• • 6 •• Click to hide/display the filter Load/Save Controls Parameter Group Parameters Working with Locks Some parameters’ values can be locked together to keep their values equal when either is adjusted. For example, Scale X and Scale Y are locked by default to preserve the aspect ratio. A lock option appears before each set of parameters that can be locked together. When the Lock checkbox is selected, adjusting the Þrst locked parameter also adjusts the second locked parameter.
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• • Using Boris Continuum Complete with Apple® Motion® • 7 • Working with Color Controls Color controls are used to choose a color for some attribute of a Þlter or object, such as a light source, border, or text face. Click the color chip to access the system color picker. The system color picker includes a tool that you can use to choose a color from the screen.
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• • 8 •• Working with the Motion Tracker Parameter Group The Motion Tracker parameter group allows you to track the motion of an object in a media Þle. You can then use the motion path data to control another aspect of the effect. The parameters that can be affected depend upon the Þlter. For example, apply a Pyramid Blur Þlter to a clip and use the Motion Tracker parameters to track a logo on a t-shirt. Use the PixelChooser parameters to apply the Pyramid Blur to obscure the logo.
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• • Using Boris Continuum Complete with Apple® Motion® • 9 • The Offset X and Offset Y parameters, allow you to offset the effect on the X and Y axis respectively. This is useful if you want to track one area, then apply the effect to a different area. For example, you want to blur out an athlete’s name on a t-shirt but don’t want to blur the player’s number. However, the player’s number offers more contrast and is therefore easier to track.
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• • 10 •• Track On the Fly marks on the bottom of the window Tracked Frames Region that needs Tracked Frames to be retracked Playhead Keyframe When you track an effect, marks for each tracked frame draw on the left of the current-time indicator because tracking data exists for these frames. Understanding Error Messages when Tracking on the Fly The most common error you will see during tracking is a “Please Move the Current-Time Indicator...” message.
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• • Using Boris Continuum Complete with Apple® Motion® • 11 • Adjusting Tracking without Keyframes You can also adjust tracking without using keyframes. However you should be careful working this way because if you make a mistake your effect could jump. Move the playhead to the point where BCC lost tracking, adjust the Tracker Center KF, and continue tracking. Notice that the tracked frame markers turn from green to magenta. This indicates that the Tracker Center KF is different from the current value.
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• • 12 •• Known Motion Tracker Issues in Motion • Don't try to track with another plug-in Þlter before (below in the timeline) the Motion tracker Þlter or you will hang Motion. • Don't try to track with a native Motion Þlter before (below in the timeline) the Motion tracker Þlter, you will see a color shift in the source media. • • Don't try to track a processed layer, as this is likely to hang Motion. Be sure you are at the start of the clip when start tracking.