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Boris FX, a leading provider of integrated visual effects, compositing, and rotoscoping solutions, has announced the release of its 2020 product lineup, showcasing notable updates and new features across visual effects, tracking, and compositing toolsets. The new releases, including Sapphire 2020, Continuum 2020, Mocha Pro 2020, and Silhouette 2020, aim to improve creative control, performance, and integration.
Sapphire 2020
Sapphire 2020 introduces over 50 new effects and transitions built with the Sapphire Builder, coupled with integrated Academy Award-winning Mocha planar tracking and masking tools for precise motion tracking inside effects. The plugin suite offers more than 270 effects and 3000+ presets, a Beat Reactor that synchronizes effects to music, and an FX Browser for quick preset browsing. Sapphire rendering performance was also enhanced for real-time previews and faster output. Key standout features include enhanced lensflare effects and flare design tools, expanding creative visual possibilities.
Continuum 2020
Continuum 2020 updates transitions and effects, including new creative tools such as BCC Kaleida Dissolve for kaleidoscopic visual effects and intricate transitions, which are highly customizable for use in After Effects and other hosts. The integration of Mocha also enhances masking and tracking workflows within Continuum, improving precision and speed for effects application.
Mocha Pro 2020
Mocha Pro 2020 continues to build on its strength as an advanced planar tracking and visual effects tool. The 2020 updates include refined masking, removal, and insert workflows that feed directly into Sapphire and Continuum workflows, though specifics for 2020 updates were not detailed in the sources.
Silhouette 2020
Silhouette 2020 remains a top-tier rotoscoping, paint, and compositing tool. While precise 2020 feature updates weren’t specified in the search results, Silhouette typically focuses on workflow improvements, GPU acceleration, and enhanced artist tools aligned with Boris FX's integrated ecosystem. The new release includes features such as Auto-paint replay, Brush compare modes, Dodge, Burn, and Detail brushes, and Paint detail separation.
Together, these 2020 releases emphasize a powerful, integrated workflow—combining Sapphire’s rich effects library, Continuum’s versatile transitions, Mocha Pro’s tracking precision, and Silhouette’s compositing finesse—all enhanced with improved performance, real-time previewing, and creative flexibility.
Additional Features and Resources
- Digital Film Tools, new to Boris FX, features over 100 filters and thousands of presets for professional photographers and digital artists. It is available as a standalone and a plug-in for various software.
- Visit Boris FX at Stand 7.A65 in the Exhibit Hall. Free entry to the Exhibit Hall is available with code: 5275.
- Silhouette 2020 offers the Stroke tool, Roto Freehand selection, Corner-pinning of layers, Roto Overlay, Group Tracking, and Part Tracking.
- Mocha Pro 2020 introduces Mega Clean Plates, extracting a seamless larger-than-raster image from moving camera footage. It also includes the Area Brush interactive spline tool for applying paint-like functionality.
- Sapphire 2020 includes new S_WhipPush for seamless zoom transitions. It also offers 12 new transitions with over 50 professionally-designed presets.
- Continuum 2020 includes over 15 new effects and transitions, including BCC_ReflectImage, BCC_CastShadow, BCC_Curl, and Mocha-powered BCC_CornerPin.
- IBC event starts on September 13th in Amsterdam. The IBC Exhibit Hall hours are Friday - Tuesday 10:30 - 18:00, Sunday 9:30 - 18:00. The event location is RAI Amsterdam, Europaplein 24, 1078 GZ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
For more detailed feature lists for each product or examples of new effects, please let us know. We hope to see you at the IBC 2020 event!
Technology enhancements in the 2020 product lineup from Boris FX include Sapphire 2020's integration of Academy Award-winning Mocha planar tracking and masking tools, offering more precise motion tracking inside effects, and improvements in real-time previewing and creative flexibility. Continuum 2020 introduces new creative tools like BCC Kaleida Dissolve for kaleidoscopic visual effects, improving its technology for use in After Effects and other hosts.
