

The host list includes Adobe After Effects and Premiere, Media Composer/NewsCutter/Symphony and Sony Vegas Pro. So what does Boris Continuum Complete 9 actually offer? BCC V.9 is a gigantic library of effects and transitions made for multiple NLE and effects platforms. The decision making process is not always practical.

To put it into perspective how plug-in packages are sometimes chosen on projects, I’ve seen shows go with Sapphire solely because of their glows (which I do happen to think are superior, but more on that later) and I’ve seen BCC because the line producer has heard of it before. Now I know that these packages vary wildly with their offerings and prices, but these are what I see in broadcast productions a lot of the time, and with Red Giant throwing their hat in the ring recently I figured I should throw them in for comparison. Without getting too deep into pricing structures, the somewhat comparable GenArt’s Sapphire plug-ins range from $1,699 for Adobe and $2,800 for Avid, while Red Giant’s Universe costs $399. The BCC9 Adobe After Effects and Premiere plug-in costs $995 while the Avid Media Composer/NewsCutter/Symphony plug-in costs a hefty $1,995 from the Boris FX online store.
