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Applying Boris Red in Canopus® Edius®

Beginning with version 3.02, Boris Red now supports Canopus Edius Pro 3. Canopus Edius Pro 3 allows you to applyRed as a Þlter and as a transition. Boris Red appears in the Edius Effect Palette in both the Video Filters and Transitionsdirectories and can be applied the same way you apply any native video effects in Edius. Red works in Edius whetheror not you have hardware installed. You can use any footage to complete the following tutorial.

You can also use the standalone Red Engine to create effects. See the next section for details.

Working with the Boris Red Engine

Instead of working within a host application, you can use the Red Engine as a standalone application. The Red Enginefeatures the same user interface as the plug-in used within your Edius host application. The only difference in theinterface is that the Apply

and Cancel

buttons

do not appear in the timeline. Instead, the Red Engine lets you exportÞles as QuickTime, AVI or Flash from the Render Queue in the Project window.

Unlike the plug-in, you cannot use Edius timeline video with the Red Engine. The default video images are proxyimages that you can use to create effects when your media is unavailable. You can also import still images, EPS or movieÞles, or create color, gradient, spline object, spline primitive or text media.

Applying Boris Red as a Filter

To apply Red as a Þlter within Edius, perform the following steps.

1.

Either drag the Boris Red 3 FL

effect

from the Effect Palette’s VideoFilters directory

to the appropriate clip in the Edius timeline, or right-click the clip and choose Addto Timeline

from the contextual menu that appears.

2.

Select the clip with Red applied. In the Edius Information window, double-click the Boris Red 3 FL icon

, or select Boris Red 3 FL

then click the Settingsbutton

to launch Red.

The Edius timeline cursor must be on the clip and the timeline trackmust be selected to successfully launch Red.

The Red interface opens automatically. You can now create a custom effect or load a preset.

Double-click to openthe Red Interface

Settings button



3.

You can open settings from the KeyFrame Library and either use them as is or modify them to create yourown custom effect. To open the Library Browser choose Window > Library Browser, click the Open LibraryBrowser button

in the timeline or press Command-9.

The Þrst time you browse the KeyFrame Library effects within the Library Browser you must generatethumbnail images for the effects. Until you generate thumbnails, the previews will not display. For moreinformation, see““Important Information on Using the KeyFrame Library” on page 5.

The Library Browser



4.

Click the name of any folder in the Available Categories window. Thumbnail images of each effect in that folderappear in the Available Effects window. You may have to click a disclosure triangle to view subcategories.

5.

Click any thumbnail image to select the effect. A red box appears around the selected thumbnail. Press Play

to viewan animated RAM preview in the Preview window.

If the settings Þle was saved without a preview, no preview image is associated with that thumbnail.However, you can still preview and apply the effect by creating a thumbnail using the GenerateThumbnails button

, described in “Important Information on Using the KeyFrame Library” on page 5.

6.

Click the Load Effect button to create a new composition containing the currently selected effect. If you have

not yet saved the effect in your timeline, a dialog box appears. Click Don’t Save

to discard the current effectand open the effect from the Browser. Click Cancel

to return to the Browser. You can also double-click athumbnail to apply the effect to your timeline.

7.

When you Þnish creating your effect, press the Apply button

or Cancel button

in the bottom right cornerof the Red Timeline window. This either applies the effect to Edius or cancels, leaving the Edius trackunchanged.

8.

Render Boris Red effects the same way you would render any other effect. For more information, consult the Ediusdocumentation.

Applying Boris Red as a Transition

Edius includes three types of transitions: In, Out and

Single Track

. Due to current limitations in the Edius plug-inarchitecture, Boris Red will not work as desired when applied as an Out transition. You should create Red transitions

in Edius as either Single Track or In transitions. To apply Red as a transition within Edius, perform the following steps.

1.

Drag the

Boris Red 3 TR effect

from the Effect Palette’s Transitions directory to aSingle Track or In transition in the timeline.

2.

Select the transition. In the Edius Information window, double-click the Boris Red

3 FL icon

, or select Boris Red 3 FL then click the Settings button

to launch Red.

The Edius timeline cursor must be on the transition and the timeline trackmust be selected to successfully launch Red.

The Red interface opens automatically. You can now create or load an effect.

NOTE:

When using Boris Red as a Transition effect in Edius, the EdiusPalettes remain above the Boris windows. Boris FX has reported this issue to Canopus and is working with

them to resolve it in a future release of Edius. Currently, to work around this issue, you should position theEdius Palettes and Boris windows so they don't overlap.

You can now create a custom transition or load a preset in Red.



3.

You can open transition preset settings from the KeyFrame Library and either use them as is or modifythem to create your own custom effect. To open the Library Browser choose Window > Library Browser,click the Open Library Browser button

in the timeline or press Command-9.

The Þrst time you browse the KeyFrame Library effects within the Library Browser you must generatethumbnail images for the effects. For more information, see “Important Information on Using the KeyFrameLibrary” on page 5.

The Library Browser

4.

Click the name of any folder in the Available Categories window. Thumbnail images of each effect in that folderappear in the Available Effects window. The Red KeyFrame Library includes a Transitions category.

5.

Click any thumbnail image to select the effect. A red box appears around the selected thumbnail. Press Play

to viewan animated RAM preview in the Preview window.

If the settings Þle was saved without a preview, no preview image is associated with that thumbnail.However, you can still preview and apply the effect by creating a thumbnail using the Generate

Thumbnails button

, described in “Important Information on Using the KeyFrame Library” on page 5.

6.

Click Load Effect

to create a new composition containing the currently selected effect. If you have not yet saved theeffect in your timeline, a dialog box appears. Click Save

to save the current effect before opening the Browser effect.Click Don’t Save

to discard the current effect and open the effect from the Browser. Click Cancel

to return to theBrowser. You can also double-click a thumbnail to apply the effect to your timeline.

7.

When you Þnish creating your effect, press the Apply button

or Cancel button

in the bottom right cornerof the Red Timeline window. This either applies the effect to Edius or cancels, leaving the Edius event ortrack unchanged.

8.

Render Boris Red effects the same way you would render any other effect. For more information, consult the Ediusdocumentation.

Transitions effects



Stacking Multiple Overlapping Boris Effects

You should not add multiple Red effects to an Edius clip or stack clips containing Boris effects on multiple layers in theEdius timeline. This may work, but depending on your system, multiple Boris effects on a clip may not render properly.Instead, apply a single Red effect to an Edius clip and add multiple Þlters to the clip within Red.

This limitation only applies to effects that overlap exactly. For example, a track containing both an In and anOut transition would not fall under this suggestion (since they cannot overlap).

Important Information on Using the KeyFrame Library

The Þrst time you browse the KeyFrame Library effects within the Library Browser you must generate thumbnailimages for the effects. You only need to do this once.

1.

Launch the standalone Boris Red Engine.

You should build thumbnail previews for the KeyFrame Library in the standalone Red Engine rather thanwithin Edius. Because building previews actually renders your effect, this process can take as much as 25-30%longer in the plug-in than in the Red Engine.

2.

Open the Boris Library Browser, by choosing Window > Library Browser, clicking the Open LibraryBrowser button

in the timeline or pressing Command-9.

3.

Select the Red 3.0 Keyframe Library

folder in the Available Categories window. This will render all thethumbnails. Alternatively, you can select individual categories or even individual effects.

4.

Click the Generate Thumbnails button

. For more information on using the KeyFrame Library, see VolumeI of the Red User Guide.

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