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This past year Boris updated one of my all time favorite NLE plug-ins Boris FX. In version 8 they brought down some very cool features from their Award winning Red professional NLE plug-in. The motion tracker, stabilizer and corner Pin tracker bring a new level of visual effects to prosumer and event videographers.
The Motion Tracker filter allows you to generate motion path data from an object in your media. You can then use this data to control the motion of another aspect of the effect. For example, with Boris FX, you can track a logo on a t-shirt and use the Motion Tracker to obscure the logo with a blur or mosaic.
The Corner Pin Tracker allows you to map media to a specific area on a moving object. For example, in the example below, the Corner Pin Tracker was used to replace an advertisement on a moving bus with a new image.
The Motion Stabilizer allows you to stabilize shaky footage. The Stabilizer uses motion trackers to analyze one or more specified regions of motion, then adjusts the track´s position to compensate. During playback, the motion appears smooth because the track moves incrementally to offset the unwanted motion.
Although Boris FX gives you some very advanced and sophisticated filters and effects to add to your projects, it is actually quite easy to use. The Library browser lets you select from hundreds of customizable presets that you can modify as you wish. Best of all, they continue to expand the NLEs that Boris FX can now plug into – so now Canopus Edius, Pinnacle/Avid Liquid, Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere, Avid Xpress and Final Cut Pro editors can add Boris FX to their editing toolbox.
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