Boris Red & Boris Graffiti – Text and Title Animation

One Day Course

COURSE CONTENT

Day One

Introduction

• Course Overview
• Boris Conventions
• Understanding plug-ins

The Boris User Interface

• Working with the Controls Window Buttons
• Working with the Composite Window
• Working with the Timeline Window

Creating Text

• Overview
• Working with the Text Tool
• Working with the Text Window
• Working with the Boris Library Browser
• Creating a 2D Text Effect
• Customising Library Browser Effects

Text Animation

• Mapping Media to Text
• Text Media Control Tabs
• Creating dynamic-looking text
• Converting a Spline Primitive Backdrop to a Spline Object Backdrop
• Working with Filter Tracks
• Working with Boris Filter
  • Upstream and Downstream filters
• Working with Audio Files
• Animating Type-on effects
• Animating Text Paths

Working with Title Containers

• Creating Auto-animated Titles
• Optimising Text Animations
• Working the Text Parameters
• Convert to Container
• Using Multiple Title Pages
• Animating with the Convert to Container Command

Working with 3D Text

• Mapping Media to a 3D Extrusion
• Working with the 3D Extrusion Shape
• Using lights, materials and bump maps
• Creating a 3D Text Effect
• Adding shadows

Red Features

• Working with the Project Window
• Working with 3D Container Controls
• Adding Tracks to Containers
• Working with the 3D Model Renderer
• Working with the Spline Objects Media Type
• Working with 3D Chart Containers
• Working with Imported EPS files
• Creating Multitrack effects with Spline Objects