Boris FX Shows New 2019 Versions of Industry's Most Popular VFX at IBC

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Boris FX Shows New 2019 Versions of Industry's Most Popular VFX at IBC - Published on 09/15/18

The post-production industry's leading visual effects plug-in developer, Boris FX, will preview major new 2019 versions of flagship products Sapphire, Continuum, and Mocha Pro, at IBC in Amsterdam, Netherlands (RAI, Booth 7.A65), September 14-18, 2018. The 2019 lineup marks a significant development commitment to a yearly release cycle across all products to deliver the tools professional editors, artists, and motion graphic designers demand.

Boston, Massachusetts - The post-production industry's leading visual effects plug-in developer, Boris FX(TM), will preview major new 2019 versions of flagship products Sapphire, Continuum, and Mocha Pro, at IBC in Amsterdam, Netherlands (RAI, Booth 7.A65), September 14-18, 2018. The 2019 lineup marks a significant development commitment to a yearly release cycle across all products to deliver the tools professional editors, artists, and motion graphic designers demand.

"We cannot wait to show the European broadcast and film community the powerful new features found in our upcoming 2019 releases. Both existing users and next generation artists will appreciate the increased efficiencies and creative options when paired with Adobe, Avid, Autodesk, Blackmagic Design, and Foundry workflows," says Boris Yamnitsky, Boris FX, Founder & President. "Fans of Particle Illusion, now part of Continuum 2019, will love creating stunning motion graphics elements with an easy-to-learn interface and blazing GPU acceleration. The legendary Lens Flare inside Sapphire 2019 has been improved with a new streamlined designer UI and professional presets allowing for faster creation of Hollywood's favorite lens flares, and Mocha Pro 2019's new essentials workspace and magnetic spline tools deliver significant advances in motion tracking and roto-masking. We're also releasing a new Boris FX App Manager that will make activating and deactivating Sapphire, Continuum, and Mocha
Pro licenses a breeze."

Mocha Pro 2019 will be released in late September 2018. Continuum 2019 and Sapphire 2019 will be available later this year.

2019 Product Releases

Mocha Pro 2019

Mocha Pro adds a new streamlined user interface to master planar tracking quickly; GPU-accelerated object removal for dramatic time-savings; new magnetic and freehand spline tools for faster masking and rotoscoping; and Mocha Pro and Mocha VR are now available together as one plug-in. Mocha Pro 2019 delivers the world's most powerful and versatile planar tracking solution for traditional and 360 VFX artists, compositors, and editors.

"I've used Mocha time and time again to see if seemingly impossible tasks are possible. The new Mocha Pro 2019 release improves on core functionality, usability, and speed which translates into VFX artists getting home earlier!" - Jake Morrison, VFX Supervisor, Thor: Ragnarok and Ant-Man

Particle Illusion
Particle Illusion is a major new addition to the Continuum package. The completely redesigned high-end motion graphics generator (sparkles, smoke, fireworks) features a speedy GPU-accelerated engine in a simple, easy-to-use interface. The new Particle Illusion plug-in will be released later in 2018 as part of Continuum 2019 and the Continuum Particle Unit.

"I'm so excited to see Particle Illusion up and running again, in a modern UI, and also available for new host applications like Media Composer and Resolve. Even though it was created almost 20 years ago, the complexity and beauty of some of its effects are still unmatched." - Alan Lorence, Product Manager, Boris FX (former Wondertouch founder and GenArts product manager)

Continuum 2019

In addition to Particle Illusion, Continuum's Title Studio adds the ability to apply GPU-accelerated effects (Image Processing Shaders) directly inside its interface along with 150 new professionally designed templates; broadcast monitor support (Blackmagic only in initial release) for external applications like Particle Illusion and Title Studio; and the new Mocha Essentials interface featuring the new Magnetic Spline Tool.

"Boris FX is continually adding tools to Continuum to not only fix common editorial and VFX issues but also give us awesome effects to take our work to the next level. The inclusion of Particle Illusion in Continuum 2019 adds a new layer of realism. It looks great, previews lightning quick, and comes with a ton of presets to get you going in the right direction. This, plus the addition of Title Studio's real-time Image Processing Shaders (Glows, Blurs, Light Sweeps, Light Rays, etc.), gives us so many more creative options when working on text looks!" - Kevin P. McAuliffe, Senior Editor, Extreme Reach Toronto

Sapphire 2019

Sapphire features an improved and redesigned Lens Flare tool, complete with new flare components for creating stunning modern Lens Flares, additional professionally made and curated presets, and a new customizable user interface; new and original stylized effects and transitions like Pixel Sort and WhipPan; an improved shape tool inside Sapphire Builder to more easily create animating matte effects; broadcast monitor support (Blackmagic only in initial release) for all external applications such as Sapphire Builder and Sapphire Flare Designer; a streamlined Mocha Essentials user interface for quicker tracking and masking; and increased speed and performance through improved GPU acceleration.

"Sapphire 2019 is a great new addition to my toolset. The new Lens Flare tool allows me to produce some truly stunning photo-realistic flares in my work." - Damien LeVeck, Owner/ Editor, Skubalon, Inc.

Boris FX App Manager

The new Boris FX App Manager gives users a unified and easy-to-use interface for activating, deactivating, and reviewing licensing of any installed Boris FX application (including Sapphire, Continuum, and Mocha Pro) on their systems. The App Manager also automatically alerts users to new releases and updates for all installed Boris FX applications and allows product installers to be directly downloaded from within the App. The App Manager is yet another example of how Boris FX is dedicated to providing post-production teams with the most efficient workflows.

To schedule a press appointment or personal demonstration of Boris FX products at IBC (Booth 7.A65), please contact Jessie Electa Petrov, Director of Marketing.

Boris FX: https://borisfx.com/
Product Lineup Image: https://borisfx-com-res.cloudinary.com/v1536329173/boris-fx-2019-product-lineup-720.png
Mocha Pro 2019 Image: https://borisfx-com-res.cloudinary.com/v1536329173/boris-fx-2019-product-lineup-720.png
Continuum 2019 Image: https://borisfx-com-res.cloudinary.com/v1536330252/continuum-2019-title-studio-720.png
Particle Illusion Image: https://borisfx-com-res.cloudinary.com/v1536330452/continuum-2019-particle-illusion-720.png
Sapphire 2019 Image: https://borisfx-com-res.cloudinary.com/v1536329756/sapphire-2019-lens-flare-720.png


Founded in 1995, Boris FX is the leading developer of integrated graphics and effects technology, delivering 3D compositing and vector graphic products for broadcast, post-production, film, and multimedia. Boris products have grown to serve millions of artists worldwide. The company's success lies in its ability to integrate and leverage technologies through strong partnerships with industry-leading developers such as Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Grass Valley, and Sony. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2018 Boris FX. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh Mac OS X and macOS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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loveit coverit to Offer Comprehensive Insurance for All 3 New iPhones

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loveit coverit to Offer Comprehensive Insurance for All 3 New iPhones - Published on 09/16/18

For the last few years Apple has stuck to a schedule with the annual release of new iPhone models. 2017 was an anomaly year, in which they announced two new devices: the iPhone X and the iPhone 8. This year, however, Apple have gone one better and will reportedly be announcing the release of three models at their September conference; an upgrade to the X, a larger version of the 8, and a brand-new, mid-range model.

Southend, Essex - To meet the demand that will inevitably follow the release of Apple's new iPhones, mobile phone insurance company, loveit coverit, have announced that they will be offering comprehensive insurance on all of the models. Their Premium insurance policies will include cover against theft, accidental damage, cracked screens, and loss - one of the few mobile phone and gadget insurers in the UK to offer this as standard.

All insurance policies for new iPhone devices will be available at affordable, competitive prices, helping customers to ensure that their new purchase is well protected. To coincide with the launch, loveit coverit will be offering reduced prices on normal excess costs, up to 20% during this promotional period.

Regarding the imminent launch of the three new iPhone models, loveit coverit CEO, Toby Stubbington, said,"We're very excited to be able to offer customers insurance for the latest iPhone models as and when they're released. At loveit coverit we understand how important a brand-new device can be to people, especially when it's as big an investment as a new iPhone, which is why we're doing as much as possible to ensure that mobile phone users can get comprehensive and affordable cover that works for them."

Authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, loveit coverit is a trading name of Pier Insurance Managed Services. Providing mobile phone and gadget insurance for almost 30 years, the company has insured over 950,000 devices to-date and all claims are handled by their UK based, in-house team.

loveit coverit: https://www.loveitcoverit.com/
iPhone Insurance : https://www.loveitcoverit.com/iphone-insurance/


loveit coverit are one of the largest specialist mobile phone and gadget insurers in the market, providing cover for almost 30 years. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2018 loveit coverit. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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Satirical Mobile Game 'Where's Najib?' Released By Glassfire Games

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Satirical Mobile Game 'Where's Najib?' Released By Glassfire Games - Published on 09/14/18

Singapore-based indie mobile game studio Glassfire Games has released a satirical mobile game called 'Where's Najib?', currently available on Apple's App Store. The free mobile game features the foibles of the scandal-hit ex-prime minister of Malaysia, and uses the lens of satire to view the allegations surrounding Najib Razak.

Singapore-based indie mobile game studio Glassfire Games is proud to announce the release of their satirical mobile game called "Where's Najib?," version 1.1.2 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch device, which is currently available on Apple's App Store, and which will be available on the Google Play Store in Q4 2018.

The free mobile game features the foibles of the scandal-hit ex-prime minister of Malaysia, and uses the lens of satire to view the allegations surrounding Najib Razak.

In "Where's Najib?," players have ten seconds to score 100 points in a whack-a-mole style minigame featuring an escaping Najib. If the player scores enough points in time, they unlock an answer to the question "Where Is Najib?." "Where's Najib?" features 101 answers for players to unlock, including tongue-in-cheek locations such as:

"You found Najib! He's telling a pineapple tart how he really feels about being probed."

"You found Najib! He's hiding the paper trail ... by throwing away all his paperclips."

"You found Najib! He's googling 'how to delete your computer'."

Keeping their focus closer to home for the time being, Glassfire Games has started work on their next game, Legend of the White Horse. In this story-based simulation game, players step into the shoes of a young politician, Boh Huat, as he climbs the ranks of the National Anyhowly Party (NAP) in a country that's uncannily similar to Singapore.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 8.0 or later
* Universal Application
* 86.5 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Where's Najib? 1.1.2 is free and is available worldwide through the App Store in the Games category.

Glassfire Games: http://https://glassfiregames.com/
Download from App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wheres-najib/id1434512248
Press Kit Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wheres-najib/id1434512248
Gameplay Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KmLsYMXVky6PNwkQSyBjMxWpILzdE9pu/view?usp=sharing
Screenshot 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17oO9aat3H4vYkQ0EMW44eqvqbrUSXoyf/view?usp=sharing
Screenshot 2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xkyzwj-VFfSD0OHHHm5mS8anZ-2ikYLu/view?usp=sharing


Glassfire Games is an indie mobile game studio based in Singapore that creates games centred on narrative; from the all-too-real narratives around us to story-based games which meld one's physical reality with imagined worlds. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2018 Glassfire Games. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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