Last week, my wife and I watched 1995 movie “Nixon.” Anthony Hopkins’ performance as Richard Nixon is incredible. So is Paul Sorvino’s performance as Henry Kissinger. Another interesting aspect of this movie is the look of 70s footage. In some parts, the film is rendered in such a way that it looks as if it had been shot in the 70s.

After watching the film, my wife said “I wonder how George W. Bush would look in the 70s?” And she stared at me. Hmm… I thought I could perhaps do something about it with Boris RED. I called the White House, but Mr. Bush was not available for an on-camera interview. So I had Mrs. Bush, instead. After utilizing several filters, I somehow sent her back to 70s. Well, I probably need more practice, though. Continue reading →

Boris RED 4.1 comes with a built-in chart-drawing function. So we decided to check it out. You can import data from Microsoft Excel if you want. You need to save your data with tab or comma delimited. Then double-click on the chart track to open the Chart Editor. It’s Boris RED, so you can rotate the chart in the 3D space in any way if you want. Continue reading →

Yesterday, I was reading some posts at Adobe’s After Effects user forums. And one question caught my eyes. He wants to use After Effects to create a scene where light leaks when a door opens. Hmm… That’s something that you can do with Boris RED 4.1 very easily, right? Continue reading →