Continuum 2021.5 (14.5.3) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes
Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.0 and v14.5.2) and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2021.5. It includes several important fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021.5 and the previous Continuum 2021 major release please refer to the initial 2021.5 release notes here:
Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.0) for Adobe Release Notes
Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.2) for Adobe Release Notes
Fixes and Polish in 2021.5 (v14.5.3) Update for Adobe:
- Particle Illusion - Adding an emitter to a scene with an existing animated emitter and deflectors causes an unexpected change in the animation
- Particle Illusion - Sporadic crash after deleting an emitter under certain circumstances
Continuum 2021.5 v14.5.3 (BCC 14.5.3) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro was released on 9/20/2021.
Continuum 2021.5 v14.5.3 for Adobe supports the following Adobe host applications:
macOSX 10.14, 10.15, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4 (as appropriate for the host version in use): (Intel chipsets only. M1 / ARM chipsets are not supported in this version.)
- Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CC 2018, CC 2019, 2020, 2021 (up to versions released at time of Continuum release)
Windows 10 x64:
- Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CC 2018, CC 2019, 2020, 2021 (up to versions released at time of Continuum release)
Training:
Numerous resources are available for helping you get the most out of Boris Continuum Complete.
- Help documents for individual BCC effects are accessible directly from each plug-in’s UI. The entire BCC Help Documentation library is also available on the BorisFX website, including access to a downloadable version for browsing Offline BCC Help Documentation.
- BorisTV video tutorials cover a huge range of topics from introductions to the Fundamentals, to deep training Webinar Replays, to in-depth looks at key effects and techniques.
Continuum 2021.5 v14.5.3 for Adobe - Compatibility Notes:
While in general your previously saved projects should render identically in the newer version, bug fixes and quality improvements can sometimes change the look of older projects. While every effort is made to ensure project compatibility, the following notable areas may see some change to the look of previously saved projects.
- Due to UI optimization and expanded 3D support, some Particle Illusion projects may show shifts in some particle properties (although the look and feel should remain the same).
- As part of improving alpha support for many filters in the BCC+ Lights category (e.g. BCC+Rays, BCC+Glow, BCC+Lens Flare, and BCC+Streaks) the lighting will now by default expand into regions of zero or low alpha. While this is generally the desired result, it can change the look of saved projects with these filters applied to alpha clips, so if necessary the you can dial back the alpha channel expansion by reducing the Affect Alpha parameter.
Continuum 2021.5 v14.5.3 for Adobe - Known Issues and Limitations:
- CO-1298 - Mocha PixelChooser splines can render distorted or in the wrong location in filters that use “Avoid Clipping” or similar mechanisms to expand the source layer dimensions. As a workaround the layer expansion should be done prior to the effect in a precomp.
- CO-2296 - The Hide Disabled Parameters preference exposes host-side UI refresh issues in AE and Premiere. We are working with Adobe to resolve these issues. As a workaround the Hide Disabled Parameters preference can be disabled to revert to “graying out” parameters instead of hiding them.
- CO-2344 - Title Studio - projects with Cinema 4D files that reference host tracks as textures can cause slow or stalled refreshes in Premiere.
- CO-5788 - Particle Illusion - custom GUI scroll bars do not react to Wacom tablet clicks.
- CO-6682 - Optical Stabilizer does not stabilize correctly on trimmed clips in Premiere
- CO-8221 - Particle Illusion - Broken particles occasionally falling through deflector
- CO-8475 - Particle Illusion - PI layer Sync with Ae 3D lost when using Y Rotation keyframes
- CO-8326 - The FX Editor window does not block access to the host UI while it is up which can lead to stability problems if you make adjustments in the host while the FX Editor is still open.
- CO-8678 - Particle Illusion - Layer widget disappears and particles do not render on stage for some high resolution projects at 5k+
- CO-8847 - Mac Installer Registration Dialog fails the installer if certain unicode characters were entered on a previous installer run
- CO-8858 - Particle Illusion - Ae does not refresh renders if PI is using mask / text via mask picker menu and the mask on an alternate layer is changed. (Change a param or purge cache to force refresh.)
- CO-9284 - AE - DOF mismatch between AE objects (like text layer) and particles
- CO-9274 - Particle Illusion - 3D HUD box can display as distorted for some settings
- CO-9270 - Particle Illusion - phantom camera controls can appear after converting project from 2d to 3d
- CO-9247 - Particle Illusion - AE - selected 3D layer for emitters can change unexpectedly with multiple AE layers. Using one layer at a time can be employed as a workaround.
- CO-9290 - Licensing - Occasionally the license activation tool does not pop up automatically after installation on Mac. Re-running the installer should pop up the tool on the next run.
- CO-9436 - Particle Illusion: “Preserve Color” black particles sometimes drawn offset (2D mode)
- CO-9391 - 3 BCC+ filters clamp in HDR projects - Film Stocks, Cross Processing, Color Paste
- CO-9390 - BCC+Composite reverts to CPU if Transform Scale X param is scrubbed
- CO-9370 - BCC+ Color Gradient - ND Brightness feature ignores alpha
- CO-9369 - BCC+ Lens Flare - incorrect result in some cases when compositing with soft alpha comps