# Boris Yamnitsky

> Boris Yamnitsky is the founder, CEO and president of Boris FX, which he started in 1995 after working on the original Media 100 editing system. A Boston University mathematics graduate and co-author of a 1982 linear-programming paper with Leonid A. Levin, he wrote the original Boris FX plugins himself. His company expanded through acquisitions including Imagineer Systems, GenArts, Silhouette, SynthEyes and, in 2026, Vegas Pro and iZotope. He was one of four named recipients of the 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award for developing Continuum.

- **Role:** Founder, CEO and President at Boris FX
- **Organizations:** Boris FX, Media 100, Boston University
- **Nationality:** Soviet-American
- **Education:** Master of Arts in Mathematics, Boston University
- **Known for:** Co-authored a linear-programming research paper accepted at the 1982 IEEE FOCS conference with Leonid A. Levin., Founded Boris FX in 1995 and personally coded its original plugins., The original Boris FX product won a Best of Show award at Macworld Boston in 1995.

## Career timeline

- **1970s** — Emigrated from the former Soviet Union, according to his NVIDIA GTC speaker biography.
- **1982** — Completed mathematics studies at Boston University; co-authored a linear-programming paper with Leonid A. Levin accepted at IEEE FOCS.
- **Early 1990s** — Worked as an engineer on the first release of Media 100.
- **1995** — Started Artel Software, later called Boris FX; shipped the first Mac plugins for Adobe Premiere and Media 100 over July 4 weekend.
- **1998** — Introduced an AVX plugin for Avid systems in cooperation with Avid.
- **2005** — Boris FX acquired Media 100 assets and technical-support obligations.
- **2014** — Boris FX acquired Imagineer Systems, developer of Mocha.
- **2016** — Boris FX acquired GenArts, developer of Sapphire.
- **2019** — Boris FX acquired SilhouetteFX and Digital Film Tools.
- **2023** — Boris FX acquired CrumplePop and SynthEyes.
- **2025** — Named a recipient of the Continuum Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy alongside Jason Clement, Mike Escola and Peter McAuley.
- **2026** — Boris FX acquired Vegas Pro, Sound Forge and Acid Pro in March; Yamnitsky announced iZotope joining Boris FX in July.

## Achievements

- Co-authored a linear-programming research paper accepted at the 1982 IEEE FOCS conference with Leonid A. Levin.
- Founded Boris FX in 1995 and personally coded its original plugins.
- The original Boris FX product won a Best of Show award at Macworld Boston in 1995.
- Received a Digital Video Industry Innovator Award from NewBay Media in 2017.
- One of four named recipients of the 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award for the development of Boris FX Continuum.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — At IBC2026, Boris FX presented an expanded picture-and-sound portfolio including iZotope RX 12; Yamnitsky emphasized AI-assisted workflows with artist control.
- **2026-07** — Published a letter announcing that iZotope, developer of RX and Ozone, was joining Boris FX.
- **2026-03** — Announced the acquisition of Vegas Pro, Sound Forge and Acid Pro from MAGIX, with development teams in Wisconsin and Germany remaining with the organization.
- **2025-10** — Accepted the Continuum Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy with fellow development-team recipients.

## Links

- Website: https://borisfx.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisyamnitsky

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