SAPPHIRE VISUAL EFFECTS PLUGINS
DOWNLOAD A FREE TRIAL
Sapphire plugins let you create stunning organic looks unmatched by any host native effect tools. Key features include over 270 effects and 3000+ presets, a powerful Effect and Transition Builder, and integrated tracking and masking with the Academy Award-winning Mocha. Sapphire’s superior image quality, control, and render speed offers massive time-savings — allowing creatives to focus on what matters most, delivering an impact that keeps audiences coming back.
The 2022 release features 300+ new curated presets across all Sapphire effects. Each new preset is designed with today’s artists in mind and delivers excellence in form and function. Many older presets have been deprecated and replaced by new modern versions.
Sapphire 2022 features faster speeds and shorter render times in Adobe After Effects with improved support for multi-frame rendering. On average, Sapphire renders are more than 20% quicker with MFR. Individual results can vary based on many factors (CPU, comp size, bit depth, etc). Check out our benchmark results here.
Shot missing something?
Add lighting effects and beautiful lens flares.
Lens flares, rays, glows, glints, bokeh effects,
streaks, light leaks, flashbulbs, and more.
High-quality lens distortions and photorealistic blurs.
Camera shakes, rack defocuses, lens whacking, z-blurs,
edge aware blurs, beauty effects, and more.
Deep & fast tools to adjust your shots and build
better comps by adding new textures and elements.
Zaps, textures, caustics, starfields, gradients,
sparkles, grunges, auroras, and more.
A wide variety of ways to add high production
value to any project.
Film effects, glitches, pixel sorts, vignettes, film grains,
retro TV and film looks, kaleidos, auto-paints, and more.
Auto-animating transitions from classic to modern
and mind bending time effects.
Many custom dissolves and wipes, film rolls, hyper pulls,
swish pans, feedback effects, time averaging, trails,
and more.
Create cross-platform stacks of effects that apply as a
single effect, or make entirely new effects
and transitions with Sapphire Builder.
Endless possibilities!
Sapphire is built for the pros. Its suite of over 270 effects features image processing algorithms that produce Hollywood’s highest-quality results. Each Sapphire effect is GPU-accelerated for faster rendering with NVIDIA CUDA technology for Windows and Linux, and Apple’s Metal technology for macOS, along with native support for M1-powered Macs. Look no further if you’re a professional artist looking to create an array of stunning visuals with blazing speeds.
You’ll always find something to suit your taste and needs with over 3000 preset effects crafted by top-notch artists. Every Sapphire release includes brand new presets. There’s always something fresh to play with!
Sapphire effects are loved for a beautifully designed and carefully laid out top-down parameter workflow often structured with a guided order of operations. The user-friendly experience — paired with a uniform naming structure and speedy workflow — makes it easy for editors and artists to start creating gorgeous effects. Sapphire also features a large online library of tutorials to teach you about the effects or provide you with inspiration on what to create next!
Say goodbye to keyframing with Academy Award-winning integrated Mocha tracking. Mocha’s rock-solid planar tracking is included within every Sapphire effect. Drive effect parameters like Sapphire Lens Flare position data or isolate an area with a tracked mask on an effect like Sapphire Glow or Sapphire Blur.
Work faster and smarter with Sapphire — a powerful and proven VFX solution that seamlessly integrates into any pipeline. Easily scale up your rendering output when needed with Sapphire background renders with identical CPU fallbacks. Choose how your facility licenses with flexible options including floating virtual machine licensing servers or monthly subscriptions. Access personalized customer support 7 days a week or browse an online library of help documentation for any technical needs.
Alejandro Brubaker
Co-Founder, Sugar Skull Creative
|
Product: |
Sapphire 2022 |
|
Requirements: |
macOS:10.14 or higher Windows: Windows 10 & 11 Linux:Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 & 8, CentOS 7 & 8 |
|
Hardware: |
Recommended Hardware: Processor: 64-bit Intel or AMD CPU with four or more cores Memory: 8 GB or more Disk: High-speed disk array or SSD storage Monitor: 1920×1080 or higher, including high dpi 4k monitors GPU Acceleration: An NVIDIA GPU with compute capability 3.5 (Kepler) or above. More information can be found here, under "Supported GPUs". We recommend using the latest NVIDIA Studio drivers, where possible. METAL enabled cards are supported on Mac OS. If no GPU is available, Sapphire will render in CPU mode. |
|
Licensing options: |
Nodelocked, Subscription or floating license. For floating and render license options, contact us. |
|
Supported Hosts: |
Adobe After Effects & Premiere Pro Avid Media Composer Autodesk Flame FOUNDRY Nuke Blackmagic Resolve and Fusion SGO Mistika VEGAS Pro For a full list of supported hosts and OS, please click here |
Considering upgrading from an older version of Sapphire? With each release, Boris FX improves Sapphire by increasing the number of filters and effects, making it faster, and making its tools even more useful. If you aren’t using the most recent version of Sapphire, you can be sure you are missing out.
Take a look back to see what’s changed:
Sapphire version 14.5 (2021.5) - Release date: May 2021
Sapphire version 14 (2021) - Release date: November 2020
Sapphire version 13.5 (2020.5) - Release date: May 2020
Sapphire version 13 (2020) - Release date: October 2019
Sapphire version 12.5 (2019.5) - Release date: June 2019
Sapphire version 12 (2019) - Release date: October 2018
Sapphire version 11 - Release date: October 2017
Sapphire version 10 - Release date: September 2016
${ filtered_videos.length } VIDEOS FOUND. ${ selected_tag_count } TAGS SELECTED.
