Last updated: October 6, 2003

To Download and install:

1. Make sure you have one or more of the following products on Mac:

   Media Composer	v 7.0 to 11.7
   Symphony	v 4.7 only
   Xpress	v 2.0 to 5.7
   Xpress DV	v 3.5 to 3.9
   Newscutter	v 2.0 to 6.0

   For newer Avid versions please use the current version instead.

2. Download the appropriate installer (4.5 Mb) for the Mac OS you are running:
       Install v1.31 for Mac OS X
       Install v1.21 for Mac OS 9 or earlier
   This will download the installer as a Stuffit archive into your download folder as configured on your Mac.

3. If your browser did not automatically unstuff this file, go to your download folder and double-click on the .sit file to unstuff it. When it asks for a folder, pick the desktop for simplicity, and it should put the unstuffed installer on your desktop.

4. Double-click on that installer file and follow the installer's directions.

Restart your Avid and you should find your new plug-ins in the Effect Palette in the Sapphire Plug-ins category. You can simply use these effects just as you would any other effect.

To view on-line documentation after you install the software, click on the "Effect UI" icon in the upper left of the parameters page while you are using any plug-in and then select "Help". This should automatically bring up the documentation in your HTML browser.

To process a Title or Key without affecting the background please also see the MakeRGBA information and tutorial on our support page.

NOTE: Some Sapphire Plug-ins such as Lens and Emboss require more than one input clip, and may output all black images if only one clip is available. Make sure you provide the plug-in with the correct number of clips. You can check the "Effect UI" dialog to see which inputs a plug-in expects: click on the small icon in the upper left of the parameter page.

What's new on Mac since version 1.1

1. Mac OS X is supported.
2. Xpress DV 3.5 is supported.
3. FilmLook has been renamed to FilmEffect and has a new GrainMono parameter.
4. The Wipe Wedge and DoubleWedge directions are fixed.
5. Version 1.21 fixes an issue in v1.2 where parameters of some plug-ins including S_Layer did not always properly update the result when adjusted. It also fixes some issues with installing on Mac OS8.
6. In version 1.3, support has been added for Avid Xpress Pro, Media Composer Adrenaline, Media Composer 11.8 or greater, and Symphony 4.8 or greater.
7. In version 1.31, Sentinal Pro dongles on Mac OSX are supported, and an issue with S_EdgeRays and S_MakeRGBA has been fixed.