Version 2.05 is now available.

FREE TRIAL - You can download and use a fully functional copy of Sapphire Plug-ins version 2. After a 3-week trial period, the plug-ins will output a watermark unless you purchase and enter a serial number.

Last updated: March 16, 2007

To Download and install:

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

   Media Composer	v 1.0 or greater
   Media Composer Meridien	v 11.8 or greater
   Symphony Nitris	any version
   Symphony	v 4.8 or greater
   Xpress	v 5.8 or greater
   Xpress Pro	any version
   Xpress DV	v 4.0 or greater
   Newscutter	v 6.1 or greater

   For older Avid versions or Mac OS 9 please use version 1.31 or 1.21 instead.

2. Quit your Avid software if it is running. If you have an older version of Sapphire 2 you do not need to un-install it. The new installation will just replace it without removing any existing serial number.

3. Check which Mac OS version you are running, and download the appropriate installer.
   For Mac OS 10.4.7 or later: Download Sapphire 2.05 Universal Binary (13Mb)
   For Mac OS 10.2.6 to 10.4.6: Download Sapphire 2.05 PPC (13Mb)
   Follow the instructions given by the installer. When it asks for your username and password, just enter your Mac user login password.

        If you require Sapphire version 1 for compatibility with old sequences:
        Download Sapphire 1.35 (5 Mb) for Mac OS X.
   

Sapphire 2 includes both AVX1 and AVX2 versions of the plug-ins, and the installer should default the appropriate selection depending on which AVX versions your Avid product supports. If you plan to conform your work to an Avid product such as DS that does not support AVX2, be sure to check the AVX1 version.

When you restart your Avid software, the new version 2 plug-ins should appear in the Effect Palette in the Sapphire2 categories. You can simply use these effects just as you would any other effect.

For on-line help installed locally on your workstation, go to the Applications folder, double click on GenArtsSapphire2AVX and select the online documentation. A "Help" dialog is also provided when using a plug-in, which gives information about that plug-in currently being used. On Avid AVX1 products, click on the small rectangular icon to the left of the effect name in the Effect Editor.

What's new on Mac since 2.02:

• In 2.05, Intel Macs are supported.
• In 2.05, non-transition AVX2 effects can no longer be applied as transitions, which previously caused errors. Also an issue with errors occurring when applying AVX2 transitions is fixed.
• In 2.042, an issue where parameters behave incorrectly when opening bins saved with old versions is fixed, and a problem with FilmEffect's Field option is fixed.
• In 2.04, the Mac installer works correctly even if the AVX plug-ins folder didn't exist.
• In 2.03, Avid's version 2.5/5.5 products on Mac are supported, including AVX1 and AVX2 support.
• In 2.03, A memory issue with the AVX2 Feedback and Trails effects is fixed, and a problem with transitions with automatic start/end keyframes is fixed.