Download Sapphire Plug-ins for Avid AVX Products on Windows

Version 3.01 is now available!

FREE TRIAL - You can download and use a fully functional copy of Sapphire Plug-ins 3. After a 1-week trial, the plug-ins will output a watermark unless you enter a trial key or purchase a serial number. Register here to extend your free trial to 3 weeks.

Last updated: February 13, 2009

To Download and install:

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

   Media Composer	any version
   Media Composer Meridien	v8 or greater
   Symphony	any version
   Xpress Pro	any version
   Xpress DV	any version
   Xpress	v2 or greater
   Newscutter	v3 or greater
   DS or DS Nitris	v8 or greater (use v2 or v1 for older versions)

2. Quit your Avid software if it is running. If you have an older version of Sapphire 3 you do not need to un-install it. The new installation will just replace it without removing any existing serial number.

3. Download and run the v3 installer:
   Download Sapphire 3.01 for Avid products on Windows 32 or 64 (14 Mb)

   Either run the program from its current location, or save it to disk and then execute it from wherever you saved it. Follow the instructions given by the installer.

   If you require previous Sapphire versions for compatibility with old sequences:
   Download v2.081 for Avid products on Windows 32 (9 Mb)
   Download v2.081 for DS on Windows 64 (10 Mb)
   Download v1.35 for Avid products except DS (5 Mb)
   Download v1.35 for DS 6 or 7 (10 Mb)
   Download v1.32 for DS 4 or 5 (10 Mb)
   

Sapphire 3 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 3 plug-ins should appear in the Effect Palette in the Sapphire3 categories. On DS, you should find the new effect presets in the DS Presets/Sapphire3 folders. You can simply use these effects just as you would any other effect.

For on-line help installed locally on your workstation, go to: Start -> Programs -> GenArts Sapphire3 AVX -> Online Help. A "Help" dialog is also provided when using a plug-in, which gives information about that plug-in currently being used. If using the AVX1 version, click on the small rectangular icon to the left of the effect name in the Effect Editor.