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FX Central Looks Collections

Current Looks Collections

Putting Your Mettle to the Text for Sapphire v6, April 2012

Who says text has to be boring? We really like our Sapphire logo, but Sydney-based motion graphics artist John Dickinson (www.motionworks.com.au) has created some great ways to jazz it up with this great set of typographic animations and transformations. Try it out on your own text!

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Bits of This and That for Sapphire Edge, April 2012

This month's collection for Sapphire Edge is a smorgasbord of dissolves, wipes and styled looks by digital artist Marshal Fontaine (thecreativeif.com).

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Previous Looks Collections

Dissolves Solved, March 2012

This month we feature transitions with edges, glints and glows.

Kaleidomania for Sapphire v6, March 2012

This months collection includes Kaleido and KaleidoPolar effects, giving great fragmented and rotated effects.

Photoreal Film Looks for Sapphire Edge, February 2012

Get an authentic film feel with these presets based on actual processed looks. Jesse Boots, visual effects supervisor of the upcoming Project Arbiter, has crafted these presets using Sapphire Edge FilmStyle.

Wacky Backy Backgrounds for Sapphire v6, February 2012

This is a fantastic collection of textures from Angie Taylor. These dynamic presets can be used for backgrounds, displacement maps or organic elements in your project.

Flare Candy for Sapphire v6 and Sapphire Edge, January 2012

This month, designer Lutz Albrecht has created a diverse collection of lens flares for both Sapphire and Sapphire Edge. The collection comprises 16 different sweet looks, including flares from automobile headlights and taillights, sports arena lights, jet engine blast, LED strobes, lights in a waterfall, and more.

What's Your Damage? for Sapphire Edge, December 2011

Wreak havoc on your footage with these looks! All of this month's looks come from the Damage category. 

Style Eyes for Sapphire v6, December 2011

This month's collection features festive looks by artist and motion graphic designer Angie Taylor (www.angietaylor.co.uk) from the Stylize category. Give your footage that something extra! (Clips courtesy of Artbeats, www.artbeats.com)

Cool Lighting Effects for Sapphire v6, November 2011

Give your footage extra dazzle with these outrageous lighting effects!

Dynamite Transitions for Sapphire Edge, November 2011

This month's preset looks offering features supercool transitions that will blow your audience away.

Lens Flares with Flare for Sapphire v6 and Sapphire Edge, October 2011

Sapphire users, you said you wanted presets and we heard you! The inaugural preset collection for Sapphire, also available to Sapphire Edge users, is a collection of 18 high quality lens flares by Lutz Albrecht, 3D animator and graphics designer at IWG Video & Medienproduktion in Leipzig, Germany.

Warm and Cool Looks for Sapphire Edge, September 2011

In September, we remember the warm of summer and look forward to the cool of fall. This month's looks collection for Sapphire Edge features the warm and cool looks to give just the right feel to your video.

Classic & Negative Film Looks for Sapphire Edge Vol. 1, August 2011

This month's collection features 20 distinctive FilmStyle looks, including negative styles and simulations of Technicolor processes from the 20s and from the 30s through the 50s. Some of these looks emulate the classic look of such films as The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind.

FX Central Inaugural Collection for Sapphire Edge, July 2011

We're kicking off FX Central with our July Collection of hot lens flare transitions! Preview and apply these to your footage with Sapphire Edge!