Sapphire for Autodesk

Sapphire for Autodesk Flame, Inferno, Smoke, Fire, Flint

Sapphire

Create The Heavens And The Earth. Without A God Complex.

With a host of effects and amazing efficiency, you can create a universe of goodness in no time flat.

Part visionary, part well-oiled machine, GenArts Sapphire for Autodesk is the undisputed leader of visual effects. It earned this status by providing the perfect balance of creative control and efficiency. Sapphire is packed with over 130 Sparks, including: Glows, EdgeRays, LensFlare, Lightning, FilmEffect, Warps and Textures. It features unrivaled image quality, a unique organic look, and easy usability. Sapphire is responsible for so many Oscar-winning films, it should have its own seat at Nobu.

Sapphire 5 features GPU acceleration and floating point support!

132 "Spark" plug-ins, each with many options and parameters that can be adjusted and animated for an unlimited range of effects.
Sapphire 5 includes 15 new effects such as TVDamage, TVChannelChange, Technicolor and many new transitions. Go here for the full list of new effects.
Most effects are GPU-accelerated to provide performance enhancements of up to 700%. (NVidia Quadro FX 5800 graphics card required for maximum performance). Click here for more information.
Sapphire 5 uses full floating point for all internal processing, improving quality for many effects, even on 8- and 12-bit footage. It also supports 16-bit floating point footage natively on the desktop and in batch, without clamping.
New parameters to enhance flexibility and give new looks. See our What’s New page for a detailed list.

Sapphire 5 Features:

On-screen UI widgets for visual control of parameters.
Multi-processing support for faster rendering.
Batch processing support on Flame, Inferno, and Flint.
Background rendering with Burn on Linux.

Sapphire 5 Supports:

Resolution independent, anti-aliased, high quality images.
Both 8-bit and 12-bit image formats.
Floating Burn node licenses.
64-bit operating systems on Linux (32-bit Linux and full IRIX support requires Sapphire v4).
Online hyper-linked documentation.

For Sapphire Plug-ins on Autodesk Combustion please visit our AE plug-ins page instead.

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Most effects are now GPU-accelerated. Maximum performance requires an NVidia Quadro FX 5800 graphics card. If GPU acceleration is available you will see a "GPU Enable" button on the Crop/Help page. With a Quadro FX 5800, you should see dramatic performance enhancements on many effects. The Quadro FX 5600 graphics card will also work and may help with some effects, but it is not as fast as the 5800. You can toggle GPU processing with the "GPU Enable" button, so try it out and let us know what kind of performance you get. Go here for more information.
Sapphire 5 uses full floating point for all internal processing, improving quality for many effects, even on 8- and 12-bit footage. It also supports 16-bit floating point footage natively on the desktop and in batch, and without clamping.
15 new effects such as TVDamage, TVChannelChange,Technicolor and many new transitions.
Sapphire 5 supports floating licenses for Burn.

New Effects:

TVDamage simulates various artifacts of television broadcast and display such as static, ghosting, interference, and more.
TVChannelChange performs a transition by simulating a channel change on an old television set.
Technicolor2Strip simulates a Technicolor 2-strip film process to give the look of 1930s Technicolor film.
Technicolor3Strip simulates a Technicolor 3-strip film process to give the look of 1935-1955 Technicolor film.
Swish3D dissolves between two input clips while performing 3D moves on each.
WipePlasma transitions between two input clips using a moving plasma texture.
WipePointalize wipes by adding random polygon brush shapes from one clip onto another.
WipeWeave transitions using a texture resembling woven strands.
WipeMoire transitions using a pattern of overlapping concentric rings.
DissolveLensFlare transitions between two clips using an animated lens flare.
DissolveGlint transitions between two clips while applying a star shaped glint effect.
DissolveGlintRainbow transitions between two clips while applying a star shaped glint rainbow effect.
DissolveDefocus dissolves between two clips while defocusing/focusing each.
DissolveTiles transitions between two input clips by shifting tile shaped sections of each.
DissolveDistort interpolates between two clips while distorting each using the other as a lens.

New Features and Parameters:

Glows now have Show Threshold and Combine Mode options.
ZBlur and ZDefocus have Boost Highlights.
Glint and Glare have new Blur and Hue Shift parameters.
LensFlare has a new Glint Rays Lens.
Etching has additional angle and frequency controls.
All threshold controls now go beyond 1 to support HDR.
Param limits are widened for ShowBadColors to support HDR.

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Prices for the entire package of Sapphire Plug-ins 5 in US dollars:

	New license	Upgrade v4 to v5
for Flame, Inferno, Flint and Smoke	$8,499	$3,499
for Flint SD or Smoke SD (2-core)	$5,099	contact sales [at] genarts [dot] com
for Inferno with 8 render nodes (Japan)	$10,499	$4,499
for Burn	$499	$149

Burn licenses are per Linux workstation (with any number of CPUs).

To inquire about floating licenses or for pricing on 2-core to 4+ core upgrades or IRIX licensing, please contact sales [at] genarts [dot] com. We no longer support Sapphire v3 and below for Autodesk Systems, please contact sales [at] genarts [dot] com for upgrade information.

To purchase, you can buy now using our secure online order form, fax a Purchase Order to us at 1-617-492-2852, or contact your local Autodesk sales representative or reseller.

To purchase for Combustion, please visit our AE plug-ins page instead.

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