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Sapphire Visual Effects Plugin for Adobe After Effects

Sapphire v6 Plugin for After Effects Now Available and Compatible with Adobe CS6! See What's New.

Sapphire Plugins for After Effects are also available for Adobe Premiere Pro and Autodesk Combustion

Watch our video on how Sapphire plugin for After Effects helped Jesse Jones get the look.

Watch our video on how Sapphire plugin for After Effects helped Jesse Jones get the look.

Sapphire increases your productivity, quality output, and ability to compete. Platform-agnostic so you can leverage your work across video editing and other compositing software or artists without compromising consistency or quality of the look, Sapphire saves you valuable time and money. Discover the superior image quality, control, render speed, and impact on viewer engagement compared to other plug-ins or many effects included with After Effects. Sapphire’s Glow EdgeRays, LensFlare, Lightning, FilmEffect, Warps, and Textures are just a few examples that enable you to create sophisticated and stunning, yet completely organic looks, unmatched in the industry.The breadth and depth of over 240 visual effects, along with the speed and ease of use offered by Sapphire for After Effects, not only frees up time to craft each piece of work exactly as you want it but also deliver the creative impact that engage viewers and delivers superior results. To see for yourself, download a Free Trial of our Adobe After Effects plugin.

  • Redesigned LensFlare Effect and Flare Designer - Control the size, spacing, thickness, intensity, and color of each flare element.  Add additional elements from the included library or add your own imagery to create new elements, add texture or simulate imperfections
  • 3D Lens Flares - Manipulate LensFlare within your 3D compositing environment to create eye-catching motion graphics and enhanced photorealism.
  • 6 New Visual Effects and 9 New Transitions -  Including Flashbulbs, Caustics, LaserBeam, and MuzzleFlash
  • StretchFrameEdges Corrective Effect - Incorporate your 4x3 SD content into 16x9 aspect ratio HD projects without having to distort or soften the image
  • Enhanced Effects - Achieve more photorealistic effects with enhancements to RackDefocus, EdgeRays, Rays, EdgeFlash, and Clouds
  • AE Masks Integration - Use AE masks directly within each effect as mattes to isolate the area you want to apply the effect to in fewer steps
  • Preset capabilities - Create and save your favorite presets or edit from hundreds of included pre-built looks.
  • Visual Preset Browser -  Browse and preview presets on your media in order to see the results of the effect without having to rely on trial and error to get the right look
  • FX Central Subscription - new presets every month through a one-year subscription to FX Central, included with purchases of Sapphire v6
Features Benefits
  • Over 240 visual effects
  • Resolution-independent
  • GPU-accelerated for Nvidia CUDA cards
  • Multiprocessor support
  • 32-bit float support
  • Intuitive user interface
  • On-screen UI widgets for many video effects
  • Offline HTML and PDF documentation included
  • Create unique natural and organic lighting using rays, lens flare, zap, glare, glint, and glow effects
  • Create backgrounds and organic displacement maps using a large selection of texture generators
  • Choose from a wide variety of fast-processing color channel, directional, and defocus blurs
  • Stylize and color-correct your footage with a selection of effects including FilmEffect, HalfTone, Vignette, BleachBypass, and Cartoon
  • Over 1,100 preset looks included; or create and save your own
  • Free unlimited render licenses
  • Same license works on Adobe Premiere Pro, and also Apple Final Cut Pro (if used on the same machine)
  • Endless creative possibilities
  • The quantity of visual effects allows for countless effect-blending options
  • Ease and speed of use is a cost-effective time-saver
  • More time available for creativity and high-quality end results
  • Blazing fast performance maximizes productivity
  • Remarkably organic and natural-looking photoreal results
  • Quickly and easily iterate on effect looks
  • Visual control of look creation
  • Quick reference for all effect parameters
  • Convenience of multiple platform options
  • Highly reliable engine

 

  • GPU Acceleration - Most effects are Nvidia CUDA GPU-accelerated to provide performance enhancements. Nvidia GeForce GTX 400 or 500 series or QuadroFX Fermi (4000, 5000, 6000) graphics card required for maximum performance.
  • 64-Bit Enabled - Expanded memory capabilities
  • Floating Point Processing - All effects use full floating point processing for improved image quality and full 32 bit HDR support
  • Multiprocessor Support
  • Resolution-Independent

 

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Rental (per month)
for After Effects, Combustion or Premiere Pro $1,699 $499 $2,499 $499 $169

*To purchase Sapphire and Monsters GT together, please contact us or call +1 617-492-2888.

A single license allows you to use the plug-ins with all AE and FxPlug compatible applications on the same workstation. Prices for use on Quantel/Synapse are available from VDS.

All prices in USD

Host Platforms OS
  • Adobe After Effects CS4 or greater
  • Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 or greater
  • Autodesk Combustion 2008 and later
  • Mac OS 10.6 "Snow Leopard" or greater
  • Windows XP or greater (32/64-bit)

 

Which Version of Sapphire is Right for Me?
  Sapphire Sapphire Edge
User Goal

Creative Freedom
Maximum Productivity
High-Quality Results

Preset Looks
Maximum Speed
High-Quality Results
Design Freedom High Design Control
Maximum Flexibility
Simplified Control Set
Extensive Preset Library
VFX Role

Ideal for:

Film Compositors
Broadcast Editors
Motion Graphic Artists

Ideal for:

Professional Videographers
Video Editors

Industry TV, Film, Broadcast
Advertising
Wedding, Events,
Online Advertising
Platform All Host Platforms Premiere Pro
Final Cut Pro
Sony Vegas Pro
Price Starting at $1,699 $299
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