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Sapphire for Sony Vegas Pro

Sapphire v6 Plugins for Vegas Now Available! See What's New

Sapphire for Sony Vegas Pro helps you achieve the perfect blend of creativity and time management and this plugin ensures that Sony Vegas Pro editors get the ease of use, speed, and effect-driven transitions that produce superior images and increase production quality.

The Sapphire plugin for Sony Vegas Pro helps you add organic transitions that enhance credibility and guide the audience; and visual effects that set the mood or dramatize the story. Sapphire plug-ins for Sony Vegas Pro come complete with customized parameters that can improve quality and fix unexpected problems. At the same time, Sapphire's render speed and intuitive user interface ensure that you can edit in the most productive way possible. For smooth and efficient editing with a delivery of beautiful results, Sapphire for Sony Vegas Pro is an excellent visual effects plugin.

What's new?:

9 New Transitions - with over 100 transition presets allowing for more creative options. New transitions include FlutterCut and DissolveFlashbulbs
6 New Effects - 7 new effects including Flashbulbs, Caustics, LaserBeam, and MuzzleFlash
Redesigned LensFlare Effect and Flare Designer - Control the size, spacing, thickness, intensity, and color of each flare element or add additional elements from the included library or add your own imagery to create new elements, add texture or simulate imperfections
StretchFrameEdges Corrective Effect - Incorporate 4x3 SD content into 16x9 aspect ratio HD projects without having to distort or soften the image
Preset capabilities - Create and save your favorite presets or edit from over 1,100 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 preset looks every month through a one-year subscription to FX Central, included with purchases of Sapphire v6
Enhanced Effects - Achieve more photorealistic effects with enhancements to RackDefocus, EdgeRays, Rays, EdgeFlash, and Clouds

Details:

Features	Benefits
Over 240 effects Resolution-independent GPU-accelerated for Nvidia CUDA cards Multiprocessor support Full floating point internal processing Intuitive user interface Offline HTML and PDF documentation included Choose from a varied selection of over 40 different drag and drop transitions including SwishPan, DissolveDefocus, and WipeBubble Stylize and color-correct your footage with a selection of effects including FilmEffect, HalfTone, Vignette, BleachBypass, and Cartoon Create unique natural and organic lighting using rays, lens flare, glare, glint, and glow effects	Endless creative possibilities With the amount of effects available, editors have more options with which to work Blazing fast performance maximizes productivity Quick reference for all effect parameters Ease of use and speed equals more time to meet clients' needs Photorealistic results that are notably organic and natural-looking Quickly and easily iterate on effect looks

Features

Benefits

Over 240 effects
Resolution-independent
GPU-accelerated for Nvidia CUDA cards
Multiprocessor support
Full floating point internal processing
Intuitive user interface
Offline HTML and PDF documentation included
Choose from a varied selection of over 40 different drag and drop transitions including SwishPan, DissolveDefocus, and WipeBubble
Stylize and color-correct your footage with a selection of effects including FilmEffect, HalfTone, Vignette, BleachBypass, and Cartoon
Create unique natural and organic lighting using rays, lens flare, glare, glint, and glow effects

Endless creative possibilities
With the amount of effects available, editors have more options with which to work
Blazing fast performance maximizes productivity
Quick reference for all effect parameters
Ease of use and speed equals more time to meet clients' needs
Photorealistic results that are notably organic and natural-looking
Quickly and easily iterate on effect looks

Technical Specifications:

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 internal processing and the highest quality image result

Multiprocessor Support

Resolution-Independent

Pricing:

	Non-floating License	Non-floating Upgrade v5 to v6	Floating	Floating Upgrade v5 to v6	Render Only	Rental (per month)
for Vegas Pro	$1,699	$499	$2,499*	$499	$295*	$169

* Render license upgrades are available at no charge, however an order processing fee may apply.

All prices in USD

Compatibility matrix:

Host Platform	OS
Sony Vegas Pro 10 or greater	Windows XP w/SP2 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

Sapphire Visual Effects

Sapphire for Sony Vegas Pro

*Includes a 1-year subscription to FX Central!

*Includes a 1-year subscription to FX Central!

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