Each effect can be conveniently dragged onto a clip to activate it. When installed into FCP, the 200-plus Sapphire plug-ins are automatically installed into the Effects bin. This review examines Sapphire plug-ins for Final Cut Pro, although the features are similar across all supported editing platforms with some minor differences. So a project containing Sapphire effects created in Adobe After Effects can easily be recreated with the same settings and effects in Final Cut Pro or Avid.
Sapphire plug-ins will work across numerous applications. As plug-ins, they are installed into the host editing platform where they reside in the effects palette, providing instant application of commonly used effects such as glows, glints, lightning, film effects, warps and textures. The GenArts Sapphire plug-ins set includes more than 200 image processing and synthesis effects. A recent change in marketing now makes them more affordable for independent productions by offering floating licenses and a monthly rental option. They have been employed in films such as "Titanic" and "Iron Man," as well as television shows such as "Lost" and "CSI." You might say they are gourmet plug-ins with sophisticated controls that allow the user to fine-tune the result with great precision. Sapphire plug-ins have earned respect among editors of feature films and prime-time television. GenArts makes three visual effects plug-in packages, but the Sapphire plug-ins are best known and offer the widest array of effects. GenArts has been making visual effects software plug-ins for the film and television industry for more than a decade, and has expanded its list of editing platforms to include Avid, Autodesk, Adobe After Effects, OFX (Nuke and Toxik), and Apple Final Cut Pro.
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