Press Release: Boris FX Releases Sapphire 2020.5

The industry leader for high-end visual effects plugins unveils its mid-year update

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A — May 28, 2020 — Boris FX Sapphire 2020.5 is now available for Adobe, Avid, and OFX video applications. The latest update to the Emmy Award-winning visual effects suite delivers new professionally-designed lens flares, flare designer updates, Blackmagic Design Fusion support, integrated Mocha improvements, and faster render speeds. Current annual subscription and upgrade & support plan customers receive a complimentary update to Sapphire 2020.5.

Sapphire 2020.5 New Features:

  • LensFlare Designer. Updates include performance and stability improvements. In addition, a new lens shading feature that adds photorealistic custom shading to any designer flare.
  • LensFlare. Adds 12 professionally-designed flares featuring the new lens shading feature.
  • Transitions. Adds S_HyperPull and S_HyperPush to seamlessly warp between two clips.
  • Host support. New full OFX support for Blackmagic Fusion Studio 16 and the integrated Fusion inside of Blackmagic Davinci Resolve 16.
  • Sapphire Builder (S_Effect). Similarly, Sapphire Builder now supports two new OFX hosts — Foundry Nuke and VEGAS Pro.
  • Integrated Mocha tracking. Improvements to the area brush, edge-snapping, and core planar tracking technology deliver the most accurate tracks yet.
  • Faster render times. CPU and GPU rendering on effects featuring atmospheric noise. For instance, S_Glow, S_LensFlare, S_Zap, and many more.