

The plug-ins will set users back $1699 for the full set. With Sapphire, creating superb visual effects on the desktop has never been easier,” said Chris Byron, freelance VFX/Broadcast Compositor & Discreet Training Specialist. Now compositors, editors, and broadcast designers will be able to achieve a new level of high-end finishing. “These are the most amazing plug-ins I’ve ever seen on a PC/Mac. As a bonus, all are 16-bit and multiprocessor-ready.” We particularly like their blur and warp effects, and suspect the Lighting set will soon be considered a must-have.

“They have a polished retro-futuristic look which will appeal to a wide range of motion graphic designers. “We’re thrilled to see this massive collection of high-end effects become available to After Effects users,” said Trish and Chris Meyer of CyberMotion, and authors of the popular series Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects.

The plug-ins run on Windows and Mac OSX machines, and fully support the Adobe plugin API so they’re integrated into workflow as artists would expect.

Along with After Effects, they are also usable in applications which can use AE plug-ins such as Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut Pro, Discreet combustion, eyeon Software Digital Fusion, Quantel generationQTM, and Media 100 844/X. Now they’re available for Adobe After Effects as well. Sapphire Plug-Ins from GenArts is one of the most popular plug-in sets for inferno, fire, and Shake.
