Update: Boris FX Sapphire 2021.5 + Boris FX Live Livestream

Boris FX Sapphire 2021.5 Sapphire 2021.5 delivers new GPU power, faster speeds, and improved effects and presets! Available for Adobe, Avid & OFX hosts. In addition, the update adds Apple M1 support for the Premiere Pro Beta. This update is FREE with a Sapphire subscription or an active Sapphire Upgrade and Support Plan. Try a free trial today!

Watch Boris FX Live later today to see a live demo of what’s new in this release! Below, more information about the program.

What’s New in Sapphire 2021.5

• Support for new After Effects Multi-Frame Rendering pipeline on most Sapphire Effects.
• Native support for Mac M1 machines in Premiere Beta.
• Improved Rays and EdgeRays: These effects now have parameters allowing the rays to be blurred before they are combined with the background.
• Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes in Preset Browser, Sapphire Effect Builder, and Flare Designer.
• New LensFlares.
• LensFlare: Improved flare consistency between thumbnails and the Flare Designer.
• Improved Mocha: Improved Dope Sheet.

Exclusive First Look at Sapphire 2021.5 and Nitro FX Transitions For Avid: Boris FX Live 017

If you’d like to see everything that’s new in Sapphire 2021.5, watch the live stream, below, later today.

Join Ben Brownlee, Brian Fox, and special guest Director/Editor Angus Emmerson as they take a look at the recent improvements in the Sapphire 2021.5 mid-year update, the new Sapphire Nitro FX transition package for Avid editors, and demo the brand new Sapphire UltraGlow and UltraZap plugins. Chock full of top tips, insider design secrets, and fun!

One lucky attendee will win 12 months of the Boris FX suite ($1295 value). Register at borisfxlive.com for a chance to win!

Press Release: Boris FX Releases Sapphire 2021.5 with Native M1 Mac Support

The mid-year update adds powerful M1 support, Adobe After Effects multi-frame rendering support, and introduces a new trendy transition pack by award-winning director/editor.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A — May 5, 2021 — Boris FX Sapphire, the Emmy Award-winning visual effects suite, is now available with native Apple M1 support. The 2021.5 update represents a major step forward for artists who rely on Macs to add photorealistic visual effects to film, television, commercial, and streaming projects.

“Apple’s breakthrough M1 technology delivers lightning-fast speeds to Macs — a must-have for today’s post-production turnarounds,” states Boris Yamnitsky, Boris FX President and Founder. “Artists will love working with Sapphire’s renowned creative effects natively inside M1 technology. Get ready for supercharged workflows that save tons of time.”

Sapphire 2021.5 New Features:

• New! Native support for M1-powered Macs
• New! Adobe After Effects multi-frame rendering support (currently in Adobe public beta)
• New! Better speed and interactivity for the Sapphire preset browser
• New! Improved Sapphire PanAndZoom with added internal image cache and enhanced functionality (Avid Media Composer only)
• New! Lens Flare presets

Sapphire’s PanAndZoom effect received a significant upgrade primarily due to suggestions from customers like award-winning veteran freelance editor Jonathan Moser. “It’s great to know that the team at Boris FX takes the time to listen to their customers and cares about making our lives easier,” says Moser. “I’m so happy with the improvements to Sapphire PanAndZoom. It will save a lot of editors a lot of time.”

“Sapphire has a long history of listening closely to feedback from the community and doing our best to incorporate those changes and make a better product,” says Brian Fox, Director of Product Marketing. “When Jonathan reached out and explained the limitations of the old Sapphire PanAndZoom workflow, I knew this was something we could help with.”

Sapphire 2021.5 is available as a plugin for Adobe, Avid, and OFX hosts including, Autodesk Flame, Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve and Fusion Studio, Foundry Nuke, VEGAS Pro, and more. Purchasing options include permanent licenses, upgrades, and annual/monthly subscriptions.

Current subscription and upgrade & support plan customers receive a complimentary update to Sapphire 2021.5.