Sapphire (66 Tutorials)
Sapphire 2019.5 Overviews for Builder, S_ParallaxStrips, S_PixelSort, S_DissolvePixelSort
June 26, 2019
Boris FX has some new tutorials for Sapphire 2019.5 that include Overviews for Builder, S_ParallaxStrips, S_PixelSort, and S_DissolvePixelSort.
In Depth: 8 Must-Have Plug-ins for Adobe After Effects
June 4, 2019
This is a question that I get quite a bit. It’s usually someone who is just out of college and getting started in the biz. They often use the phrase “the best bang for the buck”. Nobody wants to spend money on tools they will never use either. Because this field has some diversity, I’m breaking this into a multi-part feature for motion graphics in After Effects, visual effects in After Effects, editing, and more. Here are my picks must-have plug-ins for motion graphic artists using After Effects.
Changing Day to Night with Sapphire and Mocha
May 31, 2019
Nick Harauz and Ian Robinson show Premiere Pro and After Effects artists how Sapphire and Mocha can accomplish advanced sky replacement.
The Cleansing Hour: Using Mocha Pro & Sapphire for Feature Film VFX
April 30, 2019
Damien LeVeck shows how he used Boris FX Mocha Pro and Sapphire with Avid Media Composer for high-end horror VFX on his film The Cleansing Hour.
In Depth: Time Effects – Time Displacement aka Slit Scan, with Examples
December 31, 2018
Learn all about the Time Displacement filter, which creates an effect known as slit scan, a trippy looking time manipulation that can be used to represent a time travel, a warp in the space time continuum, a drug trip and much more.
Sapphire Luna – Create a Photorealistic Moon Rendering
October 16, 2018
All manner of nightmarish creatures lurk under the light of the moon. But how do you add the moon to your creature feature scene? Watch this in-depth tutorial from John Dickinson of Motionworks.net, and learn how to use Luna in Sapphire to create a photo-realistic moon, in any phase you need.
Create Beautiful Volumetric Lighting in Davinci Resolve with Sapphire EdgeRays
July 6, 2018
Create photorealistic lighting effects with Blackmagic Davinci Resolve and Sapphire Edge Rays. For more cool lighting effects, Check out Boris FX Sapphire for Davinci Resolve, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and other hosts.
Boris FX Sapphire: Tricks for Using Sapphire Aurora
April 10, 2018
Sapphire Aurora is an amazing VFX plug-in with many uses besides producing high-quality aurora borealis light streaks. Watch how motion graphics guru John Dickinson uses S_Aurora to achieve some stunning results in Adobe After Effects. Create beautiful looks combining Aurora with other effects using the Sapphire Effect Builder.
Remove a Person from a Scene with Mocha Pro
March 27, 2018
Learn how to remove a person from a scene using the Mocha Pro Remove Module. Plus this tutorial also shows you how to create a disintegrate/transporter beam effect à la Star Trek using VFX in Sapphire and Continuum. It even comes with the project file and footage.
Lens Flares in Avid Media Composer with Boris FX Sapphire
March 26, 2018
Learn to create Lens Flares in Avid Media Composer with Boris Sapphire in these two tutorials, one from Kevin McAuliffe and the other from Nick Harauz.
Boris FX Sapphire Tutorials for Lens Flares in Avid Media Composer
January 30, 2018
Enjoy these 2 Boris Sapphire Tutorials about Sapphire’s powerful and beautiful Lens Flare plug-in in Avid Media Composer. Fun and easy,
Boris FX: Getting Started With Sapphire #gettingstarted
January 16, 2018
This tutorial covers how you can use Sapphire effects, create custom effects, leverage Mocha in Sapphire, and get started creating awesome work with the Sapphire VFX plug-in for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Nuke, Avid, Flame, and other hosts.
An Introduction to Sapphire for Nuke
December 28, 2017
In this tutorial, learn how to set up textures for objects in Nuke using sapphire plug-ins, learn different ways to post-process those textures, use sapphire nodes for color correction and more.
Boris FX | Let’s Edit with Media Composer: Day for Night with Continuum & Sapphire
October 17, 2017
Editor Kevin P. McAuliffe shows Media Composer editors how to take day time footage and transform it into night using Continuum’s Color & Tone tools and sister product Sapphire’s Night Sky and Luna.
Sapphire Transition Builder in Premiere
June 13, 2017
Create custom transitions with Sapphire Transition Builder in Premiere Pro. Nick Harauz of clipsandhandles.com shows you how!