New Features in Sapphire 2021:
- Metal for Mac OS. Over 60 effects have improved speed from an all new metal implementation
- Improved LensFlare Designer:
- Lens Flare ability to offset elements off axis.
- Reactive speed for elements..
- Performance and stability improvements.
- Improved Mocha:
- Adjust track.

NEW AND IMPROVED LENS FLARES
Sapphire's Emmy Award-winning Lens Flare, renowned across the film & TV industry, has even more reasons to love it. Every flare element can now be affected by lens shadow, reflecting the real-world experience of a hot light source being shaded and reflecting around a physical lense. The result? Gorgeous natural-looking results on video and motion graphics projects. 2020.5 also features new pro flare presets and remixed old favorites. Sapphire Lens Flares are cross-host, cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) and work in 2D and 3D. And if that wasn't enough, use the integrated Academy Award-winning Mocha technology to do fast and accurate motion tracking directly in the plugin. Perfect flares, wherever you need them.

HYPER ZOOM IN ANY DIRECTION
Dynamic, modern, and packed with presets. Sapphire 2020.5's two new transitions - S_HyperPull and S_HyperPush - allow you to move and warp seamlessly between clips. Each transition contains a huge amount of control and variety without having to worry about messy keyframes.

SUPPORT FOR FUSION
Sapphire 2020.5 now offers full support for Blackmagic Design's Fusion Studio standalone application and the integrated Fusion inside of Blackmagic Design Resolve. Faster render times, more stable comps, and increased functionality with support for the Sapphire Preset Browser, LensFlare Designer, and integrated Mocha tracking and masking* (standalone Fusion Studio only - Mocha tracking is not yet supported in the integrated Fusion inside of Resolve). Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems.

NEW HOSTS FOR BUILDER
Sapphire Builder now supports two new OFX hosts: Nuke by the Foundry and VEGAS Pro. Sapphire Builder lets you combine multiple Sapphire filters into one custom effect. Artists can design, save, and share their work across hosts and departments making it perfect for offline to online workflows. Sapphire 2020.5 also includes new professionally-designed Builder presets to inspire and utilize in your own projects.

BETTER MOCHA TRACKING
Sapphire 2020.5's integrated Mocha tracking and masking is vastly improved with updates to the area brush tool and edge-snapping technology. And Mocha's core planar tracking now delivers even more accurate results on complex tracks where objects move around or behind the camera. Flawlessly parameter track or limit where an effect is applied.

FASTER SAPPHIRE
The 2020.5 release seriously speeds up CPU and GPU render times and improves interactivity on all lighting effects featuring atmospheric noise.

RELEASE NOTES

https://borisfx.com/release-notes/sapphire-2021-5-release-notes/

Features of the version:


System Requirements:
- Windows 7 or higher on x64
- Processor: 64-bit Intel or AMD CPU with four or more cores
- Memory: 8 GB or more
- Disk: High-speed disk array or SSD storage
- Graphics Card: High-end NVIDIA Quadro, TITAN or GeForce Pascal, e.g. Quadro P5000 or GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- Monitor: 1920x1080 or higher, including high dpi 4k monitors
- GPU Acceleration: NVIDIA cards only. The latest NVIDIA CUDA card and driver is recommended.

HOMEPAGE

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