“Efficiency and speed are always better, especially given our normally tight turnarounds,” remarks Jonathan Ouellette, co-founder/creative director at LA and London-based creative agency, Kill 2 Birds. We can’t wait to see how artists incorporate these slick new effects into projects.' Both effects come jam-packed with professionally-designed presets that artists can simply drag and drop onto footage or use as a starting point to design new looks. “The stunning results add that extra visual pop to films, TV series, and promos. The new parameters and functionality deliver next-level photorealism with tons of new customization options,” states Brian Fox, Director of Product Marketing, Boris FX. “The new S_UltraGlow and S_UltraZap effects represent the evolution of two of Sapphire’s most beloved effects, S_Glow and S_Zap. “Metal GPU acceleration future-proofs renowned Sapphire rendering technology on the Mac platform and ensures optimal GPU utilization on upcoming Mac Silicon hardware.”

“Sapphire users working on a Mac purchased within the last seven years have a lot to celebrate with the 2021 release,” says Boris Yamnitsky, President & Founder, Boris FX. Sapphire 2021 is now available as a plugin for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, and OFX hosts including Autodesk Flame, Foundry Nuke, Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve, and VEGAS Pro. Sapphire 2021 also adds new effects, new presets, new lens flares, and updated functionality in the Sapphire Flare Designer.

Sapphire with Metal can render up to 4x faster compared to CPU-only. Sapphire 2021 delivers long-requested Metal GPU-acceleration to the plugin suite. The new 2021 release is a significant technical step forward for any editor, artist, or motion graphics designer working on a Mac workstation. The post-production industry relies on Boris FX Sapphire to create high-end visual effects that render out quickly.

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