Motion Media

GenArts Sapphire for Final Cut Pro (Fxplug)

This cutting-edge software will turn your editing suite into an editing powerhouse.

Part visionary, part well-oiled machine, GenArts Sapphire for Apple FxPlug is the undisputed leader of visual effects. It earned this status by providing the perfect balance of creative control and efficiency. Sapphire is packed with over 200 state-of-the-art image processing and synthesis effects, including: Glows, EdgeRays, LensFlare, Lightning, FilmEffect, Warps and Textures. It features unrivaled image quality, a unique organic look, and easy usability. Sapphire is responsible for so many Oscar-winning films, it should have its own seat at Nobu.

Features

• Native support for Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, and Motion.
vIncludes all 200+ Sapphire effects in v2 such as FilmDamage, Cartoon, ZDefocus, BleachBypass, GradientMulti, SwishPan, light3D, Deband, and many more.
• Convenient drag-on Transition effects for FCP.
• Effects categorized by Generators, Filters, and Transitions.
• Parameter groups can be opened and closed in the UI.
• Angle parameters use dial controls.
• FlickerRemove and FlickerMatch have Set Hold Level and Set Match Level buttons.
• Motion projects with Sapphire effects can be imported and embedded in FCP.
• FxPlug and AE versions of Sapphire can be used together in FCP.
• Support for Mac OS 10.5 Leopard and Mac Intel hardware.
• Many options and parameters can be adjusted and animated for an unlimited range of results.
• Resolution independent, fully antialiased, high quality images.
• Easy to use and fully integrated with the native user interface.
• Multi-processor support for faster rendering.
• Online hyper-linked documentation.

Host Compatibility/FxPlug Compatible:

Mac OS X 10.4 or greater is also required. Both Mac Intel and Mac PPC hardware are supported.
Final Cut Pro 6.0 or greater
Final Cut Express 4.0 or greater
Apple Motion 3.0.2 or greater