Unveiling of Boris FX's Fall Lineup for Acclaimed Visual Effects Software Plugins
Boris FX, a leading developer of visual effects plugins, has announced updates to its flagship products, Sapphire 2022 and Continuum 2022. These updates aim to enhance creativity, streamline workflows, and improve performance for editors, motion graphics artists, and VFX professionals.
In the new Sapphire 2022, users can expect over 270 effects and 3000+ presets, including a powerful Effect and Transition Builder. The software continues to leverage advanced tracking and masking powered by the Academy Award-winning Mocha planar tracking technology. Sapphire 2022 is expected to offer enhancements in render speed, image quality, and control, maintaining its standard for organic looks superior to native host effects. New effects, improvements to existing tools, and better GPU acceleration are also anticipated for faster workflows.
Continuum 2022, on the other hand, adds new capabilities such as GPU-accelerated blurs, dramatically improving performance. It includes over 60 new color grades inspired by popular films and TV shows, enhancing creative look development. The range of effects and transitions has been broadened, and tools for keying, image restoration, and 3D motion tracking have been introduced to streamline VFX workflows.
The 2022 versions of Sapphire and Continuum are available as plugins with subscription options, upgrade & support plans, and permanent licenses. Host application support includes Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Blackmagic Resolve, Foundry's Nuke, and VEGAS Pro, among others. Both products are compatible with macOS, Windows, and Linux operating systems.
Continuum 2022 introduces fluid dynamics to Particle Illusion, allowing users to add organic flowing motion to 3D particle animations. Sapphire's UltraZap has been updated with Mocha splines, making it easy to create electrifying visual effects that can be tracked, traced, and rotoscoped.
Continuum 2022 offers 60 movie/TV-inspired color grade presets, including The Wizard of Oz, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Stranger Things. It includes 50 optical glass texture gobo presets and over 20 professionally designed presets for Particle Illusion. Continuum 2022 includes more fully GPU-accelerated effects, and it offers up to 5x speed increases across all supported host applications.
Continuum 2022 provides six speedy blur effects with 80 presets and zippier workflows with native Apple M1 support. It includes the BCC+Prism effect that generates prismatic color separation. Sapphire 2022, in addition to its extensive presets and nodal-based effects compositor, offers faster workflows with Adobe Multi-Frame Rendering and native Apple M1 support.
Continuum 2022 offers dramatic speed gains inside Adobe After Effects with Adobe Multi-Frame Rendering support. It features integrated Mocha tracking and an improved PixelChooser with full GPU-processing and an easy-to-use interface.
For the most detailed and specific update notes, users are encouraged to consult the official Boris FX website or the release notes for the 2022 versions, as the search results mainly highlight general product capabilities and more recent or different year releases.
Technology advances are evident in the new Sapphire 2022 and Continuum 2022, as both versions offer improved GPU acceleration for faster workflows. The Sapphire 2022 includes the latest Mocha splines in UltraZap for creating electrifying visual effects, while Continuum 2022 introduces fluid dynamics to Particle Illusion for organic flowing motion in 3D particle animations.
