About Boris FX Sapphire Annual Subscription

Boris FX Sapphire is a filter set that works with After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, and Premiere Pro. It includes a range of transition units—such as WipeWedge, WipeWeave, WipeTiles, WipeStar, WipeStripes, WipeRings, WipeRectangle, WipePixelate, and WipeMoire—that animate between two clips using distinct shapes and patterns. The transition speed is controlled by a Wipe Percent parameter and a Border Width option adds a border at the wipe edges.

On the effects side, Sapphire offers Advanced Defocus for realistic lens blur, Texture Ridges for procedural ridged textures, and a reimagined Glare that produces blooming, streaking, and shining light. The 2026.5 release adds five new Pro Lens Flares and more than 100 new effect and transition presets, and the Effect and Transition Builder has been updated with additional tools and a faster workflow.

Sapphire runs on macOS 10.15 or newer, Windows 10 and 11, and Linux distributions such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7‑9 or compatible equivalents. ML‑based tracking and masking tools in the integrated Mocha require macOS Monterey 12.0 or higher. Recommended hardware includes an Apple M‑series or Intel processor, or a 64‑bit Intel/AMD CPU with at least four cores, 8 GB RAM minimum (16 GB preferred), and a high‑speed SSD or disk array. The plugin is listed at no cost in this catalog, though licensing details are maintained on the developer’s site.

Features

• Transition units including WipeWedge, WipeWeave, WipeTiles, and WipeStar that wipe between two clips using distinct shapes and patterns
• Advanced Defocus that recreates the flaws and handcrafted character of a real lens blur
• Texture Ridges for flowing ridges and organic fractal textures from procedural noise
• Reimagined Glare with light that blooms, streaks, and shines
• Five new Pro Lens Flares, including Stellar Edmunds, Megazord, Cineovision 50mm, Canon FD-X 35mm, and Arri Master Anamorphic 35mm T4
• Updated Effect and Transition Builder with new tools, presets, and a faster workflow
• 100+ new effect and transition presets for 2026.5

Best for

Editors and motion artists using After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, or Premiere Pro who need a broad library of wipe transitions, lens flares, glares, and customizable effects.