About Boris FX Sapphire Perpetual License

Sapphire provides a collection of visual effects and transitions for After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, and Premiere Pro. Its wipe transitions blend two clips using shapes such as wedges, stars, rectangles, rings, stripes, plasma tendrils, woven strands, moiré patterns, and tiled polygons, with animatable Wipe Percent and Border Width controls. The suite also includes Glare, Advanced Defocus, Texture Ridges, and a set of five Pro Lens Flares. An Effect and Transition Builder lets users design custom effects and transitions, and the 2026.5 release added over 100 new presets, new builder nodes, and additional flare designs. Compatibility references Sapphire 2025 and requires macOS 10.15+, Windows 10/11, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7‑9 (or compatible distro). Recommended hardware includes a 4‑core CPU, 8 GB minimum RAM (16 GB preferred), SSD storage, and a 1920×1080 monitor.

Features

• Wipe transitions that blend two input clips using shapes and patterns such as wedges, stars, rectangles, rings, stripes, plasma, weave, moiré, tiles, pointalize, and pixelate, with an animatable Wipe Percent and Border Width control
• Advanced Defocus that recreates the subtle flaws and handcrafted character of a real lens blur
• Texture Ridges for flowing ridges and organic fractal textures built from procedural noise
• Reimagined Glare with light that blooms, streaks, and shines
• Effect and Transition Builder for designing custom effects and transitions with new tools, presets, and a faster workflow
• Pro Lens Flares adding five cinematic flares, including Cineovision 50mm, Canon FD-X 35mm, and Arri Master Anamorphic designs
• More than 100 new effect and transition presets for the 2026.5 release

Best for

Editors and VFX artists using After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, or Premiere Pro who need shape‑based wipes, lens flares, glows, advanced defocus, and procedural texture effects.