Introduction to Sapphire Plug-ins for Adobe After Effects

Sapphire Plug-ins version 1 is a package of image processing and synthesis effects for use with Adobe After Effects and compatible products.

It includes 178 plug-ins, each with many options and parameters which can be adjusted and animated for an unlimited range of results.

This document corresponds to version 1.100 of 8-jan-2007. For updated information please check web.genarts.com. Also see our AE support page for help with technical issues.


List all effects with pictures List all effects by name	General User Info What's New In This Version Loading a Plug-in Resetting Parameters to Defaults Online Documentation About Matte Inputs About Alpha Processing About Angle Parameters About Pixel Aspect Ratios Customizing Plug-ins Known Problems



Box 1: Lighting

Glow Effects Glow GlowAura GlowDarks GlowDist GlowEdges GlowNoise GlowOrthicon GlowRainbow GlowRings	Light Beams Rays EdgeRays Streaks LensFlares LensFlare LensFlareAutoTrack	Glints & Glares Glint GlintRainbow Glare Other Lighting DropShadow SpotLight


Box 2: Stylize

AutoPaint & HalfTone AutoPaint Sketch Etching HalfTone HalfToneColor HalfToneRings Kaleidoscopes Kaleido:Triangles Kaleido:Squares Kaleido:Diamonds Kaleido:Oct KaleidoPolar FlysEyeCircles FlysEyeHex FlysEyeRect	FilmEffect & Grain FilmEffect Grain GrainStatic Diffuse Edge Effects EdgeDetect EdgeDetectDouble EdgesInDirection EdgeColorize Embossing Emboss EmbossShiny EmbossDistort EmbossGlass	Other Stylize BandPass JpegDamage Mosaic PseudoColor PsykoBlobs PsykoStripes ScanLines ScanLinesMono Solarize Zebrafy ZebrafyColor ZFogExponential ZFogLinear


Box 3: Adjust, Blur+Sharpen, Composite & Distort

Adjust ClampChroma DuoTone Gamma Hotspots HueSatBright Monochrome Threshold Tint Composite EdgeFlash Layer MathOps MatteOps MatteOpsComp ZComp	Blur+Sharpen Blur BlurChannels BlurChroma BlurMoCurves BlurMotion DefocusPrism EdgeBlur GrainRemove RackDefocus RackDfComp Sharpen SoftFocus ZDepthCueBlur Distort Effects Distort DistortBlur DistortChroma DistortRGB	Warps & Shake WarpBubble WarpBubble2 WarpChroma WarpDrops WarpFishEye WarpPerspective WarpPolar WarpPuddle WarpPuff WarpRepeat WarpTransform WarpVortex WarpWaves WarpWaves2 Shake


Box 4: Render, Time & Transitions

Lightning Zaps Zap ZapTo ZapFrom Gradients & Grid Gradient GradientRadial Grid Procedural Textures Sparkles SparklesColor TextureCells TextureChromaSpiral TextureFolded TextureMoire TextureNoiseEmboss TextureNoisePaint TexturePlasma TextureSpots TextureWeave Fractal Clouds Clouds CloudsColorSmooth CloudsMultColor CloudsPerspective CloudsPsyko CloudsVortex	Time Effects Feedback FeedbackBubble FieldRemove FreezeFrame GetFrame JitterFrames MotionDetect NearestColor RandomEdits ReverseClip ReverseEdits TimeAverage TimeDisplace TimeSlice TimeWarpRGB Trails TrailsDiffuse Flicker Tools Flicker FlickerMatch FlickerMatchColor FlickerMatchMatte FlickerMchMatteColor FlickerRemove FlickerRemoveColor FlickerRemoveMatte FlickerRmMatteColor	Dissolve Transitions DissolveBlur DissolveBubble DissolveDiffuse DissolveLuma DissolvePuddle DissolveSpeckle DissolveStatic DissolveVortex DissolveWaves Wipe Transitions WipeBlobs WipeBubble WipeCells WipeChecker WipeCircle WipeClock WipeClouds WipeDiffuse WipeDots WipeDoubleWedge WipeFourWedges WipeLine WipePixelate WipeRectangle WipeRings WipeStar WipeStripes WipeTiles WipeWedge