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.

       Sapphire Plug-ins
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


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