Sapphire embraces its cinematic heritage with new tools built from real film and handcrafted textures. The 2026 release lets artists recreate the warm, unpredictable flashes and glowing leaks of genuine overexposed film while also adding a cutting-edge AI transition that delivers slick new editing options.
What's new in SAPPHIRE 2026
- FilmBurn + Transition: Built from real film, designed for handcrafted precision.
- Pro Lens Flares: BCC+ Face ML uses AI precision to instantly find, select, mask, and track facial features. No more manual roto!
- Stamps in Sapphire Grunge: Authentic oil paint, chalk, and texture elements, captured from real-world scans.
- MochaWhip Transition: Cut, track, and whip your subject with AI-driven motion.
- Visible Parameter Linking: Refined UI in Builder allows for faster creative control.
- Advanced Presets in Builder: Inspiring starting points for endless creative possibilities.
What's new in SAPPHIRE 2025
- The Sapphire 2025 release adds genuine VHS tape emulation, dreamy transitions, brilliant lens flares, and over fifty curated presets to this award-winning collection.
- S_VHS Damage: Add blast from the past style with the iconic look of 80s videotapes, includes 18 presets
- S_DissolveLightLeaks: Give your edits instant cinematic cred with smooth, colorful light bursts & flares
- Lens Flares: 8 new and updated lens flares join our renowned flare collection
- Curated Presets: 50+ presets designed by the pros across effects like Dust, UltraZap, and the Effect Builder
What's new in SAPPHIRE 2024
- New! Effect & Transition: Unleash digital chaos with Sapphire PixelMosh.
- New! Effect: Add atmospheric realism and cinematic aura to any image with Sapphire Dust.
- New! Retooled Time Effects: The Sapphire time category is updated for better behavior and integrated into the Effect and Transition Builder.
- New! 10 More Flares: New and updated Sapphire Lens Flares.
- New! 65+ Effect Presets: Includes 18 advanced Builder presets.