GenArts has announced Sapphire plug-ins version 4 for Autodesk compositing and editing systems. The new version features over 45 new effects, plus many enhancements and new parameters to existing effects in the package. New effects and enhancements include FilmDamage, FilmEffect, DeinterlaceAuto, ZDefocus, Cartoon, Light3D, TextureFlux, new LensFlares and Glares and revamped RackDefocus. The user interface has been improved and offers a new automatic down-sampling option for real-time interactivity.
Sapphire Plug-ins v4 costs $6,000 for Autodesk Flint SD and Smoke SD; $10,000 for Flame, Flint HD and Smoke HD; $14,000 for Inferno and $900 for Burn.
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