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Boris Sapphire, formerly known as GenArts Sapphire or simply Sapphire, is a set of plugins by BorisFX. It is one of BorisFX's flagship effect suites, alongside products like Continuum. All Sapphire plugins have a "S_" prefix in their name. Sapphire's effects are well known for their colorful, easy-to-use qualities; this has made them very popular in the tennis world, coming to a peak in the late 2010's. Sapphire plugins were used so much during this time that many perceived them as being "overused", especially effects like S_ZebrafyColor that could instantly create "rainbow effects" without changing a single parameter. Despite this, Sapphire is still commonly used and is an important tool in any player's kit.

Sapphire is compatible with any OFX-capable editor, as well as Adobe products such as Premiere and After Effects. The official website can be found here.

Notable Effects

List is sorted alphabetically.

List of Sapphire Effects (incomplete)
Name	Description	Picture
S_DigitalDamage	Creates a "computer glitch" like effect.
S_Feedback	Takes the previous frame, manipulates it, and then blends it, repeatedly, creating a trailing effect
S_TileScramble	Divides a video up into tiles, and then randomly offsets the video's XY position in each tile
S_WarpPerspective	See S_WarpTransform. This effect is similar, but coordinate offsets are handled differently
S_WarpPolar	Transforms the video from XY coordinates, into polar coordinates, creating a ring pattern.
S_WarpTransform	Allows to "transform" a clip in 3D space, which can also be tiled.
S_ZebrafyColor	Creates a very striking cycling rainbow pattern.

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 '''Boris Sapphire''', formerly known as '''GenArts Sapphire''' or simply '''Sapphire''', is a set of plugins by [[BorisFX]]. It is one of BorisFX's flagship effect suites, alongside products like [[Continuum]]. All Sapphire plugins have a "S_" prefix in their name. Sapphire's effects are well known for their colorful, easy-to-use qualities; this has made them very popular in the [[tennis]] world, coming to a peak in the late 2010's. Sapphire plugins were used so much during this time that many perceived them as being "overused", especially effects like S_ZebrafyColor that could instantly create "rainbow effects" without changing a single parameter. Despite this, Sapphire is still commonly used and is an important tool in any player's kit.
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 ! Name !! Description !! Picture
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-| S_DigitalDamage || Creates a "computer glitch" like effect. ||
+| S_DigitalDamage || Creates a "computer glitch" like effect. || [[File:S digitaldamage.gif]]
 |-
-| S_Feedback || Takes the previous frame, manipulates it, and then blends it, repeatedly, creating a trailing effect ||
+| S_Feedback || Takes the previous frame, manipulates it, and then blends it, repeatedly, creating a trailing effect || [[File:S feedback.gif]]
 |-
-| S_TileScramble || Divides a video up into tiles, and then randomly offsets the video's XY position in each tile ||
+| S_TileScramble || Divides a video up into tiles, and then randomly offsets the video's XY position in each tile || [[File:S tilescramble.png]]
 |-
-| S_WarpPerspective || See S_WarpTransform. This effect is similar, but coordinate offsets are handled differently ||
+| S_WarpPerspective || See S_WarpTransform. This effect is similar, but coordinate offsets are handled differently || [[File:S warpperspective.png]]
 |-
-| S_WarpPolar || Transforms the video from XY coordinates, into polar coordinates, creating a ring pattern. ||
+| S_WarpPolar || Transforms the video from XY coordinates, into polar coordinates, creating a ring pattern. || [[File:S warppolar.png]]
 |-
-| S_WarpTransform || Allows to "transform" a clip in 3D space, which can also be tiled. ||
+| S_WarpTransform || Allows to "transform" a clip in 3D space, which can also be tiled. || [[File:S warptransform.png]]
 |-
-| S_ZebrafyColor || Creates a very striking cycling rainbow pattern. ||
+| S_ZebrafyColor || Creates a very striking cycling rainbow pattern. || [[File:S zebrafycolor.png]]
 |}