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