March 13, 2023
What’s New in Sapphire 2023 New Effects UltraGrain PrismLens DissolveUltraGlow New Features Mocha Improvements Metal Support for Aurora Metal Support for Median New LensFlares New UltraGlow presets New Known Issues Premiere: On the first run after Sapphire’s installed, the preset browser may not shut down correctly. Not all S_UltraZap presets are visible in S_Effect. In After Effects, 2022, the Preset Browser, Flare Designer, and Effect Builder may play back slowly on the first use.
March 2, 2023
What’s New in Sapphire 2023 New Effects UltraGrain PrismLens DissolveUltraGlow New Features Mocha Improvements Metal Support for Aurora Metal Support for Median New LensFlares New UltraGlow presets New Known Issues Premiere: On the first run after Sapphire’s installed, the preset browser may not shut down correctly. Not all S_UltraZap presets are visible in S_Effect. In After Effects, 2022, the Preset Browser, Flare Designer, and Effect Builder may play back slowly on the first use.
January 24, 2023
Continuum 2023 (v16.0.3) for Avid AVX - Release Notes Continuum 2023 (v16.0.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023 versions 16.0.0 and 16.0.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023 and the previous Continuum 2022.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2023 release notes: Continuum 2023 (v16.
January 24, 2023
Continuum 2023 (v16.0.3) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes Continuum 2023 (v16.0.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023 versions 16.0.0 and 16.0.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023 and the previous Continuum 2022.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2023 release notes:
January 24, 2023
Continuum 2023 (v16.0.3) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes Continuum 2023 (v16.0.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023 versions 16.0.0, 16.0.1, and 16.0.2 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023 and the previous Continuum 2022.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2023 release notes:
January 24, 2023
Continuum 2023 (v16.0.3) for OFX - Release Notes Continuum 2023 (v16.0.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023 versions 16.0.0 and 16.0.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023 and the previous Continuum 2022.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2023 release notes: Continuum 2023 (v16.
January 24, 2023
Particle Illusion Standalone 2023 (16.0.3) - Release Notes What’s New in Particle Illusion Standalone 2023 (Summary of major changes since Particle Illusion Standalone 2022.5): Particle Illusion Feature Enhancements New 2023 Emitter Library Performance - many combined performance improvements for big boosts in both interactive update and rendering speeds Revised user interface with cleaner layout and better grouping of parameters in the control panel New Fluid Swirling Frequency for enhanced stylistic control of fluid motion New Affected by Fluids control allows fluid forces to be skipped on some emitters New Force Feather controls gradual falloff in the strength of a Force object around its edges New Emit From 3D Normals for alternate 3D Model emission style Numerous UI Refinements Including Param De-emphasis - params that currently have no effect are drawn grayed out (based on other properties of the setup including in other nodes) Alpha Gradient now directly accessible next to color gradient in node view Scale Particle Number - control whether line emitters/mask emitters automatically scale up the number of particles vs leaving the particle count unchanged Stage Tooltips now work even in 3D view Numerous usability enhancements to Shape import/edit dialog Creates backup of saved file/library if saving would change the project version Motion Blur UI improvements Increase Viscosity, Frame Delay, and Number of Points parameter max values.
January 17, 2023
Continuum 2023 (v16.0.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes Continuum 2023 (v16.0.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023 versions 16.0.0 and 16.0.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023 and the previous Continuum 2022.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2023 release notes:
January 17, 2023
This is a new version containing many new features and defect fixes. Release notes cover Mocha Pro, for both standalone and plugin versions of the product.
January 6, 2023
Continuum 2023 (v16.0.1) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes Continuum 2023 (v16.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023 version 16.0.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023 and the previous Continuum 2022.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2023 release notes:
January 6, 2023
Continuum 2023 (v16.0.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes Continuum 2023 (v16.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023 version 16.0.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023 and the previous Continuum 2022.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2023 release notes:
January 6, 2023
Continuum 2023 (v16.0.1) for Avid AVX - Release Notes Continuum 2023 (v16.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023 version 16.0.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023 and the previous Continuum 2022.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2023 release notes: Continuum 2023 (v16.0.0) for Avid AVX Release Notes
January 6, 2023
Continuum 2023 (v16.0.1) for OFX - Release Notes Continuum 2023 (v16.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023 version 16.0.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023 and the previous Continuum 2022.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2023 release notes: Continuum 2023 (v16.0.0) for OFX Release Notes
December 21, 2022
What’s New in Sapphire 2023 New Effects UltraGrain PrismLens DissolveUltraGlow New Features Mocha Improvements Metal Support for Aurora Metal Support for Median New LensFlares New UltraGlow presets New Known Issues Premiere: On the first run after Sapphire’s installed, the preset browser may not shut down correctly. Not all S_UltraZap presets are visible in S_Effect. In After Effects, 2022, the Preset Browser, Flare Designer, and Effect Builder may play back slowly on the first use.
November 28, 2022
This is a new version containing many new features and defect fixes. Release notes cover Mocha Pro, for both standalone and plugin versions of the product.
November 17, 2022
What’s New in Sapphire 2022.5 New Features Widgets inside Sapphire’s Effect Designer. New LUTs for S_ColorFuse. OpenColorIO version 2.1.1. Mocha Improvements. New Presets for a variety of effects. New LensFlares. Known Issues Not all S_UltraZap presets are visible in S_Effect. In After Effects, 2022, the Preset Browser, Flare Designer, and Effect Builder may play back slowly on the first use. To resolve, return to the host and allow After Effects to finish caching the timeline.
November 16, 2022
What’s New in Sapphire 2023 New Effects UltraGrain PrismLens DissolveUltraGlow New Features Mocha Improvements Metal Support for Aurora Metal Support for Median New LensFlares New UltraGlow presets New Known Issues Premiere: On the first run after Sapphire’s installed, the preset browser may not shut down correctly. Not all S_UltraZap presets are visible in S_Effect. In After Effects, 2022, the Preset Browser, Flare Designer, and Effect Builder may play back slowly on the first use.
October 26, 2022
Continuum 2023 (v16.0.0) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes What’s New in Continuum 2023 for Adobe (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2022.5): New BCC+ Atmospheric Glow Effect An exciting new glow style mega-filter effect that brings instant atmospheric looks to an otherwise flat scene. 10 New/Ported BCC+ Transitions BCC+ Film Roll BCC+ Swish Glow BCC+ Swish Pan BCC+ Swish Prism BCC+ Swish Warp BCC+ Linear Wipe BCC+ Radial Wipe BCC+ Rectangular Wipe BCC+ Texture Wipe BCC+ Vignette Wipe Particle Illusion Feature Enhancements
October 26, 2022
Continuum 2023 (v16.0.0) for Avid AVX - Release Notes What’s New in Continuum 2023 for AVX - Avid Media Composer (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2022.5): New BCC+ Atmospheric Glow Effect An exciting new glow style mega-filter effect that brings instant atmospheric looks to an otherwise flat scene. 10 New/Ported BCC+ Transitions BCC+ Film Roll BCC+ Swish Glow BCC+ Swish Pan BCC+ Swish Prism BCC+ Swish Warp BCC+ Linear Wipe BCC+ Radial Wipe BCC+ Rectangular Wipe BCC+ Texture Wipe BCC+ Vignette Wipe Particle Illusion Feature Enhancements
October 26, 2022
Continuum 2023 (v16.0.0) for OFX - Release Notes What’s New in Continuum 2023 for OFX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2022.5): New BCC+ Atmospheric Glow Effect An exciting new glow style mega-filter effect that brings instant atmospheric looks to an otherwise flat scene. 10 New/Ported BCC+ Transitions BCC+ Film Roll BCC+ Swish Glow BCC+ Swish Pan BCC+ Swish Prism BCC+ Swish Warp BCC+ Linear Wipe BCC+ Radial Wipe BCC+ Rectangular Wipe BCC+ Texture Wipe BCC+ Vignette Wipe Particle Illusion Feature Enhancements
October 26, 2022
Continuum 2023 (v16.0.0) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes What’s New in Continuum 2023 for FCP (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2022.5): New BCC+ Atmospheric Glow Effect An exciting new glow style mega-filter effect that brings instant atmospheric looks to an otherwise flat scene. 10 New/Ported BCC+ Transitions BCC+ Film Roll BCC+ Swish Glow BCC+ Swish Pan BCC+ Swish Prism BCC+ Swish Warp BCC+ Linear Wipe BCC+ Radial Wipe BCC+ Rectangular Wipe BCC+ Texture Wipe BCC+ Vignette Wipe BCC+ Light - New Gobos and Tiling
October 19, 2022
What’s New in Sapphire 2022.5 New Features Widgets inside Sapphire’s Effect Designer. New LUTs for S_ColorFuse. OpenColorIO version 2.1.1. Mocha Improvements. New Presets for a variety of effects. New LensFlares. Known Issues Not all S_UltraZap presets are visible in S_Effect. In After Effects, 2022, the Preset Browser, Flare Designer, and Effect Builder may play back slowly on the first use. To resolve, return to the host and allow After Effects to finish caching the timeline.
September 21, 2022
This is a new version containing many new features and defect fixes. Release notes cover Mocha Pro, for both standalone and plugin versions of the product.
August 17, 2022
Continuum 2022.5 (15.5.2) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022.5 versions 15.5.0 and 15.5.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022.5 and the previous Continuum 2022 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes:
August 17, 2022
Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.2) for Avid AVX - Release Notes Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022.5 versions 15.5.0 and 15.5.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022.5 and the previous Continuum 2022 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes: Continuum 2022.
August 17, 2022
Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.2, v15.5.2B) for OFX - Release Notes Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.2, v15.5.2B) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022.5 versions 15.5.0 and 15.5.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022.5 and the previous Continuum 2022 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes:
August 17, 2022
Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022.5 versions 15.5.0 and 15.5.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022.5 and the previous Continuum 2022 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes:
August 17, 2022
Particle Illusion Standalone 2022.5 (15.5.2) - Release Notes What’s New in Particle Illusion Standalone 2022.5 (Summary of major changes since Particle Illusion Standalone 2022): Feature Enhancements: Particle Illusion Enhancements Emit from 3D Models (C4D/OBJ) You can now import C4D or OBJ 3D model files to define 3D emitter shapes. Enhanced 3D HUD Widgets Full revamp of 3D HUD widget system for interacting with your 3D scenes. New 2022.5 Emitter Library Numerous UI Refinements Recent Files list File Revert option Look and Feel tweaks/cleanup to Save to Emitter Library, Rename Emitter Library, Rename Item, Frame Rate and Pixel Aspect Ratio display, Preferences dialog, Project Settings dialog, Shape Editor dialog Click Duration in playback toolbar to open project settings Click Stage dimensions text (above stage) clickable, opening the Project Settings dialog.
August 4, 2022
Continuum 2022.5 (15.5.1) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022.5 version 15.5.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022.5 and the previous Continuum 2022 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes:
August 4, 2022
Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.1) for Avid AVX - Release Notes Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022.5 version 15.5.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022.5 and the previous Continuum 2022 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes: Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.0) for Avid AVX Release Notes
August 4, 2022
Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.1) for OFX - Release Notes Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022.5 version 15.5.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022.5 and the previous Continuum 2022 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes: Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.0) for OFX Release Notes
August 4, 2022
Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022.5 version 15.5.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022.5 and the previous Continuum 2022 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes:
August 2, 2022
What’s New in Sapphire 2022.5 New Features Widgets inside Sapphire’s Effect Designer. New LUTs for S_ColorFuse. OpenColorIO version 2.1.1. Mocha Improvements. New Presets for a variety of effects. New LensFlares. Known Issues Not all S_UltraZap presets are visible in S_Effect. In After Effects, 2022, the Preset Browser, Flare Designer, and Effect Builder may play back slowly on the first use. To resolve, return to the host and allow After Effects to finish caching the timeline.
July 29, 2022
This is a new version containing many new features and defect fixes. Release notes cover Mocha Pro, for both standalone and plugin versions of the product.
June 28, 2022
What’s New in Sapphire 2022.5 New Features Wigets inside Sapphire’s Effect Designer. New LUTs for S_ColorFuse. OpenColorIO version 2.1.1. Mocha Improvements. New Presets for a variety of effects. New LensFlares. Known Issues Not all S_UltraZap presets are visible in S_Effect. In After Effects, 2022, the Preset Browser, Flare Designer, and Effect Builder may play back slowly on the first use. To resolve, return to the host and allow After Effects to finish caching the timeline.
June 21, 2022
Continuum 2022.5 (15.5.0) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes What’s New in Continuum 2022.5 for Adobe (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2022): 5 New/Ported Fully GPU Accelerated BCC+ Effects BCC+ Film Glow BCC+ Light Leaks BCC+ Magic Sharp BCC+ Radial Blur BCC+ Video Glitch 15 New/Ported Fully GPU Accelerated BCC+ Dissolve Transitions BCC+ Blur Dissolve BCC+ Camera Shake Dissolve BCC+ Channel Blur Dissolve BCC+ Crash Zoom Dissolve BCC+ Cross Zoom Dissolve BCC+ Directional Blur Dissolve BCC+ Dissolve BCC+ Film Glow Dissolve BCC+ Light Leaks Dissolve BCC+ Multi-Star Dissolve BCC+ Prism Dissolve BCC+ Rack Focus Dissolve BCC+ Rays Dissolve BCC+ Spin Blur Dissolve BCC+ Video Glitch Dissolve Particle Illusion Enhancements
June 21, 2022
Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.0) for Avid AVX - Release Notes What’s New in Continuum 2022.5 for AVX - Avid Media Composer (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2022): 5 New/Ported Fully GPU Accelerated BCC+ Effects BCC+ Film Glow BCC+ Light Leaks BCC+ Magic Sharp BCC+ Radial Blur BCC+ Video Glitch 15 New/Ported Fully GPU Accelerated BCC+ Dissolve Transitions BCC+ Blur Dissolve BCC+ Camera Shake Dissolve BCC+ Channel Blur Dissolve BCC+ Crash Zoom Dissolve BCC+ Cross Zoom Dissolve BCC+ Directional Blur Dissolve BCC+ Dissolve BCC+ Film Glow Dissolve BCC+ Light Leaks Dissolve BCC+ Multi-Star Dissolve BCC+ Prism Dissolve BCC+ Rack Focus Dissolve BCC+ Rays Dissolve BCC+ Spin Blur Dissolve BCC+ Video Glitch Dissolve Particle Illusion Enhancements
June 21, 2022
Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.0) for OFX - Release Notes What’s New in Continuum 2022.5 for OFX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2022): 5 New/Ported Fully GPU Accelerated BCC+ Effects BCC+ Film Glow BCC+ Light Leaks BCC+ Magic Sharp BCC+ Radial Blur BCC+ Video Glitch 15 New/Ported Fully GPU Accelerated BCC+ Dissolve Transitions BCC+ Blur Dissolve BCC+ Camera Shake Dissolve BCC+ Channel Blur Dissolve BCC+ Crash Zoom Dissolve BCC+ Cross Zoom Dissolve BCC+ Directional Blur Dissolve BCC+ Dissolve BCC+ Film Glow Dissolve BCC+ Light Leaks Dissolve BCC+ Multi-Star Dissolve BCC+ Prism Dissolve BCC+ Rack Focus Dissolve BCC+ Rays Dissolve BCC+ Spin Blur Dissolve BCC+ Video Glitch Dissolve Particle Illusion Enhancements
June 21, 2022
Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.0) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes What’s New in Continuum 2022.5 for FCP (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2022): Improved Mocha Tracking and FX Editor Preview Integration Adjust Mocha automatically to changes in clip trim without needing to re-track entire clip. Improved frame access when tracking in Mocha or previewing in the FX Editor Mocha for Continuum Update Update to Mocha 2022.5 era enhancements: New Surface Controls Right-click Ratios: You can now set the surface ratio by right-clicking the surface Right-click Align and Reset: You can align the surface or reset it to the spline.