Sapphire 2024.5 release notes

September 22, 2024

What’s New in Sapphire 2024.53

• Fixed a potential issue with Sapphire licenses on the upcoming MacOS Sequoia.
• Fix a possible performance issue on CUDA Ampere, ADA, and Hopper cards.

What’s New in Sapphire 2024.52

• Feedbacks (Avid Only): Added access to the old implementation of Feedbacks - now called Legacy mode. Please note, the new implementation can render frames in any order, but is slower. The Legacy implementation must render frames in sequence but can be faster. To access the different implementations, look for the Mode menu and select either EffectName or EffectName Legacy. This applies to Feedback, FeedbackBubble, FeedbackDistort, Trails, TrailsDiffuse, TimeAverage, and NearestColor.
• S_Effect (Avid Only): If S_Effect or S_Transition contain a Time effect (Eg. Feedback, Trails, or GetFrame), S_Effect needs to not be marked as realtime. To change S_Effect to not realtime, edit s_config.text and turn off the force_builder_to_realtime flag. Note: the Realtime flag affects all copies of a plugin in use.
• Cuda 10 build only: Fixed a GPU error when using OCIOTransform on an Ampere, Ada, or Hopper NVIDIA GPU.
• Improved the size of lensflares on disk. If saved host files or bins containing S_LensFlare are too large or opening projects containing S_LensFlare takes too long, these updated LensFlares can be loaded into your projects by going into S_LensFlare in those projects, opening the Sapphire Preset Browser, selecting the same LensFlare, and selecting load to update the LensFlare in the host parameters.
• Mac: Fix a crash in Fusion v18.6+ attempting to negotiate Metal image passthrough for any GPU effect.
• Mac: Add Metal support for ZConvolve.
• Minor fixes with subscription license checks
  • Fixed an issue that spuriously made the check go off more than once per day if more than one BorisFX product was installed.
  • Fixed an issue where the last subscription check was not saved correctly for non-administrator users

What’s New in Sapphire 2024.51

• Intel Mac: Prevent fallback to CPU in newly accelerated convolve effects.
• Fix a bug in specify_rlm_license in s_config.text where certain licenses were incorrectly flagged as containing illegal characters.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire would slow down when failing to check out a license from a floating server.

What’s New in Sapphire 2024.5

New Features

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.4) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

September 20, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.4) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.4) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 versions 17.5.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.2, and 17.5.3 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes:

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.4) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

September 20, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.4) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.4) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 versions 17.5.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.2, and 17.5.3 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes:

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.4) for OFX Release Notes

September 20, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.4) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.4) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 versions 17.5.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.2, and 17.5.3 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes:

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.4) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

September 20, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.4) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.4) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 versions 17.5.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.2, and 17.5.3 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes:

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.3) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

September 12, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.3) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 versions 17.5.0, 17.5.1, and 17.5.2 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.3) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

September 12, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.3) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 versions 17.5.0, 17.5.1, and 17.5.2 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.3) for OFX Release Notes

September 12, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.3) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 versions 17.5.0, 17.5.1, and 17.5.2 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.3) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

September 12, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.3) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 versions 17.5.0, 17.5.1, and 17.5.2 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes

Particle Illusion Pro 2024.5 (v17.5.3) - Release Notes

September 12, 2024

Particle Illusion Pro (Standalone) 2024.5 (v17.5.3) - Release Notes

Particle Illusion Pro 2024.5 (v17.5.3) is a maintenance update to Particle Illusion Pro 2024.5 version 17.5.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Particle Illusion Pro 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Particle Illusion Pro 2024.5 and the previous Particle Illusion Pro 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes

Mocha Pro 2024.5 v11.5.1 Release Notes

August 27, 2024

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.

Sapphire 2024.5 release notes

August 9, 2024

What’s New in Sapphire 2024.52

• Feedbacks (Avid Only): Added access to the old implementation of Feedbacks - now called Legacy mode. Please note, the new implementation can render frames in any order, but is slower. The Legacy implementation must render frames in sequence but can be faster. To access the different implementations, look for the Mode menu and select either EffectName or EffectName Legacy. This applies to Feedback, FeedbackBubble, FeedbackDistort, Trails, TrailsDiffuse, TimeAverage, and NearestColor.
• S_Effect (Avid Only): If S_Effect or S_Transition contain a Time effect (Eg. Feedback, Trails, or GetFrame), S_Effect needs to not be marked as realtime. To change S_Effect to not realtime, edit s_config.text and turn off the force_builder_to_realtime flag. Note: the Realtime flag affects all copies of a plugin in use.
• Cuda 10 build only: Fixed a GPU error when using OCIOTransform on an Ampere, Ada, or Hopper NVIDIA GPU.
• Improved the size of lensflares on disk. If saved host files or bins containing S_LensFlare are too large or opening projects containing S_LensFlare takes too long, these updated LensFlares can be loaded into your projects by going into S_LensFlare in those projects, opening the Sapphire Preset Browser, selecting the same LensFlare, and selecting load to update the LensFlare in the host parameters.
• Mac: Fix a crash in Fusion v18.6+ attempting to negotiate Metal image passthrough for any GPU effect.
• Mac: Add Metal support for ZConvolve.
• Minor fixes with subscription license checks
  • Fixed an issue that spuriously made the check go off more than once per day if more than one BorisFX product was installed.
  • Fixed an issue where the last subscription check was not saved correctly for non-administrator users

What’s New in Sapphire 2024.51

• Intel Mac: Prevent fallback to CPU in newly accelerated convolve effects.
• Fix a bug in specify_rlm_license in s_config.text where certain licenses were incorrectly flagged as containing illegal characters.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire would slow down when failing to check out a license from a floating server.

What’s New in Sapphire 2024.5

New Features

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.2) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

August 7, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.2) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 versions 17.5.0 and 17.5.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.2) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

August 7, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.2) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 versions 17.5.0 and 17.5.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.2) for OFX Release Notes

August 7, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.2) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 versions 17.5.0 and 17.5.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

August 7, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 versions 17.5.0 and 17.5.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes

SynthEyes 2024.5 Build 1062 Release Notes

August 1, 2024

This maintenance release focuses on bug fixes, plus adds the ability to read monochrome JPEG images and ARRI MXF movies containing ProRes data.

Mocha Pro 2024.5 v11.5.0 Release Notes

July 24, 2024

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.

Particle Illusion Pro 2024.5 (v17.5.0) - Release Notes

July 17, 2024

Particle Illusion Pro (Standalone) 2024.5 (v17.5.0) - Release Notes

What’s New in Particle Illusion Pro (Standalone) 2024.5 (Summary of major changes since Particle Illusion Standalone 2024):

Particle Illusion Features

• Position Paths

  • Position Path Presets
  • Transform position path (scale, rotate, or translate the entire path)
  • Scale Animation Timing – scale timing of single animated parameter, whole object, or entire project
  • Position data shown in graphs
  • Equalize Path Timing - uniform speed across animated position
  • Export Position Data

• Particle Blend Modes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.1) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

June 27, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.1) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 version 17.5.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes:

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

June 27, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 version 17.5.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes:

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.1) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

June 27, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.1) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 version 17.5.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes:

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.1) for OFX Release Notes

June 27, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.1) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024.5 version 17.5.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024.5 and the previous Continuum 2024 major release, please refer to the initial 2024.5 release notes:

SynthEyes 2024.5 Release Notes

June 24, 2024

SynthEyes 2024.5 introduces several enhancements to improve VFX workflows and productivity. Key updates include the Flame Exporter for integration with Autodesk Flame 2025+, a Resizing Rectangle for precise mesh adjustments, and an updated Blender Exporter compatible with Blender 4.0. Enhanced camera compatibility now supports new models from Blackmagic Design, RED, and ARRI. Additional improvements include updates to the Silhouette Exporter, support for focal length metadata, enhanced tracker exporting logic, a new timeshift command in Synthia, and consistent exporter alignment across Fusion and Nuke.

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.0) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

June 18, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.0) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2024.5 for Adobe (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2024):

BCC+ Retimer ML

• Keyframable clip retiming with state-of-the-art ML models

BCC+ Witness Protection ML

• Automatic ML face detection with multiple effect combinations for obscuring identity

BCC+ Color Link

• Link color values from one clip to another for motion graphics, compositing, and editorial shot color matching.

BCC+ Denoise ML - New Fast Models

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.0) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

June 18, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.0) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2024.5 for Avid AVX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2024):

BCC+ Retimer ML

• Keyframable clip retiming with state-of-the-art ML models

BCC+ Witness Protection ML

• Automatic ML face detection with multiple effect combinations for obscuring identity

BCC+ Color Link

• Link color values from one clip to another for motion graphics, compositing, and editorial shot color matching.

BCC+ Denoise ML - New Fast Models

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.0) for OFX Release Notes

June 18, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.0) for OFX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2024.5 for OFX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2024):

BCC+ Retimer ML

• Keyframable clip retiming with state-of-the-art ML models

BCC+ Witness Protection ML

• Automatic ML face detection with multiple effect combinations for obscuring identity

BCC+ Color Link

• Link color values from one clip to another for motion graphics, compositing, and editorial shot color matching.

BCC+ Denoise ML - New Fast Models

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.0) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

June 18, 2024

Continuum 2024.5 (v17.5.0) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2024.5 for FxPlug (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2024):

BCC+ Witness Protection ML

• Automatic ML face detection with multiple effect combinations for obscuring identity

BCC+ Color Link

• Link color values from one clip to another for motion graphics, compositing, and editorial shot color matching.

BCC+ Denoise ML - New Fast Models

Mocha Pro 2024 Release Notes

June 6, 2024

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.

Sapphire 2024.5 release notes

May 14, 2024

What’s New in Sapphire 2024.51

• Intel Mac: Prevent fallback to CPU in newly accelerated convolve effects.
• Fix a bug in specify_rlm_license in s_config.text where certain licenses were incorrectly flagged as containing illegal characters.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire would slow down when failing to check out a license from a floating server.

What’s New in Sapphire 2024.5

New Features

• MacOS: New metal support for the following effects:

  • BlurDirectional
  • BokehLights
  • Convolve
  • DefocusPrism
  • DissolveGlare
  • Flashbulbs
  • Glare
  • NightSky
  • RackDefocus
  • Whiplash
  • ZDefocus
    \

• Windows and Linux: Improved memory usage for the following effects:

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.5) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

April 18, 2024

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.5) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.5) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024 versions 17.0.1, 17.0.2, and 17.0.3 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024 and the previous Continuum 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.5) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

April 18, 2024

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.5) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.5) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024 versions 17.0.1, 17.0.2, and 17.0.3 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024 and the previous Continuum 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.5) for OFX Release Notes

April 18, 2024

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.5) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.5) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024 versions 17.0.1, 17.0.2, and 17.0.3 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024 and the previous Continuum 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.5) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

April 18, 2024

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.5) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.5) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024 versions 17.0.1, 17.0.2, and 17.0.3 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024 and the previous Continuum 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Particle Illusion Pro 2024 (v17.0.5) - Release Notes

April 18, 2024

Particle Illusion Pro (Standalone) 2024 (v17.0.5) - Release Notes

Particle Illusion Pro (Standalone) 2024 (v17.0.5) is a maintenance update to Particle Illusion Pro 2024 versions 17.0.3 and 17.0.4. For a full list of what’s new between Particle Illusion Pro 2024 and the previous PI 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Particle Illusion Pro (Standalone) 2024 (v17.0.3) Release Notes

Sapphire 2024.5 release notes

April 16, 2024

What’s New in Sapphire 2024.5

New Features

• MacOS: New metal support for the following effects:

  • BlurDirectional
  • BokehLights
  • Convolve
  • DefocusPrism
  • DissolveGlare
  • Flashbulbs
  • Glare
  • NightSky
  • RackDefocus
  • Whiplash
  • ZDefocus
    \

• Windows and Linux: Improved memory usage for the following effects:

  • BlurDirectional
  • BokehLights
  • Convolve
  • DefocusPrism
  • DissolveGlare
  • Flashbulbs
  • Glare
  • NightSky
  • RackDefocus
  • Whiplash
  • ZDefocus
    \

• Windows and Linux now use CUDA 12 which provides better support for Ada and Hopper generation NVIDIA cards.

• Configuration Editor tool to control Sapphire settings.

Mocha Pro 2024 Release Notes

April 5, 2024

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.

Sapphire 2024.0.3 release notes

March 19, 2024

What’s New in Sapphire 2024.0.3

• Updated to CUDA 12 to fix memory bloat in FFT based effects with certain parameter settings. That effect list includes: BlurDirectional, BokehLights, Convolve, DefocusPrism, DissolveGlare, Flashbulbs, Glare, NightSky, RackDefocus, Whiplash, ZDefocus.

• For Avid and Flame users there are CUDA 10 installers for machines with older drivers.

• Fixed an error in TimeSlice

• Windows OFX CUDA 10 and CUDA 12 installers: https://borisfx.com/downloads/?product=sapphire&host=ofx

• Windows Avid CUDA 10 and CUDA 12 installers: https://borisfx.com/downloads/?product=sapphire&host=avid

Mocha Pro 2024 Release Notes

March 13, 2024

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.

Particle Illusion Pro 2024 (v17.0.4) - Release Notes

February 22, 2024

Particle Illusion Pro (Standalone) 2024 (v17.0.4) - Release Notes

Particle Illusion Pro (Standalone) 2024 (v17.0.4) is a maintenance update to Particle Illusion Pro 2024 version 17.0.3. For a full list of what’s new between Particle Illusion Pro 2024 and the previous PI 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Particle Illusion Pro (Standalone) 2024 (v17.0.3) Release Notes

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.3) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

February 16, 2024

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.3) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024 versions 17.0.1 and 17.0.2 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024 and the previous Continuum 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.3) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

February 16, 2024

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.3) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024 versions 17.0.1 and 17.0.2 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024 and the previous Continuum 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.3) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

February 16, 2024

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.3) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024 versions 17.0.1 and 17.0.2 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024 and the previous Continuum 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.3) for OFX Release Notes

February 16, 2024

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.3) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024 versions 17.0.1 and 17.0.2 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024 and the previous Continuum 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Particle Illusion Pro 2024 (v17.0.3) - Release Notes

February 16, 2024

Particle Illusion Pro (Standalone) 2024 (v17.0.3) - Release Notes

What’s New in Particle Illusion Pro (Standalone) 2024 (Summary of major changes since Particle Illusion Standalone 2023.5):

Particle Illusion Features

• PI Pro Tracker Data Import - Import of Mocha or Synth Eyes 2D tracker data files for Emitter or Camera tracking - only in licensed version.
• PI Pro Video Import - Import background video in standard formats directly into the PI UI - only in licensed version.
• Generative AI sprite creation via Stability AI
• Particle lines can be true 3D objects
• Inherited Velocity control
• Extensive improvements to the sprite image import UI/controls (Alpha from Luma, Highlight Black, Remove Background, Scale Darks options, etc.)
• Preview pane now renders with 3D perspective for more accurate preview of library emitters
• Scale Project feature - upscale everything uniformly
• Turbulence Field Zoom parameter
• UI Scale Factor - allow easy sizing of all UI elements
• Faster rendering when using Particle Masking to drive emission
• Parameter Emphasis - double click to highlight a param for recommended use in projects and emitter libraries.
• Improve UX with “Single” particles. Hide any parameters that do not apply when “Single Particle” is checked.
• Force Node graph icon shows when fluid dynamics is enabled
• Particles node graph icon shows when “Single” particle is enabled
• Improved dialog support for standard accelerator keys such as Esc/Enter
• Improved support for accelerator key shortcuts in menus
• Numerous UI enhancements
• Particle Illusion 2024 Emitter Library

Sapphire 2024.0.2 release notes

January 28, 2024

What’s New in Sapphire 2024.0.2

• Dust: Improved documentation.

• Fixed a crash when motion blur is enabled. This applies to effects such as LensFlare, CardFlip, and most effects in the Render Category.

• Added support for an optional s_config flag to disable parameter changes from interrupting renders for testing. The flag is: allow_user_interrupts. Set to 0 to disable UI events from stopping renders early.

• Added support for an optional s_config flag to shut down the Preset Browser, Flare Designer, and Effect Builder when not in use. The flag is: no_background_pyapps. Set to 1 to disable pyapps running in the background.

SynthEyes 2024 (2024.01.1058) Release Notes

January 16, 2024

Latest Build

• Latest Build: (16 January 2024) SynthEyes 2401 Build 1058

Customer Care Messages (Public)

Welcome to the SynthEyes message center, designed to bring you the latest key information you need use SynthEyes most effectively. This condensed page is for our demo and out-of-support customers. In the commercial version, this page brings news of new export scripts, program changes, etc. with direct links.

SynthEyes 2024.1 Maintenance Release (2024.01.1058)

• 2024.01.1058. Released 16 January 2024.

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.2) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

December 21, 2023

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.2) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024 version 17.0.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024 and the previous Continuum 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.2) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

December 21, 2023

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.2) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024 version 17.0.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024 and the previous Continuum 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.2) for OFX Release Notes

December 21, 2023

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.2) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024 version 17.0.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024 and the previous Continuum 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

December 21, 2023

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2024 version 17.0.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2024. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2024 and the previous Continuum 2023.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2024 release notes:

Sapphire 2024.0.1 release notes

December 20, 2023

What’s New in Sapphire 2024.0.1

• Linux: Updated to CUDA 11.2 to fix an issue with Ampere CUDA cards and ColorFuse.

• PixelMosh and DissolvePixelMosh: Stop forcing result to be opaque.

• Premiere: Fix an issue where Sapphire will report a metal error and fallback to the CPU after lengthy use.

• Correctly render temporals in Fusion in Resolve.

What’s New in Sapphire 2024

New Effects

• Dust

• PixelMosh

• DissolvePixelMosh

New Features

• Adobe: Improved Support for After Effects MFR

Mocha Pro 2023.0.5 Release Notes

November 22, 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.

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.1) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

November 17, 2023

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.1) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2024 for Adobe (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2023.5):

BCC+ DeNoise ML

• AI machine learning powered noise reduction

BCC+ UpRes ML [After Effects Only]

• AI machine learning powered image upscaling

BCC+ Audio Visualizer

• Visualize your audio with a vast array of stylization options

Particle Illusion Features

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.1) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

November 17, 2023

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.1) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

BCC+ DeNoise ML

• AI machine learning powered noise reduction

BCC+ Audio Visualizer

• Visualize your audio with a vast array of stylization options

Particle Illusion Features

• Generative AI sprite creation via Stability AI
• Particle lines can be true 3D objects
• More native params (modifier params in the host Properties section)
• More Beat Reactor param options
• Inherited Velocity control
• Scale Project feature - upscale everything uniformly
• Turbulence Field Zoom parameter
• UI Scale Factor - allow easy sizing of all UI elements
• Faster rendering when using Particle Masking to drive emission
• Parameter Emphasis - double click to highlight a param for recommended use in projects and emitter libraries.
• Improve UX with “Single” particles. Hide any parameters that do not apply when “Single Particle” is checked.
• Add World Z Offset and Emitter Z Offset host params.
• Force Node graph icon shows when fluid dynamics is enabled
• Particles node graph icon shows when “Single” particle is enabled
• Improved dialog support for standard accelerator keys such as Esc/Enter
• Improved support for accelerator key shortcuts in menus
• Numerous UI enhancements
• Particle Illusion 2024 Emitter Library

BCC+ Super LED - New Fade Map

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.1) for OFX Release Notes

November 17, 2023

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.1) for OFX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2024 for OFX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2023.5):

BCC+ DeNoise ML

• AI machine learning powered noise reduction

BCC+ Audio Visualizer

• Visualize your audio with a vast array of stylization options

Particle Illusion Features

• Generative AI sprite creation via Stability AI
• Particle lines can be true 3D objects
• More native params (modifier params in the host Properties section)
• More Beat Reactor param options
• Inherited Velocity control
• Scale Project feature - upscale everything uniformly
• Turbulence Field Zoom parameter
• UI Scale Factor - allow easy sizing of all UI elements
• Faster rendering when using Particle Masking to drive emission
• Parameter Emphasis - double click to highlight a param for recommended use in projects and emitter libraries.
• Improve UX with “Single” particles. Hide any parameters that do not apply when “Single Particle” is checked.
• Add World Z Offset and Emitter Z Offset host params.
• Force Node graph icon shows when fluid dynamics is enabled
• Particles node graph icon shows when “Single” particle is enabled
• Improved dialog support for standard accelerator keys such as Esc/Enter
• Improved support for accelerator key shortcuts in menus
• Numerous UI enhancements
• Particle Illusion 2024 Emitter Library

BCC+ Super LED - New Fade Map

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

November 17, 2023

Continuum 2024 (v17.0.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2024 for FCP (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2023.5):

BCC+ DeNoise ML

• AI machine learning powered noise reduction

BCC+ Audio Visualizer

• Visualize your audio with a vast array of stylization options

BCC+ Super LED - New Fade Map

• New Fade Map feature lets you modify the size of the bulbs across the image based on Luma/Alpha maps or on a linear gradient for a whole new range of looks.

MP3 Import in BCC+ Beat Reactor

Sapphire 2024 release notes

November 1, 2023

What’s New in Sapphire 2024

New Effects

• Dust

• PixelMosh

• DissolvePixelMosh

New Features

• Adobe: Improved Support for After Effects MFR

• Adobe: Improved stability for Premiere

• Time based effects now available in S_Effect and S_Transition

• Preset Browser can now render time based effects

• Feedback effects now work correctly even when frames are previewed out of order

• New LensFlares

• New Builder Presets

SynthEyes 2024 (2023.10.1057) Release Notes

October 18, 2023

Latest Build

• Latest Build: (18 April 2023) SynthEyes 2304 Build 0056

Customer Care Messages (Public)

Welcome to the SynthEyes message center, designed to bring you the latest key information you need use SynthEyes most effectively. This condensed page is for our demo and out-of-support customers. In the commercial version, this page brings news of new export scripts, program changes, etc. with direct links.

SynthEyes 2024 (2023.10.1057)

• 2023.10.1057. Released 18 October 2023.

(Some features may have been previously released in whole or in part as earlier between-version scripts.)

SynthEyes Customer Care Messages (Public)

October 13, 2023

Latest Build

• Latest Build: (18 April 2023) SynthEyes 2304 Build 0056

Customer Care Messages (Public)

Welcome to the SynthEyes message center, designed to bring you the latest key information you need use SynthEyes most effectively. This condensed page is for our demo and out-of-support customers. In the commercial version, this page brings news of new export scripts, program changes, etc. with direct links.

We pride ourself on our email support, responsiveness, and ability to delivery the features customers want and need (including our Feature Suggestion system). If you have questions/comments/suggestions/etc about the demo, you can send email to support at ssontech.com, we’ll be happy to discuss them.

Sapphire 2023.5 release notes

October 1, 2023

What’s New in Sapphire 2023.5.3

• Fixed a subtle discrepency between CPU and GPU renders with some effects including BlurMotion, Shake, EdgeRays, and Swish3d.

• Resolve: Improved stability when using Mocha in multiple Sapphire effects.

What’s New in Sapphire 2023.5.2

• Intel Mac: Fix launch of Preset Browser, Flare Designer and Effect Builder on Big Sur, Catalina and Mojave.

• OFX: Preset Browser: Fix render of ColorFuse in the Sapphire Preset Browser.

• Avid: PanAndZoom: Continue to use cached image if original file is missing but user has checked Bypass Disk Cache.

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.3) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

September 29, 2023

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.3) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023.5 versions 16.5.0 and 16.5.2 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023.5 and the previous Continuum 2023 major release, please refer to the initial 2023.5 release notes:

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.3) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

September 29, 2023

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.3) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023.5 versions 16.5.0 and 16.5.2 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023.5 and the previous Continuum 2023 major release, please refer to the initial 2023.5 release notes:

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.3) for OFX Release Notes

September 29, 2023

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.3) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023.5 versions 16.5.0 and 16.5.2 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023.5 and the previous Continuum 2023 major release, please refer to the initial 2023.5 release notes:

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.3) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

September 29, 2023

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.3) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023.5 versions 16.5.0, 16.5.1, and 16.5.2 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023.5 and the previous Continuum 2023 major release, please refer to the initial 2023.5 release notes:

Particle Illusion Standalone 2023.5 (v16.5.3) - Release Notes

September 28, 2023

Particle Illusion Standalone 2023.5 (16.5.3) - Release Notes

What’s New in Particle Illusion Standalone 2023.5 (Summary of major changes since Particle Illusion Standalone 2023):

Particle Illusion Feature Enhancements

• New 2023.5 Emitter Library
• Color and Alpha Gradient Editor Enhancements including factory presets
  • A full set of factory installed gradient presets for both Color and Alpha gradients
  • Save your own custom presets
  • Gradient editor refinements with Flip, Spacing, Random, Short Cuts, Color Space, and numerous UI tweaks
  • Add “Invert” button to alpha gradient editor
• Overlife Animation Enhancements including factory presets
  • A full set of factory installed Overlife animation presets
  • Save your own custom Overlife animation curves
  • Overlife animation editor refinements
• Lines and Trails
  • Trails option with fade and taper (i.e. not just straight lines but true motion trails)
  • Separate “Intense” setting for Line color
  • Size Scales Thickness option
  • UI enhancements
• Direction Controls for Turbulence Auto Evolve
• Direction Turbulence in Force Objects
• 3D Camera Widgets
  • Refine your 3D animations directly inside the PI UI
• 3D Deflectors
  • Deflectors are now full 3D planes
• Deflector General Enhancements
  • More physically accurate velocity change upon deflection
  • More accurate deflection point - tighter alignment with deflector surface
  • Improved handling of deflection line corners for multi-segment deflectors
  • New Deflector particle “Size Limit” to control the “particle too small” threshold.
  • Consistent HUD controls for manipulating Line Emitters and Deflectors
  • Deflector HUD indicates “Thickness” parameter
  • New “Position” parameter
• Node Notes
  • Record usage notes directly with emitters
• Node Soloing
  • You can solo individual nodes to view just their contribution to the overall effect
• Improved performance for projects using super emitters
• 3D Model Enhancements
  • You can now drive particle colors from the 3D emitter models’ materials and textures
  • Improved model accuracy
  • New 3D Model shapes installed by default covering more standard geometric primitives.
• Timeline enhancements
  • In/out markers show time and frame when dragged
  • Dragging CTI shows frame and time
  • Change between time/frame in project duration
  • Preload Frames indicated in timeline track when in use
• Misc UI enhancements
  • Numerous refinements to the controls for adding/adjusting Line and Deflector segments.
  • Right click on node to bring up menu of actions
  • Improved parameter list visual alignment
  • Improved graph view display of “Over Life” params
  • Holding Ctrl (Win) Cmd (Mac) in graph view, will change to “+” cursor when selected param is not constant to indicate that clicking will add a key.
  • Improved tooltip font size on Windows
  • Improved Project Settings dialog layout
  • Ground plane on/off option
  • When adding from emitter library, if Stage is not visible, automatically switch to Edit Layout.
  • Emitter Library view tooltip enhancements
• New “Point At Object” camera mode.
• Numerous UI tweaks and usability enhancements
• Faster playback and rendering

Mocha Pro 2023.0.4 Release Notes

September 26, 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.

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.2) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

September 1, 2023

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.2) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023.5 version 16.5.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023.5 and the previous Continuum 2023 major release, please refer to the initial 2023.5 release notes:

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.2) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

September 1, 2023

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.2) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023.5 version 16.5.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023.5 and the previous Continuum 2023 major release, please refer to the initial 2023.5 release notes:

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.2) for OFX Release Notes

September 1, 2023

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.2) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023.5 version 16.5.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023.5 and the previous Continuum 2023 major release, please refer to the initial 2023.5 release notes:

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

September 1, 2023

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023.5 versions 16.5.0 and 16.5.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023.5 and the previous Continuum 2023 major release, please refer to the initial 2023.5 release notes:

Sapphire 2023.5 release notes

August 25, 2023

What’s New in Sapphire 2023.5.2

• Intel Mac: Fix launch of Preset Browser, Flare Designer and Effect Builder on Big Sur, Catalina and Mojave.

• OFX: Preset Browser: Fix render of ColorFuse in the Sapphire Preset Browser.

• Avid: PanAndZoom: Continue to use cached image if original file is missing but user has checked Bypass Disk Cache.

What’s New in Sapphire 2023.5.1

• MacOS: Fixed an issue where edges could get aliased in Warp effects

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

July 14, 2023

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2023.5 version 16.5.0 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2023.5. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2023.5 and the previous Continuum 2023 major release, please refer to the initial 2023.5 release notes:

Mocha Pro 2023.0.3 Release Notes

July 7, 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.

Mocha Pro 2023.0.2 Release Notes

June 13, 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.

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.0) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

June 13, 2023

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.0) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2023.5 for Adobe (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2023):

Four New BCC+ Effects

• BCC+ Super LED
• BCC+ Light Flicker
• BCC+ Orbs
• BCC+ Smoke and Fog

One New BCC+ Transition

• BCC+ Flutter Cut

BCC+ Mocha Parameter Tracker

• You can now use Mocha planar tracking to drive point parameter and corner pin control groups in BCC+.

BCC+ Beat Reactor

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.0) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

June 13, 2023

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.0) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2023.5 for AVX - Avid Media Composer (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2023):

Four New BCC+ Effects

• BCC+ Super LED
• BCC+ Light Flicker
• BCC+ Orbs
• BCC+ Smoke and Fog

One New BCC+ Transition

• BCC+ Flutter Cut

BCC+ Mocha Parameter Tracker

• You can now use Mocha planar tracking to drive point parameter and corner pin control groups in BCC+.

BCC+ Beat Reactor

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.0) for OFX Release Notes

June 13, 2023

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.0) for OFX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2023.5 for OFX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2023):

Four New BCC+ Effects

• BCC+ Super LED
• BCC+ Light Flicker
• BCC+ Orbs
• BCC+ Smoke and Fog

One New BCC+ Transition

• BCC+ Flutter Cut

BCC+ Mocha Parameter Tracker

• You can now use Mocha planar tracking to drive point parameter and corner pin control groups in BCC+.

BCC+ Beat Reactor

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.0) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

June 13, 2023

Continuum 2023.5 (v16.5.0) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

 
What’s New in Continuum 2023.5 for FCP (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2023):

Four New BCC+ Effects

• BCC+ Super LED
• BCC+ Light Flicker
• BCC+ Orbs
• BCC+ Smoke and Fog

One New BCC+ Transition

• BCC+ Flutter Cut

BCC+ Mocha Parameter Tracker

• You can now use Mocha planar tracking to drive point parameter and corner pin control groups in BCC+

BCC+ Beat Reactor

Mocha Pro 2023.0.1 Release Notes

May 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.

Sapphire 2023.5 release notes

May 15, 2023

What’s New in Sapphire 2023.5.1

• MacOS: Fixed an issue where edges could get aliased in Warp effects

• Effect Builder: Add the Ctrl-Tab hotkey for cycling through parameters.

• Effect Builder: Add an option to switch what Ctrl-Tab and Tab do in the Builder UI.

• After Effects & Premiere: Fixed an issue where using Mocha would cause renders to slow down.

• Windows: Updated the icons for the flare desginer

What’s New in Sapphire 2023.5

New Features

Mocha Pro 2023 Release Notes

April 25, 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.

Sapphire 2023.5 release notes

April 12, 2023

What’s New in Sapphire 2023.5

New Features

• Builder Improvements

  • Expressions in Effect Builder

  • Renaming S_Effect and S_Transition parameters

  • Ability to save favorite effects

  • Quick access menu

  • Autosave inside Effect Builder

• Widgets in Premiere

• Autosave inside Flare Designer

• New LensFlares

• New Builder 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. To resolve, return to the host and allow After Effects to finish caching the timeline.

Sapphire 2023.03 release notes

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. To resolve, return to the host and allow After Effects to finish caching the timeline.

Sapphire 2023.02 release notes

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. To resolve, return to the host and allow After Effects to finish caching the timeline.

Continuum 2023 (v16.0.3) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

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 (v16.0.3) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

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:

Continuum 2023 (v16.0.3) for Apple Final Cut Pro - 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:

Continuum 2023 (v16.0.3) for OFX 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:

Particle Illusion Standalone 2023 (v16.0.3) - Release Notes

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.
  • Resizing the custom GUI maintains relative position and scale between window panes
  • Many miscellaneous UI tweaks and polish

Other Fixes and Polish:

Continuum 2023 (v16.0.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

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:

Mocha Pro 2022.5 v9.5.6 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.

Continuum 2023 (v16.0.1) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

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:

Continuum 2023 (v16.0.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro - 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:

Continuum 2023 (v16.0.1) for AVX - Avid - 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 (v16.0.1) for OFX 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:

Sapphire 2023.01 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. To resolve, return to the host and allow After Effects to finish caching the timeline.

Mocha Pro 2022 v9.5.5 Release Notes

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.

Sapphire 2022.54 release notes

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.

Sapphire 2023 release notes

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. To resolve, return to the host and allow After Effects to finish caching the timeline.

Continuum 2023 (v16.0.0) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

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

Continuum 2023 (v16.0.0) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

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

Continuum 2023 (v16.0.0) for OFX Release Notes

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

Continuum 2023 (v16.0.0) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

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

Sapphire 2022.53 release notes

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.

Mocha Pro 2022 v9.5.4 Release Notes

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.

Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.2) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

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:

Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.2) for AVX - Avid - 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 2022.5 (v15.5.2, v15.5.2B) for OFX Release Notes

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:

Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro - 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:

Particle Illusion Standalone 2022.5 (v15.5.2) - 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.
  • Import Shape radio button selection clarification
  • double click node elements for quick edits (particle gradients, color gradients, enable/disable)
  • new shortcuts (including Zoom to Fit for Stage view - ‘F’)
  • Menu and key shortcuts for Motion Blur and 3D/2D actions now update visual project modified indicator (asterisk after name in title bar).
  • “Project modified” asterisk indicator reliability including after undo/redo
  • Clean up where Play Range tooltip displays and hide it when double-click to reset Play Range
  • Add “Always Open All Parameters” preference. When checked (the default value) all parameters with children will be opened when displayed.

Other Fixes and Polish:

Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.1) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

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:

Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.1) for AVX - Avid - 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 (v15.5.1) for OFX 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 (v15.5.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro - 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:

Sapphire 2022.52 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.

Mocha Pro 2022 v9.5.3 Release Notes

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.

Sapphire 2022.51 release notes

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.

Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.0) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

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

Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.0) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

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

Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.0) for OFX release notes

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

Continuum 2022.5 (v15.5.0) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

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

Mocha Pro 2022 v9.5.2 Release Notes

June 6, 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.

Sapphire 2022.5 release notes

May 26, 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.

Mocha Pro 2022 v9.5.1 Release Notes

May 4, 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.

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.5) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

April 22, 2022

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.5) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2022 for FCP (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2021.5):

Mocha Masking and PixelChooser added to all BCC+ filters

• BCC+ filters now include a redesigned, 100% GPU’d version of the PixelChooser including brand new support for Mocha planar mask tracking in BCC+.

11 New Fully GPU Accelerated BCC+ Effects:

Mocha Pro 2022 v9.5.0 Release Notes

April 19, 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.

Sapphire 2022.04 release notes

March 31, 2022

What’s New in Sapphire 2022

New Effects

• ColorFuse: A new effect that allows artists to get a stylized look by combining up to three LUTs.

New Features

• Photoshop Support: Sapphire 2022 adds new host compatibility to its lineup with support for Adobe Photoshop, available with any new or upgrade license. Featuring over 270 filters and thousands of cross-platform presets, Sapphire for Photoshop brings the power of post production’s most loved filters to new artists, letting them create effects unachievable with native filters, and enabling a more streamlined workflow through the different design stages of production and between various teams and software.

Particle Illusion Standalone 2022 (v15.0.3) - Release Notes

February 25, 2022

Particle Illusion Standalone 2022 (15.0.3) - Release Notes

Particle Illusion Standalone 2022 (v15.0.3) is a maintenance update to Particle Illusion Standalone 2022 (v15.0.2). It includes several important feature tweaks and fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Particle Illusion Standalone 2022 and the previous Particle Illusion Standalone 2021.5 major release please refer to the initial 2022 release notes here:

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.3) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

February 24, 2022

Continuum 2022 (15.0.3) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022 versions 15.0.0 and 15.0.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022 and the previous Continuum 2021.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes:

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.3) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

February 24, 2022

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.3) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022 versions 15.0.0 and 15.0.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022 and the previous Continuum 2021.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes:

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.3) for OFX release notes

February 24, 2022

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.3) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022 versions 15.0.0 and 15.0.1 and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022 and the previous Continuum 2021.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes:

Mocha Pro 2022 v9.0.3 Release Notes

February 23, 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.

Sapphire 2022.03 release notes

February 17, 2022

What’s New in Sapphire 2022

New Effects

• ColorFuse: A new effect that allows artists to get a stylized look by combining up to three LUTs.

New Features

• Photoshop Support: Sapphire 2022 adds new host compatibility to its lineup with support for Adobe Photoshop, available with any new or upgrade license. Featuring over 270 filters and thousands of cross-platform presets, Sapphire for Photoshop brings the power of post production’s most loved filters to new artists, letting them create effects unachievable with native filters, and enabling a more streamlined workflow through the different design stages of production and between various teams and software.

Sapphire 2022.02 release notes

February 4, 2022

What’s New in Sapphire 2022

New Effects

• ColorFuse: A new effect that allows artists to get a stylized look by combining up to three LUTs.

New Features

• Photoshop Support: Sapphire 2022 adds new host compatibility to its lineup with support for Adobe Photoshop, available with any new or upgrade license. Featuring over 270 filters and thousands of cross-platform presets, Sapphire for Photoshop brings the power of post production’s most loved filters to new artists, letting them create effects unachievable with native filters, and enabling a more streamlined workflow through the different design stages of production and between various teams and software.

Mocha Pro 2022 v9.0.2 Release Notes

January 27, 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.

Particle Illusion Standalone 2022 (v15.0.2) - Release Notes

January 25, 2022

Particle Illusion Standalone 2022 (15.0.2) - Release Notes

What’s New in Particle Illusion Standalone 2022 (Summary of major changes since Particle Illusion Standalone 2021.5):

Feature Enhancements:

• Fluid Dynamics
  • Apply fluid dynamics as a Force object in any Particle Illusion scene for a vast new range of organic motion possibilities.
• Particle Illusion Scene Library
  • You can now save entire scenes as Particle Illusion emitter library entries. In the past a library could include just a single emitter, but now you can include not only multiple emitters, but also multiple forces including fluids and more. Nearly all project settings can now be saved into an emitter library template entry for easy sharing and instant reuse.
• New 2022.0 Emitter Library
• Native M1/ARM64 support
  • Particle Illusion now fully supports running natively on the latest Apple Silicon hardware for the fastest possible performance on Mac systems.

Other Fixes and Polish:

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.1) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

December 22, 2021

Continuum 2022 (15.0.1) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022 (v15.0.0) and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022 and the previous Continuum 2021.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes:

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.1) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

December 22, 2021

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.1) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022 (v15.0.0) and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022 and the previous Continuum 2021.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes:

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.1) for OFX release notes

December 22, 2021

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.1) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2022 (v15.0.0) and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2022. It includes several important fixes and feature enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2022 and the previous Continuum 2021.5 major release, please refer to the initial 2022 release notes:

Sapphire 2022.01 release notes

December 18, 2021

What’s New in Sapphire 2022

New Effects

• ColorFuse: A new effect that allows artists to get a stylized look by combining up to three LUTs.

New Features

• Photoshop Support: Sapphire 2022 adds new host compatibility to its lineup with support for Adobe Photoshop, available with any new or upgrade license. Featuring over 270 filters and thousands of cross-platform presets, Sapphire for Photoshop brings the power of post production’s most loved filters to new artists, letting them create effects unachievable with native filters, and enabling a more streamlined workflow through the different design stages of production and between various teams and software.

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.0) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

November 17, 2021

Continuum 2022 (15.0.0) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2022 for Adobe (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2021.5):

Particle Illusion Enhancements:

• Fluid Dynamics
  • Apply fluid dynamics as a Force object in any Particle Illusion scene for a vast new range of organic motion possibilities.
• Host Performance Re-architecture
  • We’ve rearchitected host plugin rendering in Particle Illusion to dramatically increase the performance when rendering in the hosts. Host previews/renders now playback at roughly the same rate as particles have traditionally played while inside the PI UI. Heavy projects including those with Fluid Dynamics or lots of particles should see the biggest boost, especially on longer timelines.
• Particle Illusion Scene Library
  • You can now save entire scenes as Particle Illusion emitter library entries. In the past a library could include just a single emitter, but now you can include not only multiple emitters, but also multiple forces including fluids and more. Nearly all project settings can now be saved into an emitter library template entry for easy sharing and instant reuse.
• New 2022.0 Emitter Library

7 New/Ported Fully GPU Accelerated BCC+ Effects:

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.0) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

November 17, 2021

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.0) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2022 for AVX - Avid Media Composer (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2021.5):

Particle Illusion Enhancements:

• Fluid Dynamics
  • Apply fluid dynamics as a Force object in any Particle Illusion scene for a vast new range of organic motion possibilities.
• Host Performance Re-architecture
  • We’ve rearchitected host plugin rendering in Particle Illusion to dramatically increase the performance when rendering in the hosts. Host previews/renders now playback at roughly the same rate as particles have traditionally played while inside the PI UI. Heavy projects including those with Fluid Dynamics or lots of particles should see the biggest boost, especially on longer timelines.
• Particle Illusion Scene Library
  • You can now save entire scenes as Particle Illusion emitter library entries. In the past a library could include just a single emitter, but now you can include not only multiple emitters, but also multiple forces including fluids and more. Nearly all project settings can now be saved into an emitter library template entry for easy sharing and instant reuse.
• New 2022.0 Emitter Library

7 New/Ported Fully GPU Accelerated BCC+ Effects:

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.0) for OFX release notes

November 17, 2021

Continuum 2022 (v15.0.0) for OFX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2022 for OFX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2021.5):

Particle Illusion Enhancements:

• Fluid Dynamics
  • Apply fluid dynamics as a Force object in any Particle Illusion scene for a vast new range of organic motion possibilities.
• Host Performance Re-architecture
  • We’ve rearchitected host plugin rendering in Particle Illusion to dramatically increase the performance when rendering in the hosts. Host previews/renders now playback at roughly the same rate as particles have traditionally played while inside the PI UI. Heavy projects including those with Fluid Dynamics or lots of particles should see the biggest boost, especially on longer timelines.
• Particle Illusion Scene Library
  • You can now save entire scenes as Particle Illusion emitter library entries. In the past a library could include just a single emitter, but now you can include not only multiple emitters, but also multiple forces including fluids and more. Nearly all project settings can now be saved into an emitter library template entry for easy sharing and instant reuse.
• New 2022.0 Emitter Library

7 New/Ported Fully GPU Accelerated BCC+ Effects:

Sapphire 2022 release notes

November 16, 2021

What’s New in Sapphire 2022

New Effects

• ColorFuse: A new effect that allows artists to get a stylized look by combining up to three LUTs.

New Features

• Photoshop Support: Sapphire 2022 adds new host compatibility to its lineup with support for Adobe Photoshop, available with any new or upgrade license. Featuring over 270 filters and thousands of cross-platform presets, Sapphire for Photoshop brings the power of post production’s most loved filters to new artists, letting them create effects unachievable with native filters, and enabling a more streamlined workflow through the different design stages of production and between various teams and software.

Mocha Pro 2022 v9.0.1 Release Notes

October 5, 2021

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.

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.3) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

September 20, 2021

Continuum 2021.5 (14.5.3) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.0 and v14.5.2) and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2021.5. It includes several important fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021.5 and the previous Continuum 2021 major release please refer to the initial 2021.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.3) for OFX release notes

September 20, 2021

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.3) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.0 and v14.5.2) and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2021.5. It includes several important fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021.5 and the previous Continuum 2021 major release please refer to the initial 2021.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.3) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

September 20, 2021

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.3) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.0 and v14.5.2) and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2021.5. It includes several important fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021.5 and the previous Continuum 2021 major release please refer to the initial 2021.5 release notes here:

Particle Illusion Standalone 2021.5 (v14.5.3) - Release Notes

September 20, 2021

Particle Illusion Standalone 2021.5 (14.5.3) - Release Notes

Particle Illusion Standalone 2021.5 (v14.5.3) is a maintenance update to Particle Illusion Standalone 2021.5 (v14.5.2). It includes several important fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Particle Illusion Standalone 2021.5 and the previous Particle Illusion Standalone 2021.5 major release please refer to the initial 2021.5 release notes here:

Particle Illusion Standalone 2021.5 (v14.5.2) Release Notes

Mocha Pro 2022 Release Notes

September 14, 2021

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.

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.2) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

August 10, 2021

Continuum 2021.5 (14.5.2) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.0) and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2021.5. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021.5 and the previous Continuum 2021 major release please refer to the initial 2021.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.2) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

August 10, 2021

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.2) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.0) and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2021.5. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021.5 and the previous Continuum 2021 major release please refer to the initial 2021.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.2) for OFX release notes

August 10, 2021

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.2) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.0) and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2021.5. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021.5 and the previous Continuum 2021 major release please refer to the initial 2021.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

August 10, 2021

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.1) and is a free update for licensed users of Continuum 2021.5. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021.5 and the previous Continuum 2021 major release please refer to the initial 2021.5 release notes here:

Particle Illusion Standalone 2021.5 (v14.5.2) - Release Notes

July 30, 2021

Particle Illusion Standalone 2021.5 (14.5.2) - Release Notes

What’s New in Particle Illusion Standalone 2021.5 (Summary of major changes since Particle Illusion Standalone 2021):

Enhancements:

• Node View
  • See a graphical node representation of complex emitter stacks and quickly view just the parameters desired for a particular element.
• Performance optimization
  • Faster rendering and previews
• UI performance cache
  • Particle caching allows instant scrubbing backward and forward inside the PI UI for any frame you’ve already calculated.
• 3D Emission Controls
  • Control 3D emission angles for all emitters
• 3D Basic Shape Emitter
  • Emit from 3D Planes, Spheres, and Cuboids
• 3D Forces
  • Forces have been extended to work in true 3D space
• Graph View Redesign
  • Zoom + Pan in the graph view for precise editing of keyframes even on long timelines
  • Improved graph editing interface
• Emit from After Effects Masks or Text
  • Take emitter path location from After Effects host Mask or Text outlines.
  • Trace masks either sequentially or with simultaneous cloned emitters for each mask.
• New “Emitters_2021.5” Emitter Library
• Other PI Enhancements
  • Add “Uniform Spacing” option for non-randomized particle birth location
  • Turbulence Auto-Evolve Speed - larger max range
  • Performance improvements rendering in host for some projects
  • “Number of Each Color” - larger max range
  • When no Favorites are present but filtering is set to show Favorites, show explanatory message
  • Numerous UI tweaks

Other Fixes and Polish:

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

July 13, 2021

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.1) FCP is the first full release of Continuum for FxPlug hosts since Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.1). There was a public beta of Continuum 14.0.x, but no official version of 14.0.x was released. Continuum 2021.5 was completely re-architected to conform to the latest Apple FxPlug specifications, and due to this restructuring public beta projects that used BCC+ filters will not come forward to Continuum 2021.5. It is recommended that any projects created with the public beta be finished with the 14.0.3 beta software and then archived. Continuum 2021.5 includes only the newest 100% GPU accelerated “BCC+” family of filters and no longer installs the older “BCC” filters. Continuum 2021.5 for FCP does allow side-by-side install with Continuum 2020.5 which makes the original Continuum filters available if desired, although only the newer BCC+ filters will take full advantage of the latest FCP plugin architecture and full GPU pipeline utilization.

Sapphire 2021.5.1 release notes

June 25, 2021

What’s New in Sapphire 2021.5

New Features

• Support for new After Effects Multi-Frame Rendering pipeline on most Sapphire Effects.

• Native support for Mac M1 machines in Premiere Beta.

• Improved Rays and EdgeRays: These effects now have parameters allowing the rays to be blurred before they are combined with the background.

• Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes in Preset Browser, Sapphire Effect Builder, and Flare Designer.

• New LensFlares.

• LensFlare: Improved flare consistency between thumbnails and the Flare Designer.

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.0) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

June 21, 2021

Continuum 2021.5 (14.5.0) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2021.5 for Adobe (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2021):

9 New Fully GPU Accelerated BCC+ Effects:

• BCC+Composite
  • Blend a pair of clips with extensive controls over compositing details such as color correction, blur, film grain, motion blur, edge composite control, and an integrated drop shadow
• BCC+Film Grunge
  • Hardware accelerated Film Grunge filter to add aged-film effects to video source clips.
• BCC+Flashing
  • Simulate “Flashing” techniques from film development/printing processes with highlight and shadow adjustments for brightness and tint.
• BCC+Fluorescent
  • Adjust color to remove green cast from shooting with fluorescent lighting
• BCC+F-Stop
  • 4-way color correction filter offers independent exposure control across multiple regions of the filtered source shot.
• BCC+Haze
  • Improve color and clarity with haze removal filtering.
• BCC+Multi-Star
  • Generates multi-point star patterns based on luma values in the source shot.
• BCC+Two Strip
  • Sister filter to the BCC+ Three Strip for variations on vintage film looks.
• BCC+Vignette
  • Full featured vignette generator with independent controls for setting the color and true variable blurs along with unique options for edge distortion.

Particle Illusion Enhancements:

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.0) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

June 21, 2021

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.0) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2021.5 for AVX - Avid Media Composer (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2021):

9 New Fully GPU Accelerated BCC+ Effects:

• BCC+Composite
  • Blend a pair of clips with extensive controls over compositing details such as color correction, blur, film grain, motion blur, edge composite control, and an integrated drop shadow
• BCC+Film Grunge
  • Hardware accelerated Film Grunge filter to add aged-film effects to video source clips.
• BCC+Flashing
  • Simulate “Flashing” techniques from film development/printing processes with highlight and shadow adjustments for brightness and tint.
• BCC+Fluorescent
  • Adjust color to remove green cast from shooting with fluorescent lighting
• BCC+F-Stop
  • 4-way color correction filter offers independent exposure control across multiple regions of the filtered source shot.
• BCC+Haze
  • Improve color and clarity with haze removal filtering.
• BCC+Multi-Star
  • Generates multi-point star patterns based on luma values in the source shot.
• BCC+Two Strip
  • Sister filter to the BCC+ Three Strip for variations on vintage film looks.
• BCC+Vignette
  • Full featured vignette generator with independent controls for setting the color and true variable blurs along with unique options for edge distortion.

Particle Illusion Enhancements:

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.0) for OFX release notes

June 21, 2021

Continuum 2021.5 (v14.5.0) for OFX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2021.5 for OFX - OpenFX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2021):

9 New Fully GPU Accelerated BCC+ Effects:

• BCC+Composite
  • Blend a pair of clips with extensive controls over compositing details such as color correction, blur, film grain, motion blur, edge composite control, and an integrated drop shadow
• BCC+Film Grunge
  • Hardware accelerated Film Grunge filter to add aged-film effects to video source clips.
• BCC+Flashing
  • Simulate “Flashing” techniques from film development/printing processes with highlight and shadow adjustments for brightness and tint.
• BCC+Fluorescent
  • Adjust color to remove green cast from shooting with fluorescent lighting
• BCC+F-Stop
  • 4-way color correction filter offers independent exposure control across multiple regions of the filtered source shot.
• BCC+Haze
  • Improve color and clarity with haze removal filtering.
• BCC+Multi-Star
  • Generates multi-point star patterns based on luma values in the source shot.
• BCC+Two Strip
  • Sister filter to the BCC+ Three Strip for variations on vintage film looks.
• BCC+Vignette
  • Full featured vignette generator with independent controls for setting the color and true variable blurs along with unique options for edge distortion.

Particle Illusion Enhancements:

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.3) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

May 5, 2021

Continuum 2021 (14.0.3) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere - Release Notes

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021 (v14.0.0 and v14.0.1) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2021. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021 and the previous Continuum 2020.5 major release please refer to the initial 2021 release notes here:

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.3) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

May 5, 2021

Continuum 2021 (14.0.3) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021 (v14.0.0 and v14.0.1) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2021. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021 and the previous Continuum 2020.5 major release please refer to the initial 2021 release notes here:

Sapphire 2021 release notes

May 4, 2021

What’s New in Sapphire 2021.5

New Features

• Support for new After Effects Multi-Frame Rendering pipeline on most Sapphire Effects.

• Native support for Mac M1 machines in Premiere Beta.

• Improved Rays and EdgeRays: These effects now have parameters allowing the rays to be blurred before they are combined with the background.

• Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes in Preset Browser, Sapphire Effect Builder, and Flare Designer.

• New LensFlares.

• LensFlare: Improved flare consistency between thumbnails and the Flare Designer.

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.3) for OFX - Release Notes

April 18, 2021

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.3) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.3) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021 (v14.0.0 and v14.0.1) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2021. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021 and the previous Continuum 2020.5 major release please refer to the initial 2021 release notes here:

Particle Illusion Standalone 2021 (v14.0.3) - Release Notes

March 29, 2021

Particle Illusion Standalone 2021 (14.0.3) - Release Notes

Particle Illusion Standalone 2021 (v14.0.3) is a maintenance update to Particle Illusion Standalone 2021 (v14.0.2). It includes important fixes (see below), and is recommended for all users. For a full list of what’s new between PI 2021 and the previous PI 2020.5 major release please refer to the initial 2021 release notes here:

Sapphire 2021.02 release notes

March 29, 2021

What’s New in Sapphire 2021.02

New in 2021.02:

• Performance Improvement: Fixed a bug where Sapphire checked certain kinds of licenses too frequently.

• Flame on Linux: Fix an issue where Sapphire will fall back from GPU to CPU and sometimes cause frame corruption as a result.

• S_Effect on MacOS: Fixed a crash in the preset browser when rendering certain presets. Eg. Mirage Heatwave.

• Preset Browser, Flare Designer, Effect Builder: Miscellaneous improvements with identifying the process and visible icons.

Mocha Pro 2021 v8.0.3 Release Notes

March 17, 2021

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.

Mocha Pro 2021 v8.0.2 Release Notes

February 23, 2021

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.

Particle Illusion Standalone 2021 (v14.0.2) - Release Notes

January 26, 2021

Particle Illusion Standalone 2021 (14.0.2) - Release Notes

What’s New in Particle Illusion Standalone 2021 (Summary of major changes since Particle Illusion Standalone 2020.5):

Enhancements:

• 3D
  • Emit particles in a 3D environment
• Turbulence
  • Add organically evolving randomized variation to particle Size and Position based on a noise map field.
• Lines
  • Add Lines connecting particles to each other, to their emitter location, or to their birth position for a wide range of new looks.
• Deflector - Randomization
  • Particles can now pick up variable randomization in their bounce pattern after colliding with a deflector to give a much more natural scattering effect.
• Deflector - Particle Break
  • Particles can now break into separate sub-particles after hitting a deflector.
• Updated Library View
  • The Library View in the emitter browsing pane (as opposed to the Grid and Thumbnail views) has been refactored to be cleaner and easier to use.
• macOS 11.0 Big Sur Support
  • macOS 11.0 Big Sur is now fully supported on Intel processors. (M1 ARM-based processors are not supported at this time.)
• New “Emitters_2021” Emitter Library and Presets
• Other PI Enhancements
  • Faster refresh when stepping or jumping forward in the timeline
  • Expose random seed parameters for particle types and free emitter types
  • Add motion blur frames indicator to particle count display
  • Added Pref for disabling the Render Finished chime
  • Added Pref for default keyframe type
  • Default to Grid view for new installs
  • Added Menu command for File->Render
  • Stage / Playback UI - updated layout and look
  • When a stage emitter is selected in the Controls View, the “Return/Enter” key initiates “Rename”
  • Add pref to show or hide stage/project info
  • Force and Deflector buttons now act as auto-toggles which instantly add an element to the timeline to avoid confusion
  • Alt-click on stage position keys toggles linear/bezier like in graph view

Other Fixes and Polish:

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.1) for OFX - Release Notes

December 16, 2020

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.1) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021 (v14.0.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2021. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021 and the previous Continuum 2020.5 major release please refer to the initial 2021 release notes here:

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.1) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

December 16, 2020

Continuum 2021 (14.0.1) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021 (v14.0.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2021. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021 and the previous Continuum 2020.5 major release please refer to the initial 2021 release notes here:

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.1) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

December 16, 2020

Continuum 2021 (14.0.1) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere - Release Notes

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2021 (v14.0.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2021. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2021 and the previous Continuum 2020.5 major release please refer to the initial 2021 release notes here:

Sapphire 2021.01 release notes

December 12, 2020

What’s New in Sapphire 2021.01

New Effects

• S_UltraGlow - Brand new effect for Sapphire 2021, S_UltraGlow total revamp of the classic S_Glow with control over the hotspot of the glow as well as the falloff.

• S_UltraZap - Brand new effect for Sapphire 2021, S_UltraZap improves upon the classic S_Zap with the ability to animate Zap along a spline and looping behavior as well as improved color controls and a new workflow.

Mocha Pro 2020.5 v7.5.2 Release Notes

December 10, 2020

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.

Sapphire 2020.5.3 release notes

December 10, 2020

What’s New In Sapphire 2020.53

• Resolve: Fixed a crash when Sapphire is used on a Resolve with multiple GPUs.
• Sapphire on VMs: Prevent Sapphire from using virtual GPU RAM and crashing the VM.
• Preset Browser and Builder: Improved preview behavior with certain presets and Effects.
• Windows Licensing: Performance improvement when using activation keys on Windows. This particularly affects thumbnail render speed in the Sapphire Preset Browser.
• Mocha: Adds AE timecode to Mocha timeline.
• Flame: Improve EdgeRays behavior with Show Rays.
• Mocha: Fixes potential crash in Nuke 12.2 on Linux.
• Mac OS and Logging: Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented s_log from being written on Mac OS.
• Nuke: Fixed a crash when deleting a Sapphire node, then undoing the delete.
• Licensing: Add support for bfxsuite subscription license.

Mocha Pro 2021 v8.0.1 Release Notes

December 8, 2020

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.

Sapphire 2021 release notes

November 22, 2020

What’s New in Sapphire 2021

New Effects

• S_UltraGlow - Brand new effect for Sapphire 2021, S_UltraGlow total revamp of the classic S_Glow with control over the hotspot of the glow as well as the falloff.

• S_UltraZap - Brand new effect for Sapphire 2021, S_UltraZap improves upon the classic S_Zap with the ability to animate Zap along a spline and looping behavior as well as improved color controls and a new workflow.

Mocha Pro 2021 v8.0.0 Release Notes

November 10, 2020

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.

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.0) for OFX - Release Notes

October 27, 2020

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.0) for OFX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2021 for OFX - OpenFX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2020.5):

81 New Fully GPU Accelerated “BCC+” Cinematographer’s Toolkit Effects: Eighty-one new 100% OpenCL accelerated cinematic filters for coloring, lighting, camera lens, film stock emulation, and more. These augment existing Continuum categories (Units) as well as adding three new categories of filters. All of the new filters are fully HDR compliant and include a new FX Editor preset browser and custom preset generator with 1,000+ presets, OCIO color management tools, metadata tagging, and the ability to edit parameters from directly inside the browser. Summary of new BCC+ filters by category:

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.0) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

October 27, 2020

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.0) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2021 for AVX - Avid Media Composer (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2020.5):

81 New Fully GPU Accelerated “BCC+” Cinematographer’s Toolkit Effects: Eighty-one new 100% OpenCL accelerated cinematic filters for coloring, lighting, camera lens, film stock emulation, and more. These augment existing Continuum categories (Units) as well as adding three new categories of filters. All of the new filters are fully HDR compliant and include a new FX Editor preset browser and custom preset generator with 1,000+ presets, OCIO color management tools, metadata tagging, and the ability to edit parameters from directly inside the browser. Summary of new BCC+ filters by category:

Continuum 2021 (v14.0.0) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

October 27, 2020

Continuum 2021 (14.0.0) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2021 for Adobe (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2020.5):

81 New Fully GPU Accelerated “BCC+” Cinematographer’s Toolkit Effects: Eighty-one new 100% OpenCL accelerated cinematic filters for coloring, lighting, camera lens, film stock emulation, and more. These augment existing Continuum categories (Units) as well as adding three new categories of filters. All of the new filters are fully HDR compliant and include a new FX Editor preset browser and custom preset generator with 1,000+ presets, OCIO color management tools, metadata tagging, and the ability to edit parameters from directly inside the browser. Summary of new BCC+ filters by category:

Sapphire 2020.5.2 release notes

August 12, 2020

What’s New In Sapphire 2020.52

• Sapphire Effect Builder: Fixed an error where opening old projects with S_Zap or S_WarpDrops inside an instance of S_Effect would result in a blank project inside Builder. Note: This is a partial fix. When first opening an old project with S_Effect, you may still see a “Parsing failed” error. The workaround when this error happens is as follows:
• Inside the S_Effect generating the error, click on “Edit Effect”. This will cause S_Effect to re-read the node graph.
• If Sapphire Effect Builder loads with a nodegraph, click OK to return to the host.
• The Effect should now work correctly back in the host.
• Sapphire Effect Builder: Fixed a sporadic crash when launching Builder with a large preset.
• Sapphire Preset Browser: Updated the Preset Browser to apply the OpenColorIO colorspace to the preset thumbnails.
• Sapphire Flare Designer: Improved the UI behavior around the “Preview Shadow Element” and “Shadow Parameter” buttons.
• Sapphire Flare Designer: Improved the “Insert Flare” behavior when shadows are involved. If the flare being inserted has a shadow, that shadow will be used instead of the existing shadow. If the flare being inserted has no shadow, the existing shadow will be left alone.
• Sapphire Flare Designer: Improved shadow behavior on rays that are more vertical than horizontal.
• Sapphire Preset Browser: Fixed the “Source Only” entry of the preview menu.
• Sapphire Effect Builder: Fixed a bug where Builder might fail to open if inputs were left unconnected in the host.
• Licensing: Improve subscription license handling.
• LensFlare: Shadow working correctly with the undo stack in the Sapphire Lens Flare Designer.
• Resolve: Fixed occasional black frames when returning from Builder and the Preset Browser.
• Linux: Fixed libglade error when installing the Sapphire RPM on Centos 7.2-3; Centos 8.X, and Ubuntu 18.04.
• Linux: Fixed libglade error when running the Sapphire Preset Browser, Sapphire Lens Flare Designer, and Sapphire Effect Builder on Centos 7.2-3; Centos 8.X, and Ubuntu 18.04.
• Transitions: Remove the erroneous “Amount” parameter on many transitions (Eg. HyperPull) when in transition mode.
• Nuke and Fusion: Fixed the offset and wrap for CardFlip and HyperPush transitions.
• Rio: Fix temporal effects.
• Fusion: Enable S_Effect and S_Transition.
• Fixed Deinterlace Auto.
• Resolve: Enable Mocha in Resolve 15.
• Effect Builder: Change Color node default to “Color Only”

Sapphire 2020.5.1 release notes

June 26, 2020

What’s New In Sapphire 2020.51

• Licensing: Improve subscription license handling.
• LensFlare: Shadow working correctly with the undo stack in the Sapphire Lens Flare Designer.
• Effect Builder: Change Color node default to “Color Only”
• Resolve: Fixed occasional black frames when returning from Builder and the Preset Browser.
• Linux: Fixed libglade error when installing the Sapphire RPM on Centos 7.2-3; Centos 8.X, and Ubuntu 18.04.
• Linux: Fixed libglade error when running the Sapphire Preset Browser, Sapphire Lens Flare Designer, and Sapphire Effect Builder on Centos 7.2-3; Centos 8.X, and Ubuntu 18.04.
• Transitions: Remove the erroneous “Amount” parameter on many transitions (Eg. HyperPull) when in transition mode.
• Nuke and Fusion: Fixed the offset and wrap for CardFlip and HyperPush transitions.
• Rio: Fix temporal effects.
• Fusion: Enable S_Effect and S_Transition.
• Fixed Deinterlace Auto.
• Resolve: Enable Mocha in Resolve 15.
• Premiere on Windows: Improved behavior when Premiere fails to load the Sapphire plugins on the first attempt. The plugins may still fail to load when Premiere is first updated or Sapphire is first installed if there are many installed plugins. However, Premiere should correctly try to load the Sapphire plugins on subsequent runs.
• Premiere: Fixed the shadow in Lens Flare to keep the correct aspect ratio on non-square pixel aspect ratios.

Mocha Pro 2020.5 v7.5.1 Release Notes

June 23, 2020

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.

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.1) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

June 19, 2020

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.1) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2020.5. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2020.5 and the previous Continuum 2020 major release please refer to the initial 2020.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.1) for OFX - Release Notes

June 19, 2020

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.1) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2020.5. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2020.5 and the previous Continuum 2020 major release please refer to the initial 2020.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

June 19, 2020

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2020.5. It includes several important fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2020.5 and the previous Continuum 2020 major release please refer to the initial 2020.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.1) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

June 19, 2020

Continuum 2020.5 (13.5.1) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere - Release Notes

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2020.5. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2020.5 and the previous Continuum 2020 major release please refer to the initial 2020.5 release notes here:

Particle Illusion Standalone 2020.5 (v13.5.1) - Release Notes

June 16, 2020

Particle Illusion Standalone 2020.5 (13.5.1) - Release Notes

Particle Illusion Standalone 2020.5 (v13.5.1) represents the first release of the legendary particle engine as a standalone/independent application since its relaunch under Boris FX. Particle Illusion Standalone is a free application for macOS and Windows which supports direct render/export of particles (including alpha) without reliance on a host application or plugin integration. It is an easy-to-use, GPU-based particle system with a template-driven workflow. PI’s emitter libraries include 2500+ starting templates covering classic particle effects plus creative and abstract effects, all of which can be endlessly customized. Particle Illusion also remains available in plugin form as part of the larger Continuum product suite (which does require a license) where it includes additional capabilities such as host media integration, Mocha tracking and masking, Beat Reactor audio sync, additional composting options, and native host keyframing and scripting. See the Boris FX website for a wealth of additional information.

Sapphire 2020.5 release notes

May 27, 2020

What’s New in Sapphire 2020.5

New Effects:

• S_HyperPush - Brand new effect for Sapphire 2020.5, S_HyperPush pushes the foreground towards the camera before dissolving into the background.
• S_HyperPull - Brand new effect for Sapphire 2020.5, S_HyperPull pulls the foreground away before dissolving into the background.

New Features:

• Improved LensFlare Designer:
• Lens Flare Shading for more realistic lensflares.
• Performance and stability improvements.
• Support for Blackmagic Fusion Studio 16 and the integrated Fusion inside of Blackmagic Davinci Resolve 16
• Overall increased functionality and workflow enhancements for all Sapphire 2020.5 plugins.
• Many bug fixes and performance improvements.
• Improved Mocha:
• The integrated Mocha tracking and masking has been improved with an improved area brush, better edge snapping, and overall more accurate planar tracking.
• Improvements in CPU and GPU rendering for effects that feature Atmospheric noise, such as S_Glow, S_LensFlare, and many more.
• 12 new and/or improved flares have been added for Sapphire 2020.5, all featuring the new lens shading feature.

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.0) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

May 2, 2020

Continuum 2020.5 (13.5.0) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2020.5 for Adobe (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2020):

New Crash Zoom Dissolve Transition:

• High energy, smooth zoom in or out while dissolving to the new layer.

New Spin Blur Dissolve Transition:

• Rapid image rotation or spin/spiral blur while dissolving to the new layer.

Particle Illusion Enhancements:

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.0) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

May 2, 2020

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.0) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2020.5 for AVX - Avid Media Composer (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2020):

New Crash Zoom Dissolve Transition:

• High energy, smooth zoom in or out while dissolving to the new layer.

New Spin Blur Dissolve Transition:

• Rapid image rotation or spin/spiral blur while dissolving to the new layer.

Particle Illusion Enhancements:

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.0) for OFX - Release Notes

May 2, 2020

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.0) for OFX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2020.5 for OFX - OpenFX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2020):

New Crash Zoom Dissolve Transition:

• High energy, smooth zoom in or out while dissolving to the new layer.

New Spin Blur Dissolve Transition:

• Rapid image rotation or spin/spiral blur while dissolving to the new layer.

Particle Illusion Enhancements:

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.0) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

May 2, 2020

Continuum 2020.5 (v13.5.0) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2020.5 for Apple FxPlug Hosts (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2020):

New Crash Zoom Dissolve Transition:

• High energy, smooth zoom in or out while dissolving to the new layer.

New Spin Blur Dissolve Transition:

• Rapid image rotation or spin/spiral blur while dissolving to the new layer.

Remover Enhancements:

Mocha Pro 2020.5 v7.5.0 Release Notes

April 20, 2020

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.

Sapphire 2020.02 release notes

January 31, 2020

What’s New In Sapphire 2020.02

• RackDefocus, Convolve, Glare, Flashbulbs: Fixed a slowdown in these effects when run on the CPU with certain parameter settings.
• Licensing: Improved license activation and deactivation where licensing one machine would deactivate another on certain network configurations.
• After Effects: Fixed a bug where the pivot in LensFlare and other point widgets might not be positioned correctly when the preview is downsampled.
• Preset Browser: Fixed an issue where the preset browser won’t launch on large footage. For now the preset browser will use sample footage when the input clip is too large.
• Minor License Tool UI improvements.
• Fixed the s_config flag: rlm_no_promote_render_lics.
• Vegas: Updated s_config to identify vegas by its new OFX ID: com.vegascreativesoftware.vegas
• Nuke: Fixed a deadlock in S_Zap when adjusting parameters.

Mocha Pro 2020 v7.0.4 Release Notes

January 23, 2020

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.

Sapphire 2019.53 release notes

December 20, 2019

What’s New In Sapphire 2019.53

• Windows: Fixed the cancel button in the “Plugin is starting the ” dialog.
• ParallaxStrips: Fixed a crash with certain parameter values when running on the GPU.
• EdgeRays: Fixed a crash when “Rays Res” is set to anything other than Full.
• Mocha on macOS: To close Mocha, press command-q shortcut key or select Quit from File menu.
• Effect Builder: Fixed the “Show Checkerboard” setting.
• Mac OS: Fixed a bug where the “Deactivate License” dialog wasn’t showing up during uninstall on Mac OS 10.13 and 10.14.
• Mac OS: Fixed a warning that the certificate has expired during install.
• Licensing: Improved license activation and deactivation where licensing one machine would deactivate another on certain network configurations.
• Preset Browser: Improve response time when the “Static Thumbnail” checkbox is changed (in S_Effect and S_LemsFlare).
• Flare Designer, Preset Browser, and Effect Builder: Improve timeline behavior.
• Flare Designer, Preset Browser, and Effect Builder: Remove Show/Hide Menu.
• Flare Designer and Effect Builder: Fixed the save button.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.53 for Autodesk

• Flame: Crash when S_Retime was inserted after a BurnInMetadata node was fixed.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.53 for OFX Hosts

• Preset Browser: Fixed an issue where the preset browser won’t launch on large footage. For now the preset browser will use sample footage when the input clip is too large.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.53 for Adobe AfterEffects and Premiere

• Premiere: Fixed a spurious warning when Sapphire is applied to certrain frame rates.

What’s New In Sapphire 2019.52

• Removed a one-pixel wide black border in the preview panes for the Sapphire Preset Browser.

What’s New In Sapphire 2019.51

• Sapphire Flare Designer: Added an option to the Preview Mode menu to show the lensflare with atmosphere turned on.
• Added support for bundle licenses.
• Improved the performance in Sapphire’s Preset Browser when there’s a mocha mask in the host application by ignoring the mocha mask when rendering preset thumbnails.
• Improved interlaced video preview in external apps.
• Fixed loading of large still images in external apps.
• ParallaxStrips: Improved action of Ensure Full Coverage button.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Autodesk

• Fixed a bug where the uninstaller might leave some plugins installed.
• WhipLash: Removed extraneous widget.
• WhipLash: Inverted scale action of on-screen widget.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Editor might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Baselight

• Baselight: If loading Sapphire’s Preset Browser causes a hang or crash, upgrade to Baselight 5.2.12039.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Designer might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Resolve

• Resolve (Linux): Fixed a crash when using PixelSort in S_Effect.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Designer might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Mistika

• Improved rendering of alpha on Mistika.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Designer might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for other OFX Hosts

• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Designer might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Adobe AfterEffects and Premiere

• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Editor might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

Mocha Pro 2020 v7.0.3 Release Notes

December 20, 2019

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.

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.2) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

December 19, 2019

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.2) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere - Release Notes

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2020 (v13.0.x) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2020. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2020 and the previous Continuum 2019.5 major release please refer to the previous 2020 release notes here:

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.2) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

December 19, 2019

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.2) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2020 (v13.0.x) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2020. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2020 and the previous Continuum 2019.5 major release please refer to the previous 2020 release notes here:

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.2) for OFX - Release Notes

December 19, 2019

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.2) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2020 (v13.0.x) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2020. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2020 and the previous Continuum 2019.5 major release please refer to the previous 2020 release notes here:

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

December 19, 2019

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.2) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2020 (v13.0.x) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2020. It includes several important fixes and enhancements (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2020 and the previous Continuum 2019.5 major release please refer to the previous 2020 release notes here:

Sapphire 2020.01 release notes

December 13, 2019

What’s New In Sapphire 2020.01

• S_FreeLens: Enlarged widgets for easier selection.
• ParallaxStrips: Fixed a crash with certain parameter values when running on the GPU.
• Windows: Fixed the cancel button in the “Plugin is starting the ” dialog.
• Miscellaneous improvements in the Sapphire Preset Browser.
• Sapphire Flare Designer: Favorites now update without restarting the Flare Designer.
• Mocha: Mocha now uses a default OCIO config file if the OCIO environment variable isn’t set.
• Mocha: Reduced flickering when tracking on interlaced footage.
• Mocha on macOS: To close Mocha, press command-q shortcut key or select Quit from File menu.
• Licensing: Improved license activation and deactivation where licensing one machine would deactivate another on certain network configurations.

What’s New in Sapphire 2020.01 for Autodesk

• Flame: Crash when S_Retime was inserted after a BurnInMetadata node was fixed.

Sapphire 2019.06 release notes

December 11, 2019

What’s New In Sapphire 2019.06:

• Windows: Fixed the cancel button in the ‘Starting Mocha’ dialog.
• EdgeRays: Fixed a crash when “Rays Res” is set to anything other than Full.
• Premiere: Fixed a warning when Sapphire is applied to a clip with a non-standard frame rate.
• Added environment variables to the Sapphire Preset Browser to set non-standard search locations for presets: SAPPHIRE_LOAD_PRESET_PATH and SAPPHIRE_SAVE_PRESET_PATH.
• Premiere: Removed the “Follow Path” option in S_Zap on Premiere. This mode only works on After Effects.
• Flame: Fixed a crash when S_Retime is used downstream of a BurnInMetadata node.

Mocha Pro 2019.5 v6.1.3 - Release Notes

November 27, 2019

This is a minor maintenance release containing several defect fixes. Release notes cover Mocha Pro, for both standalone and Plug-in versions of the product.

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.1) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

November 22, 2019

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.1) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere - Release Notes

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2020 (v13.0.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2020. It includes several important feature enhancements and fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2020 and the previous Continuum 2019.5 major release please refer to the initial 2020 release notes here:

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.1) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

November 22, 2019

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.1) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2020 (v13.0.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2020. It includes several important feature enhancements and fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2020 and the previous Continuum 2019.5 major release please refer to the initial 2020 release notes here:

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.1) for OFX - Release Notes

November 22, 2019

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.1) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2020 (v13.0.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2020. It includes several important feature enhancements and fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2020 and the previous Continuum 2019.5 major release please refer to the initial 2020 release notes here:

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

November 22, 2019

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.1) is a maintenance update to Continuum 2020 (v13.0.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2020. It includes several important feature enhancements and fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2020 and the previous Continuum 2019.5 major release please refer to the initial 2020 release notes here:

Sapphire 2020 release notes

November 20, 2019

What’s New in Sapphire 2020

New Effect and Transitions

• S_FreeLens- Brand new effect for Sapphire 2020, S_FreeLens emulates the look achieved by shooting with a lens detached from the camera body.

• S_OCIOTransform- New for Sapphire 2020, OCIOTransform brings OpenColorIO support directly into the host.

New Features

• In Sapphire 2020, Mocha point parameter tracking has been added to LensFlare, Rays, EdgeRays, Luna, Grunge, Spotlight, Aurora, Zap, MuzzleFlash, and FreeLens.

• Performance improvements have been added to various effects including EdgeRays, WhipLash, and SwishPan.

Mocha Pro 2020 v7.0.1 Release Notes

November 4, 2019

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.

Mocha Pro 2020 v7.0.2 Release Notes

November 4, 2019

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.

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.0) for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

October 25, 2019

Continuum 2020 for Avid AVX v13.0.0 - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2020 for AVX Avid (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2019.5):

Four New Effects:

• Cast Shadow
  • Generates true 3D cast shadows from the source alpha using an integrated point or parallel light source maneuverable in 3D space around the source
• Corner Pin Studio
  • Next generation corner pinning with improved Mocha integration, advanced filtering quality, improved geometrics, advanced pinning controls, and more built-in extras to reduce filter stacking.
• Curl
  • Animated vortex distortions that create looks ranging from heat shimmer or raindrops on a window, to more stylized swirling curly-cues.
• Reflection
  • Generates a planar reflection from the source image, projecting the result onto a virtual ground plane to create the appearance of an image being reflected onto a highly polished or liquid surface in a true 3D environment.

Six New Transitions:

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.0) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

October 25, 2019

Continuum 2020 for Adobe AE/Premiere v13.0.0 - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2020 for Adobe (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2019.5):

Four New Effects:

• Cast Shadow
  • Generates true 3D cast shadows from the source alpha using an integrated point or parallel light source maneuverable in 3D space around the source
• Corner Pin Studio
  • Next generation corner pinning with improved Mocha integration, advanced filtering quality, improved geometrics, advanced pinning controls, and more built-in extras to reduce filter stacking.
• Curl
  • Animated vortex distortions that create looks ranging from heat shimmer or raindrops on a window, to more stylized swirling curly-cues.
• Reflection
  • Generates a planar reflection from the source image, projecting the result onto a virtual ground plane to create the appearance of an image being reflected onto a highly polished or liquid surface in a true 3D environment.

Six New Transitions:

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.0) for OFX - Release Notes

October 25, 2019

Continuum 2020 for OFX v13.0.0 - Release Notes

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.0) for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve and Vegas. The embedded Fusion page in Resolve is not officially supported at this time. Other OFX hosts may work to varying degrees but are not yet officially supported.

What’s New in Continuum 2020 for OFX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2019.5):

Four New Effects:

Continuum 2020 (v13.0.0) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

October 25, 2019

Continuum 2020 for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug v13.0.0 - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2020 for Apple FxPlug - Final Cut Pro X and Motion (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2019.5):

Three New Effects:

• Cast Shadow
  • Generates true 3D cast shadows from the source alpha using an integrated point or parallel light source maneuverable in 3D space around the source
• Curl
  • Animated vortex distortions that create looks ranging from heat shimmer or raindrops on a window, to more stylized swirling curly-cues.
• Reflection
  • Generates a planar reflection from the source image, projecting the result onto a virtual ground plane to create the appearance of an image being reflected onto a highly polished or liquid surface in a true 3D environment.

Six New Transitions:

Mocha Pro 2020 v7.0.0 Release Notes

October 4, 2019

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.

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.2) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

August 26, 2019

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.2) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.2) is a minor maintenance update to Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) and (v12.5.1) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2019.5. It includes several important feature tweaks and fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2019 and Continuum 2019.5 please refer to the initial 2019.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.2) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

August 26, 2019

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.2) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere - Release Notes

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.2) is a minor maintenance update to Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) and (v12.5.1) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2019.5. It includes several important feature tweaks and fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2019 and Continuum 2019.5 please refer to the initial 2019.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.2) for OFX - Release Notes

August 26, 2019

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.2) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.2) for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve and Vegas. The embedded Fusion page in Resolve is not officially supported at this time. Other OFX hosts may work to varying degrees but are not yet officially supported.

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.2) is a minor maintenance update to Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) and (v12.5.1) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2019.5. It includes several important feature tweaks and fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2019 and Continuum 2019.5 please refer to the initial 2019.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

August 26, 2019

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.2) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.2) is a minor maintenance update to Continuum 2019.5 and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2019.5. It includes several fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2019 and Continuum 2019.5 please refer to the initial 2019.5 release notes here:

Sapphire 2019.52 release notes

August 15, 2019

What’s New In Sapphire 2019.52

• Removed a one-pixel wide black border in the preview panes for the Sapphire Preset Browser.

What’s New In Sapphire 2019.51

• Sapphire Flare Designer: Added an option to the Preview Mode menu to show the lensflare with atmosphere turned on.
• Added support for bundle licenses.
• Improved the performance in Sapphire’s Preset Browser when there’s a mocha mask in the host application by ignoring the mocha mask when rendering preset thumbnails.
• Improved interlaced video preview in external apps.
• Fixed loading of large still images in external apps.
• ParallaxStrips: Improved action of Ensure Full Coverage button.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Autodesk

• Fixed a bug where the uninstaller might leave some plugins installed.
• WhipLash: Removed extraneous widget.
• WhipLash: Inverted scale action of on-screen widget.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Editor might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Baselight

• Baselight: If loading Sapphire’s Preset Browser causes a hang or crash, upgrade to Baselight 5.2.12039.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Designer might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Resolve

• Resolve (Linux): Fixed a crash when using PixelSort in S_Effect.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Designer might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Mistika

• Improved rendering of alpha on Mistika.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Designer might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for other OFX Hosts

• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Designer might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Adobe AfterEffects and Premiere

• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Editor might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

Mocha Pro 2019.5 v6.1.2 - Release Notes

August 12, 2019

This is a minor maintenance release containing several defect fixes. Release notes cover Mocha Pro, for both standalone and Plug-in versions of the product.

Sapphire 2019.05 release notes

July 28, 2019

What’s New In Sapphire 2019.05:

• Fixed crop in S_PanAndZoom.
• Improved the stability of nodelocked licenses.
• Fixed a slowdown in the first frame on some offline machines.

Sapphire 2019.51 release notes

July 28, 2019

What’s New In Sapphire 2019.51

• Sapphire Flare Designer: Added an option to the Preview Mode menu to show the lensflare with atmosphere turned on.
• Added support for bundle licenses.
• Improved the performance in Sapphire’s Preset Browser when there’s a mocha mask in the host application by ignoring the mocha mask when rendering preset thumbnails.
• Improved interlaced video preview in external apps.
• Fixed loading of large still images in external apps.
• ParallaxStrips: Improved action of Ensure Full Coverage button.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Autodesk

• Fixed a bug where the uninstaller might leave some plugins installed.
• WhipLash: Removed extraneous widget.
• WhipLash: Inverted scale action of on-screen widget.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Editor might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Baselight

• Baselight: If loading Sapphire’s Preset Browser causes a hang or crash, upgrade to Baselight 5.2.12039.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Designer might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Resolve

• Resolve (Linux): Fixed a crash when using PixelSort in S_Effect.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Designer might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Mistika

• Improved rendering of alpha on Mistika.
• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Designer might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for other OFX Hosts

• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Designer might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.51 for Adobe AfterEffects and Premiere

• Fixed a bug where Sapphire’s Flare Editor might take a separate license from the S_LensFlare plugin.

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.1) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

June 28, 2019

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.1) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere - Release Notes

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.1) is a minor maintenance update to Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2019.5. It includes several important feature tweaks and fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2019 and Continuum 2019.5 please refer to the initial 2019.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.1) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

June 28, 2019

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.1) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.1) is a minor maintenance update to Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2019.5. It includes several important feature tweaks and fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2019 and Continuum 2019.5 please refer to the initial 2019.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.1) for OFX - Release Notes

June 28, 2019

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.1) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.1) for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve and Vegas. The embedded Fusion page in Resolve is not officially supported at this time. Other OFX hosts may work to varying degrees but are not yet officially supported.

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.1) is a minor maintenance update to Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2019.5. It includes several important feature tweaks and fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2019 and Continuum 2019.5 please refer to the initial 2019.5 release notes here:

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

June 28, 2019

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.1) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.1) is a minor maintenance update to Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) and is free to licensed users of Continuum 2019.5. It includes several fixes (see below). For a full list of what’s new between Continuum 2019 and Continuum 2019.5 please refer to the initial 2019.5 release notes here:

Mocha Pro 2019.5 v6.1.1 - Release Notes

June 24, 2019

This is a minor maintenance release containing several defect fixes. Release notes cover Mocha Pro, for both standalone and Plug-in versions of the product.

Sapphire 2019.5 release notes

June 19, 2019

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.5

New Effect and Transitions

• S_ParallaxStrips- Brand new for Sapphire 2019.5 effect, S_ParallaxStrips takes any image and divides into strips separated apart in z space. The floating strips can seamlessly strip apart or seamless form a complete image. Angle, size, speed, z-depth, and many more parameters can be adjusted for original and interesting looks.

• S_ParallaxStripsTransition- New for Sapphire 2019.5, S_ParallaxStripsTransition is a new transition using ParallaxStrips to animate between the input and output clips. S_ParallaxStripsTransition breaks the image up into a collection of 3d refracting strips. The strips slowly fade on, then off again.

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

June 12, 2019

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2019.5 for Adobe (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2019.0):

Particle Illusion Enhancements

• Forces - Create force fields to influence the animation of particles.
• Deflectors - Define shapes which reflect particles to simulate interaction with objects in your scene.
• Sprite Customization - Replace particle sprites with any other sprite in the same emitter library or upload your own new particle shape images.
• Custom Emitter Creation/Editing/Saving - You can now edit all aspects of an emitter or create brand new emitters of your own, and you can save these emitters into a Custom emitter library for easy reuse or sharing. You can add/create new super emitters, add/delete particle types/emitter types/free emitters, and customize particle shape images.
• Fully Tagged Emitter Libraries - Easily search for emitters by keyword
• Native Host Parameter Properties - Key particle properties such as Number/Velocity/Size etc have been exposed as native parameters in the host plugin UI. These act as multipliers or offsets for the internal particle properties of the same name. This lets you tweak looks without re-entering the PI UI and also lets you drive key particle properties with expressions and other native keyframing capabilities in hosts that support them. Also includes native host Most Blur controls including the ability to follow AE’s motion blur settings when in AE.
• Integrated Beat Reactor - Animate key particle parameters without manual keyframing such as Number, Scale, Velocity based on audio samples.
• Random Seed Slider - Easily tweak the random seed for the particle patterns at multiple levels. (Available both as a native host param and inside the individual PI UI elements.)
• Lock Size Aspect Checkbox - Expose separate Size X / Size Y particle size controls.
• Integrated Glow - Add Fast Film Glow to the particles without the need to stack filters.
• Integrated Brightness/Contrast/Gamma - Tweak the colors without the need to stack filters.
• Direct Compositing mode supports Opacity - The native host Opacity slider is now available for all Composite Styles
• Render quality improvements
• Faster UI Refresh on Mac when dragging controls inside the Particle Illusion UI
• Misc. Performance tweaks
• Numerous UI Refinements.

Particle Illusion Dissolve - New Filter

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

June 12, 2019

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) for Avid AVX - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2019.5 for Avid AVX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2019.0):

Particle Illusion Enhancements

• Forces - Create force fields to influence the animation of particles.
• Deflectors - Define shapes which reflect particles to simulate interaction with objects in your scene.
• Sprite Customization - Replace particle sprites with any other sprite in the same emitter library or upload your own new particle shape images.
• Custom Emitter Creation/Editing/Saving - You can now edit all aspects of an emitter or create brand new emitters of your own, and you can save these emitters into a Custom emitter library for easy reuse or sharing. You can add/create new super emitters, add/delete particle types/emitter types/free emitters, and customize particle shape images.
• Fully Tagged Emitter Libraries - Easily search for emitters by keyword
• Native Host Parameter Properties - Key particle properties such as Number/Velocity/Size etc have been exposed as native parameters in the host plugin UI. These act as multipliers or offsets for the internal particle properties of the same name. This lets you tweak looks without re-entering the PI UI and also lets you drive key particle properties with expressions and other native keyframing capabilities in hosts that support them. Also includes native host Most Blur controls.
• Integrated Beat Reactor - Animate key particle parameters without manual keyframing such as Number, Scale, Velocity based on audio samples.
• Random Seed Slider - Easily tweak the random seed for the particle patterns at multiple levels. (Available both as a native host param and inside the individual PI UI elements.)
• Lock Size Aspect Checkbox - Expose separate Size X / Size Y particle size controls.
• Integrated Glow - Add Fast Film Glow to the particles without the need to stack filters.
• Integrated Brightness/Contrast/Gamma - Tweak the colors without the need to stack filters.
• Direct Compositing mode supports Opacity - The native host Opacity slider is now available for all Composite Styles
• Render quality improvements
• Faster UI Refresh on Mac when dragging controls inside the Particle Illusion UI
• Misc. Performance tweaks
• Numerous UI Refinements.

Particle Illusion Dissolve - New Filter

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) for OFX - Release Notes

June 12, 2019

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) for OFX - Release Notes

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve and Vegas. The embedded Fusion page in Resolve is not officially supported at this time. Other OFX hosts may work to varying degrees but are not yet officially supported.

What’s New in Continuum 2019.5 for OFX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2019.0):

Particle Illusion Enhancements

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) for Apple Final Cut Pro - Release Notes

June 12, 2019

Continuum 2019.5 (v12.5.0) for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2019.5 for OFX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 2019.0):

Spill Remover - New Filter

• Spill Remover is a new simple and robust way to remove spill from your key along with a new light wrap approach based on the spill map.

Light Wrap from Solid Color

Mocha Pro 2019.5 v6.1.0 - Release Notes

June 5, 2019

This is a major point release containing several new features and defect fixes. Release notes cover Mocha Pro, for both standalone and Plug-in versions of the product.

Continuum 2019 for Adobe AE/Premiere - 12.0.4 Release Notes

May 1, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.4 for Adobe AE/Premiere v12.0.4 - Release Notes

Fixes in Continuum (BCC) 12.0.4 for Adobe AE/Premiere:

• Sporadic stalls in performance on systems with certain closed network configurations.
• Sporadic errors in some hosts when scrubbing parameters or current timeline indicator in host UI with Particle Illusion applied.

Continuum 2019.0.4 v12.0.4 (BCC 12.0.4) for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro was released on 5/1/2019.

Continuum 2019 for Apple Final Cut Pro - 12.0.4 Release Notes

May 1, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.4 for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug v12.0.4 - Release Notes

Fixes in Continuum (BCC) 12.0.4 for FxPlug:

• Sporadic stalls in performance on systems with certain closed network configurations.

Continuum 2019.0.4 v12.0.4 (BCC 12.0.4) for FxPlug was released on 5/1/2019.

Continuum 2019.0.4 v12.0.4 for Apple FxPlug officially supports the following host applications:

macOS 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14 (as appropriate for the host version in use):

Continuum 2019 for AVX - Avid - 12.0.4 Release Notes

May 1, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.4 for Avid AVX v12.0.4 - Release Notes

Fixes in Continuum (BCC) 12.0.4 for Avid AVX:

• Sporadic stalls in performance on systems with certain closed network configurations.
• Sporadic errors in some hosts when scrubbing parameters or current timeline indicator in host UI with Particle Illusion applied.

Continuum 2019.0.4 v12.0.4 (BCC 12.0.4) for Avid AVX was released on 5/1/2019.

Continuum 2019 for OFX - 12.0.4 Release Notes

May 1, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.4 for OFX v12.0.4 - Release Notes

Continuum 2019.0.4 (v12.0.4) for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve and Vegas. The embedded Fusion page in Resolve is not officially supported at this time. Other OFX hosts may work to varying degrees but are not yet officially supported.

Fixes in Continuum (BCC) 12.0.4 for OFX:

• Sporadic stalls in performance on systems with certain closed network configurations.
• Sporadic errors in some hosts when scrubbing parameters or current timeline indicator in host UI with Particle Illusion applied.

Sapphire 2019.4 release notes

April 12, 2019

What’s New In Sapphire 2019.4:

• Improved stability of Sapphire when using the GPU Fixed S_Effect and S_Transition in Burn, Flare, and Flame Assist

Continuum 2019 for Adobe AE/Premiere - 12.0.3 Release Notes

March 22, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.3 for Adobe AE/Premiere v12.0.3 - Release Notes

Fixes in Continuum (BCC) 12.0.3 for Adobe AE/Premiere:

• Tritone generated incorrect results in 8 and 16bit projects on mac.
• Trails generated errors when Scale set to exactly 100.
• FX Browser in Title Studio sporadically generated errors upon exiting via the “X” icon

Continuum 2019.0.3 v12.0.3 (BCC 12.0.3) for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro was released on 3/22/2019.

Continuum 2019 for Apple Final Cut Pro - 12.0.3 Release Notes

March 22, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.3 for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug v12.0.3 - Release Notes

Fixes in Continuum (BCC) 12.0.3 for FxPlug:

• Trails generated errors when Scale set to exactly 100.
• Tweaks to Several Text templates.

Continuum 2019.0.3 v12.0.3 (BCC 12.0.3) for FxPlug was released on 3/22/2019.

Continuum 2019.0.3 v12.0.3 for Apple FxPlug officially supports the following host applications:

Continuum 2019 for AVX - Avid - 12.0.3 Release Notes

March 22, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.3 for Avid AVX v12.0.3 - Release Notes

Fixes in Continuum (BCC) 12.0.3 for Avid AVX:

• Tritone generated incorrect results in 8 and 16bit projects on mac.
• Trails generated errors when Scale set to exactly 100.
• FX Browser in Title Studio sporadically generated errors upon exiting via the “X” icon

Continuum 2019.0.3 v12.0.3 (BCC 12.0.3) for Avid AVX was released on 3/22/2019.

Continuum 2019 for OFX - 12.0.3 Release Notes

March 22, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.3 for OFX v12.0.3 - Release Notes

Continuum 2019.0.3 (v12.0.3) for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve and Vegas. The embedded Fusion page in Resolve is not officially supported at this time. Other OFX hosts may work to varying degrees but are not yet officially supported.

Fixes in Continuum (BCC) 12.0.3 for OFX:

• Tritone generated incorrect results in 8 and 16bit projects on mac.
• Trails generated errors when Scale set to exactly 100.
• FX Browser in Title Studio sporadically generated errors upon exiting via the “X” icon

Sapphire 2019.3 release notes

March 20, 2019

What’s New In Sapphire 2019.3

• Fixed a slowdown when Sapphire is first applied on some offline systems using activation-keys

Mocha Pro 2019 v6.0.2 - Release Notes

February 28, 2019

This is a maintenance release containing several improvements and defect fixes. Release notes cover Mocha Pro, for both standalone and Plug-in versions of the product.

Mocha Pro 2019 v6.0.3 - Release Notes

February 28, 2019

This is a maintenance release containing several improvements and defect fixes. Release notes cover Mocha Pro, for both standalone and Plug-in versions of the product.

Continuum 2019 for OFX - 12.0.2 Release Notes

February 27, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.2 for OFX v12.0.2 - Release Notes

Continuum 2019.0.2 (v12.0.2) for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve and Vegas. The embedded Fusion page in Resolve is not officially supported at this time. Other OFX hosts may work to varying degrees but are not yet officially supported.

Fixes in Continuum (BCC) 12.0.2 for OFX:

• Particle Illusion would fail to launch as a plugin on certain systems with non-standard user names or drive paths (with spaces).
• Improved support for certain bundle licensing combinations.

Continuum 2019 for AVX - Avid - 12.0.2 Release Notes

February 27, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.2 for Avid AVX v12.0.2 - Release Notes

Fixes in Continuum (BCC) 12.0.2 for Avid AVX:

• Particle Illusion would fail to launch as a plugin on certain systems with non-standard user names or drive paths (with spaces).
• Improved support for certain bundle licensing combinations.

Continuum 2019.0.2 v12.0.2 (BCC 12.0.2) for Avid AVX was released on 2/27/2019.

Continuum 2019 for Adobe AE/Premiere - 12.0.2 Release Notes

February 27, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.2 for Adobe AE/Premiere v12.0.2 - Release Notes

Fixes in Continuum (BCC) 12.0.2 for Adobe AE/Premiere:

• Particle Illusion would fail to launch as a plugin on certain systems with non-standard user names or drive paths (with spaces).
• Improved support for certain bundle licensing combinations.

Continuum 2019.0.2 v12.0.2 (BCC 12.0.2) for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro was released on 2/27/2019.

Continuum 2019 for Apple Final Cut Pro - 12.0.2 Release Notes

February 27, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.2 for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug v12.0.2 - Release Notes

Fixes in Continuum (BCC) 12.0.2 for FxPlug:

• Particle Illusion would fail to launch as a plugin on certain systems with non-standard user names or drive paths (with spaces).
• Improved support for certain bundle licensing combinations.
• Tweaks to Text templates.

Continuum 2019.0.2 v12.0.2 (BCC 12.0.2) for FxPlug was released on 2/27/2019.

Continuum 2019 for OFX - 12.0.1 Release Notes

February 14, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.1 for OFX v12.0.1 - Release Notes

Continuum 2019.0.1 (v12.0.1) for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve and Vegas. The embedded Fusion page in Resolve is not officially supported at this time. Other OFX hosts may work to varying degrees but are not yet officially supported.

Enhancements in Continuum 2019.0.1 v12.0.1 for OFX:

• Particle Illusion
  • Large performance improvements, especially on longer clips, both when rendering and when jumping around in the PI UI.
  • New Properties group for editing nearly ALL applied emitter settings. Now you can edit more key features of applied emitters directly in the main parameter view such as Color and Color Gradient, Alpha Gradient, apply properties and more.
  • Particle Color From Layer Feature. Now supports emitters which take their particle color and/or alpha from the underlying image layer.
  • Tool Tips in PI Stage View
  • Particle Count added to Stage view
  • Preference option for whether or not clicking on stage automatically adds an emitter
• Title Studio
  • Added Center Cut Title Safe and Action Safe zones
  • Improved C4D file support
  • Improved render quality in Material Panel and Material Panel interactivity
• Mocha - Numerous fixes/tweaks across the UI.
• Scanlines and Title Studio Scanlines Shader - New separate control for size vs. spacing
• Particle Emitter 3D - 16 new presets including dust and snow.
• External Reference Monitor - Enhanced support for AJA and BlackMagic cards
• Match Move + Corner Pin - Alternate Mocha tracking layer for more versatile workflows especially when applying to alpha clips.
• Dongle Licensing - Dongles supported on mac now and support for new HASP dongles added.
• Performance - Numerous general performance tweaks.

Continuum 2019 for AVX - Avid - 12.0.1 Release Notes

February 14, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.1 for Avid AVX v12.0.1 - Release Notes

Enhancements in Continuum 2019.0.1 v12.0.1 for Avid AVX:

• Particle Illusion
  • Large performance improvements, especially on longer clips, both when rendering and when jumping around in the PI UI.
  • New Properties group for editing nearly ALL applied emitter settings. Now you can edit more key features of applied emitters directly in the main parameter view such as Color and Color Gradient, Alpha Gradient, apply properties and more.
  • Particle Color From Layer Feature. Now supports emitters which take their particle color and/or alpha from the underlying image layer.
  • Tool Tips in PI Stage View
  • Particle Count added to Stage view
  • Preference option for whether or not clicking on stage automatically adds an emitter
• Title Studio
  • Added Center Cut Title Safe and Action Safe zones
  • Improved C4D file support
  • Improved render quality in Material Panel and Material Panel interactivity
• Reframer - EZ Mode view in Avid.
• Mocha - Numerous fixes/tweaks across the UI.
• Scanlines and Title Studio Scanlines Shader - New separate control for size vs. spacing
• Particle Emitter 3D - 16 new presets including dust and snow.
• External Reference Monitor - Enhanced support for AJA and BlackMagic cards
• Match Move + Corner Pin - Alternate Mocha tracking layer for more versatile workflows especially when applying to alpha clips.
• Dongle Licensing - Dongles supported on mac now and support for new HASP dongles added.
• Performance - Numerous general performance tweaks.

Continuum 2019 for Adobe AE/Premiere - 12.0.1 Release Notes

February 14, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.1 for Adobe AE/Premiere v12.0.1 - Release Notes

Enhancements in Continuum (BCC) 12.0.1 for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro:

• Particle Illusion
  • Large performance improvements, especially on longer clips, both when rendering and when jumping around in the PI UI.
  • New Properties group for editing nearly ALL applied emitter settings. Now you can edit more key features of applied emitters directly in the main parameter view such as Color and Color Gradient, Alpha Gradient, apply properties and more.
  • Particle Color From Layer Feature. Now supports emitters which take their particle color and/or alpha from the underlying image layer.
  • Tool Tips in PI Stage View
  • Particle Count added to Stage view
  • Preference option for whether or not clicking on stage automatically adds an emitter
• Title Studio
  • Added Center Cut Title Safe and Action Safe zones
  • Improved C4D file support
  • Improved render quality in Material Panel and Material Panel interactivity
• Mocha - Numerous fixes/tweaks across the UI.
• Scanlines and Title Studio Scanlines Shader - New separate control for size vs. spacing
• Particle Emitter 3D - 16 new presets including dust and snow.
• External Reference Monitor - Enhanced support for AJA and BlackMagic cards
• Match Move + Corner Pin - Alternate Mocha tracking layer for more versatile workflows especially when applying to alpha clips.
• Dongle Licensing - Dongles supported on mac now and support for new HASP dongles added.
• Performance - Numerous general performance tweaks.

Continuum 2019 for Apple Final Cut Pro - 12.0.1 Release Notes

February 14, 2019

Continuum 2019.0.1 for Apple Final Cut Pro / FxPlug v12.0.1 - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2019 for Apple/FxPlug (Summary of major changes since Continuum 11)::

• 20 New FCP X Title Templates.
• 19 New FCP X Transition Templates.
• Rendering performance improvements.
• macOS Mojave support
• Scanlines - New separate control for size vs. spacing
• Particle Emitter 3D - 16 new presets including dust and snow.

Sapphire 2019.2 release notes

February 7, 2019

What’s New In Sapphire 2019.2

• Minor installer improvements
• Improved proxy server support for installing and removing licenses
• Mocha Improvements:
  • Stability improvements
  • Memory usage improvements
  • Fixed a crash when the Mocha cache directory is missing
  • Fixed a crash opening certain old sapphire v11 mocha projects
• Minor speed improvements in the Preset Browser, Builder and Flare Editor
• Minor preset improvements

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.02 for Autodesk

• Fixed mocha tracking on fields

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.02 for Baselight

• Baselight 5 support
• Fixed a bug where the Preset Browser and Flare Editor sometimes failed to launch
• Fixed thumbnails in the Preset Browser
• Fixed saving presets on Baselight. User saved presets will now be saved inside: /usr/fl/sapphire/

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.02 for Fusion

• Fixed a crash in S_PixelSort on Fusion

What’s New in Sapphire 2019.02 for Premiere

• Fixed a crash that occurred when ctrl-z was pressed on machines with certain hardware configurations
• Fixed Premiere GPU suite integration on MacOS

Sapphire 2019.1 release notes

November 29, 2018

What’s New In Sapphire 2019.1

New Effect- WhipLash (Transition Category)

• S_WhipLash is a new transition that is an enhanced, modern 2D version of Swish3D. It pans between frames of the transition input clips while applying motion blur as well as allowing the RGB channels to be split for a chromatic aberration look.

LensFlare Improvements

• More than 25 new, high-quality LensFlare presets added.
• New workflow with the preset browser embedded in the Flare Designer – provides a live preview while browsing flare presets.
• New controls and features on the Gradient controls inside the Flare Designer.
• New “Components” - special complex elements to make creating advanced flares easier.
• New MultiStreak element.
• Several new controls for MultiStreak and MultiSpot.

Builder Improvements (After Effects, Premiere, Resolve, and Avid Only)

• New Animated Shape node.
• New Builder Presets for S_Effect and S_Transition including “Hand-drawn” transitions.

GPU improvements

• Optimized performance for Nvidia CUDA cards in Blackmagic Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

Mocha Improvements

• Mocha Essentials UI - Mocha now offers a set of UI workspace options to let you choose the UI experience that best suits the task at hand. It opens up by default in the new Essentials mode which presents a simpler UI layout - perfect for standard tracking tasks. The original Mocha UI with all the bells and whistles is still available by choosing the Classic workspace from the menu on the top along with Roto and Big Picture workspaces.
• Mocha Magnetic and Freehand Drawing Tools - New Magnetic spline tools will automatically snap to contours in the image making it vastly quicker to roto complex objects. The new Freehand drawing tools also allow freehand tracing of masks for quick loose masking.
• Mocha Primitive Shape Tools - New Circular and Rectangular tools for simple creation of primitive shape masks.
• Mocha UI Enhancements - Full support for High DPI monitors on windows and improved Retina support on Mac along with numerous additional UI enhancements.

Known Issues

• GPU integration with Premiere is turned off by default on Mac. If the machine has a CUDA card, this feature can be turned back on by editing the s_config.text file and setting host_gpu_integration to 1.
• Circular mode in PixelSort does not take the aspect ratio of the pixel format into account.

Continuum 2019 for OFX - 12.0.0 Release Notes

November 13, 2018

Continuum 2019 for OFX v12.0.0 - Release Notes

Continuum 2019 (v12.0.0) for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve and Vegas. The embedded Fusion page in Resolve is not officially supported at this time. Other OFX hosts may work to varying degrees but are not yet officially supported.

What’s New in Continuum 2019 for OFX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 11):

Particle Illusion

Continuum 2019 for AVX - Avid - 12.0.0 Release Notes

November 13, 2018

Continuum 2019 for Avid AVX v12.0.0 - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2019 for Avid AVX (Summary of major changes since Continuum 11):

Particle Illusion

• The legendary Particle Illusion engine is now directly integrated into Continuum as a new plugin in the Particles category.
• Easy-to-use OpenGL-based 2D particle system
• Template-driven workflow, with over 2000 templates covering classic particle effects plus creative and abstract effects.
• Plugin integration in latest versions of AE, Premiere, Avid, Resolve, and Vegas hosts.
• Full Particle Illusion UI available directly from the plugin with custom UI for template selection, parameter adjustment, and keyframing.
• 64 bit app with support for latest operating systems
• Modern UI
• Hi-DPI/Retina monitor support
• Floating point rendering precision and HDR support
• Enhanced emitter library search function
• Reorganized and curated emitter libraries
• No limit on number of loaded emitter libraries
• Continuum preset/FX Browser support for reviewing/exchanging/loading PI settings at the PI project level (as opposed to the emitter library template level).  Supports seamless exchange of settings between different hosts and operating systems.
• Native UI transforms for easy animation via native keyframes or expressions (including accurate combined World+Emitter animation).
• Mocha Motion Tracker integration for easy tracking of camera or emitter motion (including accurate combined World+Emitter tracking).
• Mocha PixelChooser integration for easy mask tracking.

Title Studio

Continuum 2019 for Adobe AE/Premiere - 12.0.0 Release Notes

November 13, 2018

Continuum 2019 for Adobe AE/Premiere v12.0.0 - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 2019 for Adobe (Summary of major changes since Continuum 11):

Particle Illusion

• The legendary Particle Illusion engine is now directly integrated into Continuum as a new plugin in the Particles category.
• Easy-to-use OpenGL-based 2D particle system
• Template-driven workflow, with over 2000 templates covering classic particle effects plus creative and abstract effects.
• Plugin integration in latest versions of AE, Premiere, Avid, Resolve, and Vegas hosts.
• Full Particle Illusion UI available directly from the plugin with custom UI for template selection, parameter adjustment, and keyframing.
• 64 bit app with support for latest operating systems
• Modern UI
• Hi-DPI/Retina monitor support
• Floating point rendering precision and HDR support
• Enhanced emitter library search function
• Reorganized and curated emitter libraries
• No limit on number of loaded emitter libraries
• Continuum preset/FX Browser support for reviewing/exchanging/loading PI settings at the PI project level (as opposed to the emitter library template level).  Supports seamless exchange of settings between different hosts and operating systems.
• Native UI transforms for easy animation via native keyframes or expressions (including accurate combined World+Emitter animation).
• Mocha Motion Tracker integration for easy tracking of camera or emitter motion (including accurate combined World+Emitter tracking).
• Mocha PixelChooser integration for easy mask tracking.

Title Studio

Mocha Pro 2019 v6.0.1 - Release Notes

October 22, 2018

This is a maintenance release containing several improvements and defect fixes. Release notes cover Mocha Pro, for both standalone and Plug-in versions of the product.

Mocha Pro 2019 - Release Notes

October 2, 2018

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.

Continuum for Apple/FxPlug 11.0.3 Release Notes

May 16, 2018

Continuum (BCC) 11.0.3 for Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion - Release Notes

Enhancements in Continuum (BCC) 11.0.3 for FxPlug (FCP X and Motion):

• Improved dongle licensing support on newer versions of Mac OS.
• New Presets in Particle Array 3D
• Lens Flare 3D - new Luma Obscuration mode allows specifying an obscuration map that affects flare brightness without affecting flare colors.

Continuum for OFX - 11.0.3 Release Notes

May 16, 2018

Continuum (BCC) 11.0.3 for OFX - OpenFX - Release Notes

Continuum 11.0.3 for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve, Nuke, and Vegas. Other OFX hosts may work to varying degrees but are not yet officially supported.

Enhancements in Continuum (BCC) 11.0.3 for OFX:

• Improved dongle licensing support on newer versions of Mac OS.
• New Presets in Title Studio and Particle Array 3D
• Lens Flare 3D - new Luma Obscuration mode allows specifying an obscuration map that affects flare brightness without affecting flare colors.
• Easier workflow for VR Insert in Vegas allowing use as a normal effect, not just a custom composite mode. See VR Insert help docs for more details.
• Easier workflow for VR Insert in Resolve allowing application directly to the insert layer as a normal layer type, thus avoiding the need for importing the insert layer as a matte layer in Resolve. See VR Insert help docs for more details.
• Faster refresh after applying a new filter with large param counts in Vegas.
• Faster loading of presets in Lens Flare 3D in Vegas.

Continuum for AVX - Avid - 11.0.3 Release Notes

May 16, 2018

Continuum (BCC) 11.0.3 for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

Enhancements in Continuum (BCC) 11.0.3 for Avid:

• Improved dongle licensing support on newer versions of Mac OS.
• New Presets in Title Studio and Particle Array 3D
• Lens Flare 3D - new Luma Obscuration mode allows specifying an obscuration map that affects flare brightness without affecting flare colors.

Fixes in Continuum (BCC) 11.0.3 for Avid:

Continuum for Adobe AE/Premiere - 11.0.3 Release Notes

May 16, 2018

Continuum (BCC) 11.0.3 for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

Enhancements in Continuum (BCC) 11.0.3 for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro:

• Improved dongle licensing support on newer versions of Mac OS.
• New Presets in Title Studio and Particle Array 3D
• Lens Flare 3D - new Luma Obscuration mode allows specifying an obscuration map that affects flare brightness without affecting flare colors.

Mocha Pro and VR 5.6.0 - Release Notes

February 2, 2018

This is a patch update to add new stereo support as well as containing several important defect fixes and improvements. Release notes cover Mocha Pro and Mocha VR, for both standalone and plugin versions of the product.

Continuum for Apple/FxPlug 11.0.2 Release Notes

January 4, 2018

Continuum (BCC) 11.0.2 for Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 11 for Apple/FxPlug (Summary of major changes since BCC10):

• 6 New Effects:
• Broadcast Safe
• VR Blur
• VR Flicker Fixer
• VR Insert
• VR Reorient
• VR Sharpen
• RLM Based Licensing.
• New Presets in Particle Emitter 3D and Particle Array
• BCC Motion Blur - improved optical flow accuracy under Advanced Mode.
• Numerous bug fixes

Continuum for OFX - 11.0.2 Release Notes

January 4, 2018

Continuum (BCC) 11.0.2 for OFX - OpenFX - Release Notes

Continuum 11.0.2 for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve, Nuke, and Vegas. Other OFX hosts may work to varying degrees but are not yet officially supported.

Enhancements in Continuum (BCC) 11.0.2 for OFX:

• Improved Resolve 14 support - Overlays no longer flicker/jump and loading/saving of motion tracker data and presets is more robust
• VR Sharpen - GPU acceleration using OpenCL
• VR Blur - GPU acceleration using OpenCL (in 8bit projects)
• VR Sharpen - new Edge Sensitivity mode offering quality/performance tradeoff.
• Title Studio - many new and improved presets including switch to universal fonts and better preset integration with FX Browser.
• Title Studio and Type on Text - improved edge quality in 3D scenes
• VR Insert - new Repeat option “Front + 1/3 sides”
• VR Insert - new Feather option for inserted graphic
• VR Insert - render quality improvements including cleaner edges
• Numerous additional bug fixes, particularly in Title Studio, VR filters, licensing, and particles.

Continuum for AVX - Avid - 11.0.2 Release Notes

January 4, 2018

Continuum (BCC) 11.0.2 for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

Enhancements in Continuum (BCC) 11.0.2 for Avid:

• VR Sharpen - GPU acceleration using OpenCL
• VR Blur - GPU acceleration using OpenCL (in 8bit projects)
• VR Sharpen - new Edge Sensitivity mode offering quality/performance tradeoff.
• Title Studio and 3D Objects performance improvements in Avid, especially in 16 bit.
• Title Studio - many new and improved presets including switch to universal fonts and better preset integration with FX Browser.
• Title Studio and Type on Text - improved edge quality in 3D scenes
• VR Insert - new Repeat option “Front + 1/3 sides”
• VR Insert - new Feather option for inserted graphic
• VR Insert - render quality improvements including cleaner edges
• Numerous additional bug fixes, particularly in Title Studio, VR filters, licensing, and particles.

Continuum for Adobe AE/Premiere - 11.0.2 Release Notes

January 4, 2018

Continuum (BCC) 11.0.2 for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

Enhancements in Continuum (BCC) 11.0.2 for Adobe AE/Premiere:

• VR Sharpen - GPU acceleration using OpenCL
• VR Blur - GPU acceleration using OpenCL (in 8bit projects)
• VR Sharpen - new Edge Sensitivity mode offering quality/performance tradeoff.
• Title Studio - many new and improved presets including switch to universal fonts and better preset integration with FX Browser.
• Title Studio and Type on Text - improved edge quality in 3D scenes
• VR Insert - new Repeat option “Front + 1/3 sides”
• VR Insert - new Feather option for inserted graphic
• VR Insert - render quality improvements including cleaner edges
• Numerous additional bug fixes, particularly in Title Studio, VR filters, licensing, and particles.

Continuum for OFX - 11.0.1 Release Notes

November 16, 2017

Continuum (BCC) 11.0.1 for OFX - OpenFX - Release Notes

Continuum 11.0.1 for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve, Nuke, and Vegas. Other OFX hosts may work to varying degrees but are not yet officially supported.

What’s New in Continuum 11 for OFX (Summary of major changes since BCC10):

• 7 New Effects:
• Broadcast Safe
• Primatte Studio
• VR Blur
• VR Flicker Fixer
• VR Insert
• VR Reorient
• VR Sharpen
• RLM Based Licensing.
• BCC 3D Objects Category - improved edge quality
• BCC Title Studio - Performance Improvements - particularly with static titles.
• BCC Title Studio - Expanded preset library.
• BCC Title Studio - Numerous UI enhancements.
• Mocha PixelChooser - Faster rendering and tracking and improved tracking accuracy.
• New Presets in Particle Emitter 3D and Particle Array
• BCC Motion Blur - improved optical flow accuracy under Advanced Mode.
• Improved text rendering for overlay labels on Retina macs.
• Numerous bug fixes

Continuum for AVX - Avid - 11.0.0 Release Notes

October 12, 2017

Continuum (BCC) 11.0.0 for AVX - Avid - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 11 for Avid (Summary of major changes since BCC10):

• 7 New Effects:

• Broadcast Safe

• Primatte Studio

• VR Blur

• VR Flicker Fixer

• VR Insert

• VR Reorient

• VR Sharpen

• RLM Based Licensing.

• BCC 3D Objects Category - improved edge quality

• BCC Title Studio - Performance Improvements - particularly with static titles.

Continuum for Adobe AE/Premiere - 11.0.0 Release Notes

October 12, 2017

Continuum (BCC) 11.0.0 for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

What’s New in Continuum 11 Adobe (Summary of major changes since BCC10):

• 7 new effects:
• Broadcast Safe
• Primatte Studio
• VR Blur
• VR Flicker Fixer
• VR Insert
• VR Reorient
• VR Sharpen
• RLM Based Licensing.
• BCC 3D Objects Category - improved edge quality
• BCC Title Studio - Performance Improvements - particularly with static titles.
• BCC Title Studio - Expanded preset library.
• BCC Title Studio - Numerous UI enhancements.
• Mocha PixelChooser - Faster rendering and tracking and improved tracking accuracy.
• New Presets in Particle Emitter 3D and Particle Array
• BCC Motion Blur - improved optical flow accuracy under Advanced Mode.
• Numerous bug fixes

BCC Adobe AE/Premiere - 10.0.6 Release Notes

April 13, 2017

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.6 for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

Enhancements in BCC 10.0.6 for Adobe AE/Premiere:

• Render node license support in AE via RLM floating licensing server.

• Improved HDR support in many filters including Lens Flare 3D, Stage Light, Video Glitch, Grunge, Colorize, Colorize Glow, Linear Color Key, Misalignment, LED, Bump Map, Particle Emitter 3D, Orgranic Strands, Particle Array 3D, Pin Art 3D, and 3D Extruded Image Shatter.

BCC FxPlug 10.0.6 Release Notes

April 13, 2017

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.6 for FxPlug - Release Notes

Enhancements in BCC 10.0.6 for FxPlug:

• Improved HDR support in many filters including Lens Flare 3D, Stage Light, Video Glitch, Grunge, Colorize, Colorize Glow, Linear Color Key, Misalignment, LED, Bump Map, Particle Emitter 3D, Orgranic Strands, Particle Array 3D, Pin Art 3D, and 3D Extruded Image Shatter.

• More accurate 3D lighting model in 3D Extruded Image Shatter, Organic Strands, Particle Emitter 3D, Particle Array 3D, Pin Art 3D, Stage Light, and Wild Cards.

BCC OFX 10.0.6 Release Notes

April 13, 2017

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.6 for OFX - Release Notes

BCC 10.0.6 for OFX officially supports Nuke, DaVinci Resolve, and Vegas. Official support for additional OFX hosts will be added in the future updates.

Enhancements in BCC 10.0.6 for OFX:

• Support for BCC Deinterlace in Resolve.

• Render node license support in Nuke via RLM floating licensing server.

• Improved background rendering in Nuke projects containing mocha PixelChooser.

• Improved HDR support in many filters including Lens Flare 3D, Stage Light, Video Glitch, Grunge, Colorize, Colorize Glow, Linear Color Key, Misalignment, LED, Bump Map, Particle Emitter 3D, Orgranic Strands, Particle Array 3D, Pin Art 3D, and 3D Extruded Image Shatter.

BCC AVX - Avid 10.0.6 - Release Notes

April 13, 2017

Boris Continuum Complete AVX [Avid] 10.0.6 Release Notes

Enhancements in BCC AVX 10.0.6:

• More accurate 3D lighting model in 3D Extruded Image Shatter, Organic Strands, Particle Emitter 3D, Particle Array 3D, Pin Art 3D, Stage Light, and Wild Cards.

• Improved support for Title Studio in Mac OSX 10.12

• Resolve issues with Avid’s Dynamic Media Folder background transcoding when BCC is installed.

• Numerous additional bug fixes.

BCC AVX 10.0.6 was released on 4/13/2017 and is an update to:

BCC AVX - Avid 10.0.5 - Release Notes

February 10, 2017

Boris Continuum Complete AVX [Avid] 10.0.5 Release Notes

BCC AVX 10.0.5 was released on 2/10/2017 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 10.0.2 ( BCC AVX 10.0.2 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 10.0.1 ( BCC AVX 10.0.1 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 10.0.0 ( BCC AVX 10.0.0 Release Notes )

BCC Adobe AE/Premiere - 10.0.5 Release Notes

February 10, 2017

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.5 for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

BCC 10.0.5 for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro was released on 2/10/2017 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.2 for Adobe ( BCC 10.0.2 Adobe Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.1.6 for Adobe ( BCC 10.0.1.6 Adobe Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.1 for Adobe ( BCC 10.0.1 Adobe Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.0 for Adobe ( BCC 10.0.0 Adobe Release Notes )

BCC OFX 10.0.5 Release Notes

February 10, 2017

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.5 for OFX - Release Notes

BCC 10.0.5 for OFX (OpenFX) hosts was released on 2/10/2017 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.3 for OFX (BCC 10.0.3 OFX Release Notes)
• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.2 for OFX (BCC 10.0.2 OFX Release Notes)
• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.0 for OFX (BCC 10.0.0 OFX Release Notes)

BCC 10.0.5 for OFX officially supports Nuke, DaVinci Resolve, and Vegas.  Official support for additional OFX hosts will be added in future updates.

BCC FxPlug 10.0.5 Release Notes

February 10, 2017

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.5 for FxPlug - Release Notes

BCC FxPlug 10.0.5 for Apple FxPlug hosts was released on 2/10/2017 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.2 for FxPlug (BCC 10.0.2 FxPlug Release Notes)

Enhancements in BCC 10.0.5 for FxPlug:

• 3D Objects Performance:

• Major performance enhancements for all 3D Objects filters on many GPU models.

• Reframer

• New Resample Quality menu to ensure access to highest quality resampling techniques when upscaling content by large amounts.

BCC OFX - 10.0.3 Release Notes

October 3, 2016

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.3 for OFX - Release Notes

BCC 10.0.3 for OFX (OpenFX) hosts was released on 10/3/2016 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.2 for OFX (BCC 10.0.2 OFX Release Notes)
• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.0 for OFX (BCC 10.0.0 OFX Release Notes)

BCC 10.0.3 for OFX officially supports Nuke, DaVinci Resolve, and Vegas.  Official support for additional OFX hosts will be added in future updates.

BCC Adobe AE/Premiere – 10.0.2 Release Notes

August 2, 2016

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.2 for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

BCC 10.0.2 for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro was released on 8/2/2016 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.1.6 for Adobe ( BCC 10.0.1.6 Adobe Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.1 for Adobe ( BCC 10.0.1 Adobe Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.0 for Adobe ( BCC 10.0.0 Adobe Release Notes )

BCC AVX [Avid] - 10.0.2 Release Notes

July 29, 2016

Boris Continuum Complete AVX 10.0.2 Release Notes

BCC AVX 10.0.2 was released on 7/29/2016 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 10.0.1 ( BCC AVX 10.0.1 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 10.0.0 ( BCC AVX 10.0.0 Release Notes )

Enhancements in BCC AVX 10.0.2:

• General Enhancements:
  • Support for Avid's separate Filter vs. Transition palettes in Media Composer 8.5+ which allows a cleaner list of available transitions.
  • FX Browser - faster playback speed and faster RAM buffering.
  • Large performance boost on QuadroFX cards in 16bit projects for OGL filters such as Lens Flare 3D.
  • Numerous bug fixes.
• Filter Enhancements:
  • Witness Protection - simplified mocha tracking workflow with single click access to mocha for easy obscuration of multiple moving objects in a single effect instance.
  • Reframer - New Resample Quality menu to ensure access to highest quality resampling techniques when upscaling content by large amounts.
  • Extruded Spline, Extruded EPS, and Layer Deformer - 10% performance optimization.
  • Video Glitch - 24 new presets.
• PixelChooser/mocha Enhancements:
  • mocha PixelChooser supports GPU accelerated tracking (OpenCL).
  • mocha PixelChooser now supports Avid's background rendering system.
  • mocha PixelChooser option to suppress the Low Resolution Warning Dialog until the next time the application is relaunched.
  • PixelChooser Matte Pre-Smoothing using OpenCL accelerated advanced edge-preserving smoothing routine which minimizes noise in a matte without over-softening critical image features.
• Title Studio Enhancements:
  • Soft Cast Shadows
  • Depth of Field
  • Many new and improved presets
  • New Gradient styles
  • New Material styles
  • New Text styles
  • The timeline UI has an improved look
  • Numerous UI workflow refinements.
  • Installer now includes many pre-configured workspace layouts under the Window->Workspace menu.
  • New contextual control command in the timeline track to rescale all nested track's keyframes to align with the parent track.
  • Scale Anchor Point control
  • Support for importing Title Studio .blu files into existing Title Studio compositions to allow easily repurposing project sub-elements.
  • Gradients styles can now be applied to splines, primitives, and text runs. 
  • Infinite groundplane regardless of scale or zoom.
  • Wireframe camera instead of solid camera icon.

BCC FxPlug - 10.0.2 Release Notes

June 23, 2016

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.2 for FxPlug - Release Notes

BCC FxPlug 10.0.2 for FxPlug is the first release of BCC10 for FxPlug and was released on 6/23/2016.

BCC 10.0.2 for FxPlug supports Apple's Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5 hosts.

What's New in BCC 10 for FxPlug (Summary of major changes since BCC9):

• New effects:
  • Beauty Studio
  • Dropout Fixer
  • Fast Film Glow
  • Fast Film Process
  • Fast Lens Blur
  • Light Leaks
  • Reframer
  • Remover
  • Video Glitch
• New transitions:
  • Cross Glitch
  • Cross Melt
  • Cross Zoom
  • Fast Film Glow Dissolve
  • Lens Blur Dissolve
  • Light Leaks Dissolve
• More than 80 new transition templates in Final Cut
• More than 170 new effect templates in Final Cut
• Hundreds of new presets in Motion.
• Greater use of OpenCL and OpenGL for GPU acceleration in filters such as Beauty Studio, Fast Film Glow, Fast Film Process, Fast Lens Blur, Fast Film Glow Dissolve, Lens Blur Dissolve, and many more.
• PixelChooser re-engineered for streamlined UI, enhanced shape masking, and robust color keying.
• Improved support for 3D deformers in Final Cut in the 3D Objects family of filters.
• New textures added to BCC Grunge.
• Advanced Optical Flow option in BCC Motion Blur.
• Added View Current Matte feature to Chroma Key Studio.
• Streamlined effect categories with deprecated filters moved to Obsolete category.
• Numerous bug fixes.

Mocha Pro Plug-in 5.0.0 - Release Notes

June 1, 2016

This is the first version of the Mocha Pro Plug-in, which bring’s Mocha’s tools into Avid Media Composer, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere as a plug-in.

Mocha Pro Standalone 5.0.0 - Release Notes

June 1, 2016

This is a major version update with many new features, including: GPU-enhanced tracking, a redesigned insert module, copy and pasting contours, Silhouette export and import and a vastly improved Python API.

BCC OFX - 10.0.2 Release Notes

May 18, 2016

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.2 for OFX - Release Notes

BCC 10.0.2 for OFX (OpenFX) hosts was released on 5/17/2016 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.0 for OFX (BCC 10.0.0 OFX Release Notes)

BCC 10.0.2 for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve and Sony Vegas.  Official support for additional OFX hosts will be added in future updates.

Enhancements in BCC 10.0.2 for OFX:

BCC OFX - 10.0.0 Release Notes

April 14, 2016

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.0 for OFX - Release Notes

BCC 10.0.0 for OFX was released on 4/14/2016.

BCC 10.0.0 for OFX officially supports DaVinci Resolve and Sony Vegas.  Official support for additional OFX hosts will be added in future updates.

What's New in BCC 10 for OFX (Summary of major changes since BCC9):

• New effects:
  • Beauty Studio
  • Dropout Fixer
  • Fast Film Glow
  • Fast Film Process
  • Fast Lens Blur
  • Light Leaks
  • Reframer
  • Remover
  • Title Studio
  • Video Glitch
  • Unsharp Mask (new in OFX hosts other than Vegas where it was already included in BCC9)
  • Videoscope (new in OFX hosts other than Vegas where it was already included in BCC9)
• New transitions:
  • Cross Glitch
  • Cross Melt
  • Cross Zoom
  • Fast Film Glow Dissolve
  • Lens Blur Dissolve
  • Light Leaks Dissolve
• Render speeds improved by 10-30% as compared to BCC9.
• PixelChooser re-engineered for streamlined UI, enhanced shape masking, and robust color keying.
• Greater use of OpenCL and OpenGL for GPU acceleration in filters such as Beauty Studio, Title Studio, Fast Film Glow, Fast Film Process, Fast Lens Blur, Lens Blur Dissolve, and many more.
• FX Browser™ support in 3D Objects family of effects.
• Change text fields directly from FX Browser™ in 3D objects filters.
• New textures added to BCC Grunge.
• Advanced Optical Flow option in BCC Motion Blur.
• Added View Current Matte feature to Chroma Key Studio.
• New presets for many key filters such as Fast Film Process, Fast Film Glow, Grunge, Glare, Glint, and Glitter.
• Streamlined effect categories with deprecated filters moved to Obsolete category.
• Point picker widgets now include text labels to more easily distinguish between multiple point controls.
• Numerous bug fixes.

BCC Adobe AE/Premiere – 10.0.1.6 Release Notes

March 17, 2016

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.1.6 for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

BCC 10.0.1.6 for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro was released on 3/17/2016 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.1 for Adobe ( BCC 10.0.1 Adobe Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.0 for Adobe ( BCC 10.0.0 Adobe Release Notes )

Enhancements in BCC 10.0.1.6 for Adobe AE/Premiere:

BCC Adobe AE/Premiere – 10.0.1 Release Notes

March 7, 2016

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.1 for Adobe AE/Premiere - Release Notes

BCC 10.0.1 for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro was released on 3/7/2016 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.0 for Adobe ( BCC 10.0.0 Adobe Release Notes )

Enhancements in BCC 10.0.1 for Adobe AE/Premiere:

• General Enhancements:
  • FX Browser playback performance optimization in the 3D Objects category.
  • Support for Open CL optimization on older Mac laptops with NVIDIA graphics.
  • Enanced reliablity across all OpenCL optimized effects.
  • Hide Disabled Parameters added to Preferences to control whether disabled params are completely hidden.
  • Numerous bug fixes. 
• Filter Enhancements:
  • BCC Beauty Studio - OpenCL refinements yielding additional 1.3x - 2x performance improvement.
  • BCC Light Leaks Dissolve - 45 new presets.
  • 3D Objects Category - New Constant Scale option allowing greater control over bevels as Extrusion Depth changes.
  • Fast Film Glow - New Avoid Clipping control to enable glows to expand past image boundaries without clipping along the edges.
• Title Studio Enhancements:
  • Render performance optimization - e.g. Credit Rolls render up to 1.5x faster.
  • Many new text animation and countdown templates.
  • Support for tab stops in imported RTF text files.
  • Extrusion Styles now scale with text point size for easy workflow.
  • More accurate Motion Blur.
  • Presets arranged thematically in subfolders for easier navigation.
  • New Countdown generator for simple countdown animations.
  • New Fixed Width option in Numbers generator for stable animation.
  • Improved Preview To RAM feature.
  • Improved Cinema 4D format support.
• Pixel Chooser Enhancements:
  • mocha performance optimization on Mac - mask rendering speed improved 1.4x
  • mocha improvements to trimmed clip handling in AE and Premiere
  • New OpenCL optimized edge-preserving PreSmoothing option in the PixelChooser Matte group to enable creating cleaner HSL isolations and Luma/Channel mattes.
  • HSL Key - Full OpenCL acceleration yielding 2-2.5x improvement in key rendering performance.
  • HSL Key - improved quality (less noisy) in regions with low saturation.
  • HUD overlay widgets for Egg Shape masks.

BCC AVX [Avid] - 10.0.1 Release Notes

January 29, 2016

Boris Continuum Complete AVX 10.0.1 Release Notes

BCC AVX 10.0.1 was released on 1/29/2016 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 10.0.0 ( BCC AVX 10.0.0 Release Notes )

Enhancements in BCC AVX 10.0.1:

• General Enhancements:
  • Enhanced 4K support in Open GL filters.  All filters work seamlessly in 4K with no need to set the 4K Buffers preference setting.
  • Smaller installers for faster downloads and reduced installation footprint.
  • Direct online documentation is now used in place of local doc files to ensure access to latest revisions.
  • Support for Open CL optimization in older Mac laptops with NVIDIA graphics.
  • Improved Windows 10 support – no need to reinstall graphics drivers after windows 10 software updates.
  • Optimized Avid project size when BCC AVX filters are applied.
  • Numerous bug fixes.
• Filter Enhancements:
  • BCC Light Leaks - Full Open CL optimization yielding 2x - 3x performance improvement.
  • BCC Beauty Studio - OpenCL refinements yielding additional 1.3x performance improvement.
  • BCC Beauty Studio - Now includes Film Glow and Magic Sharp options.
  • BCC Light Leaks Dissolve - 45 new presets.
  • BCC Prism - Improved default settings generating a smooth Chromatic Aberration look.
  • BCC Glare - Improved default settings generating a more typical glare look.
  • BCC Fast Film Glow - Added Matte Layer and Glow Under Source controls.
  • BCC Video Glitch – Improved Block Damage feature for 4k and higher resolutions.
  • 3D Objects Category - New Constant Scale option allowing greater control over bevels as Extrusion Depth changes.
  • BCC Witness Protection - Now includes PixelChooser with mocha tracking. Mocha support enables obscuring multiple separate faces/logos in a single effect instance with highly robust tracking.
• Title Studio Enhancements:
  • Render performance optimization - e.g. Credit Rolls render 5-6x faster.
  • Many new text animation and countdown templates.
  • Improved preview playback speeds in the FX Browser.
  • Support for tab stops in imported RTF text files.
  • New Opacity Control for 3D Scene and Containers.
  • Extrusion Styles now scale with text point size for easy workflow.
  • Support for loading external PNG files.
  • No need to set the "Use 4K Buffers" preference to work in 4k.
  • Enhanced 2D Text Quality – Vector scale text for perfect edges.
  • Improved 2D Text backdrops for automated scale with text sizes.
  • More accurate Motion Blur.
  • Presets arranged thematically in subfolders for easier navigation.
  • New Countdown generator for simple countdown animations.
  • New Fixed Width option in Numbers generator for stable animation.
  • Improved Preview To RAM feature.
  • Improved Cinema 4D format support.
• PixelChooser Enhancements:
  • mocha performance optimization - mask rendering speed improved 1.4x
  • HSL Key - Full OpenCL acceleration yielding 2-2.5x improvement in key rendering performance.
  • HSL Key - new Clip Black, Clip White, and Gamma controls for fine tuning key results.
  • HSL Key - improved quality (less noisy) in regions with low saturation.
  • HUD overlay widgets for Rectangle, Oval, Circle, and Egg Shape masks.
  • New View Mask/Matte checkbox replaces View Choosen Pixels menu option for added convenience.

BCC Adobe AE/Premiere – 10.0.0 Release Notes

December 14, 2015

Boris Continuum Complete 10.0.0 for Adobe - Release Notes

BCC 10.0.0 for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro was released on 12/14/2015.

What's New in BCC 10 for Adobe (Summary of major changes since BCC9):

• mocha planar tracking integrated directly into the PixelChooser.
• 8 new effects:
  • Beauty Studio
  • Dropout Fixer
  • Fast Lens Blur
  • Light Leaks
  • Reframer
  • Remover
  • Title Studio
  • Video Glitch
• 5 new transitions:
  • Cross Glitch
  • Cross Melt
  • Cross Zoom
  • Lens Blur Dissolve
  • Light Leaks Dissolve
• PixelChooser re-engineered for streamlined UI, enhanced shape masking, and robust color keying (in addition to mocha spline tracking).
• Greater use of OpenCL and OpenGL for GPU acceleration in filters such as Beauty Studio, Title Studio, Fast Lens Blur, Lens Blur Dissolve, and many more.
• New OpenCL rendering engine for enhanced performance and robustness in OpenCL accelerated filters.
• FX Browser™ support in 3D Objects family of effects.
• Change text fields directly from FX Browser™ in 3D objects filters.
• Fast Film Glow:
  • Render quality improvements - particularly on alpha clips.
  • Additional standard features such as Compare Mode, PixelChooser with mocha, and Beat Reactor.
• Fast Film Process:
  • Improved OpenCL rendering.
  • Additional standard features such as Compare Mode and PixelChooser with mocha.
• Witness Protection now includes the PixelChooser with mocha to allow tracking/obscuring multiple simultaneous regions in a single effect instance.
• New textures added to BCC Grunge.
• Advanced Optical Flow option in BCC Motion Blur.
• Added View Current Matte feature to Chroma Key Studio.
• New presets for many key filters such as Fast Film Process, Fast Film Glow, Grunge, Glare, Glint, and Glitter.
• Streamlined effect categories with deprecated filters moved to Obsolete category.
• Numerous bug fixes.

BCC AVX [Avid] - 10.0.0 Release Notes

October 29, 2015

Boris Continuum Complete AVX 10.0.0 Release Notes

BCC AVX 10.0.0 was released on 10/29/2015.

What's New in BCC AVX 10 (Summary of major changes since BCC9):

• mocha planar tracking integrated directly into the PixelChooser.
• 8 new effects:
  • Beauty Studio
  • Dropout Fixer
  • Fast Lens Blur
  • Light Leaks
  • Reframer
  • Remover
  • Title Studio
  • Video Glitch
• 5 new transitions:
  • Cross Glitch
  • Cross Melt
  • Cross Zoom
  • Lens Blur Dissolve
  • Light Leaks Dissolve
• PixelChooser re-engineered for streamlined UI, enhanced shape masking, and robust color keying (in addition to mocha spline tracking).
• Greater use of OpenCL and OpenGL for GPU acceleration in filters such as Beauty Studio, Title Studio, Fast Lens Blur, Lens Blur Dissolve, and many more.
• New OpenCL rendering engine for enhanced performance and robustness in OpenCL accelerated filters.
• FX Browser™ support in 3D Objects family of effects.
• Change text fields directly from FX Browser™ in 3D objects filters.
• Fast Film Glow:
  • Render quality improvements - particularly on alpha clips.
  • Additional standard features such as Compare Mode, PixelChooser with mocha, and Beat Reactor.
  • 2x performance improvement in interlaced AVX projects.
• Fast Film Process:
  • Improved OpenCL rendering.
  • Additional standard features such as Compare Mode and PixelChooser with mocha.
• New textures added to BCC Grunge.
• Advanced Optical Flow option in BCC Motion Blur.
• Added View Current Matte feature to Chroma Key Studio.
• New presets for many key filters such as Fast Film Process, Fast Film Glow, Grunge, Glare, Glint, and Glitter.
• Streamlined effect categories with deprecated filters moved to Obsolete category.
• Numerous bug fixes.

Mocha Pro 4.1.3 - Release Notes

October 22, 2015

This is a patch update to add MochaBlend exports to mocha Pro:
• MochaBlend tracking Data: Tracking data for setting up camera rigs in MochaBlend
• MochaBlend shape Data: Shape data for setting up 3D splines in MochaBlend

BCC AVX - 9.0.5 Release Notes

August 14, 2015

Boris Continuum Complete AVX 9.0.5 was released on 8/13/2015 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 9.0.2a ( BCC AVX 9.0.2a Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 9.0.2 ( BCC AVX 9.0.2 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 9.0.1 ( BCC AVX 9.0.1 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 9.0.0 ( BCC AVX 9.0.0 Release Notes )

Feature Enhancements in BCC AVX 9.0.5:

BCC AE/Premiere Pro - 9.0.5 Release Notes

August 4, 2015

Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.5 was released on 8/3/2015 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.4 ( BCC AE 9.0.4 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.3 ( BCC AE 9.0.3 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.2 ( BCC AE 9.0.2 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.1 ( BCC AE 9.0.1 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.0 ( BCC AE 9.0.0 Release Notes )

Windows 10 support:

BCC AE/Premiere Pro - 9.0.4 Release Notes

June 16, 2015

Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.4 was released on 6/16/2015 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.3 ( BCC AE 9.0.3 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.2 ( BCC AE 9.0.2 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.1 ( BCC AE 9.0.1 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.0 ( BCC AE 9.0.0 Release Notes )

Feature Enhancements in BCC AE 9.0.4:

Graffiti - 6.6.0 Release Notes

November 25, 2014

New Host Support:

• Pinnacle 17 and 18 (Windows)
• Lightworks 12 (Windows and Mac)
• Resolve 11 (Windows and Mac)

New Features:

• Avid Media Composer : Graffiti now has Green Dot RT option and Apply to Title option

Fixed Bugs:

• SPR 30823: Premiere CC 2014 Mac Only: If both CC (CS 7) & CC 2014 are present on the system then Graffiti does not get installed for/show up in Premiere CC 2014.
• SPR 30715: Resolve/Vegas- Windows - Crash selecting Graffiti preferences from Resolve/Vegas.

BCC OFX (Resolve) - 9.0.3 Release Notes

October 3, 2014

Welcome to Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) - the world's most comprehensive visual effects plug-in collection.  BCC contains over two hundred effects spanning 17 effects categories including plug-ins for 3D text, chroma keying, image restoration, glows, lens flares, volumetric lighting, transitions, and much more.  BCC ships with thousands of free presets and includes the BCC FX Browser for quickly previewing presets applied to your source footage. For a full introduction to BCC for Resolve including video highlights, filter galleries, and a wealth of online tutorials please visit https://borisfx.com.

BCC AVX - 9.0.2a Release Notes

October 2, 2014

Boris Continuum Complete AVX 9.0.2a was released on 10/2/2014 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 9.0.2 ( BCC AVX 9.0.2 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 9.0.1 ( BCC AVX 9.0.1 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 9.0.0 ( BCC AVX 9.0.0 Release Notes )

Changes In BCC AVX 9.0.2a:

BCC FxPlug - 9.0.2 Release Notes

September 15, 2014

Welcome to Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) - the world's most comprehensive visual effects plug-in collection.  BCC contains over two hundred effects spanning 17 effects categories including plug-ins for 3D text, chroma keying, image restoration, glows, lens flares, volumetric lighting, transitions, and much more.  For a full introduction to BCC for Final Cut Pro and Motion including video highlights, filter galleries, and a wealth of online tutorials please visit /products/continuum/.

Boris RED - 5.5.3 Release Notes

September 5, 2014

Boris RED 5.5.3 was released on 9/5/2014

Changes in RED 5.5.3:

• Official support for Assimilate Scratch.
• Performance improvements in 8bit Edius projects.

Supported Host Environments:

• All releases of RED from v5.5 onward are 64 bit-only on both Mac and Win platforms.  32 bit hosts are still supported with RED v5.4

Registration:
Make sure to register your product in order to receive the latest technical and upgrade information.

Help / Training / Support:
Numerous resources are available for helping you get the most out of Boris RED.

BCC OFX (Resolve) - 9.0.2 Release Notes

September 5, 2014

Welcome to Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) - the world's most comprehensive visual effects plug-in collection.  BCC contains over two hundred effects spanning 17 effects categories including plug-ins for 3D text, chroma keying, image restoration, glows, lens flares, volumetric lighting, transitions, and much more.  BCC ships with thousands of free presets and includes the BCC FX Browser for quickly previewing presets applied to your source footage.  For a full introduction to BCC for Resolve including video highlights, filter galleries, and a wealth of online tutorials please visit https://borisfx.com.

BCC AE/Premiere Pro - 9.0.3 Release Notes

August 30, 2014

Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.3 was released on 8/30/2014 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.2 ( BCC AE 9.0.2 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.1 ( BCC AE 9.0.1 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.0 ( BCC AE 9.0.0 Release Notes )

Changes In BCC AE 9.0.3:

BCC AVX - 9.0.2 Release Notes

August 19, 2014

Boris Continuum Complete AVX 9.0.2 was released on 8/19/2014 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 9.0.1 ( BCC AVX 9.0.1 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AVX 9.0.0 ( BCC AVX 9.0.0 Release Notes )

Feature Enhancements in BCC AVX 9.0.2 :

• 16 bit rendering (with an internal float render pipeline) for all effects in the 3D Objects category.
• Hardware antialiasing for enhanced edge quality in the 3D Objects category.
• 3D Objects filters now support preserving intermediate alpha channels in multi-effect stacks.
• Chroma Key Studio workflow improvements
  • Custom Spline Masking allows drawing masks while the underlying key is disabled to permit easier drawing.
  • View Current Matte - quick way to view the mate with any combination of matte processing passes applied.
  • View Matte Noise - handy preview of the matte "status" which quickly identifies any incomplete areas of the key or print through problems in the foreground.
  • Ability to disable the Chroma Key and/or Spill Suppression passes independently for simplified setup.
• FX Browser UI enhancements
  • Improved workspace management including more accurate saving/restoring of workspace configurations.
  • Enhanced thumbnail previews of transitions and other time sensitive filters - thumbnails now preview towards the effect midpoints for more representative results.
  • Improved timeline navigation.
  • Improved window handling on Retina displays.
• Pan and Zoom - Action/Title Safe Guides improvements.
  • Separate controls for enabling action and title safe guides independently.
  • Option for 4:3 guides in 16:9 projects.
  • Improved look with more subtle colors and drop shadows for better visibility.
• Improved Motion Tracker Data Import (including Mocha data).
  • Tracker Time Offset control allows trimming clips after they have been previously tracked without the need to retrack.
  • New "Use External Data" indicator simplifies workflows involving externally imported data such as from Mocha or from previous BCC tracker runs.
• Safe Levels preference settings for customized workflows:
  • Save Levels Default - set your preferred default levels
  • Save Levels Global Override - force a project to render with safe levels set a particular way.
• Integrated Beat Reactor added to Stage Light and Laser Beam.
• New Smoke Radius control in Laser Beam.
• Improved default settings for Film Glow and Fast Film Glow.
• New presets added to many filters.
• Composite On Source and Gamma Adjustment added to Stage Light.
• Built in Motion Blur added to Corner Pin.
• Tracker Time Offset added to Corner Pin.
• Colored Background option added to Swish Pan.
• Brightness Peak and Control Peak added to Lens Transition.
• Help Documentation refinements.
• Numerous bug fixes.

Boris RED - 5.5.2 Release Notes

August 19, 2014

Boris RED 5.5.2 was released on 8/19/2014

Video intro to new Avid titling features in RED  5.5.2 :

Registration:
Make sure to register your product in order to receive the latest technical and upgrade information.

Help / Training / Support:
Numerous resources are available for helping you get the most out of Boris RED.

• Help documentation is installed locally with the RED software so it can be accessed instantly even without an internet connection. Help documents for each included BCC and FEC effect are available via a help button from directly with each plug-in's UI.
• The training links on  borisfx.com  offer a rich trove of additional learning materials including:
  • BorisTV  – The latest video tutorials on wide ranging uses for RED.
  • Webinar Replays  – deep training by industry experts on a variety of techniques that leverage RED
  • Tutorials  – step by step guides to creating must have effects.
  • Forum Tips  – solutions to real world visual effects challenges posed by artists on industry forums.
• For technical support, contact Boris RED technical support specialists:
  • web:  https://borisfx.com/support/
  • e-mail: support@borisfx.com

BCC OFX (Sony Vegas Pro) - 9.0.2D Release Notes

August 15, 2014

Boris Continuum Complete OFX for Sony Vegas 9.0.2D was released on 8/15/2014 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete OFX 9.0.2 Vegas ( BCC OFX 9.0.2 Vegas Release Notes )

Feature Enhancements in BCC OFX 9.0.2D for Vegas :

• 4K support for effects in the 3D Objects category.
  • All BCC filters now support 4K rendering.  For hardware accelerated filters it is recommended that your graphics card supports at least 2GB of on board memory for 4K work.
• Hardware antialiasing for enhanced edge quality in the 3D Objects category.
• Full float rendering pipeline for effects in the 3D Objects category.
• Chroma Key Studio workflow improvements
  • View Current Matte - quick way to view the mate with any combination of matte processing passes applied.
  • View Matte Noise - handy preview of the matte "status" which quickly identifies any incomplete areas of the key or print through problems in the foreground.
  • Ability to disable the Chroma Key and/or Spill Suppression passes independently for simplified setup.
• FX Browser UI enhancements
  • Improved workspace management including more accurate saving/restoring of workspace configurations.
  • Enhanced thumbnail previews of transitions and other time sensitive filters - thumbnails now preview towards the effect midpoints for more representative results.
  • Improved timeline navigation.
• Pan and Zoom - Action/Title Safe Guides improvements.
  • Separate controls for enabling action and title safe guides independently.
  • Option for 4:3 guides in 16:9 projects.
  • Improved look with more subtle colors and drop shadows for better visibility.
• Improved Motion Tracker Data Import (including Mocha data).
  • Tracker Time Offset control allows trimming clips after they have been previously tracked without the need to retrack.
  • New "Use External Data" indicator simplifies workflows involving externally imported data such as from Mocha or from previous BCC tracker runs.
• Integrated Beat Reactor added to Stage Light and Laser Beam.
• New Smoke Radius control in Laser Beam.
• Improved default settings for Film Glow and Fast Film Glow.
• New presets added to many filters.
• Composite On Source and Gamma Adjustment added to Stage Light.
• Built in Motion Blur added to Corner Pin.
• Tracker Time Offset added to Corner Pin.
• Colored Background option added to Swish Pan.
• Brightness Peak and Control Peak added to Lens Transition.
• Help Documentation refinements.
• Numerous bug fixes.

BCC AE/Premiere Pro - 9.0.2 Release Notes

August 12, 2014

Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.2 was released on 8/12/2014 and is an update to:

• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.1 ( BCC AE 9.0.1 Release Notes )
• Boris Continuum Complete AE 9.0.0 ( BCC AE 9.0.0 Release Notes )

Feature Enhancements in BCC AE 9.0.2:

• 4K support for effects in the 3D Objects category.
  • All BCC filters now support 4K rendering.  For hardware accelerated filters it is recommended that your graphics card supports at least 2GB of on board memory for 4K work.
• 16 bit and float rendering support for effects in the 3D Objects category.
• Hardware antialiasing for enhanced edge quality in the 3D Objects category.
• Chroma Key Studio workflow improvements
  • View Current Matte - quick way to view the mate with any combination of matte processing passes applied.
  • View Matte Noise - handy preview of the matte "status" which quickly identifies any incomplete areas of the key or print through problems in the foreground.
  • Ability to disable the Chroma Key and/or Spill Suppression passes independently for simplified setup.
• FX Browser UI enhancements
  • Improved workspace management including more accurate saving/restoring of workspace configurations.
  • Enhanced thumbnail previews of transitions and other time sensitive filters - thumbnails now preview towards the effect midpoints for more representative results.
  • Improved timeline navigation.
  • Improved window handling on Retina displays.
• Pan and Zoom - Action/Title Safe Guides improvements.
  • Separate controls for enabling action and title safe guides independently.
  • Option for 4:3 guides in 16:9 projects.
  • Improved look with more subtle colors and drop shadows for better visibility.
• Improved Motion Tracker Data Import (including Mocha data).
  • Tracker Time Offset control allows trimming clips after they have been previously tracked without the need to retrack.
  • New "Use External Data" indicator simplifies workflows involving externally imported data such as from Mocha or from previous BCC tracker runs.
• Integrated Beat Reactor added to Stage Light and Laser Beam.
• New Smoke Radius control in Laser Beam.
• Improved default settings for Film Glow and Fast Film Glow.
• New presets added to many filters.
• Composite On Source and Gamma Adjustment added to Stage Light.
• Built in Motion Blur added to Corner Pin.
• Tracker Time Offset added to Corner Pin.
• Colored Background option added to Swish Pan.
• Brightness Peak and Control Peak added to Lens Transition.
• Help Documentation refinements.
• Numerous bug fixes.