Boris FX Sapphire 2022 adds a new cinematic color grading tool, Sapphire ColorFuse. This unique effect promises faster color grading, support for CUDA, Metal, and native Apple M1 GPU acceleration, and portability between host applications. Boris FX is really the cream of the crop as far as professional plug-ins go. Just last year they released PowerMesh Tracking as an update to MochaPro, which tracks warp surfaces with stunning speed and accuracy. Boris FX Sapphire 2022 This new Sapphire LUT effect comes bundled with Boris FX LUT Starter pack to help you quickly and easily create pleasing looks. Applying LUTs to log footage has become extremely commonplace for productions looking to save time in post. But, complex workflows and mismatched color spaces can create undesirable results. The solution to this has always been to first apply a color transform effect or node to first adjust the footage to fit with the desired LUT. This creates a stack of effects that can be wildly inconsistent, confusing, and can slow render times to a crawl. Image credit: Boris FX Boris FX hopes to solve these issues by simplifying the process with ColorFuse in Sapphire 2022. ColorFuse puts masks, host colorspace transforms, and creative LUTs into one effect that is easy to adjust and render. Users can select colorspaces via a dropdown menu, and easily adjust the strength of up to 3 cinematic LUTs by using sliders. Image credit: Boris FX ColorFuses’ accurate color transforms are all produced in accordance with OCIO industry standards....
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 2 December, 2021