Testimonials


"Fantastic! By far the best plug-ins out there. These have totally changed the kind of looks I can create."
Martin Balk, Senior Editor
Avatar Studios, St. Louis


"We used Sapphire Plug-ins extensively on X-Men: The Last Stand.  I couldn't imagine having an effects system without it."
Greg Strause, Owner & VFX Supervisor, Hydraulx



"We used Sapphire Plug-ins to create many looks for Spider-Man that would have been nearly impossible to achieve otherwise."
Christian Boudman
Sony Pictures Imageworks



"The ultimate professional suite of visual effects... The best plug-ins money can buy."
Computer Arts Magazine


"Sapphire Plug-ins, with their on-screen controls and sensitivity to high production value, offer a uniquely intuitive interface and allow the user to create a high-end look in less time and with less effort."
DV Magazine


"Sapphire Plug-ins were used extensively throughout the production of Final Fantasy."
James Rogers
Square USA



"Sapphire Plug-ins are an essential part of my arsenal. A 'must have'."
Mark Thornton-Dibb
Digital Artist
The Refinery, Johannesburg


"I don't know how I managed before we got Sapphire. I seem to use them on every job I do now."
Pete Smith, Flame Artist
SVC Television, London


"Once again I want to thank you for Sapphire, we couldn't have done Star Trek - First Contact without your brilliant package."
Adam Howard
Digital Visual Effects Supervisor
POP Film, Santa Monica




"Your material is head and shoulders above the others."
Dick Caine, Inferno Artist
C.I.S. Hollywood


"I don't know how I'd make it through the day without Sapphire. It has so many life-saving features!"
Robert Erixon
Visual Effects Supervisor
FX|2, Sweden


"Sapphire Plug-ins quickly stand out with their superior quality, ease of use, versatility, and adaptability. They have tremendous depth."
Jen Dinisco, Freelance Artist
Avid Certified Instructor


"Sapphire Plug-ins have been a pivotal component of our effects arsenal for years. In fact, the availability of Sapphire on Shake and Tremor was one of the determining factors in purchasing these products. When it comes to effects work, our artists just can't live without it."
Ron Roberts, VFX Supervisor, Photon, Australia


"Sapphire Plug-ins are extremely impressive. The speed at which they work is breathtaking, in addition to the number of effects there are."
Mark Slade, Digital Compositor
Hypnosis VFX, London




"We decided to buy just one set of 3rd party plug-ins and Sapphire was definitely the right choice - very useful, and pretty cool too."
Dan Rubottom, Digital Artist
The Tube, Houston


"WONDERFUL Plug-ins!! We love shake and also the html support/docs! We use them in almost all our production shots, and have created effects with these not seen in feature films before. They were a favorite of the director. THANK YOU!"
Nick Bates, Visual FX Supervisor
Simex Digital Studios


"These plugins are by far the best of the best!"
Victor Duncan, Bay City TV




"We are blown away by the speed, consistency, and quality of Sapphire Plug-ins on Linux."
Andy Milkis, Visual Effects Supervisor, DesignLab @ Broadway Video, NY


"I knew we made a good purchase when I installed your product. Your support made me realize it was a great decision."
Sharon Dery, Technical Director
PRIMUS Design Group LTD.


"May you sleep better knowing your software kicks ass!"
Adam Hawkey, Lead Compositor
iOFilm, Hollywood




"They have a polished retro-futuristic look which will appeal to a wide range of motion graphic designers."
Trish & Chris Meyer
CyberMotion


"Such variety of effect range as well as fully adjustable parameters satisfy editors who have craftsmanship pride. And consequently it is reflected in the resulted superb creation."
Television Yamanashi
Japan


"Sapphire Plug-ins have inspired a cult-like following among graphics and effects artists."
Studio/monthly Magazine





"Sapphire Plug-ins is an excellent package that helped us make The Lord of the Rings."
Julian Bryant, Senior Compositor, Weta Digital

"A very intuitive package!"
Pablo Helman
Industrial Light and Magic


"Sapphire Plug-ins added to the photorealism and visual magic James Cameron required for every frame of Titanic."
Wook
Digital Domain


"Sapphire Plug-ins have added a production value to our show that is beyond measure."
Lugh Powers, Senior Editor
Days of Our Lives


"Sapphire Plug-ins have given us an amazing new level of creative freedom in our visual effects work"
VFX Post Production Team
Serena Digital




"Best plugins out there! They solve problems without EVER bugging out, and they do it faster then any other package!"
Robert Erixon
Visual Effects Supervisor
FX|2, Sweden


"I am blown away by this amazing suite of plug-ins. They add functionality to the Avid that makes it a whole new machine."
Stephen Bohls
Matchframe Editorial, Austin


"They are a dream to have."
Tim Smith, Senior Editor
M2 Television, London


"This is a great tool! Every frame in our productions uses Sapphire."
Kiril Pahlev, Senior Avid Editor
Balkan News Corp, Bulgaria


"Sapphire Plug-ins had a big role in the X-ray effects for Fox Sports NHL promo package. The variety, ease of use, and pleasing results made me, once again, happy with the choice of Sapphire as our primary plug-ins set."
Vico Sharabani, Creative Director
Rhinoceros VFX & Design, NY



"A complete lifesaver! We would have struggled to have delivered Pitch Black without Sapphire Plug-ins."
Charlie Noble, Sr. Compositor
Double Negative, London


"We used Sapphire Plug-ins extensively to create visual effects for Contact. Nobody produces film resolution plug-ins that are as reliable as the software written for Sapphire Plug-ins."
Sheena Duggal
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sony Pictures Imageworks


"There's a huge number of different effects in the Sapphire collection, and they have a monster load of controls so you have a lot of freedom. Very nice!"
Soren Kurgan Birk Jacobsen
Freelancer, Denmark


"Sapphire Plug-ins are instrumental in many of our jobs. Despite the organic, random look of the filters, they are elegantly controllable. I'm excited about the possibilities they offer."
Brian Moylan, Inferno Artist
Northwest Imaging & FX
Vancouver




"We now use Sapphire on almost every project. It's a great suite of effects."
Pete Sgro, VP Post-Production
Lifetime Television, NY


"I need my... I need my... I need my Sapphire Plug-ins! They add that something extra to make a composite come alive."
Gray Marshall, Visual Effects Supervisor, Gray Matter FX


"Sapphire Plug-ins have allowed me the creative freedom to achieve a truly professional look of multi-layered treated video which was previously unattainable on the Media Composer."
Brian Fox, Avid Editor
WBZ, Boston


"Sapphire Plug-ins have established a new frontier on the creative cutting-edge."
Simon Scott, process
Venice, California


"These are the most addictive plug-ins on the planet! They have a wonderful organic quality which can give ordinary footage a very glossy and high-end look. Its very exciting to have them in Final Cut Pro."
Martin Baker
Digital Heaven, London


"Sapphire has so many different options and parameters that each look you create has a sense of being totally unique. It's the best set of plug-ins for After Effects I know."
Brian Higgins
Sol Design FX




"They offer tools that are very deep, yet also fast and very easy to operate. They are the only plug-ins we use."
Darren Turbow
Playboy TV


"We chose Sapphire Plug-ins because they have truly become an industry standard. They are easy to learn and easy to use."
Mark Thomasson, Savannah College of Art and Design


"The Sapphire package is not just a collection of plug-ins. It is an essential toolset for VFX post production."
Showreel Magazine




"Sapphire Plug-ins is a must on all of our vfx work. It is by far the most usable package out there."
Jamie Scott, Flame Artist, MassMarket, Inc.


"Sapphire Plug-ins put simply, is an essential tool for us. Consistant, quality results everytime!"
Andy McKenna, VFX Supervisor, Moving Pixels





"They really are one of the most amazing visual effect tools available today and we rely heavily on them for our day to day work."
Markus Wernig, Senior Editor
MOJO, West Hollywood


"Sapphire Plug-ins were a great help in our work on The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe."
David Takayama, Sony Pictures Imageworks



"We've found Sapphire Plug-ins to be a mandatory set of tools for broadcast."
Oliver Cukor, President
Sleeveless Productions, NY


"I use it every day and could not do without it."
Jerry Wise, Smoke Editor
KTVT CBS11, Fort Worth, TX


"They are awesome! We have been playing like little kids with all these goodies and having a ball. We have put the halftone effect to great use, and the rack-defocus is very popular."
Wally Rodriguez
Director of Visual Effects
Upstairs, Miami


"Sapphire Plug-ins offer incredible value."
Dave Waller
Brickyard VFX, Boston



"Sapphire Plug-ins are a welcome addition. All the editors here love having so many great new effects to work with."
Jamie Manalio, Director
MTV On-Air Promotions, NY


"A great package with lots of practical uses."
Gus Comegys
Seven Seconds, Los Angeles



"Outstanding quality and excellent interface!"
Noel Castley-Wright
Supervisor Visual Fx
CO3, Santa Monica


"I love the Sapphire Plug-ins, and more importantly my clients think they are cool too! They have allowed me to open up the creative possibilities in Editbox."
Jason Farrow
Senior Editbox Editor/Artist
Blue Post Production, London


"Sapphire is simply one of the best designed and well-executed products on the market for digital compositing. It's so fundamental to our workflow - we use them on almost every single composite."
David DiNisco
Viewpoint Creative




"Sapphire Plug-ins really came through for us. They have already saved us a fortune!"
Steve Macpherson
Technical Operations Manager
Double Negative, London


"Very powerful, love the `wipes' from all the very simple-everyday- down-to-earth to the `wow-like' bubbles, diffuse, etc., great blurs with real smooth animation, powerful lens flares, really nice grain tool..."
Jorge Calvo, Flame Artist Molinare, Madrid


"Sapphire Plug-ins have opened new vistas of opportunity for image-making with our Flint. They have become a valuable and very sellable tool."
Simon Huhtala, Inferno Artist
The Interactive Group, Milan


"Sapphire Plug-ins are an essential component for any composite I'm doing. They work seamlessly with Shake and give me the edge that's otherwise missing."
Michael Wills, Senior Animator/Designer, Tech TV




"I feel newly empowered by these tools. They are the most organic and natural looking of all the digital filters I've tried over the years, and they can be directed with excellent flexibility."
Price Pethel
Digital Domain


"These effects have changed my creative life. I can come up with new designs and create looks I could never do before. My clients are immensely impressed."
Rick Giannelli, Senior Editor, SoundBYTE Studios


"They are so organic. The best we've ever seen! Sapphire Plug-ins consistently help me to raise the bar creatively on every project. Editors, producers and clients alike are thrilled."
Leo Hugh Vezzali III
VFX Supervisor, Lead compositor
Hammer Filmworks, Hollywood




"I have never experienced anything even close to Sapphire on the desktop platform. It is nothing less than breath-taking."
Ned Soltz
LA FCP Users Group


"These are the most amazing plug-ins I've ever seen on a PC/Mac."
Chris Byron
Freelance Compositor


"As a creative tool, Sapphire Plug-ins is second to none."
Daniel Leduc
Hybride Technologies


"The Sapphire series of plug-ins will take your work to the next level and beyond."
Post Magazine