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The installer below is for use with all AE compatible products including After Effects, Premiere, Combustion, Fusion, and others.

Last updated: May 7, 2008

To Download and install:

1. Make sure you have one or more AE plug-in compatible applications on Windows.
   If you have an older version of Sapphire Plug-ins, the new installation will replace it, and you do not need to un-install it first.

2. Quit AE or other host applications that may be running.

3. Download the 2.041 Windows installer (10 Mb).
   Either run the installer program from its current location, or save it to disk and then execute it from wherever you saved it. Follow the instructions given by the installer.

4. Restart your host application, and the new plug-ins should appear in your effects menu.

To view on-line documentation after you install the software, go to Start -> All Programs -> GenArts Sapphire AE -> Online Help (HTML) or (PDF). You can also click on the "About" box while using any plug-in.

In general, you can load projects saved with Sapphire v1 effects and they should automatically convert to use Sapphire v2. Please visit the support page for more info on this.

If you require Sapphire version 1 you can use the version 1.10 installer instead. If you already installed Sapphire v2 and want to go back to v1 you should first uninstall v2.

What's new on Windows in 2.04:

1. Issues with rendering on fields in AE and Premiere Pro are fixed. These include FieldRemove, other temporal effects, and FilmEffect with certain Fields parameter settings.
2. A TimeDisplace issue with large time shifts is fixed.
3. A problem with effects in adjustment layers when the base layer is removed is fixed.
4. Handling of super-white inputs in ZGlow is improved.
5. A LensFlare issue with multi-core rendering is fixed.
6. In 2.041 additional issues with temporal effects are fixed, and an EdgeRays issue with masked clips in AE is fixed.

1. Some problems with Distort effects and Drop Shadow on text layers in AE 7 and CS3 (SmartFX) are fixed.

1. Sapphire now works on adjustment layers with masks or reduced opacity in AE 7 and CS3.
2. A problem with Fusion 5.2 locking up is fixed.
3. Other "Can't checkout input" messages are avoided.
4. The Matte Use parameters are improved for Streaks, Light3D, and FlickerMatte effects.
5. A problem with licensing and SonicWall VPN clients is fixed.

1. Performance and memory efficiency is improved for AE 7 and CS3 SmartFX.
2. Messages saying "Can't checkout input" are avoided, which could occur in large projects with AE CS3.
3. Various issues are fixed with Vignette, Distort, Glow, DropShadow, Convolve, Cartoon and Posterize.
4. The Windows installer offers to install the plug-ins for Fusion 5.2.