You can download and use a fully functional copy of Sapphire Plug-ins. A protective watermark will be applied to the results unless you have a license.

Last updated: September 25, 2008.

To Download and install:

1. Make sure you have one or more of the following Autodesk products on Linux:
   

   Flint	9.0 or greater
   Flame	9.5 or greater
   Inferno	6.5 or greater
   Smoke	6.5 or greater
   Burn	2.0 or greater

2. On your Linux workstation, become root and use the rpm shell command to download (18Mb) and run the appropriate installer:
   For 64bit systems on RHEL 4 (versions 2007 to 2009) type:
        rpm -Uvh http://genarts.com/SapphireSparks4-4.061-1.x86_64.rpm
        or download the rpm file and install it locally.
   For older systems:
        For 64bit systems on RHEL 3 (pre-2007) type:
            rpm -Uvh http://genarts.com/SapphireSparks4-4.060-1.x86_64.rpm
        For 32bit systems on RHEL 4 (Flint 2007 or Burn 32bits only) type:
            rpm -Uvh http://genarts.com/SapphireSparks4-4.061-1.i386.rpm
        For 32bit systems on RHEL 3 (older versions of Flint, Smoke, or Burn) type:
            rpm -Uvh http://genarts.com/SapphireSparks4-4.060-1.i386.rpm
   

   If you are reinstalling the same version, use rpm -Uvh --force instead of rpm -Uvh above.

   For Sapphire version 3, go to the v3 download page instead.

For on-line help, click on the the Help button on the "Crop/Help" page while using any plug-in, or go to the RedHat start menu and select GenArts Sapphire4 Autodesk -> Sapphire Online Help (HTML) or (PDF).

Installation notes:

• Sapphire v3 and v4 can both be on your system at the same time, and you can continue using v3 as usual even after installing v4. However, please be aware that the names of the sparks are the same in both versions, which can lead to some confusion, and sometimes the older version may continue to be used unintentionally.
• Setup files saved with Sapphire v3 will not load into v4, but we have provided an update_setups utility to automatically convert setup files from v3 to v4. For more information check the on-line doc after you install the software.

Burn installation notes:

• If you are installing on many remote Burn nodes it may be helpful to set the SAPPHIRE_SILENT environment variable to 1 before running the installer.
• Note that you need to run the installer on each machine. It will not work if you just copy the files from one machine to another.
• Make sure you are running Sapphire version 4.01 or greater on any Autodesk systems that might render with Burn. To check the version number, load any spark and the version should be printed out in the shell window where your Autodesk application was started.
• If you made any custom modifications in the s_config.text or s_lensflares.text files you should make the same changes on each Burn workstation.
• On Burn, S_Feedback often gives incorrect results because the frameps can be rendered on different machines in non-sequential order. Batch trees with S_Feedback should be processed locally.
• We do not currently support Burn on Red Hat 8. If you are still running RH8 and can not upgrade to Red Hat Enterprise, please let us know.

What's new in version 4.061 on Linux:

1. Problems with loading/unloading sparks on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 are resolved by using a new RHEL4-specific Sapphire installer.

1. An issue with Sapphire LUTs being incorrectly shared between sparks is resolved.
2. A problem with very tall Lens Flares on 4-cpu machines is fixed.
3. An issue with Texture Flux at high frequencies is fixed.
4. Tile Scramble has a new Crop Input parameter.
5. A problem with cropped Distort effects is resolved.

1. A stability issue with RackDefocus, Convolve, Glare and other effects on certain AMD CPUs is resolved.
2. The Use Gamma and LUT options no longer affect Mask and Matte input clips by default, and a new parameter on the Crop/Help page allows selecting which inputs should use linear color space instead.
3. In 4.051 a "button already used" error in WarpsMask and others is resolved.

1. An issue with the update_setups script modifying non-Sapphire files is fixed.
2. GlintRainbow has a new Shift Out parameter.
3. Distort is improved for small animated Blur Lens values.
4. An issue with DissolveGlow and bright images is fixed.
5. Problems with WarpCornerPinMask are fixed.

1. An issue with exiting and re-entering batch with RackDefocus and certain other plug-ins is fixed.
2. Several issues with LensFlareAutotrackMask are fixed.
3. WarpCornerPin images are improved when the corners are crossed.

1. An issue is fixed with ZBlur, ZDefocus, ZGlow, and ZConvolve when used at 2K or larger resolution.
2. The param layout for Mosaic is improved.
3. EdgeBlur subpixel mode is improved.
4. An issue with Layer when used with large Blur and Scale Lights values is fixed.
5. A problem with BlurDirectional and large shift amounts is fixed.
6. An issue with ZConvolve and small dark kernels is fixed.
7. WarpCornerPin has improved wrapping behavior, and other fixes.
8. Misc. other fixes.