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How do I access the documentation?
Documentation for Sapphire is installed on your machine with the software and is available in HTML and PDF formats. * On Windows, go to: Start -> All Programs -> GenArts SapphireAVX. Select Sapphire AVX Online Help. * On Mac, go to: /Applications/Ge...
How do I learn more advanced techniques for Sapphire on Avid?
You can download a free e-book (pdf format) [http://www.genarts.com/sites/default/files/avid-book/GenArts_SapAvidv2-Book.pdf] by Todd Prives which covers the fundamental Sapphire-on-Avid workflow, along with sample media [http://www.genarts.com/sites/defa...
How can I process a title or key without affecting the background...
Drop a Sapphire plugin onto a title or key and then select the "Apply To Title/Key" checkbox in the Effect Editor. This causes the plugin to process the fill and matte of the title together. Any animation curves in the title will be removed, and only the...
How can I delete precomputed clips?
To delete precomputed clips: * On your Avid, go to Tools -> Media Tool * Select all the precompute clips that have the watermark on them. Be careful NOT to select any title or key media. Normally the clips to delete will be called something like seq...
How can I promote sequences with older Sapphire versions to v6?
With recent Avid versions you can automatically promote all older Sapphire versions to Sapphire v6 AVX2. In some cases you can instead leave older Sapphire versions installed on your Avid so they will continue to be used when sequences with those versions...
How can I upgrade old presets to v6?
Current Avid versions auto-conform effects used in sequences, but do not conform effects stored in bins. Until Avid supports this properly, use the following workaround: before upgrading to v6, first make a temporary sequence with black on v1, and put eac...
Why don't I see my footage when I preview a transition in the Pre...
You need to ensure that your current time indicator is on a frame that contains the Sapphire transition in order to properly display a transition preview.
Where do my custom saved presets live?
They are .gp files and are located in the following: * On Windows: /ProgramData/GenArts/Sapphire/Presets * On Mac: /Library/Application Support/Genarts/Sapphire/Presets
When working in a shared environment, how do I author and read my...
You need to edit the s_config.text file found in the Sapphire applications folder by adding the line (quotes are required). Replace "/usr/genarts" with the new location: * For Presets: preset_directory: "/usr/genarts/sapphire/presets" * For Lensflar...