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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 (HTML) or AVX Online Help (PDF). * O...
How do I install Sapphire presets?
The directories below are the default locations for where the presets are saved -- if you have moved the preset to a custom location, go there and then follow the instructions below. To delete a preset: * On Windows, go to: C:ProgramDataGenArtsSapph...
How do I delete a preset from my computer?
The directories below are the default locations for where the presets are saved -- if you have moved the preset to a custom location, go there and then follow the instructions below. To delete a preset: * On Windows, go to: C:ProgramDataGenArtsSapph...
How do I open the preset browser?
Navigate to the effects panel, click and drag an effect on to your footage, and click "Load Preset" to view the Preset Browser.
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.
Can I create and save my own presets?
Yes, you can create your own presets, create customer or project-specific tags for them, and mark favorites.
Where do the presets and custom presets get saved to? And when wo...
The default presets (.gp, .effect, and .transition files) are located in the following location: * On Windows: ProgramDataGenArtsSapphirePresetsGenArts * On Mac: /Library/Application Support/GenArts/Sapphire/Presets The presets that you saved yours...
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 th...
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 v7?
With recent Avid versions you can automatically promote all older Sapphire versions to Sapphire v7 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 v7?
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.