With the addition of AI masking, Boris FX has removed the final barrier to entry. You no longer need to be a master of channel pulling to apply a gradient tint to just the sky, or a diffusion glow to just the subject.
Boris FX, the legendary creators of Sapphire and Continuum (tools used on every Oscar-winning VFX film of the last decade), has just released their latest iteration of Optics. And frankly, this isn't just an update; it’s a statement.
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For years, there has been a silent war in the world of image editing. On one side, you have parametric editors like Lightroom and Capture One. On the other, you have pixel editors like Photoshop. But what if you need something that sits entirely in the middle? What if you want the high-end optical simulation of a Hollywood VFX studio without leaving your raster workflow?
You want the halation of a vintage Cooke lens? Done. You want the chromatic aberration of a cheap 1980s plastic lens? Easy. You want a lens flare that reacts dynamically to highlights? Optics does it.