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.
The new (Waveform, Parade, Vectorscope) have been rebuilt to handle 10,000 nits of luminance. If you are delivering for Dolby Vision or HDR10+, Optics 2025.0 finally respects your dynamic range without crushing blacks or clipping whites. 3. The "Classic Diffusion" Rebuild Optics has always had "Glass Diffusion," but for 2025, they went back to the analog lab. They rebuilt the Classic Diffusion filter from the ground up using new optical physics modeling. Boris FX Optics 2025.0
Disclaimer: This review is based on a licensed copy of Boris FX Optics 2025.0. No sponsorship was received. With the addition of AI masking, Boris FX
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. If you are delivering for Dolby Vision or
You can now generate auto-masks for with a single click. This is huge. Want to add grain only to the skin to reduce plastic texture? Want to add a diffusion glow only to the background while keeping the subject razor sharp? You can now do this entirely inside the Optics interface.