Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Discover what's new in Boris FX Optics with this massive mid-year release packed with professional photo editing plugins and advanced digital photo effects. Renee Robyn shares a monster update featuring long-awaited host application compatibility, custom asset packs, and powerful new AI masking capabilities built directly into the software.

The most exciting news: Optics now officially plugs directly into your favorite photo editing workflows, adding native support for Apple Photos, Capture One, and Affinity. We are also rolling out analog look generators, including Sapphire's premium S_FilmBurn and an overhauled S_Grunge hand-painted backdrop texture engine with zero artificial intelligence dependency.

Explore a handcrafted wet plate and tintype looks pack, advanced color mixer options with a dedicated orange skin-tone channel, modern lens flares, and upgraded local machine learning (ML) workflows for UpResML and FaceML face segmentation. Download the free trial of Boris FX Optics below, join our weekly mailing list for exclusive presets, and transform your photography today.

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// D I S C O R D C H A N N E L // borisfxdiscord.com

// K E Y P O I N T S //
• Expanding host compatibility to Apple Photos, Capture One, and Affinity.
• Creating authentic analog textures using the highly customizable S_FilmBurn tool.
• Generating non-AI, hand-painted backdrops using the completely updated S_Grunge filter.
• Modifying HSL values with accuracy via the new Color Mixer filter.
• Localized, token-free upscaling and anatomical face masking using UpResML and FaceML.

// C H A P T E R L I S T //
0:03 - Celebrating the Massive Mid-Year Optics Release
0:28 - New Host Integrations: Apple Photos, Capture One, & Affinity
0:57 - Inside Sapphire S_Filmburn: Analog Light Leaks on Steroids
1:32 - Upgraded S_Grunge: Hand-Painted Backdrop Texture Generator
1:54 - New Borders & Custom Studio Wet Plate Textures
2:15 - Free Wet Plate & Tintype Launch Looks Pack
2:32 - Particle Illusion Emitters Engineered for Photographers
2:51 - Mid-Timeline Check: Reviewing the Engineering Team Work
3:09 - The New Color Mixer Filter: Targeted HSL Control & Orange Channel
3:38 - Eight Gorgeous, Modern, & Refined Lens Flare Presets
3:56 - Machine Learning Power: UpResML Upgrades Without Cloud Tokens
4:07 - Face ML Anatomy Updates: Nose and Neck Mask Segmentation
4:24 - Bug Fixes, User Manual notes, & Sharing the Final Work
4:50 - Mailing List Perks: 52 Tutorials a Year & Free Look Files

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