--- title: Boris FX Optics 2024 Brings Cinematic Eye-Candy to Adobe Photoshop description: The new release of the affordable editing and photo manipulation plugin created by Academy Award-winning artists is now available. image: https://blog.borisfx.com/hubfs/optics/Optics2024_Heros_clean02.jpg --- [![Boris FX logo](https://blog.borisfx.com/hubfs/New%20Logos/BorisFX2023_Color.png)](https://borisfx.com/) - PRODUCTS - FILM & VIDEO - [BORIS FX SUITE](https://borisfx.com/products/bfxsuite/?collection=boris-fx-suite&product=boris-fx-suite) - [SAPPHIRE](https://borisfx.com/products/sapphire/) - [CONTINUUM](https://borisfx.com/products/continuum/) - [MOCHA PRO](https://borisfx.com/products/mocha-pro/) - [SILHOUETTE](https://borisfx.com/products/silhouette/) - [SYNTHEYES](https://borisfx.com/products/syntheyes/) - [PARTICLE ILLUSION PRO](https://borisfx.com/products/particle-illusion/) - PHOTOGRAPHY - [OPTICS](https://borisfx.com/products/optics/) - AUDIO - [CRUMPLEPOP](https://borisfx.com/products/crumplepop/) - [SEQUOIA](https://borisfx.com/products/sequoia/) - [SAMPLITUDE](https://borisfx.com/products/samplitude/) - [MUSIC STUDIO](https://borisfx.com/products/music-studio/) - LEARN - WATCH - [WHAT'S NEW](https://borisfx.com/videos/?tags=series%3AWhat%27s+New) - [AI FEATURES](https://borisfx.com/videos/?search=ai) - [TUTORIALS](https://borisfx.com/tutorials/) - [PREMIUM TRAINING](https://borisfx.com/store/v1/?collection=training-products&product=sapphire-essentials) - [YOUTUBE](https://www.youtube.com/user/BorisFXco) - [BORIS FX LIVE](https://borisfx.com/livestream/) - READ - [BLOG](https://blog.borisfx.com/all) - [ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS](https://blog.borisfx.com/tag/artist-profile) - [CUSTOMER CASE STUDIES](https://blog.borisfx.com/tag/case-study) - [WHAT'S NEW](https://blog.borisfx.com/tag/product-news) - [ART OF THE CUT](https://borisfx.com/blog/aotc/) - [PRESS RELEASES](https://blog.borisfx.com/press) - CONNECT - [COMMUNITY FORUMS](https://forum.borisfx.com/) - [DISCORD](https://discord.com/invite/taNEpdkc5d?utm_campaign=Weekly+News&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_xVap0UCWJHPoUV4juVJg14NMgOKYMKW58K5dD0jx5UVro9oVeBobfA3xM61tJLkcZ3SbtiiqmTn2u2LYzW3LQvtnjjw&_hsmi=373716043&utm_content=373716043&utm_source=hs_email) - [FACEBOOK](https://www.facebook.com/borisfx) - [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/boris_fx/?hl=en) - [TWITTER/X](https://x.com/borisfx) - [LINKEDIN](https://www.linkedin.com/company/boris-fx/posts/?feedView=all) - SUPPORT - [INSTALLERS](https://borisfx.com/downloads/) - [ACTIVATION HELP](https://borisfx.com/support/license-instructions/) - [HELP CENTER](https://support.borisfx.com/hc/en-us) - [SUBMIT A TICKET](http://support.borisfx.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) - [DOCUMENTATION](https://borisfx.com/support/documentation/) - [FAQS](https://support.borisfx.com/hc/en-us) - ABOUT - [OUR STORY](https://borisfx.com/company/about-us/) - [CAREERS](https://borisfx.com/company/careers/) - [AFFILIATE PROGRAM](https://borisfx.com/company/affiliate/) - [CONTACT US](https://borisfx.com/support/open-a-case/) - [PRESS & MEDIA](https://borisfx.com/company/press-and-media/) - [PURCHASE](https://borisfx.com/store/) [LOGIN](https://borisfx.com/account/manage/) Press Release # Boris FX Optics 2024 Brings Cinematic Eye-Candy to Adobe Photoshop ##### 4 minute read The new release of the affordable editing and photo manipulation plugin created by Academy Award-winning artists is now available. [Boris FX](https://blog.borisfx.com/press/author/boris-fx) Sep 14, 2023 [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.borisfx.com/why-i-love-optics-michael-larzhay-photographer&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.borisfx.com/why-i-love-optics-michael-larzhay-photographer&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.borisfx.com/why-i-love-optics-michael-larzhay-photographer&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.borisfx.com/why-i-love-optics-michael-larzhay-photographer&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email) --- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A — September 14, 2023 — [Boris FX Optics](https://borisfx.com/products/optics/) makes it simple to transform photos and still images into mesmerizing works of art from the fantastical to glossy. The 2024 release includes over 180 effects, powerful masking tools, and thousands of presets. One license gives users access to the Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom plugin and a standalone application. ![PI cinemagraph fire 04](https://blog.borisfx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/optics/PI%20cinemagraph%20fire%2004.jpg?width=1456&height=816&name=PI%20cinemagraph%20fire%2004.jpg)Boris FX Optics, [download the image](https://borisfx-com-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1694638678/press/PI_cinemagraph_fire_04.jpg) “We built Optics to give photographers and digital artists access to the same high-end photorealistic effects used by the professional visual effects community,” says Boris Yamnitsky, president and founder of Boris FX. “Since its inception in 2020, Optics has featured lens flares, lights, and distortion effects from our Emmy Award-winning Sapphire collection. Over the years, it has grown to include Continuum’s powerful Particle Illusion and skin smoothing/retouching tools. The new release gives users eight more effects and tons of presets from two of the post-production industry’s most widely used plugins.”  ![Beetle Prism 02](https://blog.borisfx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/optics/Beetle%20Prism%2002.jpg?width=900&height=450&name=Beetle%20Prism%2002.jpg)Boris FX Optics, [download the image](https://borisfx-com-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1694638827/press/Beetle_Prism_02.jpg) “What I love most about using Particle Illusion in Optics is that because it’s a particle generator, I know that what I create with it will be unique to my image,” comments award-winning digital creator/toy photographer [Jesse Feyereisen](https://www.jessefphotography.com/). “It can’t be found in anyone else’s shot, unlike a piece of stock photography or footage you may see repeatedly in other projects. Yours will truly be a one-of-a-kind effect.” “There’s very little that can get me as excited as hearing there’s a new version of Optics coming out. Then I got to play with it and found it’s every bit as fun as I’d hoped,” notes [Sean McCormack](https://www.youtube.com/@lightroomblog), photographer and writer for Digital Camera World and Kelby One.  “Ever evolving Smoke and Fog? Yes, please! Orbs to beat any out-of-focus shot I’ve intentionally taken? Yay! Prisms that give the effect I want without getting cramps in my hand? Oh my. And that’s just the start. Boris FX must be reading my mind because they're giving me all the tools I love to play with but as digital effects to endlessly refine. Heaven.” ![firefly particles 02](https://blog.borisfx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/optics/firefly%20particles%2002.jpg?width=3500&height=2336&name=firefly%20particles%2002.jpg)Boris FX Optics, [download the image](https://borisfx-com-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1694638891/press/firefly_particles_02.jpg) ## What’s New in Optics 2024 Digital artists looking for greater cinemagraph flexibility can **control the visibility of Particle Illusion’s animated particles using an Optics mask**. Particles are visible within the mask or appear and emanate outwards depending on the user’s chosen masking method. The S\_PrismLens filter from Boris FX Sapphire **creates cinematic and dreamy looks by replicating shooting through a physical glass prism**. The S\_UltraGrain filter from Boris FX Sapphire allows photographers/photo editors to **instantly add accurate film and camera grain to images**, including classic film stocks and modern production cameras (Arri, Alexa, Red, Canon, and Sony). Five stylistic filters from Boris FX Continuum deliver **atmospheric glows, smoke & fog, orbs, prismatic color aberrations, and illuminated LED looks**.  Magic Sharp from Boris FX Continuum **makes it easy to** **enhance details while minimizing artifacts** associated with traditional sharpening tools.  Optics 2024 adds **100+ additional drag-and-drop presets based on popular filters**: beauty retouching, chromatic aberration, digital damage, glows, grunge, lens flares, light leaks, Particle Illusion, and more.  ## Pricing Optics is available as a low-cost subscription ($9/month or $99/year), perpetual license ($149), or upgrade & support plan ($49/year) on Windows and macOS platforms.  Customers on active Optics subscriptions or upgrade & support plans receive the new 2024 release as a complimentary update. [Learn more about Boris FX Optics](https://borisfx.com/products/optics/?collection=optics&product=optics). ## **Assets** [Download Boris FX Optics imagery](https://cdn.borisfx.com/download_files/boris-fx-optics-2024-toolkit.zip) [Optics 2024: 60-second promo](https://youtu.be/cs5HsnIr7Po) (video) [Optics 2024: 3-minute overview](https://youtu.be/frHCNqUvcDc) (video) [Optics 2024: Full playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhBcSXnaOWWHUcIkZfDs7RC4LI0ExbPv1&si=N2o6GXZUTID4xM3o) (video) ### ## **Media Contact** Jessie Electa Petrov Director of Marketing, Boris FX [jessiep@borisfx.com](mailto:jessiep@borisfx.com) 617-451-9900 [Press Release](https://blog.borisfx.com/press/tag/press-release) ## Similar posts Press Release ### [Optics 2022 Delivers New Blockbuster-Worthy Effects to Adobe Photoshop](https://blog.borisfx.com/press/optics-2022-delivers-new-blockbuster-worthy-effects-to-adobe-photoshop) New photoreal particle engine for unlimited image effects and photographic asset creation, only $99/year or $9/month. Available as a plugin. Boris FX Feb 16, 2022 Optics ### [Boris FX Optics Delivers New AI Masking and Image Restoration Tools to Photoshop Workflows](https://blog.borisfx.com/press/boris-fx-optics-delivers-new-ai-masking-and-image-restoration-tools-to-photoshop-workflows) Optics 2026 adds one-click face segmentation, easy depth map creation, a dockable Photoshop plugin panel, and new cinematic effects. Jessie Electa Petrov Dec 1, 2025 Press Release ### [Renée Robyn Joins Boris FX as Optics Product Manager](https://blog.borisfx.com/press/renee-robyn-joins-boris-fx-as-optics-product-manager) The cinematic photographer pushes forward the creative effects and photo editing plugin collection for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. Boris FX Aug 20, 2024 ### Stay connected with Boris FX Be the first to know about new product releases, exclusive offers, artist profiles, tutorials, events, free products, and more! 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