These are often overlooked. They generate (fire, clouds, wood, rust, static) without any external footage.

Most Sapphire effects (glows, blurs, rays) have a parameter.

Most people use Sapphire Lens Flares as presets. The interesting feature is that you can using the "Flare Designer" pop-up.

This is the hidden feature. Many Sapphire effects (like S_LensFlare, S_Distort, S_MosaicBlur) have a "Mocha" button.