Invaluable in post-production, Silhouette continues to provide the best tools for the visual effects industry. Using a flow completely stereoscopic work, all Silhouette capabilities, including their conversion tools rotoscoping, nondestructive, encoding, printing, deformation processing and 2D-3D paint.

1. Imagineer's Mocha
2. Silhouette Fx Roto
3. How To Use Silhouette Fx In After Effects

July 22, 2014 SilhouetteFX LLC, is pleased to announce the release of Silhouette V5.2. When our customers speak, we listen. All of the new features in Version 5.2 are a direct result of customer feedback. As a thank you, we continue to buck the tradition of other software companies who bleed their customers dry with maintenance fees.

Silhouette 5.2 is a free release to all 5.x customers. Remember who loves ya baby! February 10, 2014 In the world of visual effects, rotoscoping is a critical component of most any project. Whether you need to isolate elements from their backgrounds, integrate CGI with live action footage or key out actors from a green screen, vfx artists know that rotoscoping and matte generation are a big part of the job. However, “roto” work can be tedious if you’re not using the right tools.

October 23, 2013 Silhouette has been around for many years and is best known for its rotoscoping tools. Yet, the software has evolved into a full visual effects suite, with the ability to do painting, keying, and tracking. Version 5 of the software adds a number of new features, including tracking, image morphing, 3D, and inverse kinematics. January 30, 2013 Los Angeles, CA – January 30, 2013 – SilhouetteFX LLC, is pleased to announce the release of Silhouette V5. Already considered the gold standard in stereo roto, paint and keying, Silhouette is greatly enhanced by an innovative raster / vector hybrid paint system, semi-automatic 2D to 3D conversion, a fresh look at shape-based warping and morphing and the inclusion of Academy Award winning planar tracking technology from Imagineer Systems’s mocha Pro™. These are just four of the upgrades from an extensive list of new features.

SilhouetteFX, first launched in 2004, is a dominant player in high-end roto and paint for visual effects. More recently, Silhouette has become an important tool in the 2D to 3D conversion workflow. V5, introduced today, is the single largest upgrade in the product’s history and incorporates hundreds of upgraded as well as brand new features.

May 1, 2012 Much to the delight of producers — and to audiences on the receiving end of stereo 3D content — options for high-quality 2D-to-3D conversion have increased in the last few years. A number of facilities in the U.S.

And Canada offer 3D conversion services, often in conjunction with international vendor partners for a sun-never-sets approach to workflow efficiencies. Proprietary software is paired with off-the-shelf solutions to optimize pipelines and reduce costs for content of all types.

January 11, 2012 SilhouetteFX LLC, is pleased to announce the release of Silhouette v4.5 with new OpenColorIO (OCIO) color management. Originally developed by Sony® Pictures Imageworks, OCIO manages color transformations and image display in a consistent manner across multiple graphics applications. January 5, 2012 Silhouette from SilhouetteFX offers an impressive toolset that delivers professional matte extraction for visual effects.

Now in Version 4.3.2, the software includes advanced rotoscoping, tracking, keying and paint. One important improvement in the recent version is the thorough stereoscopic workflow. May 12th, 2008 Version 3 of the acclaimed roto and paint system Silhouette has been released. In addition to a fully stereoscopic workflow, v3 adds planar tracking, X-Splines, comprehensive keyer, 64-bit versions, and a lot more.

If it has to do with rotoscoping or paint, it´s in here! January 17th, 2006! Silhouette, the hardcore paint and roto system that's powering today's biggest films can now run as a plug-in to Apple® Shake. Powerful motion-stabilized raster-paint and (what is regarded by many as) the best roto interface available today are now a click away for Shake professionals. October 27th, 2005! Silhouette Paint, an innovative high dynamic range raster paint system, has been released.

Silhouette Paint offers non-destructive motion stabilized paint for image restoration, dust busting, and wire and rig removal. The plug-in version is the first raster paint option for Apple® Final Cut Pro® and Adobe® After Effects®.

October 27th, 2005! Now available for Windows®, Mac OS®, and Linux® systems, Silhouette Roto 2.1 adds workflow features including native support for Apple® QuickTime and support for video fields. In response to demand from leading post-production houses, Silhouette Roto is now available with a floating license model. The company also announces new, very aggressive pricing for the plug-in version (for Adobe® After Effects® and Apple Final Cut Pro®). July 29, 2005 In a short time Silhouette Roto has become the standard for film rotoscoping.

A greatly upgraded Version 2 will shortly be available for Windows®, Mac OS®, and Linux® systems. A new layering / grouping system means roto has fewer key frames than ever. Film format masks, LUTs, support for Apple® Shake® 4 shapes and more round out a powerful Version 2.0. Free upgrade to existing owners. July 27, 2005 Leveraging the success of Silhouette Roto(TM), Silhouette Paint is an innovative high dynamic range 2D paint system. Combining non-destructive motion stabilized paint with very powerful cloning capabilities makes image restoration, dust busting, wire and rig removal, and just plain paint more efficient that ever. May 6th, 2005 Video Systems, the premier source of in-depth information on professional video technology, announced today the 14 winners of the annual NAB Pick Hits Awards.

The Pick Hits Award winners are selected during the annual National Association of Broadcasters convention from among hundreds of new products and tools on display. April 1st, 2005 The stand-alone (SA) version of Silhouette Roto is now shipping.

Available for Windows®, Mac OS®, and Linux®, the SA version is targeted at facilities with rigorous roto demands. Motion stabilization (also added to a new release of the plug-in version) produces fewer keyframes and High Dynamic Range support means Silhouette Roto SA fits in well in the most demanding of film environments. Apple® Shake® rotoshape export has also been added. February 17th, 2005 Silhouette Roto, the much anticipated first product from Silhouette FX, LLC. Has begun shipping. This lean, mean, roto machine is available now as a plug-in for Adobe® After Effects® on Windows® and Mac OS®.

August 3rd, 2004 First product from Silhouette FX, LLC is silhouette+roto, a complete rotoscoping solution created by artists for artists leveraging Academy Award® winning experience.

SilhouetteFX began as a rotoscoping tool for the visual effects industry. SilhouetteFX has been expanded to include capabilities facilitating paint, warping and morphing, 2D to 3D conversion and alternative matting methods. As of V6, SilhouetteFX retains all of the aforementioned capabilities now embedded in a node-baseddigital compositingapplication.

Version history[edit]

Version 1 was demonstrated at the January 2005 Motion Graphics LA (MGLA) meeting.^[1]

Versions 1 and 2 were broken into separate rotoscoping and paint products. Version 3 (released May 2008)^[2] and beyond combined all core features (roto and paint) into a single product. With the release of Version 3 in May 2008,^[2] SilhouetteFX gained a stereoscopic workflow, planar tracking, x-splines plus keying and compositing capabilities.

Casio keyboard rhythms free download software. As a paint package, SilhouetteFX can be used for wire, rig, dust and blemish removal.^[3] Advanced cloning features were added in Version 4.^[4] A hybrid vector / raster paint system was added in Version 5.^[5]

Beginning in Version 4, released in March 2010, SilhouetteFX could be used to convert 2D motion pictures to 3D.^[4][6][7] Version 4 also introduced multiple simultaneous clone sources, open shapes (e.g. hair), python scripting and command line rendering.

The mocha planar tracking system was licensed from Imagineer Systems and integrated into Version 5.^[5]

Version 5 added a high speed advanced shape driven warping and morphing system.^[5][8] Company partner, Perry Kivolowitz, is the co-inventor of shape driven warping and morphing and is a recipient of a 1996 Scientific and Technical Achievement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.^[9] Version 5 also contributed more 2D to 3D conversion tools, inverse kinematics roto. Significantly, a hybrid raster / vector paint system was added permitting stereoscopic paint incorporating history and automatic paint with match-move.

In Version 6, SilhouetteFX exposed a node-baseddigital compositingapplication providing more than 130 stereo-enabled nodes. Version 6 also provides enhanced interoperability with NUKE developed by The Foundry. Version 6 incorporated OpenCL acceleration.

Version 7, released in July 2018, now incorporates more than 140 effects nodes and a sequence editor. A pin-warp clone brush was added as well as a new planar tracking system capable of tracking non-textured objects with partial occlusion.

Context[edit]

SilhouetteFX is named for the art form associated with Étienne de Silhouette (July 8, 1709 – 1767). The fundamental output of a rotoscoping program is a matte which when viewed appears as a silhouette of an object to be treated in isolation of the remainder of an image. The image density of the matte determines how a compositing operation effect will be applied. Image pixels corresponding to brighter pixels in the matte will be treated differently than image pixels corresponding to darker pixels in the matte vfx.

Company structure[edit]

The developer, SilhouetteFX LLC, was formed as a partnership between principals from Digital Film Tools and Profound Effects, Inc. Partners include Perry Kivolowitz, Paul Miller, Peter Moyer and Marco Paolini.

Imagineer's Mocha

Partial List of Notable Films[edit]

Silhouette Fx Roto

• 30 Days of Night (2007): Weta
• 47 Ronin (2013): Framestore
• A Monster Calls (2016): MPC Film
• 'A Wrinkle in Time' (2018): MPC Film
• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012): Weta
• After Party (2017): BOT VFX
• Age of Adaline (2015): BOT VFX
• Alien Covenant (2017): Framestore, MPC Film
• All the Money in the World (2017): MPC Film
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015): Weta
• American Sniper (2014): MPC Film
• 'Arrival' (2016): Framestore
• Avatar^[10] (2009): Framestore
• Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015): Framestore
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018): Weta
• Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016): MPC Film, Weta
• Beauty and the Beast (2017): Framestore
• Bedtime Stories (2008): Tippett Studio
• 'Ben Hur' (2016): BOT VFX
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008): Tippett Studio
• 'Blade Runner 2049' (2017): Framestore, MPC Film
• Bridge to Terabithia (2007): Weta
• Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010): Tippett Studio
• Clash of the Titans (2010): Framestore
• Cloverfield (2008): Tippett Studio
• Coraline (2009): Laika
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014): Weta
• District 9 (2009): Weta
• 'Dracula Untold' (2014): Framestore
• Drag Me to Hell (2009): Tippett Studio
• 'Edge of Tomorrow' (2014): Framestore, MPC Film
• Enchanted (2007): Tippett Studio
• Eragon (2006): Weta
• 'Everest' (2015): Framestore
• 'Ex Machina' (2015): Double Negative
• 'Fantastic Beasts' (2016): MPC Film
• 'Fantastic Four' (2015): Weta, BOT VFX
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007): Weta
• 'Fifty Shades Darker' (2017): MPC Film
• 'Fifty Shades Freed' (2018): MPC Film
• 'Furious Seven' (2015): Weta
• 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' (2017): Framestore, Weta
• 'Geostorm' (2017): Framestore
• 'Ghost in the Shell' (2017): Framestore, MPC Film
• 'Ghostbusters' (2016): MPC Film
• 'Gods of Egypt' (2016): BOT VFX
• Godzilla (2014): Double Negative
• 'Godzilla' (2016): MPC Film
• 'Gravity' (2013): Framestore
• 'Guardians of the Galaxy' (2014): Framestore
• Gulliver's Travels (2010): Weta
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010): Rising Sun Pictures, Framestore
• 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' (2011): Framestore, Rising Sun Pictures, Tippett Studio
• 'Hateful Eight' (2015): BOT VFX
• 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2' (2015): BOT VFX
• Immortals (2011): Tippett Studio
• 'Independence Day: Resurgence' (2016): MPC Film, BOT VFX
• Interstellar (2014): Double Negative
• Into The Woods (2014): MPC Film
• Jack the Giant Killer (2013): Image Engine
• Jersey Boys (2014): MPC Film
• John Carter (2012): Double Negative
• 'Jupiter Ascending' (2015): Double Negative
• 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' (2017): MPC Film
• Jumper (2008): Weta
• 'Jupiter Ascending' (2015): Framestore
• 'Jurassic World' (2015)
• 'Justice League' (2017): MPC Film, Weta
• 'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword' (2017): Framestore, MPC Film
• King Kong (2005): Weta
• 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' (2017): MPC Film
• Knight and Day (2010): Weta
• 'Magnificent 7' (2016): BOT VFX
• Maleficent (2014): MPC Film
• Man of Steel (2013): Weta
• 'Maze Runner: Scorch Trials' (2015): Weta
• Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018): Weta
• Mirror Mirror (2012): Tippett Studio
• 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' (2016): BOT VFX, MPC Film
• 'Mission Impossible-Rogue Nation' (2015): Double Negative
• 'Monster Trucks' (2016): MPC Film
• 'Murder on the Orient Express' (2017): MPC Film
• Nanny McPhee Returns (2010): Framestore
• Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014): MPC Film
• 'Now You See Me 2' (2016): Framestore
• 'Paddington' (2014): Framestore, Double Negative
• 'Pan' (2015): Framestore
• 'Passengers' (2016): MPC Film
• Percy Jackson: Sea Monsters (2013): Weta
• 'Pete's Dragon' (2016): Weta, BOT VFX
• Piranha (2010): Tippett Studio
• 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' (2017): MPC Film
• 'Pixels' (2015): BOT VFX
• 'Point Break' (2015): BOT VFX
• Predators (2010): Weta
• Priest (2011): Tippett Studio
• Prometheus (2012): Weta
• Rampage (2018): Weta
• R.I.P.D. (2013)
• Red 2 (2013): MPC Film
• Red Cliff (2008): Tippett Studio
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011): Weta
• 'Robocop' (2014): Framestore
• Rush (2013): Double Negative
• Salt (2010): Framestore
• Season of the Witch (2011): Tippett Studio
• 'Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows' (2013): Framestore
• Skyfall (2012): Double Negative
• Skyscraper (2018): MPC Film
• 'Straight Outta Compton' (2015): BOT VFX
• 'Suicide Squad' (2016): MPC Film
• 'Sully' (2016): MPC Film
• 'Tarzan' (2016): MPC Film, Framestore
• Ted (2012): Tippett Studio
• 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows' (2016): BOT VFX
• 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' (2014)
• 'Terminator Genisys' (2015): Double Negative, MPC Film
• 'The 5th Wave' (2016): BOT VFX
• The A-Team (2010): Weta
• The Adventures of Tintin (2011): Weta
• The Avengers (2012): Weta
• 'The BFG' (2016): Weta
• 'The Boss' (2016): BOT VFX
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008): Weta
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (20111: MPC Film
• The Counselor (2013): MPC Film
• The Dark Knight (2008): Double Negative
• 'The Dark Tower' (2017): MPC Film
• The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008): Weta
• 'The Dinner' (2017): BOT VFX
• 'The Finest Hours' (2016): MPC Film
• The Golden Compass (2007): Tippett Studio, Framestore
• 'The Greatest Showman' (2017): MPC Film
• 'The Gunman' (2015): Double Negative
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): Weta
• 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' (2014): Weta
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013): Weta
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013): Double Negative / Weta
• The Jungle Book (2016): Weta
• The Lake (2017): BOT VFX
• The Legend of Tarzan (2016): MPC Film
• The Lion King (2019): MPC Film
• The Lone Ranger (2013): MPC Film
• The Lovely Bones (2009): Weta
• The Martian (2015): BOT VFX, Framestore
• The Mountain Between Us (2017): MPC Film
• The Mummy (2017): MPC Film
• The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018): MPC Film
• The Predator (2018): MPC Film
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013): MPC Film
• The Smurfs (2011): Tippett Studio
• The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008): Tippett Studio
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011): Tippett Studio
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012): Tippett Studio
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010): Tippett Studio
• The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009): Tippett Studio
• The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007): Weta
• The Wolverine (2013): Weta
• The World's End (2013): Double Negative
• Thor: Ragnarok (2017): Framestore
• Titanic 3D (2012): StereoD
• Total Recall (2012): Double Negative
• Transformers: The Last Knight (2017): MPC Film
• Underwater (2018): MPC Film
• Victor Frankenstein (2015): MPC Film
• War Horse (2011): Framestore
• Spectral (2017): Weta
• Where the Wild Things Are (2009): Framestore
• Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017): Weta
• War for the Planet of the Apes (2017): Weta
• Wonder Woman (2017): MPC Film
• World War Z (2013): MPC Film
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006): Weta
• X-Men: Apocalypse (2016): MPC Film
• X-Men: First Class (2011): Weta
• xXx: The Return of Xander Cage (2017): MPC Film
• Zoolander 2 (2016): MPC Film

References[edit]

How To Use Silhouette Fx In After Effects

1. ^'MGLA Meeting Summary: 01/18/05'. Mgla.org. 2005-01-18. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
2. ^ ^ab'Step by Step: Eagle Eye'. www.creativeplanetnetwork.com. 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
3. ^'Frame-byframe Painting'. Conrad Olson. 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
4. ^ ^ab'Silhouette: A versatile tool for VFX work'. NYC Production and Post News. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
5. ^ ^abc'SilhouetteFX Silhouette'. Computer Graphics World. 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
6. ^'Madison software company has Titanic connection to Hollywood'. madison.com. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
7. ^'2D to 3D Conversion'. Post Magazine. 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
8. ^'Silhouette V5: Much More than Just Rotoscoping'. NYC Production and Post News. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
9. ^'Oscar-winning computer graphics pioneer reveals tricks in new course (Feb. 24, 1998)'. News.wisc.edu. 1998-02-24. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
10. ^'Q&A: FRAMESTORE'S MARC RICE ON AVATAR'.

External links[edit]