Silhouette 2021.5 is the newest update to the industry leading roto,
paint and compositing software from Boris FX.
Professional VFX artists worldwide rely on Silhouette’s robust roto and tracking tools...
non-destructive paint workflow… and advanced
node-based compositing to deliver pixel perfect VFX assets for film and TV post.
In May of 2021, we launched the Silhouette plugin,
so the full Silhouette user interface can now be launched from After Effects, Premiere Pro
and OFX Hosts like NUKE, Fusion and Resolve. For the Silhouette 2021.5 point release,
our team worked closely with key VFX studios and their artists to address user requests with
new features and multiple improvements. Let's take a quick look at some of the highlights.
We’ll start with compositing and color correction. To complement our compositing workflow the 2021.5
release features a new 4-Way Color Wheel user interface and useful color correction presets.
Simply add the color correct node found here in the Color category. This new intuitive interface
allows you to interactively adjust brightness, hue and saturation using master, shadows,
midtones and highlight wheels. For example here on the shadow wheel, we can easily adjust the hue,
brightness and saturation affecting only the dark values of the image. If the Color Wheels window is
closed, you can manually bring them back by going to the Window menu and selecting Color Wheels.
And here under Presets, we now include many color correction presets that are based on
famous Hollywood films. You can browse and apply color grades inspired by films like Alien,
Jurassic Park or The Matrix for a quick look, or save and apply your own presets.
The Math Composite node has been updated to include 22 blend modes for advanced
compositing and includes your favorite math operations found in other effects applications.
Use these blending modes for dynamic compositing to manipulate images and their alpha channels.
For paint and roto artists, Silhouette 2021.5 has useful
new updates and features to speed up your work.
The Paint node’s unique detail separation workflow for advanced paint and clone tasks
has been improved. We now can paint on the Color or Detail channels with improved responsiveness.
Color and Detail layer processing occurs when the modes are enabled, resulting in perfectly
smooth paint every time you place a stroke. Perfect for advanced and difficult clean ups.
Another useful update for Paint is the redesigned and improved Presets interface. Here,
your customized brush presets can be renamed and reordered. If your preset is actively selected and
lock is off, your brush changes are being recorded live for an improved workflow.
And here you can import and export your brush presets to share with your team.
Roto artists will enjoy the new Auto Color features designed
to help artists navigate complex roto projects.
If you’d like to recolor a selection of roto shapes, layers or trackers in the object list,
simply navigate to Actions>Edit>Auto-Color and your select objects will be re-colored based on
user defined color preferences, which is now found here under File>Preferences>Color>Object Colors.
Improvements like these continue to make Silhouette the leading tool for professional roto,
paint and VFX teams. To learn more about the 2021.5 update to Silhouette,
you can find the What’s New documentation under the help menu OR on the Boris FX website.
Download a free trial today at borisfx.com.