Boris FX Silhouette stands as a comprehensive suite of tools designed for paintwork and rotoscoping, featuring over 400 nodes that include Sapphire, Mocha Pro, and Particle Illusion tools, all seamlessly integrated into a single package. Embraced by VFX artists across various blockbuster films like "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," "Top Gun: Maverick," "Dune," and "The Mandalorian," Silhouette continues to be a staple in the industry. Its numerous accolades, including Emmy awards and recognition by Netflix Production Technology Alliance, affirm its status as an industry leader.
Here's what's new in Silhouette 2023.5:
Generative AI: The latest Stable Diffusion XL model generates realistic faces, legible text within images, and improves image composition.
ML Node: The UpRes ML node utilizes machine learning to resize images, preserving critical features while delivering high-quality results.
Denoiser ML Refinements: Improved models trained with more images produce higher denoising precision.
Tracking Enhancements: Integrated Mocha and Planar Tracker now track multiple layers and subtracted layers.
Regrain Auto Sample: Automatically locates the best area to sample grain.
Packed with Effects Tools:
- Latest versions of Sapphire, Mocha Pro, and Particle Illusion, offering a wide range of effects and presets.
- Sapphire provides award-winning effects with over 270 nodes and thousands of presets, including lighting effects, lens flares, and image processing filters.
- Mocha Pro features PowerMesh, Remove, and Stabilize, with data ports and node actions for seamless integration.
- Particle Illusion allows the creation of realistic particle simulations with a massive preset library.
Grain Management Nodes:
- Denoiser ML eliminates unwanted noise while preserving critical features.
- Regrain samples and regenerates the source image's grain for seamless integration.
- Sapphire UltraGrain adds simulated film and digital camera grain to the image.
Primatte:
- Enables quick and effective keying of challenging blue/green screen footage.
- GPU-accelerated algorithm isolates color regions using multi-faceted polyhedrons floating in RGB color space.
- Features a 3D Preview display for visualization of keyed values.
Boris FX Hub:
- Acts as a centralized platform for downloading, installing, and licensing Boris FX tools, providing a seamless user experience.
- Offers free trials, easy installation and licensing, activation/deactivation of licenses, updates on the latest versions, and access to training and support.
Silhouette Features - Perpetual License:
- Professional roto tools featuring B-Spline, Bézier, X-Spline, or Magnetic Freehand shapes.
- Advanced shape editing tools, Cryptomatte support, integrated tracking, planar tracking, and Mocha planar tracking.
- Auto paint system for fast and reliable paintwork, with pressure-sensitive brushes, non-destructive paint, and sophisticated cloning capabilities.
- Node-based compositing and image processing with over 400 specialty nodes organized into various groups.
- Multi-host plugin compatibility, including Mocha Pro node, allowing integration with After Effects, Premiere Pro, Nuke, Fusion, Resolve, and Flame.
Silhouette's comprehensive toolkit, advanced features, and seamless integration with industry-standard applications make it an indispensable asset for professionals in the VFX and post-production industries.
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