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About this Guide
- Copyright
- About Us
Silhouette Features
- Sapphire, Mocha Pro, Particle Illusion
- Roto
  - Roto Features
- Tracker
  - Planar Tracking
  - Point Tracker
- Paint
  - Paint Features
  - Composite
- Keying and Matting
  - Keying Features
- Depth
  - Depth Features
- Warps and Morphs
- Trees and Nodes
  - Trees
  - Nodes
- Sequence Editor
  - Sequence Editor Features
- Architecture
- Compatibility
Installation
- Windows / Macintosh
- Linux
- Uninstalling
- Linux Notes
Licensing
- Node-Locked Licenses
- Floating Licenses
- Request A Trial
  - Node-locked License Trial
  - Floating License Trial
Tutorials
- Starting the Silhouette Standalone
- Applying the Silhouette Plug-in
- Projects
  - Standalone
  - Plug-in
- Importing and Replacing Media
  - Importing Media
  - Replacing Media
  - Managing Media Paths
- Creating Sessions
  - Session Templates
- Editing Sessions
- Playback and Caching
  - Cache Frames
  - Preload Frames
  - Increase Amount of Frames During Playback
- Silhouette Plug-in - Host Application Tips
  - Resolve - Working with Alpha
  - Multiple Resolutions In Nuke
- Roto
  - Roto Tips
  - Quick Start
  - Bézier
  - B-Spline
  - X-Spline
  - Magnetic Freehand
  - Square
  - Circle
  - Open Shapes
  - Transform (T)
  - Reshape (R)
  - IK (Inverse Kinematics)
  - MultiFrame
  - RotoOverlay
  - Opacity
  - Cryptomatte
  - Rendering Shapes to Channels
  - Rendering Shape Outlines or Color Filled Shapes
  - Importing and Exporting Shapes
  - Motion Blur
  - Renaming Objects
  - Adding Notes
- Tracker
  - Planar Trackers
  - Point Tracker
  - Match Move or Stabilize Images
  - Importing and Exporting Tracking Data
- Paint
  - Best Practices
  - Using Paint
  - Onion Skin
  - Paint Presets
  - Clone Brush
  - Create And Paint An Oversized Plate
  - Display Roto Shape Outlines In the Paint Node
  - Alpha Channels
  - Detail Separation In Paint
  - Detail Separation Using Nodes
  - Auto Paint
  - Paint Only Node Output
- Compositing and Multiple Nodes
- Favorite Nodes
- Organizing The Tree With Dot Nodes
- Stabilize and Match Move Workflow
- Inserts
- Point Control Tracking With Data Ports
- Color Correct
- Regrain
- Inpaint
- Roto Blend
- Depth
  - Creating Depth Objects
  - Combining Shapes with Depth Objects
- Power Matte
  - Open Shape Workflow
  - Closed Shape Workflow
  - Blue/Green Screen Keying
- zMatte
  - Blue/Green Screen Keying
  - Generating Mattes Without A Blue/Green Screen
  - Holdout Matte/Garbage Matte
  - Light Wrap
  - zMatte Output Options
- Primatte
  - Understanding Primatte
  - Auto Analyze
  - Clean Background
  - Clean Foreground
  - Holdout Matte/Garbage Matte
  - Hybrid Matte
  - Spill Suppression
  - Matte Refinement
  - Fine Tuning
  - Light Wrap
  - Primatte Output Options
- Lens Correction
  - Line Calibration
  - Distortion Maps
  - Rendering Distortion Maps
  - Manual Correction
- PowerMesh Warping
- Pin Based Warping
- Shape Based Warping
  - Create Source and Target Shapes
  - Joining Shapes
  - Adding Correspondence Points
  - Setting the Distortion
  - Barrier Shapes
  - Previewing the Warp
- Morphing
  - Assigning Inputs
  - Create A-roll and B-roll Shapes
  - Joining Shapes / Adding Correspondence Points
  - Setting the Distortion and Transparency
  - Previewing the Morph
  - Adjusting the Morph
  - Folding
  - Create A DreamStudio Account
  - Generate Without Source Input
  - Generate With Source Input
  - Inpaint/Outpaint
- Viewer
  - Color Management
  - Viewing Channels In The Viewer
  - Viewer Navigation
  - Viewer Rotation
  - Opening Additional Viewers
- ROI (Region of Interest)
  - Smaller ROI for Performance
  - ROI to Reveal Overscan Pixels
- Working with Stereo Images
  - Creating a Session Using Left and Right Clips
  - Creating a Session Using Stereo EXR Files
  - Merge Views to Create Stereo
  - Stereo Roto
  - Linking Shapes
  - Stereo Paint
  - Stereo Morphing
  - 3D Preview
- Multiple Object Lists, Node Or Object Windows
  - Creating Additional Windows & Locking Them
  - Multiple Filtered Object Lists
- Sequence Editor
  - Creating a Sequence
  - Marking In and Out Points
  - Moving, Copying, Replacing and Deleting
  - Trimming
  - Change Speed and Direction
- Shifting a Source Node in Time
- Timebar Keyframes
- Timeline
  - Zooming the Timeline In or Out
  - Panning the Timeline
  - Changing the Work Range
  - Moving One Keyframe
  - Moving a Selection of Keyframes
  - Adding a Marker
  - Curve Editor
- Cineon/DPX Log Session Workflow
- Video Fields and 3:2 Pulldown
  - Working with Video Fields
  - Working with 3:2 Pulldown
- Rendering
  - Plug-in
  - Standalone
  - Rendering the Automatic Data Window
  - Rendering EXR Multi-Part Files
- Expressions
  - Link A Parameter In The Same Node
  - Link A Parameter From A Different Node
  - Display Which Nodes Are Connected Via Expressions
  - Expression Editor - Single or Multi-line Display
- Command-Line
- Keyboard Customization
User Interface
- Plug-in Parameters - Host Application
- Concepts
- Projects
- Sessions
- Trees
- Viewer
- Timebar / Player Controls
- Sequence Editor
- Timeline
- Toolbar, Node and Object Parameters, Presets
- Object List
- Console
- Script Editor
- Windows and Adjustments
- Pull-Down Menus
Nodes
- Node Groups
  - Color
  - Composite
  - Diffusion
  - Filter
  - Film Lab
  - Image
  - Key
  - Light
  - Silhouette
  - Special Effects
  - Time
  - Tints
  - Transform
  - Utility
  - Warp
  - Sapphire
  - OFX
- Common Node Controls
  - Blur
  - Black and White
  - DOD
  - Grad
  - Matte
  - Nodes
  - Spot
  - Renaming Nodes
  - Temperature
  - Transform
  - View
- Roto
  - Description
  - Toolbar
  - Stereo Shape Creation
  - Bézier (Shift-B)
  - B-Spline (B)
  - X-Spline (S)
  - Magnetic Freehand (Shift-F)
  - Square (Shift-S)
  - Circle (Shift-C)
  - Shape and Layer Parameters
  - Object List
  - Transform (T)
  - Reshape (R)
  - Nudging
  - IK-Inverse Kinematics (Y)
  - Tracker
  - MultiFrame (M)
  - Add Weighted Key (Alt-K)
  - RotoOverlay (Shift-O)
  - Shape Import and Export
  - Node Parameters
  - Node Outputs
- Tracker
  - Description
  - Planar Tracker
  - Mocha Tracker
  - Point Tracker
  - Pre-Processing
  - Smooth
  - I/0
  - View
  - Preferences
  - Using the Tracker’s Transform Data
- Paint
  - Description
  - Best Practices
  - Controls
  - Presets
  - Brushes
  - Profile
  - Paint
  - Auto Paint
  - Stereo Paint
  - Node Parameters
  - Node Outputs
- Alpha to Color
  - Description
  - Controls
- Alpha Composite
  - Description
  - Controls
- Alpha Threshold
  - Description
  - Controls
- Atmospheric Glow
  - Description
  - Controls
- Beauty Studio
  - Description
  - Using Beauty Studio
  - Controls
- Black and White
  - Description
  - Controls
- Bleach Bypass
  - Description
  - Controls
- Blur
  - Description
  - Controls
- Bump Distort
  - Description
  - Controls
- Bump Shade
  - Description
  - Controls
- Camera Shake
  - Description
  - Controls
- Cartoon
  - Description
  - Controls
- Center Spot
  - Description
  - Controls
- Channel Blur
  - Description
  - Controls
- Channel Blur YUV
  - Description
  - Controls
- Checkerboard
  - Description
  - Controls
- Chromatic Aberration
  - Description
  - Controls
- Clamp
  - Description
  - Controls
- Color
  - Description
  - Controls
- Color Bars
  - Description
  - Controls
- Color Correctors
  - Description
  - Master, Shadows, Midtones, Highlights
  - Color Correct
  - Printer Points
  - Telecine
- Color Gradient
  - Description
  - Controls
- Color Infrared
  - Description
  - Controls
- Color Estimation
  - Description
- Color Paste
  - Description
  - Controls
- Color Shadow
  - Description
  - Controls
- Color Spot
  - Description
  - Controls
- Color Suppress
  - Description
  - Controls
- Color To Alpha
  - Description
- Colorize Channel
  - Description
  - Controls
- Colorize Gradient
  - Description
  - Controls
- Composite
  - Description
  - Controls
- Copy
  - Description
  - Controls
- Crop
  - Description
  - Controls
- Cross Processing
  - Description
  - Controls
- Cryptomatte
  - Description
  - Controls
  - Using Cryptomatte
- Curves
  - Description
  - Controls
- Day for Night
  - Description
  - Controls
- Deartifact
  - Description
  - Controls
- Deband
  - Description
  - Controls
- Deblock
  - Description
  - Controls
- Deflicker
  - Description
  - Controls
- Defog
  - Description
  - Controls
- Defringe
  - Description
  - Controls
- Degrain
  - Description
  - Controls
  - Outputs
- Denoiser ML
  - Description
  - Controls
  - Outputs
- Depth
  - Description
  - Depth Tools
  - Shapes / Layers and Depth
  - Depth Preview
  - Node Parameters
  - Node Outputs
- Depth of Field
  - Description
  - Controls
- Despeckle
  - Description
- Detail
  - Description
  - Controls
- Develop
  - Description
  - Controls
- Difference Matte
  - Description
  - Controls
- Diffusion
  - Description
  - Controls
- Directional Blur
  - Description
  - Controls
- Displace
  - Description
  - Controls
- DOD
  - Description
  - Controls
- Dot
  - Description
- Double Fog
  - Description
  - Controls
- Drop Shadow
  - Controls
- Dual Gradient
  - Description
  - Controls
- Edge Composite
  - Description
  - Controls
- Edge Detect
  - Description
  - Controls
- Extract Detail
  - Description
  - Controls
  - Outputs
- Fade Color
  - Description
  - Controls
- Film Glow
  - Description
  - Controls
- Film Stocks
  - Description
  - Controls
- Flip
  - Description
- Flop
  - Description
- Fog
  - Description
  - Controls
- Fractal Noise
  - Description
  - Controls
- Frost
  - Description
  - Controls
- Glow
  - Description
  - Controls
- Glow Darks
  - Description
  - Controls
- Glow Edges
  - Description
  - Controls
- Grain
  - Description
  - Controls
- Grain Composite
  - Description
  - Controls
- Grid
  - Description
  - Controls
- Grunge
  - Description
  - Controls
- Harris Shutter
  - Description
  - Controls
- High Contrast
  - Description
  - Controls
- Hold
  - Description
  - Controls
- Holdout Composite
  - Description
  - Controls
- Infrared
  - Description
  - Controls
- Inpaint
  - Description
  - Controls
  - Node Parameters
- Invert
  - Description
  - Controls
- Kelvin
  - Description
  - Controls
- Keystone
  - Description
  - Controls
- Lens Correction
  - Description
  - Overview
  - Controls
- Lens Distortion
  - Description
  - Controls
- Lens Flare
  - Description
- Elements
  - Caustic
  - Chroma Bands
  - Chroma Ring
  - Circle
  - Circles
  - Disc
  - Ellipse
  - Edge Streak
  - Fan Rays
  - Hot Spot
  - Polygon
  - Polygons
  - Radial Streaks
  - Random Spikes
  - Ring
  - Spikes
  - Spiral Rays
  - Star
  - Star Caustic
  - Stripe
- Controls - Global
  - Presets
  - Edit Flare
  - Flare
  - Occlusion
  - Flicker
  - Edge Flare
  - Noise
  - Alpha
- Controls - Elements
  - Angle
  - Aspect
  - Blur
  - Brightness
  - Brightness Variance
  - Center
  - Center Brightness
  - Center Offset
  - Chroma
  - Color
  - Color Variance
  - Cycles
  - Density
  - Edge Fade
  - Element Count
  - Hotspot
  - Inside Width
  - Jitter
  - Length
  - Lens Noise
  - Lock To
  - Match Flare Angle
  - Middle Width
  - Noise
  - Noise Density
  - Offset
  - Outside Width
  - Position
  - Position Variance
  - Ramp Gamma
  - Ramp Scale
  - Randomize
  - Ring Brightness
  - Ring Size
  - Ring Softness
  - Scale
  - Sides
  - Size Variance
  - Softness
  - Softness Variance
  - Spread
  - Taper
  - Total Scale
  - Vertical Variance
  - Weight
  - Warp
  - Width
  - X Offset
  - Y Offset
- Light Leaks
  - Description
  - Controls
- Light Wrap
  - Description
  - Controls
- Linear Gradient
  - Description
  - Controls
- Looks
  - Description
  - Controls
- Low Contrast
  - Description
  - Controls
- Magic Sharp
  - Description
  - Controls
- Match
  - Description
  - Controls
- Math Composite
  - Description
  - Controls
- Matte Repair
  - Description
  - Controls
- Merge Views
  - Description
- Mist
  - Description
  - Controls
- Mix
  - Description
  - Controls
- Mocha Pro
  - Description
  - Controls
- Morph
  - Description
  - Node Parameters
  - Shape Parameters
  - Correspondence Tool (C)
  - Barrier Shapes
  - Folding
  - Node Outputs
- Mosaic
  - Description
  - Controls
- ND Gradient
  - Description
  - Controls
- Net
  - Description
- Night Vision
  - Description
  - Controls
  - Tint
  - Glow
  - Additional Controls
- Non-Additive Mix
  - Description
  - Controls
  - Black Clip
- Note
  - Description
  - Controls
- Null
  - Description
- OCIO Colorspace
  - Description
  - Controls
- OCIO Display
  - Description
  - Controls
- OCIO LUT
  - Description
  - Controls
- Optical Dissolve
  - Description
  - Controls
- Output / Output Multi-Part
  - Description
  - Format (Output Node Only)
  - Automatic Data Window (EXR Only)
  - Cryptomatte (Output Multi-Part Node Only)
  - File
  - Metadata
  - Channels
  - Views
  - Premultiply
  - Crop/Pad
  - Sample
  - Render
- Overexpose
  - Description
  - Controls
- Particle Illusion
  - Description
  - Controls
- Pastel
  - Description
  - Controls
- Pencil
  - Description
  - Controls
- Photographic
  - Description
  - Controls
- Pin Warp
  - Description
  - Controls
- Polarizer
  - Description
  - Controls
- Power Matte
  - Description
  - Matte Creation
  - Shape Parameters
  - Node Parameters
  - Node Outputs
- PowerMesh Warp
  - Description
  - Controls
- Premultiply
  - Description
- Primatte
  - Description
  - Understanding Primatte
  - Toolbar
  - Controls
  - Create Matte
  - Fine Tuning
  - Adjust Light
  - Spill
  - Secondary Spill
  - Matte Refinement
  - Edge Cleaner
  - Holdout Matte
  - Garbage Matte
  - Color Correct
  - Light Wrap
  - Light Wrap Spill
  - Edge Color Correct
  - Advanced
  - Primatte Preview
- Prism
  - Description
  - Controls
- Rack Focus
  - Description
  - Controls
- Radial Blur
  - Description
  - Controls
- Radial Gradient
  - Description
  - Controls
- Radial Tint
  - Description
  - Controls
- Rays
  - Description
  - Controls
- Reflector
  - Description
  - Controls
- Regrain
  - Description
  - Workflow
  - Controls
  - Outputs
- ReLight
  - Description
  - Controls
- Resize
  - Description
  - Controls
- Retime
  - Description
  - Controls
- Reverse
  - Description
- Roto Blend
  - Description
  - Node Parameters
  - Shape Parameters
- Sapphire
  - Description
- Scatter
  - Description
  - Controls
- Scratch
  - Description
  - Controls
- Screen Smoother
  - Description
  - Controls
- Selective Color Correct
  - Description
  - Color Correct
  - Matte
- Shadows/Highlights
  - Description
  - Controls
- Sharpen
  - Description
  - Controls
- Silk
  - Description
  - Controls
- Slap Comp
  - Description
  - Controls
- Smear Blur
  - Description
  - Controls
- Source Nodes
  - Description
  - Alpha
  - Stream
  - Time Shift
  - Extend Duration
  - Center
- Split Field
  - Description
  - Controls
- Split Tone
  - Description
  - Controls
- Split Views
  - Description
- Stability
  - Description
  - Controls
- Star
  - Description
  - Controls
- Streaks
  - Description
  - Controls
- Sunset
  - Description
  - Controls
- Swap Channels
  - Description
  - Controls
- Switch Matte
  - Description
  - Controls
- Texture
  - Description
  - Controls
- Three Strip / Two Strip
  - Controls
- Time Blur
  - Description
  - Controls
- Tint
  - Description
  - Controls
- Tone Adjust
  - Description
  - Controls
- Transform
  - Description
  - Controls
- Turb Distort
  - Description
  - Controls
- Unpremultiply
  - Description
- UpRes ML
  - Description
  - Controls
- Video Glitch
  - Description
  - Controls
- Vignette
  - Description
  - Controls
- X-Ray
  - Description
  - Controls
- zMatte
  - Description
  - Deartifact
  - Primary Matte
  - Secondary Matte
  - Holdout Matte
  - Garbage Matte
  - Color Suppress
  - Color Correct
  - Light Wrap
  - Edge
  - Transform
  - Node Outputs
Render
- Render Options
Command-Line
- General Options
- Rendering options
Expressions
- Using Expressions
- Expressions vs. Scripting
  - Expression Syntax
  - Differences With Normal Scripting
Silhouette Shape Import/Export Plug-in for Adobe After Effects
- Importing Silhouette Shapes into After Effects
- Exporting After Effects Masks to Silhouette Shapes
- Shape Import/Export Notes
Appendix A - Preferences
- Autosave
  - Interval (minutes)
  - Maximum # of Backups
- Cache
  - % ROI Overscan
  - % Total Physical RAM
  - Preload Frames
  - Purge Cache on Project Load
- Color Management
  - Cineon/DPX Working Colorspace
  - OCIO Configuration
- Colors
  - Active Point Color
  - Alpha Overlay Color
  - Anchor Color
  - Background Color
  - Bounding Box Color
  - Callout Color
  - Control Point Color
  - Default Outline Color
  - Hull Color
  - Layer Transform Color
  - Mask Fill Color
  - Mask Outline Color
  - Object Colors
  - Point Groups
  - Premultiply Background Color
  - Selected Point Color
  - Surface Color
  - Template Color
- Environment
  - +
  - -
  - Show Internal Variables
- GPU
  - Auto
  - GPU
  - CPU
- Input/Output
  - Silhouette Shapes
  - Nuke 6.2+ Shapes
  - Nuke 9+ Shapes
- License
  - Enable Floating Licenses
  - License Server
- Machine Learning
  - Stability API Key
- Morph
  - Correspondence Lines
  - Correspondence Lines Color
  - Correspondence Point Color
  - Correspondence Point Size
  - Default Target Color
- Nudging
  - Distance (pixels)
  - Extended (Shift) Distance (pixels)
  - Precise (Ctrl/Cmd) Distance (pixels)
- Paint
  - Brush Outline Color
  - Crosshair Cursor
  - Hide Brush Outline While Painting
  - Paint > Lock Presets After Importing
  - Output Unpainted Frames
  - Pressure Threshold
  - Use Tablet Pressure
  - Clone
  - History
- Plugins
  - Enable Continuum
  - Load From Public OFX Location
- Project
  - Compress Project Data
  - Save Usage Analytics With Project
- Render
  - Filename
- Roto
  - Composite Color
- RV
  - Command
- Scripting
  - Enable External Scripts
  - External Script Paths
  - Startup Script
- Shape
  - Auto Switch to Reshape Tool
  - Blur Type
  - Control Handle Size
  - Default Interpolation
  - Default Reshape Tool
  - Enable Legacy Feathering
  - Fade Outline with Opacity
  - Freehand Point Selection
  - Hide Hulls During Edit
  - Hide Outlines During Edit
  - Interpolation Engine
  - Number Points
  - Primitive Type
  - Recursive Subdivide
  - Rotate from Center of Selection Bounding Box
  - Show Feather Handles
  - Show Shape Name
  - Show Tangent Vectors
  - Transform from Center of Selection Bounding Box
  - X-Spline Point Type
  - X-Spline Tension Factor
- Stereo
  - Enable NVIDIA 3D Vision Preview Support
- Tracker
  - Create Point Trackers in Root
  - Default Path Color
  - Default Point Track Tolerance
  - Point Tracking Behavior
  - Show Path Points
  - Mocha
  - Planar Tracker
- Undo
  - Max Undo Events
- User Interface
  - Allow Nested Docks
  - Automatically Raise Dock Preference
  - Check for New Versions
  - Colored Timeline Tracks
  - Enable Crash Reports
  - Font Size
  - Invert Mouse Wheel in Editors
  - Save Project Automatically On Exit
  - Show Sources Last in Node List
  - Show Object Properties on Selection
  - Show What’s New After Installing A New Version
  - Timebar Field Dragging Lock
  - Use Native File Dialog For Importing Media
  - Trees
- Viewer
  - Anaglyph Mode
  - Apply Gain/Gamma When Viewing Alpha
  - Anti-Alias Overlay Controls
  - Auto-Show Overlay
  - Display ROI Outline
  - Handle Mode
  - Line Width
  - Picking Tolerance
  - Restore Focus After Editing preference
  - Stereo Alignment Type
  - Synchronize Viewers
  - Zoom Factor
  - Zoom Filter
Appendix B - Keyboard Shortcuts
- Nodes
- Paint
- Primatte Preview
- Render
  - Preview
- Roto
- Timeline
  - Timeline Curve Editor
- Node Curves
- Viewer
- Stereo
  - Align
  - View
- Sequence Editor
- Trees Window
Appendix C - Session Formats
- Film Academy (1828x1332)
- Film Cinemascope Full (3656x2664)
- Film Cinemascope Half (1828x1556)
- Film Full Aperture 2K (2048x1536)
- Film Full Aperture 2k (2048x1556)
- Film Full Aperture 4K (4096x3072)
- Film Full Aperture 4K (4096x3112)
- HDTV 1080 24 (1920x1080)
- HDTV 1080 25 (1920x1080)
- HDTV 1080 29.97 (1920x1080)
- HDTV 720 24 (1280x720)
- HDTV 720 25 (1280x720)
- HDTV 720 29.97 (1280x720)
- HDTV Anamorphic 1080 24 (1280x1080)
- NTSC 640 29.97 (640x480)
- NTSC 648 29.97 (648x486)
- NTSC D1 720 29.97 (720x486)
- NTSC D1 Square Pixels 720 29.97 (720x540)
- NTSC DV 720 29.97 (720x480)
- NTSC DV Widescreen 720 29.97 (720x480)
- PAL D1/DV 720 25 (720x576)
- PAL D1/DV Square Pixels 768 25 (768x576)
- PAL D1/DV Widescreen 720 25 (720x576)
- UHD 4K 23.976 (3840x2160)
- UHD 4K 25 (3840x2160)
- UHD 4K 29.97 (3840x2160)
- UHD 8K 23.976 (7680x4320)
Appendix D - Environment Variables
Appendix E - Legacy Feather
Appendix F - Video Fields
Appendix G - Blend Modes
- Add
- Subtract
- Multiply
- Screen
- Difference
- Darken
- Lighten
- Overlay
- Soft Light
- Hard Light
- Vivid Light
- Linear Light
- Pin Light
- Color Burn
- Linear Burn
- Darker Color
- Color Dodge
- Linear Dodge (Add)
- Lighter Color
- Hue
- Saturation
Appendix H - OCIO LUTS
Third Party Licenses Used by Silhouette
- Cryptomatte
- GLEW (OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library)
- GStreamer
- libjpeg
- libpng
- libtiff
- libz
- OpenColorIO
- OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library)
- OpenEXR
- Power Matte
- PySide2
- Python
- Qt
- Shiboken2
- xmlio