About this Guide
Copyright
About Us
Silhouette Features
Sapphire, Mocha Pro, Particle Illusion
Sapphire
Mocha Pro
Particle Illusion
Roto
Roto Features
Tracker
Mocha Tracker
Planar Tracker
Flow Tracker
Point Tracker
Tracker Features
Paint
Paint Features
Composite
Composite Features
Machine Learning (ML)
ML Features
Keying and Matting
Keying Features
Depth
Depth Features
Warps and Morphs
Pin Warp
Morph
PowerMesh Warp
Trees and Nodes
Trees
Nodes
Sequence Editor
Sequence Editor Features
Architecture
Compatibility
Installation
Windows / Mac
Linux
Uninstalling
Linux Notes
Licensing
Node-Locked Licenses
Internet Activation
Offline Activation
Internet Deactivation
Node-Locked License Troubleshooting
Floating Licenses
Floating licenses - How it works
How do I Install the Floating License Server?
Installing Floating Licenses with Online Activation
Installing Floating Licenses With Offline Activation
Installing The Floating License On A Client Machine (Manual Install)
Troubleshooting Floating Licenses
Installing Render Licenses
Request A Trial
Node-locked License Trial
Floating License Trial
Tutorials
Getting Started
Starting the Silhouette Standalone
Applying the Silhouette Plug-in
Projects
Importing and Replacing Media
Creating Sessions
Editing Sessions
Shifting a Source Node in Time
Playback and Caching
Viewer
ROI (Region of Interest)
Sequence Editor
Silhouette Plug-in - Host Application Tips
Compositing
Compositing and Multiple Nodes
Favorite Nodes
Organizing The Tree With Dot Nodes
Multiple Object Lists, Node Or Object Windows
Timebar Keyframes
Timeline
Roto
Roto Workflow
Quick Start
Bézier
B-Spline
X-Spline
Magnetic Freehand
Square
Circle
Open Shapes
Transform (T)
Reshape (R)
Feather
IK (Inverse Kinematics)
MultiFrame
RotoOverlay
Opacity
Automatically Set Shape Keyframes Using Optical Flow
Cryptomatte
Rendering Shapes to Channels
Rendering Shape Outlines or Color Filled Shapes
Importing and Exporting Shapes
Motion Blur
Renaming Objects
Review and Approval
Tracker
Planar Trackers
Point Tracker
Flow Tracker
Stabilize and Match Move Workflow
Inserts
Point Control Tracking With Data Ports
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
Inpaint
EZ Mask
Mask ML
Matte Assist ML
Using A Roto Node
Using Input Alpha
Using Input Alpha with EZ Mask
Using Input Alpha with Mask ML
Power Matte
Open Shape Workflow
Closed Shape Workflow
Blue/Green Screen Keying
Trimap Input
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
zMatte
Blue/Green Screen Keying
Generating Mattes Without A Blue/Green Screen
Holdout Matte/Garbage Matte
Light Wrap
zMatte Output Options
Color Correct
Regrain
Stability
Create A DreamStudio Account
Generate Without Source Input
Generate With Source Input
Inpaint/Outpaint
Lens Correction
Line Calibration
Distortion Maps
Rendering Distortion Maps
Manual Correction
Morph - Shape Based Warping
Create Source and Target Shapes
Joining Shapes
Adding Correspondence Points
Setting the Distortion
Barrier Shapes
Previewing the Warp
Morph - Shape Based 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
Pin Warp - Pin Based Warping
PowerMesh - Warping
Depth
Creating Depth Objects
Combining Shapes with Depth Objects
Roto Blend
Stereo
Creating A Stereo Session
Stereo Roto
Stereo Paint
Stereo Morphing
File Handling
Cineon/DPX Log Session Workflow
Video Fields and 3:2 Pulldown
Expressions, Command-Line & Customization
Expressions
Command-Line
Keyboard Customization
Rendering
Standalone
Plug-in
Rendering the Automatic Data Window
Rendering EXR Multi-Part Files
User Interface
Plug-in Parameters - Host Application
Opening The Silhouette Interface
Optional Sources
Render
Source Alpha
Paint Alpha
Hold Frame
Purge Cache
Concepts
Projects
Trees
Nodes
Objects
Projects
Standalone
Plug-in
Sources
Source Settings
Autosave and Backups
Sessions
New Session
Editing Sessions
Switching Sessions
Deleting Sessions
Session Window
Trees
Session Selector
Overview
Show Expression Links
Clean Up (C)
Extract Nodes (E)
Enable/Disable Nodes (D)
Load Nodes
Save Nodes
Add Node (Tab)
Search Nodes
Delete Session
Trees Context Menu
Nodes
Adding Nodes
Connecting Nodes
Grouping Nodes
Deleting Nodes/Wires
Disconnecting Nodes
Disabling Nodes
Renaming Nodes
Replacing Nodes
Coloring Nodes
Searching Nodes
Viewer
Node Selector
New Viewer
View
Update
Proxy
Stereo View Modes
Onion Skin
Snapshot
Blend Amount
Display Options
ROI (Region of Interest)
Surface
Magnifier
Masks
Stabilize
Rotate
Adjust Rotation
Overlay
Notes
Viewer Preview
View Channel
Aspect Ratio
Zooming and Panning
Timebar / Player Controls
Timebar
Playback Controls
Frame Rate
Duration
Caching
Sequence Editor
Creating a Sequence
Marking In and Out Points
Selecting Clips / Frames
Moving, Copying, Replacing, Deleting
Add Edit
Segment Controls
Trimming
Timeline
Parameter List
Timeline
Curve Editor
Toolbar, Node and Object Parameters, Presets
Toolbar
Tool Tabs
Node
Object
Presets
Notes
Object List
Console
Script Editor
Reset
Load
Save
Execute
Find
Windows and Adjustments
Sashes
Status Bar
Color Sample
Render Time Of Last Image
Tool Tips
Parameter Groups
Animate Icon
Numeric Keyboard
Numeric Fields
Sliders
Two-Axis Drag
Reset Icon
Mouse Wheel Adjustments
Spin Box
Options
Enable Expression
Pull-Down Menus
File
Edit
Session
Window
Workspace
Actions
Help
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
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
Cache
Description
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
Denoise 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
EZ Mask
Description
Trimaps
Brushes
Deartifact
Accuracy
Fade Color
Description
Controls
Film Glow
Description
Controls
Film Stocks
Description
Controls
Flip
Description
Flop
Description
Flow->ST
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
Mask ML
Description
Tools
Matte Assist ML
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
Motion Blur
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
Optical Flow ML
Description
Controls
Model
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
Paint
Description
Best Practices
Controls
Presets
Brushes
Profile
Brushes
Paint
Auto Paint
Stereo Paint
Node Parameters
Node Outputs
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
Retime ML
Description
Controls
Reverse
Description
Roto
Description
Roto Workflow
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
Keyframing
Transform (T)
Reshape (R)
Nudging
IK-Inverse Kinematics (Y)
Tracker (Shift-T)
Markup (Shift-M)
MultiFrame (M)
RotoOverlay (Shift-O)
Shape Import and Export
Node Parameters
Node Outputs
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
ST->Flow
Description
Stability
Description
Controls
Star
Description
Controls
Streaks
Description
Controls
Sunset
Description
Controls
Swap Channels
Description
Controls
Switch
Description
Input
Switch Matte
Description
Controls
Texture
Description
Controls
Three Strip / Two Strip
Controls
Time Blur
Description
Controls
Tint
Description
Controls
Tone Adjust
Description
Controls
Tracker
Description
Point Tracker
Using The Mocha and Planar Trackers
Planar Tracker
Mocha Tracker
Flow Tracker
Pre-Processing
Smooth
I/0
View
Preferences
Using the Tracker’s Transform Data
Transform
Description
Controls
Trimap
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
Render
Range
Output Start Frame
Field Handling
Field Dominance
Resolution
Data Window
Preview
Validate
Send to RV
Render
Apply
Cancel
Command-Line
General Options
Rendering options
Expressions
Using Expressions
Using Expressions
Single Line Display
Multi-Line Display
Linking Parameters
Display Expression As A Curve
Motion Blur Controller Expression Action
Operators, Variables and Samples
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
Appendices
Appendix A - Preferences
Autosave
Cache
Color Management
Colors
Environment
GPU
Input/Output
License
Machine Learning
Markup
Morph
Nudging
Paint
Plugins
Project
Render
Roto
RV
Scripting
Shape
Stereo
Tracker
Trees
Undo
User Interface
Viewer
Appendix B - Keyboard Shortcuts
Nodes
Paint
Primatte Preview
Render
Roto
Timeline
Viewer
Stereo
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
Deinterlacing
3:2 Pullup / Pulldown
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
User Guide
About this Guide
Silhouette Features
Sapphire, Mocha Pro, Particle Illusion
Roto
Tracker
Paint
Composite
Machine Learning (ML)
Keying and Matting
Depth
Warps and Morphs
Trees and Nodes
Sequence Editor
Architecture
Compatibility
Installation
Licensing
Floating Licenses
Request A Trial
Tutorials
Compositing
Roto
Tracker
Paint
Inpaint
EZ Mask
Mask ML
Matte Assist ML
Power Matte
Primatte
zMatte
Color Correct
Regrain
Stability
Lens Correction
Morph - Shape Based Warping
Morph - Shape Based Morphing
Pin Warp - Pin Based Warping
PowerMesh - Warping
Depth
Roto Blend
Stereo
File Handling
Expressions, Command-Line & Customization
Rendering
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
Common Node Controls
Alpha to Color
Alpha Composite
Alpha Threshold
Atmospheric Glow
Beauty Studio
Black and White
Bleach Bypass
Blur
Bump Distort
Bump Shade
Cache
Camera Shake
Cartoon
Center Spot
Channel Blur
Channel Blur YUV
Checkerboard
Chromatic Aberration
Clamp
Color
Color Bars
Color Correctors
Color Gradient
Color Infrared
Color Estimation
Color Paste
Color Shadow
Color Spot
Color Suppress
Color To Alpha
Colorize Channel
Colorize Gradient
Composite
Copy
Crop
Cross Processing
Cryptomatte
Curves
Day for Night
Deartifact
Deband
Deblock
Deflicker
Defog
Defringe
Degrain
Denoise ML
Depth
Depth of Field
Despeckle
Detail
Develop
Difference Matte
Diffusion
Directional Blur
Displace
DOD
Dot
Double Fog
Drop Shadow
Dual Gradient
Edge Composite
Edge Detect
Extract Detail
EZ Mask
Fade Color
Film Glow
Film Stocks
Flip
Flop
Flow->ST
Fog
Fractal Noise
Frost
Glow
Glow Darks
Glow Edges
Grain
Grain Composite
Grid
Grunge
Harris Shutter
High Contrast
Hold
Holdout Composite
Infrared
Inpaint
Invert
Kelvin
Keystone
Lens Correction
Lens Distortion
Lens Flare
Elements
Controls - Global
Controls - Elements
Light Leaks
Light Wrap
Linear Gradient
Looks
Low Contrast
Magic Sharp
Match
Math Composite
Mask ML
Matte Assist ML
Matte Repair
Merge Views
Mist
Mix
Mocha Pro
Morph
Mosaic
Motion Blur
ND Gradient
Net
Night Vision
Non-Additive Mix
Note
Null
OCIO Colorspace
OCIO Display
OCIO LUT
Optical Dissolve
Optical Flow ML
Output / Output Multi-Part
Overexpose
Paint
Particle Illusion
Pastel
Pencil
Photographic
Pin Warp
Polarizer
Power Matte
PowerMesh Warp
Premultiply
Primatte
Prism
Rack Focus
Radial Blur
Radial Gradient
Radial Tint
Rays
Reflector
Regrain
ReLight
Resize
Retime
Retime ML
Reverse
Roto
Roto Blend
Sapphire
Scatter
Scratch
Screen Smoother
Selective Color Correct
Shadows/Highlights
Sharpen
Silk
Slap Comp
Smear Blur
Source Nodes
Split Field
Split Tone
Split Views
ST->Flow
Stability
Star
Streaks
Sunset
Swap Channels
Switch
Switch Matte
Texture
Three Strip / Two Strip
Time Blur
Tint
Tone Adjust
Tracker
Transform
Trimap
Turb Distort
Unpremultiply
UpRes ML
Video Glitch
Vignette
X-Ray
zMatte
Render
Render Options
Command-Line
Expressions
Operators, Variables and Samples
Expressions vs. Scripting
Silhouette Shape Import/Export Plug-in for Adobe After Effects
Appendices
Appendix B - Keyboard Shortcuts
Appendix C - Session Formats
Appendix D - Environment Variables
Appendix E - Legacy Feather
Appendix F - Video Fields
Appendix G - Blend Modes
Appendix H - OCIO LUTS
Third Party Licenses Used by Silhouette
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