Installation
Windows / Mac
Standalone
2 Run the installer.
• Mac: Double-click on the downloaded file.
• Windows: Extract the downloaded zip file, open it and double-click on the exe file.
The default installation folder on Windows systems is C:\Program Files\BorisFX\Silhouette 2024.5. On Macintosh systems, the default installation folder is /Applications/BorisFX/Silhouette 2024.5.
3 When you get to the Select Components screen, select Silhouette.
4 If you have After Effects installed, you can also select the Silhouette Shape I/O Plug-in.
5 Complete the installation.
6 Start Silhouette on Windows systems by selecting Programs > Boris FX Silhouette 2024.5 > Silhouette 2024.5 in the Windows Start menu.
or
7 Start Silhouette on Macintosh systems by going to the /Applications/BorisFX/Silhouette 2024.5 folder and double-clicking on Silhouette.
The Silhouette user interface opens.
Plug-in
2 Double-click on the file that was downloaded and when prompted, select the destination programs to install to. You can choose from Adobe After Effects/Premiere Pro and OFX.
Silhouette will now appear as an available plug-in within the host application.
3 Start the host application and apply Silhouette:
• After Effects: Apply Silhouette to a clip in the timeline from the Effects > Boris FX Silhouette menu.
• Premiere Pro: Apply Silhouette to a clip in the timeline from the Effects > Video Effects > Boris FX Silhouette group.
• OFX: The method for applying an OFX plug-in varies. Consult the OFX host software documentation for details.
Linux
Standalone
2 Open a Terminal window and change to the directory where you downloaded the file.
3 Type: tar xvzf <name of file>
4 Change to the new directory that is created.
5 To install the Silhouette software, run the “install_silhouette.sh” script by typing: ./install_silhouette.sh
Silhouette is unpacked into the current directory.
6 Change to the new directory that is created.
7 To run Silhouette, type: ./silhouette
The Silhouette user interface opens.
Plug-in
2 Open a Terminal window and change to the directory where you downloaded the file.
3 Type: tar xvzf <name of file>
4 Change to the new directory that is created.
5 To install Silhouette for OFX, run the “install_plugin.sh” script by typing: sudo ./install_plugin.sh
Silhouette is unpacked into the OFX plug-ins directory and will now appear as an available plug-in within the OFX host application.
6 Start the host application and apply Silhouette. The method for applying an OFX plug-in varies. Consult the OFX host software documentation for details.
Uninstalling
Windows
1 From the Windows Control Panel, go to Programs > Uninstall a program.
2 Select Boris FX Silhouette 2024.5 and click Uninstall.
3 If you want to deactivate the Silhouette license, you can do so when prompted.
Macintosh
1 Go to /Applications/BorisFX/Silhouette 2024.5
2 If you want to deactivate the Silhouette license, run Deactivate Silhouette License.
3 To uninstall Silhouette, run Uninstall Silhouette.pkg.
Linux
Since Linux does not have an installer, Silhouette must be manually deleted.
Standalone
1 If you want to deactivate the Silhouette license, run Silhouette and select Help > License and select Deactivate your license now.
When you run the Silhouette standalone script (install_silhouette.sh), a Silhouette-2024.5 folder is created in the same directory as the script.
2 To delete the standalone, type: sudo rm -r Silhouette-2024.5
3 If you don’t want to keep the contents of the Silhouette download, navigate up one directory and delete the silhouette folder that was created when you untarred the download.
Plug-in
1 cd /opt/BorisFX
2 Type: sudo rm -r SilhouettePlugin
3 cd /usr/OFX/Plugins/BorisFX
4 Type: sudo rm -r Silhouette.ofx.bundle
Linux Notes
Modifier Key Configuration
When using the KDE or GNOME desktops, by default there is a Move Window modifier key combination set up, so that if you Alt-drag a window, it will move. This interferes with our Alt-drag capability in some tools, so you will want to disable this desktop feature.
KDE Desktop
1 Run the KDE Control Center.
2 Go to the Desktop/Window Behavior panel and select the “Actions” tab.
3 Down in the Inner Window, Titlebar & Frame area, change the “Modifier Key” option from Alt to Meta.
GNOME Desktop
1 Run the Control Center in Preferences.
2 Select Windows.
3 Select Super (or “windows logo”).
Tablet Configuration
We require that proper tablet support is enabled in the X server. This part is left up to the user, as it is very distribution and version specific. This site can be used for more information:
http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/index.php/allLibrary Dependencies
Silhouette no longer uses -rpath to hard-code the location of its dependent libraries which are included in the “lib” folder. Instead, LD_LIBRARY_PATH should be set to point to the Silhouette “lib” folder. The included run.sh script shows how to do this. The LD_LIBRARY_PATH can be used to have Silhouette use a different Qt or python package as well.