SilhouetteFX began as a rotoscoping tool for the visual effects industry. SilhouetteFX has been expanded to include capabilities facilitating paint, warping and morphing, 2D to 3D conversion and alternative matting methods. As of V6, SilhouetteFX retains all of the aforementioned capabilities now embedded in a node-based digital compositing application.
Context
SilhouetteFX is named for the art form associated with Étienne de Silhouette (July 8, 1709 – 1767). The fundamental output of a rotoscoping program is a matte which when viewed appears as a silhouette of an object to be treated in isolation of the remainder of an image. The image density of the matte determines how a compositing operation effect will be applied. Image pixels corresponding to brighter pixels in the matte will be treated differently than image pixels corresponding to darker pixels in the matte VFX.
Company The developer, SilhouetteFX LLC, was formed as a partnership between principals from Digital Film Tools and Profound Effects, Inc. Partners include Paul Miller, Marco Paolini, Peter Moyer and Perry Kivolowitz.
In 2019, Boris FX, a leading developer of VFX, compositing, titling, video editing, and workflow tools for broadcast, post-production, and film professionals acquired SilhouetteFX.
Awards
2019 Academy Award for Technical Achievement - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2019 Engineering Emmy - Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Partial list of notable films
King Kong (2005): Weta Eragon (2006): Weta X-Men: The Last Stand (2006): Weta Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007): Weta The Golden Compass (2007): Tippett Studio The Water Horse (2007): Weta Cloverfield (2008): Tippett Studio The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008): Tippett Studio Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008): Tippett Studio Bedtime Stories (2008): Tippett Studio The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008): Weta The Dark Knight (2008): Double Negative The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008): Weta Avatar (2009): Framestore Coraline (2009): Laika District 9 (2009): Weta The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009): Tippett Studio Clash of the Titans (2010): Framestore Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010): Rising Sun Pictures, Framestore The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010): Tippett Studio Gulliver's Travels (2010): Weta Predators (2010): Weta The A-Team (2010): Weta Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Rising Sun Pictures, Tippett Studio The Smurfs (2011): Tippett Studio The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011): Tippett Studio Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011): Weta X-Men: First Class (2011): Weta Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012): Weta John Carter (2012): Double Negative Prometheus (2012): Weta Skyfall (2012): Double Negative The Avengers (2012): Weta Total Recall (2012): Double Negative The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): Weta The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012): Tippett Studio Titanic 3D (2012): StereoD Gravity (2013): Framestore Iron Man 3 (2013): Weta Fast & Furious 6 (2013): Double Negative Man of Steel (2013): MPC Film, Weta The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013): Double Negative / Weta The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013): Weta The Lone Ranger (2013): MPC Film The Wolverine (2013): Weta World War Z (2013): MPC Film 300: Rise of an Empire (2014): MPC Film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014): Weta Edge of Tomorrow (2014): Framestore, MPC Film Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014): MPC Film Godzilla (2014): Double Negative Guardians of the Galaxy (2014): Framestore, MPC Film Interstellar (2014): Double Negative Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014): MPC Film Robocop (2014): Framestore The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014): MPC Film The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014): Weta The Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 1 (2014): MPC Film X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014): MPC Film Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015): Framestore Ex Machina (2015): Double Negative Fantastic Four (2015): BOT VFX, MPC Film, Weta Furious Seven (2015): MPC Film, Weta Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015): BOT VFX Jupiter Ascending (2015): Framestore, Double Negative Jurassic World (2015) Maze Runner: Scorch Trials (2015): Weta Mission Impossible-Rogue Nation (2015): Double Negative Spectre (2015): MPC Film Terminator Genisys (2015): Double Negative The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2015): MPC Film The Martian (2015): BOT VFX, Framestore, MPC Film The Revenant (2015): MPC Film Arrival (2016): Framestore Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016): MPC Film, Weta Ben Hur (2016): BOT VFX Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016): Framestore, MPC Film Ghostbusters (2016): MPC Film Gods of Egypt (2016): BOT VFX Godzilla (2016): MPC Film Independence Day: Resurgence (2016): BOT VFX, MPC Film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016): BOT VFX, MPC Film Passengers (2016): MPC Film Suicide Squad (2016): MPC Film Sully (2016): MPC Film Tarzan (2016): MPC Film, Framestore The BFG (2016): Weta The Jungle Book (2016): MPC Film, Weta The Legend of Tarzan (2016): Framestore X-Men: Apocalypse (2016): MPC Film Alien Covenant (2017): Framestore, MPC Film Beauty and the Beast (2017): Framestore Blade Runner 2049 (2017): Framestore, MPC Film Ghost in the Shell (2017): Framestore, MPC Film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017): Framestore, Weta Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017): MPC Film Justice League (2017): MPC Film, Weta King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017): Framestore, MPC Film Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017): MPC Film Murder on the Orient Express (2017): MPC Film Paddington 2 (2017): Framestore Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017): MPC Film The Dark Tower (2017): MPC Film The Mummy (2017): MPC Film Thor: Ragnarok (2017): Framestore Transformers: The Last Knight (2017): MPC Film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017): Weta War for the Planet of the Apes (2017): Weta xXx: The Return of Xander Cage (2017): MPC Film Wonder Woman (2017): MPC Film Aquaman (2018): MPC Film Avengers: Infinity War (2018): Weta Deadpool 2 (2018): Framestore, Weta Mary Poppins Returns (2018): Framestore Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018): Weta Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018): Framestore Mortal Engines (2018): Weta Rampage (2018): Weta Skyscraper (2018): MPC Film Underwater (2018): MPC Film 1917 (2019): MPC Film Ad Astra (2019): MPC Film, Weta Avengers: Endgame (2019): Framestore, Weta Captain Marvel (2019): Framestore Dumbo (2019): Framestore, MPC Film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018): Framestore Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019): Framestore Gemini Man (2019): Weta Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019): MPC Film Jumanji: The Next Level (2019): Weta Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019): MPC Film Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019): Framestore Terminator: Dark Fate (2019): Weta X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019): MPC Film Artemis Fowl (2020): MPC Film Dolittle (2020): MPC Film Mulan (2020): Weta Sonic the Hedgehog (2020): MPC Film Black Widow (2021): Weta Cruella (2021): MPC Film Eternals (2021): Weta Ghostbusters Afterlife (2021): MPC Film Godzilla vs. Kong (2021): MPC Film, Weta Jungle Cruise (2021): Weta Mortal Combat (2021): MPC Film No Time To Die (2021): Framestore Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021): Weta Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021): Framestore, MPC Film The King's Man (2021): Framestore, Weta The Suicide Squad (2021): Weta The Tomorrow War (2021): Weta Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021): Weta The Last Duel (2021): MPC Film Avatar: The Way of Water (2022): Weta Beast (2022): Framestore Black Adam: (2022) Weta Black Panther (2022): Weta Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022): Framestore, Weta Elvis (2022): Framestore, MPC Film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022): Framestore Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022): Weta Kimi (2022): Weta No Exit (2022): Weta Nope (2022): MPC Film GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S Pinocchio (2022): MPC Film The Batman (2022): Weta Thor: Love and Thunder (2022): Framsetore, Weta Top Gun: Maverick (2022): Framestore, MPC Film Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantamania (2023): MPC Film Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023): MPC Film, Weta Barbie (2023): Framestore Cocaine Bear: (2023): Weta Ferrari (2023): MPC Film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023): Framestore, Weta Haunted Mansion (2023): Framestore Peter Pan & Wendy (2023): Framestore Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023): Framestore, Weta Shazam! Fury of the Gods: (2023): Framestore, Weta The Creator (2023): Weta The Flash (2023): Weta The Little Mermaid (2023): MPC Film, Weta The Marvels (2023): Framestore, Weta Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023): MPC Film, Weta Wonka (2023): Framestore Argylle (2024): MPC Film Atlas (2024): MPC Film Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024): Framestore Beatlejuice Beatlejuice (2024): Framestore Civil War (2024): Framestore Deadpool & Wolverine (2024): Framestore Fly Me to the Moon (2024): Framestore Furiosa (2024): Framestore Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (2024): Weta IF (2024): Framestore Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024): Weta Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024): Framestore, Weta Spaceman (2024): MPC Film The Fall Guy (2024): Framestore Wicked (2024): Framestore
References
External links Official website