Silhouette
Rotoscoping, paint and compositing software, standalone or as a host plugin, built around machine-learning nodes that generate masks and mattes, segment faces, estimate depth, track heads in 3D and denoise, upscale or retime footage.
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What it does
- Video editing
Features 9
- Rotoscoping and paint toolsIndustry-leading rotoscoping and paint tools, with auto paint for speed and reliability.
- Node-based compositingNode-based compositing and image processing with 400+ VFX nodes.
- TrackingPowerful tracking options, extended with Head Track ML, Object Tracker and Point Track ML.
- KeyingEasy keying for green screens.
- Warping and morphing toolsTools for warping and morphing footage.
- Mask MLAI mask node with multi-object workflow, object list management and Cryptomatte output.
- Head Track MLBuilds and tracks a full 3D head mesh with facial motion and expressions.
- 3D Scene node3D-aware workflow powered by SynthEyes, with Refine Solve camera solves and Unwrap/Rewrap nodes.
- Plugin or standaloneWorks as a plugin in your favorite host or as a standalone application.
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- Pricing
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Store, read in a browser: yearly subscription $72.92/mo for the standalone application plus multi-host plugins, $45.42/mo for the multi-host plugins only; perpetual licences $2,195.00 and $1,195.00. The product page offers "a fully functional 14 day trial", which is a trial, not a free tier. The product page's own pricing FAQ still refers to version 2022 and gives no figures.
- Description
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Official documentation · 10 Oct 2026
"Boris FX Silhouette combines advanced machine learning with industry-leading roto, paint, and compositing tools"; "The Mask ML node quickly creates alpha channel masks."; "The Face ML node automatically detects and segments key facial regions"; "Depth Map ML analyzes an image and determines how far away each part of the scene is."; "Head Track ML: Builds and tracks a full 3D head mesh with facial motion and expressions."; "Work as a plugin in your favorite host or as a standalone application".
- What it does
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Official documentation · 10 Oct 2026
"The industry's leading rotoscoping and paint tool is packed with major compositing features." Section heading: "Powered by Machine Learning".
- Sold within
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Sold directly in the Boris FX store under its own product, with subscription and perpetual licence types (Standalone Application + Multi-host Plugins, or Multi-host Plugins only). Also part of the Boris FX Suite bundle, not recorded here.
- Name
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Official documentation · 10 Oct 2026
Product page title and Boris FX Products menu: "Silhouette".
- URL
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Official documentation · 10 Oct 2026
The product's own page in the Boris FX Products menu.
- Deployment
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Official documentation · 10 Oct 2026
Installed on macOS, Windows and Linux; "Built with ethically trained AI models and fully on-premise workflows"; "If an appropriate GPU is not available, ML plug-ins can run on the CPU with significantly degraded performance."
- Interfaces
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Official documentation · 10 Oct 2026
Standalone desktop application or plugin inside hosts such as After Effects, Premiere Pro, Resolve and Nuke.
- Modalities
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Official documentation · 10 Oct 2026
Takes footage and returns masks, mattes and composited footage.
- Intended for
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Marketed to VFX and post-production artists and studios.
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