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Learning Silhouette

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

Tags

Animation Courses VFX Courses Visual Effects Courses Motion Tracking Courses Motion Graphics Courses Rotoscoping Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how to use Boris FX Silhouette for motion graphics and visual effects. Explore its core tools, functions, and workflows for masking, rotoscoping, motion tracking, paint fixing, and more.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Boris FX Silhouette
  • Overview of Silhouette
  • How to use the exercise files
  • Reloading missing footage
1. Workflow
  • The Silhouette interface
  • Setting up a project
  • Working with nodes
  • Working with objects, layers, and mattes
  • Optimizing, playing back, and rendering
2. Rotoscope
  • Masking
  • Additional masking techniques
  • Rotoscoping
3. Key and Matte
  • Isolating a foreground with shapes
  • Keying a green screen with zMatte
  • Adjusting alpha mattes and spill suppressing
  • Using secondary mattes
4. Motion Track
  • Point tracking
  • Applying tracking data
  • Connecting Composite nodes
  • Tracking masks
  • Planar tracking
5. Paint Fix
  • Introduction to the Paint node
  • Additional paint techniques
6. Transform and Warp
  • Animating properties and transforms
  • Overview of image warping tools
  • Time warping
7. Grade and Adjust
  • Color matching
  • Adding film, video, and stylistic effects
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Lee Lanier

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