Boris FX releases Mocha Pro 2024
Major update to the planar tracking software adds USD support and integrates the core solver from 3D tracking app SynthEyes.
Friday, March 15th, 2024
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How new AI workflows helped create indie VFX short BYE-BYE
VFX artist Freddy Chávez Olmos reveals how generative AI and Nuke's CopyCat toolset created digital make-up for his horror short.
Friday, December 8th, 2023
Silhouette 2023 gets new generative AI art tools
Sizeable update to the rotoscoping app also adds new film grain nodes and the Primatte chroma keyer.
Thursday, April 27th, 2023
Boris FX releases Mocha Pro 2023
Planar tracking app gets updates to roto, tracking and rendering to streamline work on complex shots.
Thursday, April 27th, 2023
Boris FX releases Silhouette 2022.5
Roto and paint tool gets support for industry-standard ID matte generation system Cryptomatte.
Saturday, December 10th, 2022
Antimatter automatically isolates people from video
Interesting alternative to roto for VFX work exports matte frames to compositing apps like After Effects
Tuesday, July 19th, 2022
Boris FX ships Mocha Pro 2022.5
Planar tracker gets new set of non-destructive video preprocessing tools to help solve tricky shots.
Monday, May 2nd, 2022
Silhouette 2021.5 ships
Boris FX's roto and paint software gets new color correction and grading features. Now available as a plugin for Nuke and After Effects.
Thursday, August 19th, 2021
Tech focus: Nuke's AIR machine learning framework
Neat toolset lets VFX artists train their own neural networks to automate repetive tasks like roto.
Thursday, March 18th, 2021
Boris FX ships Mocha Pro 2021
Big update to the planar tracking software makes it possible to track organic surfaces, for digital make-up, or replacing logos on clothing.
Thursday, November 12th, 2020
Boris FX ships Silhouette Paint
New touch-up and rig removal plugin makes Silhouette's paint tools available inside compositing apps like Nuke and After Effects.
Thursday, April 16th, 2020
Get Allan McKay's free 15-hour The Shores VFX course
Create a building destruction shot in 3ds Max, tyFlow and Phoenix FD with this new video training course.
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
Boris FX ships Silhouette 2020
Sizeable update to the rotoscoping and paint software adds features across the board. Mocha planar tracker now thrown in for free.
Thursday, November 14th, 2019