Boris FX Silhouette, the leading rotoscoping and digital paint software favored by top artists, continues its commitment to developing ethically trained AI tools that aid artists. The 2025.5 release introduces two new, powerful AI-driven nodes that drastically reduce the time spent on intricate manual, repetitive tasks, along with updated AI models and integrated SynthEyes 3D camera tracking. The additions effortlessly and accurately speed up daily rotoscoping, digital paint, and VFX workflows. “Silhouette 2025.5 takes a lot of the grind out of roto and masking. Automated Object Detection and Face ML cut down the manual work, while Cryptomatte gives artists fine control over complex composites”, says Marco Paolini, Product Manager and Designer of Silhouette. “With the ability to prompt, segment, propagate, and render all in one place, it delivers a true end-to-end workflow that saves hours of repetitive work and keeps results consistent across frames.” “As a long-time Silhouette user, I’ve witnessed the toolkit’s evolution first-hand. The team constantly prioritizes the needs of artists, harnessing the latest technologies to develop features we need most,” remarks Josh Barham, Paint & Roto Supervisor at Framestore (Fantastic Four: First Steps, How to Train Your Dragon, Wicked). “The Silhouette 2025.5 release brings smarter machine learning power into the hands of artists, to assist in streamlining workflows and delivering the precision needed for high-end paint and roto.” AI Tools Silhouette 2025.5 introduces a cutting-edge AI tool that instantly detects and segments arbitrary objects in images based... Read More