<s>
SilhouetteFX	B-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
rotoscoping	O
tool	O
for	O
the	O
visual	O
effects	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SilhouetteFX	B-Application
has	O
been	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
capabilities	O
facilitating	O
paint	O
,	O
warping	O
and	O
morphing	O
,	O
2D	O
to	O
3D	O
conversion	O
and	O
alternative	O
matting	O
methods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
V6	O
,	O
SilhouetteFX	B-Application
retains	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
capabilities	O
now	O
embedded	O
in	O
a	O
node-based	O
digital	O
compositing	O
application	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SilhouetteFX	B-Application
is	O
named	O
for	O
the	O
art	O
form	O
associated	O
with	O
Étienne	O
de	O
Silhouette	O
(	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
1709	O
–	O
1767	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
,	O
SilhouetteFX	B-Application
LLC	O
,	O
was	O
formed	O
as	O
a	O
partnership	O
between	O
principals	O
from	O
Digital	O
Film	O
Tools	O
and	O
Profound	O
Effects	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
Partners	O
include	O
Paul	O
Miller	O
,	O
Marco	O
Paolini	O
,	O
Peter	O
Moyer	O
and	O
Perry	O
Kivolowitz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Boris	O
FX	O
,	O
a	O
leading	O
developer	O
of	O
VFX	O
,	O
compositing	O
,	O
titling	O
,	O
video	O
editing	O
,	O
and	O
workflow	O
tools	O
for	O
broadcast	O
,	O
post-production	O
,	O
and	O
film	O
professionals	O
acquired	O
SilhouetteFX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
