Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ideally, the edit is locked before a movie goes into VFX. In reality, edit changes are quite common, and knowing how to deal with them can save you hours, if not days, of work.
Join Product Specialist Christoph Zapletal for this quick tip where he will show you two methods on how to deal with changes to the length of your shot while maintaining your scenes and camera alignment.
// K E Y P O I N T S //
⦁ Using Lock Points as a Coordinate System
⦁ Using the "Change Shot Images" dialog
⦁ Using additional feature trackers to extend camera data
⦁ Utilizing Frame Padding for Automation
Learn more about SynthEyes here:
borisfx.com/products/syntheyes
SynthEyes Lock Points Quick Tip:
youtu.be/EcJd7J-poU4
// D I S C O R D C H A N N E L //
borisfxdiscord.com
/ / C H A P T E R L I S T / /
00:00 Intro
00:45 Showing the Example and creating Lock Points
02:09 Bringing in the extended Sho
03:32 Time-Shifting the Animation
04:52 Extending the Matte and creating additional Trackers
06:02 Dealing with supervised Trackers
06:20 Working with Image Sequence Padding
Ideally, the edit is locked before a movie goes into VFX. In reality, edit changes are quite common, and knowing how to deal with them can save you hours, if not days, of work.
Join Product Specialist Christoph Zapletal for this quick tip where he will show you two methods on how to deal with changes to the length of your shot while maintaining your scenes and camera alignment.
// K E Y P O I N T S //
⦁ Using Lock Points as a Coordinate System
⦁ Using the "Change Shot Images" dialog
⦁ Using additional feature trackers to extend camera data
⦁ Utilizing Frame Padding for Automation
Learn more about SynthEyes here:
borisfx.com/products/syntheyes
SynthEyes Lock Points Quick Tip:
youtu.be/EcJd7J-poU4
// D I S C O R D C H A N N E L //
borisfxdiscord.com
/ / C H A P T E R L I S T / /
00:00 Intro
00:45 Showing the Example and creating Lock Points
02:09 Bringing in the extended Sho
03:32 Time-Shifting the Animation
04:52 Extending the Matte and creating additional Trackers
06:02 Dealing with supervised Trackers
06:20 Working with Image Sequence Padding
![3D Camera Tracking for Easy Paint & Roto in Silhouette [Boris FX]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r5HiV2aaDR4/mqdefault.jpg "3D Camera Tracking for Easy Paint & Roto in Silhouette [Boris FX]
Explore the powerful new camera tracking capabilities integrated into Silhouette 2025.5 and powered by industry-leading SynthEyes technology. Solve 3D scenes directly within Silhouette without needing any other software.
Learn how to perform an automatic solve, generate a point cloud, and create 3D cards for precise paint and compositing tasks. Join Ben Brownlee and walk through several practical examples. Utilize these 3D planes for stabilized painting with the unproject and matchmove functions. Learn professional tips for the best solves by adjusting settings and using occlusion mattes to exclude problematic areas like water or sky.
This workflow is essential for tackling difficult shots with parallax, where traditional planar tracking falls short. Follow along to see how this integrated tool makes challenging paint and roto work more manageable and accurate than ever before.
// K E Y P O I N T S //
⦁ Intro to the 3D camera solver, powered by SynthEyes technology.
⦁ Perform an automatic solve and create 3D cards from the resulting point cloud data.
⦁ Use solved 3D planes for stabilized painting with the unproject and matchmove functions.
⦁ Best practices for improving your solve by adjusting feature settings and using occlusion mattes to guide the tracker.
Learn more about Silhouette here: https://borisfx.com/products/silhouette/
// D I S C O R D C H A N N E L //
https://www.borisfxdiscord.com/
#digitalpainting #VFX #videoeffects
/ / C H A P T E R L I S T / /
00:00 Intro
00:28 Solving the Scene in 3D
01:29 Creating the 3D cards
02:24 Unprojecting the viewer
05:16 Dive deeper into the camera solve controls
08:36 Why use 3D cards instead of planar tracking
10:31 Things to consider with Autopaint")
