https://www.borgo.tv/2021-01-21T12:00:00-05:00Visual Effects, Compositing, Matchmoving, Pipeline, AI/ML, Training2021-01-21T12:00:00-05:002021-01-21T12:00:00-05:00Magno Borgotag:www.borgo.tv,2021-01-21:/pipeline/KMFX/<p>Katie Morris and I collaborated to create a suite of Python scripts for Boris Silhouette FX. These open source scripts add a lot of funcionality to the software, power roto artists will find it extremely useful on a day to day basis.</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/katiemorrisfx/KMFX-scripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> KMFX on Github </a></p>2014-01-15T08:18:10-05:002014-01-15T08:18:10-05:00Magno Borgotag:www.borgo.tv,2014-01-15:/reels/magno-borgo-compositing-reel-2014/

<div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/84155089?h=592401&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" title="Magno Borgo Reel"></iframe></div> <p>This is my latest Compositing Reel, showcasing Compositing and Digital Paint work. Most of the work was done at www.boundaryvfx.com</p> <p>Software used: Nuke, SilhouetteFX, Mocha Pro, and Syntheyes. Music: "Four, Floss, Five, Six" by Blue Ducks - CC BY-NC-CA 3.0 High Quality HD 1080 Download: http://bit.ly …</p>

<div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/84155089?h=592401&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" title="Magno Borgo Reel"></iframe></div> <p>This is my latest Compositing Reel, showcasing Compositing and Digital Paint work. Most of the work was done at www.boundaryvfx.com</p> <p>Software used: Nuke, SilhouetteFX, Mocha Pro, and Syntheyes. Music: "Four, Floss, Five, Six" by Blue Ducks - CC BY-NC-CA 3.0 High Quality HD 1080 Download: http://bit.ly/1drf411</p>2013-12-20T16:45:31-05:002013-12-20T16:45:31-05:00Magno Borgotag:www.borgo.tv,2013-12-20:/training/nuke-training-in-china/<p>fxphd invited me to spend 1 month in China teaching Nuke. It was a great experience!</p> <p><a href="http://www.fxphd.com/blog/fxphd-goes-to-china/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Check out the details here</a></p> <p><img alt="Magno in china" class="size-medium wp-image-386" decoding="async" height="137" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 68px), 556px" src="/images/uploads/2014/01/magno_china-300x137.jpg" srcset="/images/uploads/2014/01/magno_china-150x150.jpg 150w, /images/uploads/2014/01/magno_china-300x137.jpg 300w, /images/uploads/2014/01/magno_china-1024x468.jpg 1024w" title="Magno in china" width="300"/></p>2013-07-23T10:46:50-04:002013-07-23T10:46:50-04:00Magno Borgotag:www.borgo.tv,2013-07-23:/rd/nuke-fxs-silhouette-shape-format-exporter/

<p>Hello! After some time developing/testing this, its time to release for public use: The Nuke .fxs (Silhouette shape format) exporter. Its a Nuke python script that will let you grab any Roto/Rotopaint node and export the shapes to Silhouette Roto and Paint.</p> <p>(Yes, that Mocha shapes can now …</p>

<p>Hello! After some time developing/testing this, its time to release for public use: The Nuke .fxs (Silhouette shape format) exporter. Its a Nuke python script that will let you grab any Roto/Rotopaint node and export the shapes to Silhouette Roto and Paint.</p> <p>(Yes, that Mocha shapes can now go into Silhouette if you need them)</p> <p><strong>SUPPORTED FEATURES</strong></p> <p>Shape position/animation (baked) Shape Opacity Animation Shape Motion Blur Shape Overlay Color Shape Blending Modes Shape Inverted attribute Shape Open/Closed Delete repeated baked keyframes when possible</p> <p>Nukepedia is not accepting new entries yet, so I'll post <a href="http://github.com/magnoborgo/NukeFXSExporter">the script here for now</a> .</p> <p>I'm working on a improved version without the need of baking all the keyframes, please get in touch for greeting, bugs, and requests!</p>2013-06-16T13:10:45-04:002013-06-16T13:10:45-04:00Magno Borgotag:www.borgo.tv,2013-06-16:/rd/the-freezesplinewarp-technique/

<p>Hello! On this video I present the "FreezeSplinewarp" technique: it allows to matchmove and stabilize plates using Nuke's splinewarp node.</p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" height="270" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rFP4jgfXpjM" title="Embedded video" width="480"></iframe> <p>With CornerPins your are limited to 4 points, but with this technique you can use any number of points, getting more finer control. I show also the scripts that I …</p>

<p>Hello! On this video I present the "FreezeSplinewarp" technique: it allows to matchmove and stabilize plates using Nuke's splinewarp node.</p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" height="270" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rFP4jgfXpjM" title="Embedded video" width="480"></iframe> <p>With CornerPins your are limited to 4 points, but with this technique you can use any number of points, getting more finer control. I show also the scripts that I developed to automate the whole process.</p> <p>Here are the links to download the python scripts for Nuke v7: </p> <p><a href="http://github.com/magnoborgo/RotoPaintToSplineWarp2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RotoPaintToSplineWarp2</a></p> <p><a href="http://github.com/magnoborgo/FreezeSplineWarp2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FreezeSplineWarp2</a></p> <p>You can support the script development with <a href="/pipeline/research-and-development/">Donations</a> and also by emailing the <a href="mailto:support@thefoundry.co.uk">Foundry's support</a> and request prioritization for the following ticket's:</p> <p>Bug 35393 - Unable to create splinewarp curve via python _curveknob.Shape Bug 34896 - a way to join splinewarp shapes via Python</p> <p>These will help to further improve the scripts and automation of the technique.</p>2013-04-29T15:25:59-04:002013-04-29T15:25:59-04:00Magno Borgotag:www.borgo.tv,2013-04-29:/pipeline/research-and-development/

<p>After some time working with visual effects and video post production, I started to develop scripts to customize tools or automate some of the repetitive and boring tasks of everyday visual effects life. Usually I create them for my own personal use on my spare time or for our company …</p>

<p>After some time working with visual effects and video post production, I started to develop scripts to customize tools or automate some of the repetitive and boring tasks of everyday visual effects life. Usually I create them for my own personal use on my spare time or for our company specific needs, and most of them are shared for free on the links below:</p> <p><a href="http://github.com/magnoborgo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Github - As of July/2013 I'll keep the most updated versions of the scripts here</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nukepedia.com/search/?q=magno+borgo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Nukepedia: Magno Borgo - Python scripts for Nuke</a></p> <p><a href="http://boundaryvfx.com/tools">BoundaryVFX: Silhoutte Roto and Paint scripts</a></p> <p>I have a good understanding of Nuke, SilhouetteFX, Syntheyes, and pipeline Python scripting, if you need development please get in touch. <br/></p> <p>If you like any of my scripts and use them often, buy me a coffee: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MBORGO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Paypal </a></p>2013-04-20T12:05:49-04:002013-04-20T12:05:49-04:00Magno Borgotag:www.borgo.tv,2013-04-20:/pipeline/silhouete-roto-and-paint-scripts/<p>If you work with Rotoscope in Silhouette Roto and Paint, check out the scripts that I've developed for Boundary Visual Effects. They are free and will help improve your day by day rotoscope tasks.</p> <p><a href="http://boundaryvfx.com/research_and_development/">http://boundaryvfx.com/research_and_development/</a></p>2010-09-09T08:35:22-04:002010-09-09T08:35:22-04:00Magno Borgotag:www.borgo.tv,2010-09-09:/reels/borgo-tv-compositing-roto-paint-reel-2010/<iframe height="285" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/14812741?byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=c9ff23" title="Embedded video" width="507"></iframe> <p>This is one of my first demo reels, right at the start of my career. I keep it here as a good memory and inspiration to my students starting their own demo reel journeys.</p> <p><a href="http://www.borgo.tv/movies/magnoborgo_reel2010_breakdown.pdf">Shot Breakdown here! </a></p> <p>Download a high quality <a href="http://www.borgo.tv/movies/magnoborgo_reel2010.mov">Quicktime version here</a></p>