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What do you like best about Silhouette?

Very helpful for my small business and for creating craft projects for planning, gifts, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silhouette?

Would like better features for iPad version app and allow for more file types Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silhouette solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allows one way to make sure I get in some play/creativity when I'm not the most artistic otherwise. I wouldn't be running my small business without it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is Silhouette?

Silhouette is the only product customization solution on the market that includes order management and factory routing. Backed by decades of custom manufacturing experience. Trusted by New Balance, TaylorMade, Wolverine and dozens of other leading brands.

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Silhouette is the only product customization solution on the market that includes order management and factory routing. Backed by decades of custom manufacturing experience. Trusted by New Balance, TaylorMade, Wolverine and dozens of other leading brands.


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VU Custon
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2007
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Recent Silhouette Reviews

Krishna Kumar S.
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Krishna Kumar S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Best software for rotoscoping and paint work in vfx industry"
Easy to do roto in this software because it is totaly dedicated to roto and paint work . so there are no lots of menus and tool options. . Easy to...
Pankaj P.
PP
Pankaj P.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Rest For Rotoscopy"
I like motion blur, render, composting tricks mainly compostite fire and smoke in silhouette.
Joshua S.
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Joshua S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great product"
The ability to design and create great quality items
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Krishna Kumar S.
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What do you like best about Silhouette?

Easy to do roto in this software because it is totaly dedicated to roto and paint work . so there are no lots of menus and tool options. . Easy to use and learn . Very powerfull in tracking the footages also spacially planner trackers. New version proinging node graph interface like nuke which is also very user friendly and cool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silhouette?

On heavy files like on 4k exr , it does not work properly . for smooth work we need to render in jpeg or low file formate which affect in dilivering quality output. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silhouette solving and how is that benefiting you?

Smoothnes in rotoscopy . No other softwares like nuke , after effect or mocha are as smooth and fast as silhouette. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pankaj P.
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vfx Roto Artist
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What do you like best about Silhouette?

I like motion blur, render, composting tricks mainly compostite fire and smoke in silhouette. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silhouette?

I don't face any issue in silhouette. So i have nothing that i can mention here. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silhouette solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is solving the issue of rotoscopy and motionblur in a very effective way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Syed H.
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What do you like best about Silhouette?

Silhouette is great for anyone looking for an alternative to Cricut (especially after their subscription model fiasco). While you can use pretty much any sticker materials with the Cameo 4, the glitter sticker paper produced by Silhouette is really beautiful and always gets a lot of interest when I'm vending! I like how easy the software is to use as well. While I can go through the trouble of pre-designing my sticker off-set cuts, the fact that I can just toss any image into Silhouette Studio and create an off-set border cut is fantastic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silhouette?

There's honestly not too much that I dislike so far. I would say my main complaint is that registration can sometimes be tricky, especially when dealing with shiny materials. Occasionally, my blade won't set to the right depth but that's usually resolved by manually removing the blade, setting it, and then replacing it. I do recommend keeping an eye on the machine as it's cutting to be able to quickly pause to troubleshoot if you have any issues. Much easier than finishing the whole cut and finding out something went off early on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Silhouette:

Your mileage may vary with needing to babysit your cuts. On the whole, I usually just hang out in the same room while working on other designs while the machine runs. Rarely do I have issues but when I do, I'm able to pause and correct rather than lose materials. Others have reported similar issues but many people find they have no problems at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silhouette solving and how is that benefiting you?

I had been spending hours trying to find a manufacturer for stickers but the costs were far too high and often the quality was poor. Silhouette Studio and the Cameo 4 allow to to quickly run prototypes and play around with materials to my hearts content. I've more than paid for the cost of the machine at this point and it's awesome. I'm now beginning to print vinyl templates for screen printing so I can continue to print shirts and bags! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rúben R.
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What do you like best about Silhouette?

The most iconic feature is the UI, it has the simplicity of Paint but the engine of almost photoshop, I'm really impressed how the studio has the tools well organized, and not too shabby buttons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silhouette?

the downside is the compatibility with other vector formats and other cutting printers aside own ones. which could be resolved and the software would be perfect Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silhouette solving and how is that benefiting you?

with the studio software, it was possible to produce fastly merchandise and some perks for our clients and colleagues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Luis Fernando P.
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Diseñador gráfico
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What do you like best about Silhouette?

THE STORE IS VERY COMPLETE, HAS A LOT OF OPTION Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silhouette?

THE ARTBOARD IS VERY LIMITED, I MEAN I THING IT NEEDS TO BE MORE THAN ILLUSTRATOR Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silhouette solving and how is that benefiting you?

T SHIRT AND VYNIL CUTTING DESIGN. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prosenjit R.
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Jr. Matchmove & RotoAnim Artist
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What do you like best about Silhouette?

I have been using Silhouette for more than 4 years and honestly speaking whenever I have worked on it it has only made me delighted and the results are perfect. Here are some of the features that I like about Silhouette,

- Mocha track helps a lot in rotoscoping.

- The compact size and great storage optimization make the software blazingly fast.

- The variety of handy Roto-utilities makes the whole experience really smooth for an artist like me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silhouette?

There is nothing that I dislike about the software. One artist can use any version of the software and get pretty much everything done very easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silhouette solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have been using Silhouette for Rotoscopying in some of my professional projects which include Hollywood a-listed shows as well as my personal projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Joshua S.
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What do you like best about Silhouette?

The ability to design and create great quality items Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silhouette?

Not much I dislike about the company it is very flexible Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silhouette solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've never had an issue with them to complain about any product ordered Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Silhouette?

I love using silhouette for all of my designs, I previously used Cricut and there is a WORLD of difference. It’s a much better program that is much easier to use with minimal glitches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silhouette?

I have had some issues with specific designs that the program would randomly closeout, or say the design is corrupt. But overall, I have very few gripes with the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Silhouette:

If you're looking for a craft cutter-- I would definitely recommend Silhouette over the competition. The features and abilities far surpass that of others like it and it makes for a more professional quality product with fewer issues along the way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silhouette solving and how is that benefiting you?

Silhouette helps me to create cut files and customize things in a way I couldn’t have otherwise. I am still discovering new benefits and tools every day with using Silhouette. I have had friends ask me to help them with projects that they weren't able to complete with their Cricut program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gourav J.
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What do you like best about Silhouette?

Rotoscopy is the best part of Sillhouette; we can easily do it in the new upgrade. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Silhouette?

Nothing is much to dislike. The interface is excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Silhouette:

Yes, I say Silhouette is good and user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Silhouette solving and how is that benefiting you?

With the Silhouette Studio, you can create images using sophisticated graphics and drawing tools as well as promotion of efficiency and productivity during the production as well as post-production stage. Efficiency is the number one advantage of using Silhouette Studio. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.