EbSynth

EbSynth is VFX software designed to let artists retouch, rotoscope, and stylize video content. Built by Secret Weapons, the tool focuses on giving creative control to individuals working on visual effects and animation projects. It emphasizes painting keyframes so EbSynth generates in-between frames, reducing manual frame-by-frame work.

EbSynth operates by having users paint keyframes on video frames and letting its propagation process fill in the rest. The software performs the heavy lifting of frame interpolation based on those keyframes, enabling artists to focus on creative decisions rather than technical tracking tasks.

The product highlights artist-centric workflows, including painting over footage, colorizing, and applying painterly texture to line art.

EbSynth offers desktop-only access with a focus on keeping footage on the user’s machine, and provides plans including a free option along with Pro and Studio tiers.

Use cases

• Paint over videos to create hand-drawn animation
• Retouch and colorize footage without manual tracking
• Style line art with painterly textures