2015
Lynda
Steve Wright
7:30
English
Visual effects dominate at the box office, and Nuke is the compositing software that is used at high-end studios to create those mind-blowing effects. In this comprehensive course, digital compositing pioneer and Nuke authority Steve Wright introduces this complex and powerful tool to visual effects artists new to Nuke. Starting with an introduction to the unique node-based interface and progressing through techniques like color correction, keying, rotoscoping, and tracking, this course covers Nuke from top to bottom.
1. Introduction
Welcome
How to use the exercise files
Nuke 9 New Features
2D Viewer changes NEW
3D Viewer changes NEW
The menu bar NEW
The integrated flipbook NEW
Viewer Capture feature NEW
Text drop shadows NEW
The Look feature NEW
Oflow additions NEW
Planar Tracker settings NEW
Planar Tracker workflow NEW
ParticleBounce NEW
NEW node features NEW
Motion estimation (NukeX) NEW
Motion estimation speeds (NukeX) NEW
2. User Interface
The user interface
Using the viewer
Playback controls
The timeline
Project settings
Working with nodes
Using property panels
Adjusting node parameters
Keyframe animation
Using the Dope Sheet
Navigating the Curve Editor
Editing animation curves
3. Working with Channels
Viewing channels in the viewer
Creating new channels
The Shuffle node
The Copy node
4. Merging Images
The Merge node
Compositing multipass CGI
The Keymix node
The AddMix Node
5. Color Correction
The color scopes
The Grade node
The ColorCorrect node
The ColorLookup node
6. Transforming Images
The Transform node
The CornerPin2D node
The Mirror node
The Position node
7. Reformatting Images
The Reformat node
The Crop node
8. Tracking and Stabilizing
The Tracker node
Automatic tracking
Keyframe tracking
Stabilizing clips
Match-moving
9. Rotoscoping and Paint
Drawing roto shapes
Animating shapes
Setting shape attributes
The RotoPaint node
Clone and Reveal
Roto masking examples
10. Keying
The Keyer node
Primatte keyer setup
Primatte fine details
Keylight keyer setup
Keylight fine details
11. Filters
The Blur node
Creating 2D motion blur
The ZDefocus node
ZDefocus with live action
12. Warping and Morphing
The GridWarp node
Animating a GridWarp
Morphing with GridWarp
The SplineWarp node
Setting warp boundaries
Warping one image to another
Morphing with SplineWarp
13. Temporal Operations
Retiming clips
Retiming with OFlow
Shifting clip timing
Freeze frames
14. Compositing: Basics
The 3D Viewer
Adding geometry and texture maps
Adding cameras
Adding lights
Rendering a 3D scene
15. 3D Compositing: Shaders
The Phong shader
The ApplyMaterial node
Camera projection
16. 3D Compositing: Modifying Geometry
The TransformGeo node
Snapping geometry into position
The EditGeo node
The DisplaceGeo node
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