2012
Digital Tutors
Chris Glick
2hrs. 32mins.
English
In this NUKE tutorial we will learn how to use the particle system in NUKEX. Having particles directly inside our compositing package gives us an incredible new tool set for creating effects and integrating elements like never before. We will start by looking at the particle presets and how we need to work in NUKE when using particle nodes. From there we'll begin with the particle emitter node, which is responsible for creating initial particles. After that we will learn how to control our particles with basic 3D geometry in the particle bounce node. For most of our particle movement we'll use nodes that mimic natural forces like wind, gravity, turbulence, vortexes and drag. After we have our particles moving nicely, we can change their properties over their lifespan using the particle curve node. To gain a higher level of control, we will use conditions, regions, and particle channels to limit the effects of our various particle nodes. Finally we'll learn how to create particles from other particles and use expressions to control our particles at the base level.
Lesson 1
Introduction and project overview
Lesson 2
Rendering and editing particle presets
Lesson 3
Workflows to avoid slow particle performance in NUKEX
Lesson 4
Changing particle presets with other particle nodes
Lesson 5
Building our own particle system using the particle emitter
Lesson 6
Varying emitter properties using emitter channels
Lesson 7
Moving or killing particles with the Bounce node
Lesson 8
Using Point, Gravity and Directional forces to move particles
Lesson 9
Complex movement with Wind and Turbulence nodes
Lesson 10
Creating complex effects with the Vortex node
Lesson 11
Slowing down our particles using Drag or Speed Limit
Lesson 12
Changing particles over time with the Particle Curve node
Lesson 13
Using the blend Mat node to control particle transparency
Lesson 14
Controlling particle nodes using Conditions or Regions
Lesson 15
Using particle channels to filter node effects on particles
Lesson 16
Adding particle rotation by creating a 3D card particle
Lesson 17
Adding steps per frame for higher particle simulation accuracy
Lesson 18
Spawning particles from particles with the Particle Spawn node
Lesson 19
Controlling particles mathematically with Particle Expression
http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?pid=709

Download File Size:1.05 GB

---