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Nuke is essential to a career in visual effects (VFX). Learn the essentials of 2D and 3D VFX compositing—including keying, tracking, rotoscoping, and rendering—in Nuke.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Get started with Nuke
1. The Nuke Interface
  • Tour of the interface
  • Use the Viewer: Part 1
  • Use the Viewer: Part 2
  • The Viewer playback controls
  • The Timeline
  • Project settings
  • Build node trees
  • Work with Properties panels
  • Adjust node parameters
  • Keyframe animation
  • The Dope Sheet
  • The Curve Editor
  • A workflow demonstration: Part 1
  • A workflow demonstration: Part 2
2. 2D Compositing
  • An introduction to channels
  • 2D Viewer wipe controls
  • Transform images
  • Corner pinning
  • Reformat images
  • Color correcting
  • The Roto node: Part 1
  • The Roto node: Part 2
  • Rotoscoping
  • Rotoscoping: Part 2
  • Rotoscoping: Part 3
  • Mask operations
  • Change clip timing
  • Merge images
  • Composite multipass CGI
  • ChromaKeyer basics
  • Tracking basics
3. 3D Compositing
  • Overview of 3D compositing
  • The 3D Viewer
  • Built-in geometric primitives
  • Lights
  • Cameras
  • Learn how to make a 3D scene
  • Transform geometry
  • The Phong shader
  • Material properties
  • Project textures: Part 1
  • Project textures: Part 2
  • Camera projection
  • Deform geometry
  • Render 3D scenes: Part 1
  • Render 3D scenes: Part 2
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Steve Wright

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