Nuke Complete

Course Overview:

This course is aimed at the beginner to intermediate artist and covers all aspects of the software.

Nuke is a powerful compositing application that delivers unparalleled speed, an efficient multi-channel scanline rendering engine, and a first-class feature set that is unrivaled in the desktop market. If you are in the business of creating high-quality digital images Nuke is a production proven visual effects tool that brings speed, functionality and flexibility to your VFX pipeline.

Course Detail:

Finding Your Way Round Nuke
Originators
Understanding Channels
Compositing Operations
Image Manipulation
Light and Colour Correction
Masks Creation and Manipulation
Pulling and Manipulating Keys
Camera Effects
Tracking and Stabilisation
Paint and Object Removal
Time Manipulation
3D
Stereoscopic Compositing
Additional Channels
Effects and Filters
Working with Film
Working with Metadata
Utility Nodes
A full understanding of Nuke's Multi-Channel, High Dynamic Range Layering System.
Compositing Multipass 3D Renders (Diffuse, Specular, Reflection, Occlusion, etc)
2D Morphing and Warping.
Colour Correction and Integration.
Rotoscoping Techniques.
Working with Soft Mattes and Core Mattes.
Building custom Light-Wrap and Edge-Blur Tools.
Object Tracking, Camera Stabilisation and Corner Pinning.
Pan and Tile Setup.
Camera Projections.
Set Extensions.
Rotoscoping in 3D.
Texturing, Lighting and Shadows in 3D.
Working with 3D Data from 3rd Party Applications (such as Maya and PFTrack).
Basic Overview to Stereoscopic Production and Compositing.
Working with zDepth, Motion Vectors and other Specialist Render Passes.
Building Gizmo's (Macros).