"The Foundry NukeX 7 for Compositors" Book
Nuke is an Academy Award® winning compositing software application widely used in film and broadcast industries. It is a production-proven visual effects tool used to composite images, multiple stills, 3D renders, and image sequences into stunning digital art. The advanced tools available in NukeX allows artists to work easily and efficiently on complex compositing tasks. Features such as the 32-bit linear color workflow, multi-channel support, optical flow algorithms, 3D camera tracking, and stereoscopic processing make Nuke the most sought after composting package in the world. All leading VFX studios around the world use Nuke as their main composting application. Nuke is also highly customizable through Python scripting and C-APIs. It also features a comprehensive 3D workspace that allows you to do tasks such as projection mapping, particle simulation, camera tracking, and so on with ease. This nuke book aims at harnessing the power of Nuke for roto artists, compositors, and visual effects artists.Keeping in view the varied requirements of the users, the Nuke book first introduces the basic features of Nuke and then gradually progresses to cover the advanced composting techniques. This Nuke book will help the learners transform their imagination into reality with ease. Also, it takes the users across a wide spectrum of composting through progressive examples and numerous illustrations.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Exploring NukeX 7 Interface
Chapter 2: Exploring Viewer Nodes
Chapter 3: Building Node Network
Chapter 4: Exploring Channels
Chapter 5: Working with Draw Nodes
Chapter 6: Working with Color
Chapter 7: Compositing Render Passes
Chapter 8: 2D Tracking
Chapter 9: Planar Tracking
Chapter 10: Transformations, Temporal Operations, and Filters
Chapter 11: Keying
Chapter 12: 3D Compositing
Project: Integrating CINEMA 4D and NukeX
Index
Salient Features of the Nuke Book
- Consists of 12 chapters and 1 project that are organized in a pedagogical sequence covering various aspects of composting.
- The author has followed the tutorial approach to explain various concepts of composting.
- The first page of every chapter summarizes the topics that are covered in it.
- Consists of hundreds of illustrations and a comprehensive coverage of The Foundry NukeX 7 concepts and techniques
- Step-by-step instructions that guide the users through the learning process.
- Additional information is provided throughout the book in the form of notes and tips.
- Self-Evaluation test and Review Questions are given at the end of each chapter so that the users can assess their knowledge.
- Technical support by contacting techsupport@cadcim.com.
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