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For many visual effects students who are just starting out or are moving from After Effects, Shake, Fusion, or another compositing tool, they are learning that Nuke is quickly becoming the feature film compositing industry standard.
Nuke 101 covers everything they need to know to begin using the compositor for their projects. It includes step-by-step lessons on basic and advanced compositing, color correction, Roto Paint, keying, tracking, as well as more advanced topics such as using CGI and the 3D engine.
The projects used throughout the book are based on real-world examples of professional production work and offer hard-won advice from the pros who work in the trenches on high-end compositing work. After reading the techniques and following along in the projects, students will have a solid foundation for working in Nuke and be able to join the ranks of its many fans and adopters.
About the author
Ron Ganbar has been a compositor since 1996 and visual effects instructor since 2001. He currently works with Crew972 animation studio (www.crew972.com)., whose client list includes The Walt Disney Company, Warner Brothers Animation, Electronic Arts and Aardman Animations. Ron has been a compositor since 1996 and a compositing and vfx teacher since 2001. Ron was made a “Teacher’s Trainer” by Apple for Shake in 2005 and has written, taught, and evaluated courses for the National Film and Television School, Apple, Peachpit Press, Westminster University, and others.
Summary
For many visual effects students who are just starting out or are moving from After Effects, Shake, Fusion, or another compositing tool, they are learning that Nuke is quickly becoming the feature film compositing industry standard.
Nuke 101 covers everything they need to know to begin using the compositor for their projects. It includes step-by-step lessons on basic and advanced compositing, color correction, Roto Paint, keying, tracking, as well as more advanced topics such as using CGI and the 3D engine.
The projects used throughout the book are based on real-world examples of professional production work and offer hard-won advice from the pros who work in the trenches on high-end compositing work. After reading the techniques and following along in the projects, students will have a solid foundation for working in Nuke and be able to join the ranks of its many fans and adopters.
