ABSTRACT

Whether you're a novice compositor or a well-versed one moving over from After Effects or Shake, this is THE book for you to learn the ins and outs of the powerful compositing software, Nuke. In addition to covering all of the menus, buttons, and other software-specific topics, it also offers critical lessons in compositing theory, including working in 2.5D and stereoscopic 3D.

Through a tutorial-based approach, augmented by video footage and image files provided on the downloadable resources, this book will have you up and running in Nuke in just hours. The book features over 300 4-color images, industry insider sidebars, as well as an entire chapter dedicated to real-world Nuke case studies.

The downloadable resources files are available at https://www.focalpress.com/books/details/9780240820354/.

chapter 1

Introduction

chapter 1|30 pages

Nuke Interface

chapter 2|30 pages

Transforming and Keyframing

chapter 4|36 pages

Alpha Mattes, Merging, and Rotoscoping

chapter 5|28 pages

Keying

chapter 7|29 pages

Time Warping and Image Distortion

chapter 8|27 pages

Motion Tracking

chapter 9|38 pages

Working with 2.5D, 3D, and Stereoscopic 3D

chapter 10|34 pages

Optimization, Scripting, and New Techniques