Compositing with Nuke

Description

Course ID:

Compositing with Nuke: Mid-level to Advanced Techniques

Objectives:

• To learn conventional compositing techniques using Nuke, including keying, rotoscoping, painting, grade matching, point and planar tracking, CG rebuild, grain matching.
• To get familiar with 3D compositing in Nuke, including camera tracking, point cloud, projection, lens distortion.
• To have a comprehensive understanding about the compositing process that’s independent of the compositing tools.

Prerequisite:

Completion of “Nuke vs. After Effects: A Realistic Comparison” or “Nuke Fundamentals Fast Track” course. Or be able to navigate in Nuke and have a basic understanding of the software.

Is the Course for You?

So you’re interested in learning compositing using Nuke, but don’t know how to go beyond launching Nuke and clicking to add a few nodes? Or perhaps you are new to Nuke and would like to learn more and get fluent in compositing? This is where you can learn how compositing is done and how you can achieve it in Nuke.

Skills You Will Learn:

This course covers the core functionalities of Nuke. However you’ll be learning Nuke from the perspective of compositing, rather than the other way around. Compositing is a specialty and a skill. Nuke is just an instrument. In this course you’ll be learning professional compositing principles and techniques and how to choose appropriate and efficient tools and techniques in Nuke to achieve your vision.

Course Outline:

• Point tracking vs Planar tracking;
• In-depth look at stabilizing, match-moving, corner-pinning;
• Rotoscoping principles and methodologies;
• Vector-based painting;
• Keying methods and tools;
• Primary and secondary color grading;
• Grade matching techniques;
• Multi-channel CG rebuild principles;
• Denoise and re-grain;
• 3D work space in Nuke;
• Camera tracking and lens distortion;
• Generate information from a tracked camera for 2D compositing;
• 3D projection and multiplane compositing;
• Compositing FX elements such as smoke, fog, cloud, fire.