Nuke 5 Essential Training was created and produced by Steve Wright. We are honored to host his material in the lynda.com Online Training Library®.
Nuke 5 Essential Training is designed for digital artists already familiar with compositing visual effects using programs like Adobe After Effects or Shake. This course provides a solid foundation in operating Nuke, using the core functions of keying, motion tracking, and color correcting, as well as Nuke’s key strength, 3D compositing. Tour the Nuke user interface, its unique color management system, and overviews of HDR images, masking, keyframe animation, and 2D and 3D motion blur. Exercise files accompany the course.
Nuke 5 Essential Training is designed for digital artists already familiar with compositing visual effects using programs like Adobe After Effects or Shake. This course provides a solid foundation in operating Nuke, using the core functions of keying, motion tracking, and color correcting, as well as Nuke’s key strength, 3D compositing. Tour the Nuke user interface, its unique color management system, and overviews of HDR images, masking, keyframe animation, and 2D and 3D motion blur. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:
- Navigating the Nuke 5 interface
- Building node trees
- 2D transformations
- Rotoscoping
- Keyframe animation
- Editing animation curves
- Color correcting
- Multi-pass CGI compositing
- Working with Nuke channels
- Bluescreen and greenscreen compositing
- 2D motion tracking
- Math expressions
- 3D compositing
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Frequently asked questions
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about Nuke 5 Essential Training.
- Q: When opening a file ending with the .nk extension by selecting Image > Read, the error "nkReader plugin not found" appears. This happens when using Nuke 6 PLE on a Windows 7 machine. What is causing this error?
- A: The Image -> Read function is only used for images and footage. The “nkReader plugin not found” error appears if the user attempts open a Nuke script with Image > Read. To open a .nk script, use File > Open.
- Q: In the IBK Keyer video you refer to the “core matte” but I cannot find such a node.
- A: The "core matte" is not a node, it is a technique common to bluescreen and greenscreen keying. It is a solid matte that fits inside the key made by the keyer in order to fill in the "core" of the matte. It can be created any number of ways, so I was basically saying "create a core matte any way you wish, and use it here".
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