Nuke 6 New Features

Author Steve Wright explores the new features found in the 3D digital compositor Nuke 6. The course introduces the RotoPaint node for drawing and painting effects, the Keylight keyer for creating mattes and composites, and the SplineWarp node for warping images. The course also explains how to merge keys, animate with keyframes, and create image-based blurs. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

• Exploring NukeX
• Working with the new paint tools
• Using the Clone and Reveal tools
• Reviewing the Keylight matte controls
• Creating Keylight holdout and garbage mattes
• Performing multipass keying
• Working with mattes in Ultimatte
• Creating specialized keys
• Drawing and warping splines
• Exploring the MotionBlur2D and ZBlur nodes
• Navigating the Dope Sheet
• Making gizmos