Digital Compositing with Nuke
1st Edition
Published on 6. August 2012
360 pages
978-1-136-07197-3 (ISBN)
Description
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 http://www.focalpress.com/books/details/9780240820354/.
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 http://www.focalpress.com/books/details/9780240820354/.
Reviews / Votes
"There really is Nuke and nothing else. Other products out there are dying or don't have a future. Nuke is really moving forward in a changing industry."--Lindsay Adams, lead compositor, Animal Logic, Sydney, AustraliaMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
digital compositors (film, animation, games)
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
6,34 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-07197-3 (9781136071973)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Lee Lanier
Digital Compositing with Nuke
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12/2020
1st Edition
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Lee Lanier
Digital Compositing with Nuke
Book
07/2012
1st Edition
Focal Press
€66.00
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Person
visual effects/animation veteran of over 20 years. Formerly a senior animator at PDI/Dreamworks for Antz and the original Shrek, his other credits include Ace Ventura, James and the Giant Peach, and Escape from LA. Over the last decade, he has taught at several Academy of Art Universities as well as the Gnomon School of Visual Effects.
Content
Introduction, Chapter 1: Nuke Interface, Chapter 2: Transforming and Keyframing, Chapter 3: Bit Depths, Color Spaces, and Color Grading, Chapter 4: Alpha Mattes, Merging, and Rotoscoping, Chapter 5: Keying, Chapter 6: Manipulating Channels and Matching Artifacts, Chapter 7: Time Warping and Image Distortion, Chapter 8: Motion Tracking, Chapter 9: Working with 2.5D, 3D, and Stereoscopic 3D, Chapter 10: Optimization, Scripting, and New Techniques, Appendices, Index
