Week – 1

Introduction to Nuke

Class exercise understanding Merge nod 

1. Open NukeX.
2. Press R in node graph to open files.
3. After getting files, Press S on Properties panel to get settings, change Frame rate, FPS, Full Size Format.
4. Add merge by pressing Tab Key, Search merge add it, cursor should be on node graph. connect with foreground image.

 

Week 2

Organization and Roto

Rotoscoping began as an animation technique of frame by frame drawings, but is now more frequently used as a VFX tool for hiding wires and creating CGI worlds.

  

 

1. Open NukeX.
2. Press R in node graph to open files.
3. After getting files, Press S on Properties panel to get settings, change Frame rate, FPS, Full Size Format.
4. Add merge by pressing Tab Key, Search merge add it, cursor should be on node graph. connect with foreground image.
5. Add Roto, mark around the ball, using Bspline or whatever.
6. Do it when ever u see the ball moves.
7. Remember to always go for sharp and still frame.

 

 

1. Open NukeX.
2. Press R in node graph to open files.
3. After getting files, Press S on Properties panel to get settings, change Frame rate, FPS, Full Size Format.
4. Add merge by pressing Tab Key, Search merge add it, cursor should be on node graph. connect with foreground image.
5. Add Roto, mark around the building, using Bspline or whatever.
6. Do it when ever u see the building moves.
7. Remember to always go for sharp and still frame.

 

Week 3

Complex Roto

1. Open NukeX.
2. Press R in node graph to open files.
3. After getting files, Press S on Properties panel to get settings, change Frame rate, FPS, Full Size Format.
4. Add merge by pressing Tab Key, Search merge add it, cursor should be on node graph. connect with foreground image.
5. Add Roto, mark around the fingers, using Bspline or whatever.
6. Do it when ever u see the fingers moves.
7. Remember to always go for sharp and still frame.

 

Week – 4

1 Exercise

1. Open NukeX.
2. Press R in node graph to open files.
3. After getting files, Press S on Properties panel to get settings, change Frame rate, FPS, Full Size Format.
4. Add Keyer by pressing Tab Key, Search keyer add it, cursor should be on node graph. connect with foreground image.
5. Add Roto node and Merge(over), connect roto with merge(A) and merge(B) with Keyer.
6. Add another roto and merge(over) to remove unwanted backgound. Change merge(over) to Stencil.
7. Add copy node, connect A with merge(stencil) and B with foreground image.
8. Add premault (cut the part u roto), connect with Copy.
9. Add mege, connect with background image.
10. Connect premault with merge(over) which is connected with background image.
11. Connect merge with viewer.
12. Add blur to make it look good.

2 Exercise

1. Open NukeX.
2. Press R in node graph to open files.
3. After getting files, Press S on Properties panel to get settings, change Frame rate, FPS, Full Size Format.
4. Add Keylight by pressing Tab Key, Search keylight add it, cursor should be on node graph. connect with foreground image. name it Base key.
5. Click on black box right to screen color. u get a chorma key, drag it where the color is brightest.
6. Add another keylight, connect it with foreground image. Add filter node connect it.
7. On second keylight, sreen matte, play with clip black, clip white.
8. Add merge, connect basekey and 2keylight.
9. Add merge(stencil) & Roto, add copy, connect copy(A) to merge(stencil) & copy(B) to Image forground.
10. Add premault.
11. Add merge, connect merge(B) with image background to Merge(A) premault.
12. Write node can be used to extract video.

 

Week 5

 Colour and Grading

1. Open NukeX.
2. Press R in node graph to open files.
3. After getting files, Press S on Properties panel to get settings, change Frame rate, FPS, Full Size Format.

 

 

Week 6

Tracking