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Digital Compositing with Nuke Lee Lanier (Visual Effects Artist, USA)

Digital Compositing with Nuke By Lee Lanier (Visual Effects Artist, USA)

Digital Compositing with Nuke by Lee Lanier (Visual Effects Artist, USA)

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Summary

For novice compositors and veterans moving over from Shake or After Effects, this book is the essential guide for learning Nuke, the powerful, node-based compositing software and standard choice for the VFX industry. It provides a complete overview of the Nuke software, from an introduction to the user interface to more complex compositing tasks.

Digital Compositing with Nuke Summary

Digital Compositing with Nuke by Lee Lanier (Visual Effects Artist, USA)

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/.

Digital Compositing with Nuke Reviews

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, Australia

About Lee Lanier (Visual Effects Artist, USA)

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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The 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 Appendix A: Shake/After Effects to Nuke Conversion Chart Appendix B: Working with Interlacing, Pulldown, and Rolling Shutters Index

Additional information

GOR007741080
9780240820354
0240820355
Digital Compositing with Nuke by Lee Lanier (Visual Effects Artist, USA)
Lee Lanier (Visual Effects Artist, USA)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
20120710
360
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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