Nuke New Features Consolidated

Get up to speed with the most helpful new features and enhancements introduced in Nuke 6, 6.3, 7, 8, 9, and 10.

Introduction

• New features consolidated

1. Nuke 10 New Features

• RayRender: Basic setup
• RayRender: Working with AOVs
• RayRender: Workflow
• SmartVector toolset: Basic setup
• SmartVector toolset: Paint workflow
• SmartVector toolset: Working with multiple segments
• Chromakeyer node: Basic setup
• Chromakeyer node: Refining the key
• Chromakeyer node: Spill suppression

2. Nuke 9 New Features

• Creating a flipbook
• Capturing the viewer contents
• Adding drop shadows to text
• Using the Look feature
• The Node tab features
• The new motion estimation

3. Nuke 8 New Features

• The Pixel Analyzer
• Adding text
• Using the color picker
• The new EXR 2 file features
• About filters
• The Maintain Luminance feature
• Accessing the context-sensitive help
• Using the ParticleCache node
• How to do wireframe renders
• MatchGrade node: Extracting grade information
• MatchGrade node: Matching two clips
• CameraTracker: Solving still photos
• CameraTracker: Cleaning up the solve
• Editing geometry with the EditGeo node

4. Nuke 7 New Features

• ZDefocus: Setting the depth of field
• ZDefocus: Adding a bokeh
• ZDefocus: Changing the bokeh appearance
• ZDefocus: Adding filter inputs
• SplineWarp: Drawing and connecting splines
• SplineWarp: Creating a warp
• SplineWarp: Setting boundary splines
• SplineWarp: Creating a morph
• SplineWarp: Refining the morph animation
• Deep compositing: Introduction to deep compositing
• Deep compositing: Editing deep images
• Deep compositing: Deep compositing nodes
• How to generate motion vectors
• Editing clips together with the TimeClip node
• Alembic geometry: Importing Alembic geometry
• Alembic geometry: Selecting geometry with the Scenegraph
• Alembic geometry: Exporting Alembic geometry
• PointCloudGenerator: Creating dense point clouds
• PointCloudGenerator: Setting keyframes
• PointCloudGenerator: Post-filtering and grouping
• DepthGenerator: Creating depth passes
• DepthGenerator: Refining the depth data
• DepthToPoints: Creating a point cloud from a depth channel
• DepthToPosition: Creating a position pass from a depth channel
• Converting a point in screen space to a 3D point
• Displacement node: Basic workflow
• Displacement node: Adjusting tessellation
• Shifting the timing of an entire node tree
• Shadow casting: Basic setup
• Shadow casting: Semitransparent shadows
• Relighting a CGI render with the normal pass

5. Nuke 6.3 New Features

• Particle system: Creating particles
• Reconcile3D node: Basic setup
• Reconcile3D node: Camera tracking
• PointsTo3D node: Corner pin
• PointsTo3D node: Demo
• PointsTo3D node: Using the PointsTo3D node
• Working with the GeoSelect node
• Working with the AudioRead node
• Particles: Emitter node
• Particles: Creating particles
• Particles: Adding emitters
• Particles: Influencing particles with forces
• Particles: Making particles bounce
• Particles: Affecting the appearance of particles
• Particles: Adding streaks with the ParticleSpawn node
• Particles: Setting streak attributes
• Particles: New ParticleBounce feature

6. Nuke 6 New Features

• Keylight: A basic key and composite
• Keylight: Refining the key
• Keylight: Screen matte controls
• Keylight: Cropping the backing region
• Keylight: Holdout mattes and garbage mattes
• Keylight: Adjusting the Tuning menu
• Keylight: Adjusting alpha and despill bias
• Keylight: Refining edge despill
• Keylight: Multipass keying
• Keylight: Color correcting the foreground
• Utlimatte: A basic key and composite
• Utlimatte: Refining the key
• Utlimatte: Adjusting density and shadows
• Utlimatte: Spill suppression
• Creating groups
• Converting a group to a gizmo

Conclusion

• Next steps