Nuke
press s on node graph (bottom screen) for project settings
save new versions file > save new version
m creates a merge node that allows you to put an image and a background in the viewer​
h fits image to entire screen
f puts items back to center of screen
bind middle mouse to wacom pen button
Setup
- To create a new project, go to File > Save New Version
- Folder Structures should have a media, renders and scripts folder
- Nuke is used with a Wacom Tablet. You should bind the middle mouse to one of the pen buttons as it has functionalities like dragging and zooming the view.
Plane
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Planar Tracking
This initial task will use planar tracking to put an image onto a wall using vfx.
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Notes:
- Right clicking on the node graph and going to other > backdrop creates a backdrop, which is similar to a folder and helps a lot with organizing projects.
- Clicking on a node and pressing TAB brings up a menu with different options. Searching for a 'postage stamp' creates another node called a Postage Stamp, which creates a duplicate of the original node, but without the performance hit of reading it twice.
- If your footage is not the size you want it, select the node and search 'reformat' in the TAB menu. This will allow you to change the size.
- Click on a node and press w to create a 'write' node. This can be assigned a directory and used to render your footage.
- When playing footage the software will need to create a RAM cache before it can play in real time. This is automatically created when playing the footage. When zooming in the RAM cache will be reset, which is not ideal. This can be disabled by clicking the three lines icon above the viewer.
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