Advanced Removals | 02. Automate Complex Character Removals

In part 2 of our advanced character removal series, Julian Kreusser explores how to effectively use camera tracking and automation to stabilize complex scenes. This tutorial uses both traditional methods and new techniques to simplify the process. Watch as Julian demonstrates how to manage point clouds, use ST maps, and more. Link to part 1 here: • Advanced Removals | 01...
Below are links to the following resources:
Nuke script available on our Learn page: learn.foundry....
Action VFX footage: www.actionvfx....
How to denoise: learn.foundry....
The Cattery: community.foun...
Roto with Copycat tutorial: • Using CopyCat for Roto...
PxF_TimeMerge: www.nukepedia....
Chapters:
0:07 - Recreate BG Parallax Without Multiple Geo Planes
18:52 - Cleaning Artifacts in the BG
23:12 - Restore the Plate
25:32 - Automatically Match the Lighting
32:00 - Restore Sharpness

[@ohjein]

Wow, i considered myself an advanced Nuke user, but after seeing this I demoted myself to intermediate :D great tutorial

[@plexeus]

I always love Julians work and im so glad im not the only one who got excited at how cool this workflow is haha

[@user-dy3pe9hh7j]

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[@artist.srikanth]

Awesome, thanks Julian 👌👍

[@trauma2980]

This is so cool, is that the same technique that professional use to remove an helicopter from a shoot and replace by a spaceship?

[@jahormaksimau1597]

Crazy. How did you invent this method?) Thanx

[@kobiohanna]

thanks! great explanation, my mask Alpha is not working, I have alpha but when tracking its not working I have points on subject...any idea?

[@sesoover2139]

just go to mask settings and set it to alpha matte

[@SteveErnst117]

Is the point cloud to depth method better than using the ai depth estimator from the cattery?

[@nodesarentscary]

Hi! The point cloud method is generally less detailed than AI based depth estimation, but the key is that it's very temporally stable and based on 3D points which we know are consistent with the camera track. This results in consistent projection mappings throughout the entire clip.

[@poopiecon1489]

I doubted him at the beginning

[@vivienebran8206]

I REALLY don't at the ending

[@poopiecon1489]

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