An Introduction to Nuke | Learning the Basics

In this tutorial, we get started on The Foundry's Nuke! We will learn about node-based compositing, the user interface, as well as importing and exporting!
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Large Scale Smoke Plumes Vol.2 www.actionvfx.com/collections...
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00:00 Intro
00:38 What is Nuke? Node vs Layer Based Compositing
01:26 Knowing the User Interface
03:35 Importing Files To Nuke (Read)
07:26 Node Workflow (Working with Nodes)
10:50 Exporting/Rendering in Nuke (Write)
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[@ActionVFXofficial]

You asked, you shall receive! Enjoy this Nuke tutorial!

[@AberrantArt]

Finally a real compositing application. Been using Nuke professionally for over 8 years.

[@ActionVFXofficial]

That's great to hear!

[@CompositingAcademy]

Nuke is king!

[@swampkampmusic]

This is the best Nuke introduction, I have had the DVD since 2010 but never dared open it but boom here we are and thus tute explains it

[@brianbucacci3761]

Thank you for making these tutorials. I have never been able to figure out how to use Nuke.

[@oscaroscar9941]

The best Introductory Nuke video Ever!

[@digitalarch1969]

Thank you for this straigh forward tutorial learned a lot today!!

[@fireman2269]

Thank you, I've been looking for a long time

[@DaveAMcLaughlin]

Thank you for such a great tutorial! You guys, ROCK! :)

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Thanks for watching!

[@mithilnandhan9152]

Thank you so much for providing the valuable information.🌟

[@raYman07]

Love your stuff! Big help!

[@thomasmcgill7229]

Thank you, this is the easiest tutorial to understand nuke...

[@jonardbersabal2820]

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[@noyglv445]

thanks, downloaded, all works!

[@rajneshmandaviya7647]

Great work Thanks 👍

[@stefan1977full]

Great tutorial!

[@thatinaveen9151]

finally...thanks for this

[@LearnProfessional1]

Completely agree. Aweso video

[@KSKSKSx2]

well explained, thank you

[@PierreGS_]

Thank for your video bro 👏🤜🏼🤛🏻

[@user-bh5hn4uo1h]

Thanks this was more straight forward then my teachers

[@MaikSchott]

Thanks a lot for making this!

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Glad you liked it!

[@sahilmoraskar]

You taught us very well.....thank u sir

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ian11hendri03]

THANK YOU!

[@blkdmedia5279]

just subbed you cause your tutorial is awesome. Thanks!

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Welcome to the party! -Danasa

[@yashsalunke2384]

Thanks a lot 👍🏼

[@carlraymarpuri8354]

Bro you are beast

[@otsetsweleonard4429]

Danasa is the real goat when it comes to compositing in nuke and after effects,i think he can do more using natron and hitfilm express because they are freeware,nuke free version need to be downloaded every 4 months while after effects you need to subscribe on monthly basis anywhere thanks for that intro.

[@raouferaoufe3563]

Hey Bro, Don't talk down to yourself like that. believe in yourself and don't let nobody change your mindset of that!

[@rajkishorvaru3059]

lovely, need to know the card projection of matte painting

[@thedrawhawk]

Thanks so much

[@ActionVFXofficial]

You're welcome! - Jonathan

[@jagannadhyellapu7034]

Plz Make Nuke tutorials like After effects series with #Lots of Love❤️#

[@thewolfofbelgium]

Is the indie licence good enough for or is it very limited ? Thank you!

[@ian11hendri03]

THANK YOU! Btw your r pronunciation sounds like Indonesian... Bravo for the tutorial

[@bandersnatch9469]

Where can I get the backplate? (if I want to follow along)

[@pavinivfx]

How to make the node options update on click instead of stacking in the UI?

[@sharigsaeed4342]

SO link is given below!!!

[@milanhilferink4051]

i use after effects and blender rn. Ae might not have an node system, but you can just precompose things and youll be able to do the same thing, so i dont really see why this is different/better from after effects. should i learn nuke next or is that not an good investment of my time?

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Thanks for the comment! It's great that you're using After Effects and Blender, but it's always beneficial to have a working knowledge of other widely accepted compositing software like Nuke. Nuke is an industry standard and is used extensively in many professional VFX studios, which often have automations set up exclusively for it. Learning Nuke can open up more opportunities for you in the industry and help you better understand different compositing workflows. - Jonathan

[@rafagos]

Maybe you should do the tutorial with free assets ;-)

[@NhungTran-kj9kc]

ive been using softex but its uses way too much CPU and distorts content. other plugins dont. why?

[@VinayGupta-xq6tt]

I select my node then I go into drope sheet but I can't see my content there

[@giannisksanthopoulos4300]

Why i have problem with importing a video format. Avi and mp4 doesnt work on me

[@shivamtak3564]

Please send footage link ..... 😊

[@ricobalboa9185]

I'm sorry it was a bit confusing! I promise that if you take your ti over the next few days and weeks, tNice tutorials stuff will make sense. Most

[@i_Shravan]

which version this nuke

[@bliss6ify]

What song is playing in the background

[@tamarakepreyeomgbuayakimi.1379]

It's idk.

[@youthinindia]

hard. The soft soft interface is quite friendly

[@prabesh2194]

11:02 holding control but how ?

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Tap and hold the CTRL button on the keyboard to show the dots! :) -Danasa

[@prabesh2194]

@@ActionVFXofficial what should I learn after thisfor beginner? Please reply

[@fabienvande9348]

I don't understand what's the difference beetwen nuke and After effect. Nuke do the same than AE ?! 🤔

[@dyfx9788]

They are both compositing software One is layer based and the other is node based. I think nuke is million times better because since it is node based it is non destructive. You can do an entire conposite and if you change tbe imput footage most things will still remain the same. Also nuke allows maximum control when doing multilayer open exr cgi compositing. Nuke is simply harder on the surface but much better. Its like blender mantaflow vs houdini. While houdini is harder it is still much better than any other sim software.

[@falconvisuals3357]

@@dyfx9788 Also 3d capabilities on after effects are very limited, you can do a lot with Nuke that you can not in ae

[@mac5er]

12:30 that is a hashtag right ? not a pound symbol

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Hello! Yes, that is a hashtag, in some countries the symbol is also known as pound :) -Danasa

[@ryancadenas4053]

If you guys are interested I made a similar vid about Immortal Technique's samples from the Martyr (2011), feel free to check it out, I

[@dayanavalle2328]

!!!!!!1

[@arturoperozo6170]

Yeah I give up, not even gonna bother trying to learn tNice tutorials lol

[@PDeNigris]

Diagonal pipes... "A" pipes coming into Merges from the right... You guys need to be a bit more disciplined with your script layouts or you're going to teach new compers a bunch of bad habits the rest of us will have to break them of when they enter the industry.

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Thanks for the feedback! Since this is an introductory tutorial, we focused more on application and not the node layout. We will keep this in mind moving forward. Thanks again for your comment, Paul!