Nuke Tutorial - The Curve Tool

Ever wonder how to match composited elements to flickering practical lights in a plate? The Curve Tool is your best friend. A Nuke tutorial from Professor Paul.
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[@FinalGrade]

You can also use it to do the reverse and help try and deflicker light in a shot. I had to use that method when one of my 3D renders had flickering light.

[@VFXforfilm]

Awesomeness :)

[@ankushshinde7952]

Some expressions for cc

[@Akshay_Morey]

Sir tutorial on model builder plz

[@makdm1]

Wow, nice... never realized that could even be done. Thanks for "enlightening" me. No, seriously... thank you. :-)

[@PDeNigris]

Well that comment *brightened* my day!

[@BMCVFX3D]

If the light is orange what is the best way to match that. I did a small rotopaint on a frame hold for a locked off camera but the lighting will not match when I apply the curvetool to the rotoPaint pipe. I know I’m missing something simple just can’t find the issue.

[@PDeNigris]

My guess is you have not linked the RGB channels on your grade node. Likely your grade still has a unified gain knob instead of separate channels. If you separate the channels you'll get the color you're looking for.

[@marc1137]

hi , i think im having a situation where i need apply this cool node but... its the forest , and sun light between trees , make all more or less gamma according to how sun appears between trees , in this case , should use what and where to plug the result? im trying but cant find a good result

[@arunplukose3109]

Great Job Professor, Keep rocking!

[@ahmednasr93]

MAN!!!!! Every tutorial from you gives me another reason to leave aftereffects and use nuke! My only problem is the price :( But I will continue learning from you until I am able to purchase Nuke.

[@ericprochnow7584]

I switched from ae to nuke two years ago (10 years Motiondesign background) - its like two different worlds when it comes to VFX/Compositing :D nuke is an incredible powerful tool.

[@apmanti12]

just get a non-commercial version, its free

[@PDeNigris]

I second the non-commercial version, at least while learning!

[@madlookzvfx]

Good explanation paul

[@ericprochnow7584]

Nice one :D 👍🏻

[@RAFLAMOLAO]

amazing stuff man.. keep up the videos seriously

[@amolkawde8652]

It's very nice information but i think don't show the subtitles on screen becoz comp information not showing

[@PDeNigris]

You can turn subtitles off. There are no subtitles baked into this video.

[@akhiljose3028]

Professor, can please make a simple tutorial for roto paint which includes a moving shot

[@PDeNigris]

I've already done something like that, you can check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/opuToZaDlJ2aaLs Let me know if you want to see more on this topic! Thanks!

[@akhiljose3028]

@@PDeNigris thanks for the quick reply professor, and also for your tutorials. Its hard to find quality tutorials like yours.

[@parthprajapati2108]

how to handle flicker croma shot ?

[@PDeNigris]

Same process, the curve tool gives you RGB values.

[@parthprajapati2108]

@@PDeNigris can you explain more?

[@PDeNigris]

@@parthprajapati2108 If you look at say @4:47 you can see that the Maximum and Minimum Luminance Pixel Values are in sets of 3 numbers - R, G, B. My resulting comp is definitely showing a change in color not just a change in luminance.