Nuke (software)
NUKE is a node-based digital compositing application developed by The Foundry, and used for television and film post-production. NUKE is available for Microsoft Windows 7, OS X 10.9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and newer versions of these operating systems.[3]
| Developer(s) |
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| Stable release |
11.0v1[1] / 20 June 2017
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| Development status | Active |
| Written in | C++,[2] Python |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
| Type | Compositing software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | NUKE |
NUKE's users include Digital Domain, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Blizzard Entertainment,[4] DreamWorks Animation,[5] Sony Pictures Imageworks, Sony Pictures Animation, Framestore,[6] Weta Digital[7], Double Negative,[8] and Industrial Light & Magic.[9]
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HistoryEdit
NUKE (the name deriving from 'New compositor')[10] was originally developed by software engineer Phil Beffrey and later Bill Spitzak for in-house use at Digital Domain beginning in 1993. In addition to standard compositing, NUKE was used to render higher-resolution versions of composites from Autodesk Flame.[11]
NUKE version 2 introduced a GUI in 1994, built with FLTK - an in-house GUI toolkit developed at Digital Domain. FLTK was subsequently released under the GNU LGPL in 1998.[12]
NUKE won an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2001.[13]
In 2002, NUKE was made available to the public for the first time under the banner of D2 Software.[14][15] In December 2005, D2 Software released NUKE 4.5,[16] which introduced a new 3D subsystem developed by Jonathan Egstad.[17]
In 2007, The Foundry, a London-based plug-in development house, took over development and marketing of NUKE from D2.[18] The Foundry released NUKE 4.7 in June 2007,[19] and NUKE 5 was released in early 2008, which replaced the interface with Qt and added Python scripting, and support for a stereoscopic workflow.[20] In 2015, The Foundry released NUKE Non-commercial with some basic limitations.[21] NUKE supports use of The Foundry plug-ins via its support for the OpenFX standard (several built in nodes such as Keylight are OpenFX plugins).
Similar productsEdit
- Combustion, Toxik and Smoke – Autodesk
- VSDC Free Video Editor
- Fusion – Blackmagic Design
- Boris RED – Boris FX
- Natron
While not dedicated to compositing, the open source software Blender contains a limited node-based compositing feature which, among other things is capable of basic keying and blurring effects.[22]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "NUKE release notes" (PDF). June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ "Information for NUKE developers". The Foundry.
- ^ "System Requirements | Nuke". Foundry. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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- ^ "NUKE is the purrfect partner for DreamWorks Animation". The Foundry.
- ^ "NUKE helps Framestore make history on Oscar winning Lincoln". The Foundry. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11.
- ^ "Weta Digital Purchases Site License Of Nuke".
- ^ "Double Negative Procures Nuke Site License". AWN.
- ^ "Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) Purchases Nuke Site Licence". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13.
- ^ "D2 Software: Company Profile". Computer Graphics World. August 1, 2004.
- ^ "Interview Bill Spitzak".
- ^ Spitzak, Bill (January 19, 1998). "fltk-0.98 (C++ gui toolkit)".
- ^ "2001 Scientific and Technical Awards". March 2002. Archived from the original on 2008-01-13.
- ^ "Digital Domain Nukes market". Hollywood Reporter. July 12, 2002.[dead link]
- ^ "Digital Domain launches software unit". AllBusiness.com. 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ "D2 ships Nuke v4.5 Compositor with image-based Keyer and new Interface". December 1, 2005. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007.
- ^ "Interview Jonathan Egstad". Nukepedia.
- ^ "D2 Software's Nuke Acquired by The Foundry". March 10, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "Nuke Version 4.7 Released". fxguide.com. October 4, 2007.
- ^ "3D stereo workflow, new UI & Python scripting are the highlights". Digital Producer Magazine. 14 September 2007. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.
- ^ "The Foundry releases NUKE Non-commercial". Evermotion. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Blender features page". Retrieved March 19, 2011.
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