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“We decided to install Nuke as new desktop compositing software across our company network throughout Germany so that we can now handle feature-film and advertising-film projects even faster with Nuke. One of the advantages of this desktop compositing software is that it can be integrated easily into the existing VFX pipeline and also impresses with its tools for 3D compositing and stereoscopy! We are pleased to intensify our long-standing cooperation with The Foundry even further in this way,” said Joerg Bruemmer, Head of Compositing at PICTORION das werk.
Jürgen Firsching of dve commented: “With Nuke, The Foundry has consistently oriented software towards the creative professional. Everyone can integrate Nuke optimally into their workflow and concentrate entirely on their creative work. With Nuke there is only one workflow: it is whatever the customer wants it to be.”
Nuke’s first-class 3D compositing tools support stereoscopy and offer an efficient multi-channel scanline rendering engine. Version 6 adds a completely newly programmed rotoscope and paint toolset. It works non-destructively and integrates Nuke’s animation and tracking features with support for object-oriented attributes such as motion blur. In addition, The Foundry is adding its widely acclaimed Keylight keyer to the standard feature set.
Nuke version 6.0 costs US$3,500 as a single licence, while NukeX is being introduced at a price of US$6,000.
British manufacturer The Foundry is a leader in the development of visual-effects and image-processing technologies. It focuses particularly on optimising workflows and improving quality in film and video postproduction. The company has been on the market since 1996. The Tinder plug-ins are among the company’s best-known tools and were at the time the first successful enhancement for high-end postproduction systems. Today, the company is represented in Los Angeles and London. Systems and software currently supported include After Effects, Autodesk Media and Entertainment Systems, Avid DS, Baselight, Film Master, Fusion and Nuke.
