Nukepedia Rebuilt, nuBridge Reloaded
An interview with Nukepedia founder Frank Rueter, one of the long-standing Nuke community voices, about the platform rebuild, nuBridge and the next steps for 2D Compositing tools.
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NukeRef Adds References to Nuke
NukeRef lets compositors paste image references into Nuke’s Node Graph as interactive backdrops. Tiny script, big sanity gain.
Beeble Nuke plugin: relight with passes
Beeble’s Nuke plugin loads PBR pass sets and lets you relight with Directional, Point, and HDRI lights. Simple install, picky inputs, real control.
Foundry expands Nuke Stage for LED walls
Nuke Stage now plays NotchLC, handles Gaussian Splats, logs on-set metadata in a Vault, and pushes USD scene edits into real time LED wall playback.
ZEISS CinCraft LensCore targets Nuke lens looks
LensCore brings lens profiles, ray-traced lens behavior, and physics-driven controls to Nuke, aiming for fast, repeatable lens looks across sequences.
Neat Video 6.1.2 adds Vegas 2026 and Nuke 17
Neat Video 6.1.2 shows up with M5 Pro and M5 Max support and fresh host app compatibility, so your denoise keeps pace.
FMX 2026 adds animation, lens talks and of course AI
New sessions span performance animation, AI workflow debates, and lens science, with cloud and software partners joining the mix. Just three weeks until FMX! Wuhu!
FMX 2026 program goes live
The FMX program is live for the 30th edition, with RENO pipeline lessons, generative video craft, and European collab on Predator: Badlands.
Nuke 17.0 rewires 3D and adds Gaussian Splats
Nuke 17.0 brings native splats, USD scene graph control, BigCat ML scaling and core performance gains.
Foundry buys Griptape to “orchestrate AI”
Foundry acquires Griptape to add "AI orchestration" to Nuke and broader VFX pipelines.
Katana 9 deepens USD and previews Hydra 2
Katana introduces UsdSuperLayer, new USD lighting and material nodes, and alpha Hydra 2 viewer support.
Foundry locks in full subscription future for 2027
Foundry drops perpetual maintenance: from 2027, all Nuke, Mari, and Katana users will be on subscription only.
Mari 7.5: Multi-Paint, Texture Transfer and the Death of the Single Channel
Multi-Paint and Bakery-based Texture Transfer redefine Mari 7.5: eight channels per stroke, faster asset reuse, and fewer excuses for misaligned maps.
Timeline Tools von The Foundry 2
Color, Comp und Conform! Nuke and Nuke X are the de facto-standard in node-based compositing. But even seasoned Nuke artists have often had little or no contact with the closely related reviewing and finishing products.
What’s New in Nuke 14?
"The next generation of Nuke" - the British developers from Foundry are confidently announcing their new version. Let's take a look at what's new between Copycat and Scanline Renderer, what's changed, what's completely new or what remains the same?
Latest version of the story development tool released!
Flix 6.5 has been released. The story development software from The Foundry now also supports Apple Silicon processors - and the VFX Reference Platform 2022.
The Foundry releases Katana 6.0!
The software for look development and lighting is getting an update - and should further speed up workflows.
The Foundry releases Mari 6.0!
The software for drawing 3D textures has been released in version 6.0 and Charli Holt, Product Manager for Mari, is proud of the many USD-related improvements.
Modo 16 released!
The Foundry releases the first Modo of the 16 series! Also: Version 16.1 will follow this year. Save money: Modo users can now get NPR 2 Kit for free.
Katana 3.0 Revisited: Hydra and 3Delight Integration
A detailed look back at Katana 3.0, including its Hydra viewport, integrated 3Delight renderer and improvements to lighting workflows.
Who Needs an Office? – Talking with Hugo Guerra
At this year's animago, we talked to Hugo Guerra, one of the alpha-testers of The Foundry's Athera and an experienced Game Cinematic, Shortfilm and Commercial Director, about pipelines, owning a company and having a workflow that is completely remote. If you want to learn Nuke Compositing and keep up with courses and discussions, check out his Youtube channel bit.ly/hugos_desk, and for an overview of his work, check out hugo-guerra.com, where you will find the cinematics for games like "Assassin's Creed", "Eve", "The Walking Dead" and others.
Who needs a workstation these days?
At FMX 2O18, The Foundry launched Athera.io, a connection between The Foundry’s tools (among others, like Houdini, Blender, and many more to come), Google Cloud Services and artists. Via a browser – and really, any browser and machine will do – users
can get virtual workstations and rendering performance. That sounds nice – but let’s not get too excited and ask some questions first.
Who needs a workstation these days?
At FMX 2O18, The Foundry launched Athera.io, a connection between The Foundry's tools (among others, like Houdini, Blender, and many more to come), Google Cloud Services and artists. Via a browser - and really, any browser and machine will do - users can get virtual workstations and rendering performance. That sounds nice - but let's not get too excited and ask some questions first.
Test Drive Modo & Mari Challenge
The Foundry and ArtStation have joined forces for the "Test Drive Modo & Mari Challenge", in which there are great prizes to be won.
Katana 2.5—Now Also for Windows
The Foundry has released version 2.5 of the look development and lighting tool Katana; new features include support for Windows.
Nuke in version 10
The Foundry has announced the release of Nuke 10 for the entire product line, focussing primarily on stability, improved performance and new functions in the painting, rendering and export areas.
Here Comes Mari 3
At Siggraph, the Foundry presented the latest version of Mari - in iteration 3, an Exposed Node Graph and close integration with Modo are intended to make switching attractive.
Katana 2 Released
The Foundry has rebuilt Katana from the ground up for version 2 with new look-development and lighting tools.
The Foundry Has Been Sold.
...but not to Adobe, as the rumor mill had brought to a boil, but to “HgCapital”, an investment company.
The Nuke 9 versions are here!
Following The Foundry's announcement a few weeks ago, Nuke, NukeX version 9 and Nuke Studio are now available. Here is an overview of the new features.
Free Nuke versions
At the beginning of 2015, The Foundry will make Nuke, NukeX and Nuke Studio available free of charge with limited functions - but only for non-commercial projects.
Feature videos for Nuke 9
Following the release of version 9, The Foundry has added a few short clips on the most important functions.
The Foundry presented: Nuke 9
Yesterday evening, half past eight German time, the time had come: The Foundry presented Nuke 9 and announced many other news.
Colorway for Cinema 4D
In July, The Foundry released the Colorway application for design adjustments. Now the configuration tool's kit for Maxon's Cinema 4D is appearing.
Beta version 9 of Nuke released
The Foundry has released version 9 of Nuke, NukeX and the new software variant Nuke Studio. Nuke customers should have access to the beta version from today.
Colorway from The Foundry
Yesterday, The Foundry released its new configuration tool Colorway. It allows designers to change their creations quickly and customers to adjust designs.
The Foundry Sessions
The Foundry is launching a series of online sessions; the first, about The Foundry's Collective package, takes place on June 19 at 8 p.m. German time. Click here to register.
Nuke Studio
The Foundry announced a new product at NAB: Nuke Studio is designed to combine the VFX, editorial and finishing processes in one application.
Foundry ties up the parcel
Nuke, Mari, Modo and other foundry tools are now available in a licence package. "Collectives" are designed to make single-user licensing easier.
Contribute to the Foundry Showreel 2014
The Foundry is currently putting together its 2014 showreel and is calling for work to be submitted.
Nuke 8 Release
Hotly anticipated, yesterday was the day: The Foundry released Nuke version 8. Here are sneak peek videos of some of the new features.
Mari for Mac
After The Foundry released version 2 of the Mari 3D painting tool in March of this year, Mac users can now also use the software.
Nuke 8 Is Coming …
... this year, The Foundry announced at IBC. Users can look forward to an improved Dope Sheet, a new Text Node and a new In-Panel Colour Wheel.
Mari 2.0 Released
Announced at a press conference only on Thursday and already ready for delivery today: The Foundry has released Mari version 2.0.
Mari 2 on the Way
The Foundry is releasing the 3D texturing software Mari in version 2.0, and we can all attend the launch event from home on 14 March.
The Foundry Introduces HieroPlayer
The latest addition to The Foundry family complements Hiero and works with Nuke and the VFX pipeline.
Mari Release 1.6
The Foundry released Mari 1.5 only last summer, and the company has already released version 1.6. Here are the most important new features at a glance.
Nuke 7 Released
The Foundry product manager Jon Wadelton believes this is the best Nuke release yet—with a trial version, you can check this claim.
The Foundry and Luxology Are a Couple
The two companies The Foundry and Luxology want to open up a new way of working in future by sharing their software technology.
Nuke 7 and Hiero 1.5
The Foundry presented its latest version 7 of Nuke at IBC, accompanied by the pipeline tool Hiero in version 1.5 – both tools are scheduled to appear this autumn.
Siggraph: The Foundry Releases Mari 1.5
The Foundry released version 1.5 of the paint tool Mari at Siggraph 2012 and is said to have improved it especially for game developers and high-end VFX work.
Nuke and Nukex 6.3v7
The Foundry is now shipping the latest version 6.3v7 of Nuke and Nukex. Improved compatibility with other software packages is an important feature enhancement.
Meet Hiero
Two events marking the launch of Hiero will take place next week. The Foundry and dve are organising the two events in Hamburg and Munich.
Katana 1.0 from The Foundry
Katana 1.0, which has just been released by The Foundry, is organizational software intended to be tailored specifically to the worklflow of large studios.
Mari 1.4 Is Here
The Foundry has released the latest version of Mari; version 1.4 offers some interesting features.
The Foundry Releases Hiero
The Foundry announced the release of the new conform and VFX workflow tool HIERO at IBC. The new tool draws on Storm technology and closes the timeline-based gap in the shot-based Nuke workflow.
The Foundry Storms RED
The Foundry ships the previously only announced “Storm”, a workflow and data manager for films from the RED camera. For 300 euros, editing and post are brought together by the Nuke developer.
The Foundry Relaunches After Effects Plug-ins
The Foundry has released a new camera-tracking plug-in and a new version of Kronos to exploit After Effects' 64-bit architecture.
PICTORION das werk Buys Company Licence for Nuke
dve Digital Video & Effects GmbH reports the sale of a company licence for The Foundry’s Nuke compositing software to PICTORION das werk.
Nuke Compositing Software Is a Sales Success for dve GmbH
dve Digital Video & Effects GmbH reports successful market development for the compositing software.
Industrial Light & Magic Acquires Nuke Licence
Visual-effects software developer The Foundry announced that Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Lucasfilm’s multiple Academy Award-winning visual-effects studio, has completed its production pipeline with Nuke.
Animal Logic Selects Nuke for VFX Pipeline
The Foundry announces that Animal Logic has selected Nuke as a central component of its visual-effects and animation workflow.
IBC: The Foundry Presents Tinderbox 4
Tinderbox 1 to 3 plug-in collections completely reprogrammed for After Effects 7/ New Forge tool cleans contaminated footage
The Foundry: Free plug-in upgrades for Shake 4.1 on Intel Mac
Offer for buyers of Furnace, Keylight and Tinder
IBC: The Foundry Presents Tinder 5 and Furnace 3 and Announces Forge
Plug-in manufacturer The Foundry presents a significantly expanded new version of Tinder, an alpha version of Furnace 3 and announces the new Forge
Siggraph: D2 Software Unveils New Nuke Version
The professional compositing tool is now also available for Mac OS X and has been further improved
Slither DVD Blends Digital Animation, Art and Electronic Music
Jeffers Egan’s 41-minute audiovisual work layered After Effects imagery with electronic sound collages in Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS.
MacPower Opengate Expands Video and Compositing Plug-in Range
The distributor’s catalogue brought Boris, The Foundry, DigiEffects and Automatic Duck tools to Final Cut Pro and After Effects users.