In this DVD, Rob examines a professional compositing job from an actual commercial production performed at Sway Studio. Using D2 Software's award-winning NUKE, this lecture explores complex systems and approaches for compositing workflows. Rob explains the use of Pan and Tile environments, where 2D images recreate a full 3D environment. All aspects of the compositing process are discussed, including professional methods for pulling keys from difficult greenscreen material. Rob goes over a few methods in meticulous detail for getting a clean key, even when faced with heavy motion blur and significant spill. This lecture provides a seldom-seen look inside the compositing process to aid the viewer's development as a professional compositor. Rob uses Nuke 4.3 to teach this tutorial.

• Professional Production Methods
  
• Pan and Tile Explained
  
• Primatte Keying Technique
  
• Script Optimization
  
• Problematic Keying
  
• Automated Lens Flare

1. A Full Production Composite Examined
   
2. Primatte Keying Techniques
   
3. Custom Key Creation
   
4. Pan and Tile Explained
   
5. Full 360 Degree Panoramic Setup
   
6. Fixing Pan and Tile Tiles With Paint
   
7. Integrating Camera Data into Pan and Tile
   
8. Compositing 3D With the Pan and Tile Background
   
9. Adding In a Lens Flare Using 3d Data
   
10. Script Optimization Techniques

• Product Code: RNE02
• ISBN: 1-59762-957-X
• UPC: 805366014636
• Duration: 190 minutes
• Formats: DVD-ROM

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Robert Nederhorst

Visual Effects Supervisor
Sway Studio

Robert Nederhorst is a Visual Effects Supervisor at Sway Studio, after over seven years at Digital Domain where he was 2D Sequence Supervisor. Rob has worked on such films as Stealth, The Day after Tomorrow, Daredevil, Star Trek: Nemesis, Vanilla Sky, Spy Kids, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Supernova and X-Men. He recently worked on a Nine Inch Nails music video where he designed the lighting and rendering pipeline. He has been instrumental in the development of various visual effects tools such as NUKE, FrameCycler and SpeedGrade DI. He has been published in 3D Design magazine and Millimeter.