NukeX gets image-based modelling, RenderMan link
The Foundry has released version 6.2 of its Nuke and NukeX compositing packages, adding a new Dope Sheet to both; and image-based modelling tools intended for creating simple 3D scene geometry to the latter.
NukeX also gains support for RenderMan Pro Server as an alternative to the built-in scanline renderer.
The Foundry’s’s head of product development Richard Shackleton said: “Core operational improvements complement the growth of the 3D toolset, allowing compositors to work more efficiently and to create and use scene geometry and external rendering, opening up a whole new level of 3D compositing capability.”
The full list of new features is as follows:
NUKE 6.2
NUKE 6.2 gets the eagerly anticipated timeline Dope Sheet, making light work of manipulating animation key frames and interactively positioning and trimming read clips. It also brings significant improvement to rendering performance, flip book playback and 2D tracker interaction, along with enhancements to the expression editor and file browser – all core improvements contributing to improved productivity and workflow.
NUKEX 6.2
NUKEX 6.2 adds new image-based modeling tools allowing any artist to easily combine a tracked 3D camera with a selection of 2D image features, automatically creating simple scene geometry. When added to new dense point cloud generation and automatic calibration of projection cameras from 2D images and geometry, NUKEX 6.2 provides new ways to reference and re-apply composited elements more efficiently and realistically into live action scenes.
For those working with CGI rendered elements, NUKEX 6.2 brings Pixar RenderMan Pro Server support to the 3D compositing environment. As an alterative to the in-built scanline renderer, integration with RenderMan aligns NUKE-rendered scenes with the rest of the 3D pipeline, seamlessly matching motion blur and depth of field, whilst providing the compositor with more flexible control of new rendering capabilities such as ray-traced shadows and reflections.