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Tag: Foundry

Articles

Near real-time: inside the making of ‘Comandante’, before it is even made

Posted onAugust 6, 2022

The World War II submarine film is relying on some bespoke real-time, virtual production, live compositing, A.I. and metadata tech, all worked out in early pre-planning.

VFX Insight

A journey in machine learning, with Foundry’s Johanna Barbier

Posted onMarch 23, 2022

Barbier is part of Foundry’s upcoming ‘Voices Behind the Tech’ series.

Podcasts

VFX Firsts: What was the first composite done in Nuke?

Posted onFebruary 8, 2022

We try to get to the bottom of the first comp done at Digital Domain in their tool.

VFX Insight

Real-time and comp meet: How you can use the new UnrealReader node in Nuke to enhance your real-time renderings

Posted onDecember 6, 2021December 6, 2021

Foundry gets real about real-time rendering.

Podcasts

VFX Notes: Your first look at Nuke’s Unreal Reader

Posted onNovember 17, 2021November 17, 2021

A sneak peek of Foundry’s new Unreal Reader tool for Nuke with a special guest. On the VFX Notes podcast with Ian Failes from befores …

VFX Insight

New Mari and new Katana: reducing pipeline friction for artists

Posted onNovember 9, 2021November 11, 2021

How interoperability is playing a larger role in Foundry tools.

Podcasts, VFX Insight

VFX Firsts: 25 years of Foundry

Posted onSeptember 9, 2021October 7, 2021

The founders of Foundry celebrate their quarter century birthday.

Articles

Tech Weeklies: HieroPlayer for free, Cascadeur updates, new Blackmagic Studio Camera, das element launches

Posted onJuly 31, 2021August 2, 2021

A week of tech news, right here.

VFX Insight

A breakdown of the fun ways you can already use CopyCat in Nuke

Posted onJune 9, 2021March 15, 2022

How to use the new machine learning tools to aid in correcting out-of-focus, removing markers, garbage mattes and beauty work.

VFX Insight

Go deep on the tech behind ‘Soul’

Posted onMay 3, 2021

Sign up to this Foundry webinar for an insight into Pixar’s work on the film.

VFX Insight

Victor Perez to share color management fundamentals in partnership with Foundry and Netflix

Posted onMarch 22, 2021March 25, 2021

Here’s how to sign up for the webinar.

Articles

The machine learning tools now in Nuke 13

Posted onMarch 18, 2021

See them demo’d in this video.

VFX Insight

Here’s how to attend Foundry Live 2021

Posted onMarch 8, 2021March 12, 2021

See what’s next for Nuke, Modo, Mari and Katana.

VFX Insight

Where USD is up to right now at Foundry

Posted onDecember 1, 2020December 4, 2020

How Nuke, Mari, Katana and Modo are adopting USD.

VFX Insight

What Katana’s new Foresight workflows can mean for your day

Posted onOctober 30, 2020November 9, 2020

The new features are here in Katana 4.0.

VFX Insight

Everything you wanted to know about the history of Nuke’s Smart Vectors

Posted onJuly 28, 2020August 19, 2020

Where it came from, how it was built, and why it was originally called ‘Smart Paint’.

Articles

Foundry launches Nuke Indie

Posted onJuly 22, 2020July 28, 2020

Solo artists can now use the compositing tool on commercial projects; plus Foundry releases Nuke 12.2.

VFX Insight

How does USD actually get used at a VFX studio?

Posted onMay 25, 2020August 5, 2020

Luma Pictures breaks down its Katana and USD implementation. 

History of Nuke
Articles

A visual history of Nuke

Posted onFebruary 20, 2020May 13, 2020

So, what was the first version you used?

NUKE Vector Perez
Articles

When NUKE is used for more than just compositing

Posted onMay 10, 2019May 18, 2020

‘I know this sounds crazy.’

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