Open the Tutorial Project File

The project file for this tutorial includes several node trees for the keying operations described in this chapter.

To Open the Project File

1.

Launch the Nuke application and choose File > Open Comp from the menu bar.

2.

In the file browser, navigate to your Nuke_Tutorials/Keying/ folder, select the keying_tutor.nk project file and click Open.

3.

Double-click on the Tutorial_Path node, located on the left side of the script, to open its control panel.

4.

In the Tutorial_Path control panel, click the “file folder” button. Browse to the location where you installed the tutorial project files, and then click Open to select the location.

After you select the correct path, the error messages should clear from the Read nodes, and the thumbnails in the script update with the correct images.

5.

Close the Tutorial_Path control panel. Then, choose File > Save Comp As to save a copy of the project file.

6.

Move the mouse pointer over the Node Graph, and press F to frame the entire contents of the project file.

The green arrows (lines) show the links between the Tutorial_Path node and the Read nodes.

7.

If you wish, press Alt+E to hide the expression arrows.

The Tutorial_Path node saves the location of the project files on your computer, so you don’t need to repeat this for future sessions.