Tutorial 1: Compositing Basics

Hello! This tutorial is your introduction to Nuke, where you’ll create a simple composite and breeze through most of the windows, on-screen controls, and other user interface items.

Introduction

We’ve heard rumors that many people would rather march through icy rain than review an introductory tutorial on digital compositing. Certainly, that’s not you. When you finish this lesson you’ll have a good understanding of the Nuke workflow and should feel confident about approaching the other tutorials.

Your first composite in Nuke.

Before you get into the project, we have some administrative things to do - such as defining a few application preferences and project settings. We know this sort of thing is not terribly exciting, but it is terribly important, so please be patient and we’ll get through it as quickly as possible.

Note:  If you haven’t already downloaded and moved the tutorial project files to the Nuke_Tutorials directory you created, turn to Installing the Project Files for instructions.