Next-level workflows

Step into the future of compositing and review workflows with Nuke 16.0

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Nuke 16.0

Speed up your workflows, so you can focus on the final picture. Work across multiple shots at once, experience large-scale roto performance, faster shot review, approval and delivery, and more. Many of these features are also available in Nuke 15.2 for pipelines running on VFX Reference Platform 2023.

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Create your way with enhanced compositing workflows

Variable-enabled multishot workflows

Create more, iterate less — by compositing multiple shots, or an entire sequence at once. Nuke now includes a native, variable-enabled workflow for efficient, reliable, and scalable multishot compositing. This makes applying the same changes to similar shots simple and intuitive, giving you more time for the creative comp work you enjoy.

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Graph Scope Variables

As a core element of multishot workflows, Graph Scope Variables provide the option to create a ‘context’ that applies to multiple shots. Apply single scripts to multiple shots or entire sequences within a variable.

VariableSwitch node

With the VariableSwitch node you can create "split and join" workflows based on the variables set for your multishot workflow. Giving you the control you need when comping multiple shots at once.

Artist tools

Link nodes

Nuke 16.0’s Node Graph gives you more freedom to work your way. Now you can create Linked Nodes, for the option to change nodes simultaneously or make use of per-knob overrides, giving you the control you need without clones.

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Group Node internal view

See and edit the contents of Groups and LiveGroups within the same Node Graph. This update supports smooth multishot workflows, providing a way to organize and manage multiple scopes.

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Faster large-scale roto

We’ve refined the roto node to speed up scripts when working with large, or lots of shapes. Including improvements to caching, playback, interactivity when editing and moving shapes in the Viewer, and motion blur performance.

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Contact Sheet in HieroPlayer

Keep your eye on the final sequence with the Contact Sheet in HieroPlayer — free with Nuke and NukeX licenses. View all of your shots at once, or compare with shots from other artists, to ensure full consistency.

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BlinkScript updates

Want to create the kind of unique, stylized effects and brushes that define entire universes? Now you can make incredible custom effects more easily than ever, whether you’re already an experienced BlinkScript user, or just starting to experiment with writing your own BlinkScripts, with updates that make it easier to read, write, learn, and troubleshoot your code.

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Improved editor

Create custom effects and innovative new looks with updates to the BlinkScript Editor that make it more intuitive. With formatting changes, error handling updates, new keyboard shortcuts, and more.

Library files

The BlinkScript Kernels are now more extensible. Now you can write your own functions for common operations and read them into multiple BlinkScripts. Reducing the code needed for each effect.

Safety Rails

New Safety Rails options catch and report operations that could cause problems when run directly on the underlying processor. So it’s easier to troubleshoot and fix the causes of these issues in your Kernel code.

3D system (Beta)

Artist-focused 3D updates

We’re building an intuitive USD-based 3D system that’s native to Nuke — in this release we’ve made a number of updates to the beta system based on artist feedback to give you more control when working with 3D. Bringing the 3D system built for, and with, compositors another step closer to full release.

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Get to the final picture faster, with accelerated review workflows

Contact sheet

Review and compare multiple shots with ease. The Contact Sheet provides a flexible viewing environment populated via two modes — manual clip selection in Pick Mode, or using tags and filters with Tag Mode. Available in Nuke Studio and Hiero.

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Quick Export

We’ve introduced a new way to export video files from your sequence — Quick Export.  Now exporting sequences for review is up to 12 times faster, a major upgrade in the time it takes to share material with other teams. Available in Nuke Studio and Hiero.

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Multichannel Soft Effects

Convey your creative intent with new mask-enabled soft effects and precisely control your vision using embedded EXR layers/channels. This Nuke Studio and Hiero upgrade also enhances Inference and BlinkScript soft effects with multiple source channels and additional output channels.

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New soft effects on the timeline

Core node improvements

HueCorrect

Precision adjustments to saturation levels in hue ranges

Core node improvements

FilterErode

Filter input pixels relative to size control

Core node improvements

Blur

Add blur to an image or matte

Other features

What you might have missed

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Tech specs

Check out the tech specs to find out more about Nuke’s supported operating systems and hardware requirements.

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Release notes

Read the release notes to see a full list of the updates and changes in Nuke 16.0 & 15.2.

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