Nuke is a very powerful VFX tool in the industry. But at the time of learning, people often don’t pay attention to the optimization. Which leaves them with relatively longer render times.
Note: Not every point can be followed. Do whatever is possible.
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Hardware Related # Get Two Hard Drive # When you read footage from the hard drive, and write/render to the same hard drive, you actually make hard drive do double the work. Keep another drive (maybe a small one?) to render/write stuff.
Below is a list of procedures a compositor should follow. I also have a blog post compiled of optimization tips, which should work as side document to this post.
Distortion # Evey footage has some sort of distortion. Not dealing with distortion before 3D integration can result in catastrophic disasters. It’s good to first undistort the background plate > do the CG integration > use the same undistortion data to re-distort the whole output. This way CG will be distorted as well. Giving a feel if it was shot with a camera.
Every videographer once in their career gets in a situation where they face flickering of video, this happens in a low light situation. This guide will help you get out of that situation to some extent.
Adjust the Shutter # 180-degree shutter rule says to keep the shutter double of the fps. So that if we’re shooting at 1920x1080@24fps, our shutter should be minimum 48. Most camera won’t let you go down to 48 but you can round-up, safely.
