High-end compositing at your fingertips

Compositing, editorial and review are a fundamental part of visual effects (VFX) and animation pipelines. Foundry’s solution is made up of Nuke, NukeX, Nuke Studio, Hiero, and HieroPlayer, this ecosystem of tools ensures all your digital live-action, and CG elements seamlessly integrate, so you can create epic content.

Powerful node-based compositing

With over 200 nodes available in its scalable node graph, Nuke, NukeX and Nuke Studio provide the ultimate compositing toolset, so you can tackle diverse digital compositing challenges at any scale and resolution.

  • Quickly place in-depth 2D and 3D elements in using the integrated 3D environment and project workflows
  • Deep image compositing tools reduce the need to re-render CG elements when the content changes
  • With a suite of machine learning tools at your disposal, artists can train neural networks, and create and apply their own sequence-specific effects

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Streamlined editorial timelines

Efficiently manage multiple shots with a multi-track editorial timeline, so you can playback and edit complex sequences. 

  • Discover easy-to-use editorial tools with familiar functionality for artists accustomed to standard editorial packages

  • Streamline your export structure with the ability to procedurally conform and distribute projects.

  • Get support for industry-standard file formats and SDI broadcast monitor support, so you can stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and formats

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Strengthen your review sessions

Review your work in context by dynamically creating timelines and working collaboratively within the Nuke ecosystem, ensuring more efficient and streamlined review workflows.

  • Seamlessly share your timeline with Nuke Studio, Hiero and HieroPlayer, so you can playback and compare render versions quickly and effectively
  • Sync multiple Nuke Studio, Hiero and HieroPlayer sessions together with users in multiple locations to review and annotate footage
  • Python API allows you to procedurally ingest into your workflows so you can review in context of the edit

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HieroPlayer: now free with Nuke

Discover HieroPlayer, the desktop review tool that lets you playback shots or a sequence and compare versions of renders quickly. Get a free annual subscription of HieroPlayer with your Nuke or NukeX license.

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Tackle industry challenges

  • Scales to fit your needs

    Scales to fit your needs

    Discover a vast array of flexible and customizable tools that streamline your pipeline and scale to fit your compositing workflow, so you can combat complex projects with ease.

  • Unprecedented user control

    Unprecedented user control

    Enhance your compositing and review workflows with an advanced set of tools designed to give artists a new level of technical and creative control.

  • Streamlined workflows

    Streamlined workflows

    Be more efficient with your compositing with a robust multi-channel workflow, allowing you to manage multi-pass renders in a single stream and work natively with high-dynamic-range imagery (HDRI).

  • Perfect fit for your pipeline

    Perfect fit for your pipeline

    With Python and C++ APIs, Nuke customizes to your pipeline needs. What’s more, Nuke offers major operating systems and format standard support like OCIO, giving artists a simple color management process so they can ensure consistent color.

Compositing, Editorial and Review solutions

  • Comp, editorial, conform and review

    Want to learn more about the Nuke Family? Discover the ecosystem of tools we have on offer for your compositing, editorial and review workflows.
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  • Multi-shot management, editorial and compositing

    Explore Nuke Studio and discover multi-shot management, editorial and compositing in a single application.
    Explore Nuke Studio
  • Conform, edit and review

    Discover more about Hiero’s toolset and how it can streamline your review workflow.
    Discover Hiero
  • Compositing tool for solo artists

    Uncover Nuke Indie, our affordable composting solution, the ultimate tool for solo artists looking to create high-quality visual effects.
    Dive into Nuke Indie

Our products in action

  • Stepping back into the 1930s with Mank and Nuke

    Stepping back into the 1930s with Mank and Nuke

    Territory Studio uncovers how they used Virtual Production and Nuke to create a rear projection of Wilshire Boulevard for Netflix’s Mank.

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  • How El Ranchito put Spain on the map for VFX

    How El Ranchito put Spain on the map for VFX

    Discover how award-winning Spanish studio, El Ranchito, uses Nuke in their pipeline to create amazing VFX for Game of Thrones.

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  • Micro Monsters: mighty next-gen immersive content in stunning 8K

    Micro Monsters: mighty next-gen immersive content in stunning 8K

    Explore how Alchemy Immersive pioneered a five-part immersive series created for the Oculus Quest 2, featuring David Attenborough.

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  • Discover how Bait Studio uses Hiero

    Discover how Bait Studio uses Hiero

    We caught up with Lucy Lawson-Duckett, VFX Production Manager at Bait Studios, to discover how she uses Hiero as part of her pipeline.

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  • Nuke for After Effects users

    Nuke for After Effects users

    These tutorials are tailor-made for After Effects users to help you get started with your Nuke workflow

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  • Color management fundamentals

    Color management fundamentals

    Acclaimed filmmaker and VFX Supervisor, Victor Perez shows you how to work with ACES in Nuke and streamline your color management.

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  • Introduction to Deep Compositing

    Introduction to Deep Compositing

    Watch this in-depth tutorial on Nuke’s deep compositing node set and how you can master it for your pipeline

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  • Get started with CopyCat

    Get started with CopyCat

    Discover how the CopyCat node functions and how you can incorporate it into your workflow

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