Ganbar R. - NUKE 101. Professional Compositing and Visual Effects - 2011

INTRoDUCTIoN
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ADDiTioNAL TechNicAL RequiRemeNTs
Nuke is a very powerful piece of software, even though its system requirements are
pretty low. If you bought your computer in the last couple of years, you are probably
oK. The requirements are listed on The Foundry web site but there are three things
you should really check:
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Workstation-class graphics card, such as NVIDIA Quadro series, ATI FireGL
series, R3D Rocket, or newer. Driver support for openGL 2.0.
Display with at least 1280x1024 pixel resolution and 24-bit color.
Three-button mouse. This kind of mouse is really a must as Nuke uses the middle
mouse button extensively. A scroll wheel, by the way, can serve as the middle
mouse button.
To copy the exercise files to your computer, you will need a DVD drive as well.
For a full list of Nuke’s system requirements, visit www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/
nuke/system-requirements.
AbouT The book’s Disc FiLes
At the back of the book you will find a DVD-RoM disc containing the files you need
to complete the exercises in this book (or if you bought the ebook version, you’ll be
presented with a link to the files). The files are a mix of a real production that I or my
colleagues created in recent years and some shot elements intended for use with this
specific book.
What’s on the disc
Each chapter has its own directory. Copy these directories to your hard drive to use
the files properly. Some chapters use files from other chapters, so you need to copy
all the directories to your hard drive.
how to install the files
1. Insert the Nuke101 DVD into your DVD drive.
2. Create a directory on your hard drive and name it NukeChapters.
3. Drag the chapters directory from the DVD into the NukeChapters directory on
your hard drive.