Machine-Learning in Nuke – CopyCat Workflow Demo

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I’ve edited a new reel, apart from my compositing and animation reels, focused on the workflows I use with CopyCat inside Nuke. In this video, I showcase different approaches to manipulating complexity and transferring detail, building simple proxies capable of generating more complex models, using inference to give more control over the image, and exploring the possibilities that emerge from …

Defocused Chaos Wallpapers

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Some time ago, I found myself needing a wallpaper that would feel motivating during long working hours, while at the same time not being distracting. I also wanted something neutral and aesthetically pleasing enough to use as a background when streaming on YouTube and showing my desktop on screen. So I created a series of images entirely in Photoshop using …

Nuke Copilot

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Meet Nuke Copilot, your intelligent GPT-powered assistant designed exclusively for compositing tasks in Nuke. Whether you’re troubleshooting complex node setups, optimizing scripts, discovering new features, or integrating advanced CopyCat workflows, Nuke Copilot streamlines your workflow and boosts your productivity. It can even fetch precise answers directly from Nukepedia, ensuring you always have accurate information at your fingertips. Nuke Copilot speaks …

AI for VFX: CopyCat in Nuke

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I recently streamed a live session dedicated to CopyCat, the artificial intelligence system within Nuke used for creating VFX effects. In it, I explain why this kind of AI differs from generative AIs, explore its possible applications, and highlight the importance of having proper control mechanisms. The stream is in Spanish, but you can enable English or other subtitles through …

About tracking markers in green backgrounds (and Animal Crossing)

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A few days ago, while playing Nintendo Switch’s Animal Crossing, I made a joke on Twitter that I had been able to create a VFX shooting studio inside the game with its green chromakey background and tracking markers. From there came a debate about why those backgrounds are used in movies and the possible complications they could have. I will …

Dinosaurs & Pirates

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After spending a fantastic time in Goobye Kansas and the Christmas holidays I was working for Important Looking Pirates, also in Stockholm. During my time there I have been helping with the film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which will be released in the summer. After a year in the north I think I will return to Spain to rest a …