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Clean Plating for Feature Films Using the NUKE to MARI Bridge

In this series of lessons, we're going to take a look at the NUKE to MARI bridge by creating a complex projection clean-plate that can be used in a VFX production. Software required: Maya 2012, NUKE & NUKEX 7.0v2, MARI 2.0.

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In this series of lessons, we're going to take a look at the NUKE to MARI bridge by creating a complex projection clean-plate that can be used in a VFX production. During this time you'll learn the uses and reasons for clean plates in VFX, how to matchmove a shot in NUKEX, how to set up the NUKE to MARI bridge, and how to model projection geometry using that solved point cloud. By the end of this training, you'll know how to put it all together to give you a plate ready for CG elements. Software required: Maya 2012, NUKE & NUKEX 7.0v2, MARI 2.0.

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