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GhostFrameExtractor for Nuke : Part I – Concepts, Considerations and Methods

by itaki

Revolutionizing Visual Effects and On Set Visualizations with Ghost Frame! If you’re here for the Nuke Gizmo, you can grab it from Nukepedia (link coming soon) or github. This is Part I of our journey, where we’ll dive into the concepts and methods to create a tool that maximizes the Ghost Frame process for both hero and matte frames. Check… Read More »GhostFrameExtractor for Nuke : Part I – Concepts, Considerations and Methods

The Future Is Now! VFX

by itaki

RiTE Media setup a large in house led volume that renders the background real time while tracking with the camera. They brought itaki on board to handle the integration between foreground and background. We pulled off a number of shots using volumetric fog and lights to marry the them together to make the shots foreground and background belong in the… Read More »The Future Is Now! VFX

Goldbars Mocap, Unreal Engine, and Nuke

by itaki

itaki teams up with RiTE Media again for a virtual production showcase. The final piece was includes over an hour of mocap fed into Unreal and then composited on live footage in Nuke. For this job we had to marry mocap takes with dialog takes. Then import tracked cameras from our miniature sets and light our avatar. Finally we’d export… Read More »Goldbars Mocap, Unreal Engine, and Nuke

Inner Child Volumetric Demo with RiTE Media

by itaki

In preparation for building a led volume, RiTE Media created a short film using rear projection and their bolt. First we recorded the camera move. Then we animated the background in C4D. We then played back the rendered clip on the rear projection screen giving the illusion that the set is much bigger than it really is.