Nuke is a powerful compositing application that delivers unparalleled
speed, an efficient multi-channel scanline rendering engine, and a
first-class feature set that is unrivalled in the desktop market. If
you are in the business of creating high-quality digital images Nuke is
a production proven visual effects tool that brings speed,
functionality and flexibility to your VFX pipeline.
Nuke began as the in-house compositing and effects application at
Digital Domain, where its development team were awarded a Technical
Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Science®. It is an application focused on solving real issues faced by
post production facilities all over the world and has been tried and
tested on over 45 feature films and hundreds of commercials and music
videos, including Flags of our Fathers, King Kong and The Day After
Tomorrow. In March 2007 Nuke 4.6 became part of The Foundry’s portfolio
of visual effects products. In February 2008 Nuke 5 was released with
an entirely new user interface, support for stereoscopic images and
python scripting.