If you were worried about anything happening to Nuke or the Foundry as a result of the recent changing of the guard finance-wise, it seems you don’t have to worry about it for the near future. ILM just bought a site-wide license for Nuke, the popular compositing system.
“Nuke allows us to leverage our 3D pipeline while remaining in the compositing environment, which puts a great deal of power into the hands of the compositors,” explained Pat Tubach, ILM’s compositing department supervisor. “We work on very complex shots and the remarkable speed at which Nuke operates means our artists can focus on the art of visual effects and not have their creativity impeded by a software speed limit.”
A company like ILM gets a discount, I’m sure, but it’s still a huge chunk of change toward the Foundry, and a sign that they’re going to be around for a while.
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) Purchases Nuke Site Licence | The Briefing Room.
