Foundry has released new updates for Nuke Stage, its hardware-independent virtual production and in-camera visual effects (ICVFX) application. Based on feedback from productions like The Thomas Crown Affair, the improvements include NotchLC playback and Gaussian Splat rendering, along with enhanced metadata tracking to preserve creative decisions throughout the production.
Expanded 3D workflows with native USD support 🚀
Nuke Stage now integrates expanded 3D workflows that allow working natively with USD, importing scenes from Nuke and editing them in real time. According to Christy Anzelmo, product director, the goal is to unify production and post-production stages to refine assets without starting from scratch. This approach aims to reduce friction between departments, allowing changes on set to be reflected directly in the final composite without tedious conversions.
So they can say art isn't an infinite loop later 🔄
Because, of course, after spending hours tweaking an asset on set, what you most want is for the post-production department to tear it apart and rebuild it from scratch. Good thing Foundry has heard the collective cry of artists and now promises that metadata will travel like carry-on luggage, without getting lost in checked baggage. That said, trusting that no one will touch a slider at the last minute remains an act of faith.