Through this course you will also learn the difference between node based composting and layer based composting and which has more usage. This course will help you to learn about the fundamentals of node-based compositing using Natron, this course will also demonstrate the user interface of Natron along with features & applications of Natron. This course will also help you to learn about how to import media supported in Natron and would also give you knowledge with working on the basic nodes and its parameters.

 

 

1. Getting Started to work on Natron

• Introduction to Node Based Compositing

• Features of Natron

• Natron User Interface and Viewer Properties

• Importing Images

• Working with Layouts

• Working with Nodes

• Importing Videos

• Properties of Selective Node

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2. Compositing and Keying

• Displaying Single Channels and Toggle View

• Proxy Mode

• Gain and Gamma

• Timeline Parameters

• Superimposing Alpha Image to RGB

• Concept of Keying

• Applying Chroma Key

• Filename-Merging FG with BG

• Keying Out a Human Character

• Compositing the Character with a BG

• Keying a Single Frame Into Motion

• Using Masks in Keying

• Working on Key Gain

 

3. Rotoscoping

• Fundamentals of Rotoscoping

• Rotoscoping through Ellipse Tool

• Drawing with Bezier Tools

• Equalizing CC of the Extracted Portion

• Understanding Motion Blur

• More on Motion Blur

• Animating Motion Blur Control Points

• Adding Extra Bezier to the Same Roto Node

• Compositing Extracted Object with BG

• Importing TIFF Image Sequence

• Analyzing Shapes

 

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4. Paint and Filters

• Introduction to Paint and Filters in Natron

• Using the Roto Paint Node

• Cloning Pixels

• Creating Multiple Clones

• Creating Clean Plate

• Compositing Clean Plate

• Analyzing the Camera Movement

• Tracking and Troubleshooting

• Cloning Pixel and Changing Lifetime to End

• Exporting Track and Connecting with Pain