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 55 feature films and hundreds
of
commercials and music videos, including Speed Racer, The Golden Compass and King Kong.
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.