ENDA Episode 148→ The time when ENDA talks about a mind-blowing node (Part 1)
Let’s start with one of its most surprising abilities: it can be an MVP for hair detail recovery during keying.
During my early days training under the Dark King of VFX, I knew I hadn’t mastered every node in Nuke. I was prepared for surprises…
But I wasn’t ready for this one: the Colorspace node.
At first glance, it seems basic, just a default utility to convert footage from one colorspace to another. Which is true.
But its hidden power? Mind-blowing.
Let’s start with one of its most surprising abilities: it can be an MVP for hair detail recovery during keying.
As shown in the video below, changing the input colorspace drastically shifts the contrast between hair strands and the background. Suddenly, fine hair detail that seemed lost becomes usable, ready to be pulled by your keyer.
This might seem obvious to some, but for someone like me, who always wondered how artists keyed hair so cleanly in blockbuster films without painting every strand, it was a game changer.
It saved my shot during the Set Extension project, helping me key out a blue screen that would’ve been a nightmare otherwise.
But here’s the thing… that’s just one of its superpowers.
Like any true color node, it also unlocks new dimensions for color correction, but that’s a story for another episode.
The journey continues…
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