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Vlady Gerasimov · April 18th, 2011, 08:55 PM

Hi everyone!

I'm planning on doing an internship for a post production company, which uses both Nuke and Fusion at the same time. They told me either one would be good and let me choose. I have sufficient experience in After Effects, but I have never used the other programs, or any other node based software. I don't know which one to choose, so I can start getting acquainted with. I am also a student, and don't have nearly enough money to spend on buying both...

Which one do you think is the more powerful, more intuitive, better to start with? I am sort of leaning towards Nuke, especially after seeing both websites, but I am also not too good with 3D, so I think I would have to get on top of that as well if I choose Nuke.

Thank you for your help,
Vlady Gerasimov

Arnie Schlissel · April 20th, 2011, 07:55 PM

Personally I'd suggest you try & lean both and see which you prefer, but if you can only learn one, I'd recommend Nuke.

I think that Nuke is more widely used. It also has a great feature set and is incredibly flexible and powerful, and it runs on all 3 platforms, Linux, Mac & Windows.

I don't have any experience with Fusion, and I'm not that familiar with it's feature set, but I'm sure you wouldn't go far wrong if you decided to learn Fusion instead.

Sareesh Sudhakaran · April 20th, 2011, 09:51 PM

Go for Nuke.

G. Lee Gordon · September 4th, 2011, 07:56 PM

Nuke is the standard but you'll like Fusion better. Just like Avid Vrs Premiere Pro.

Jon Shohet · September 5th, 2011, 02:15 AM

Doesn't Nuke have a PLE? I don't think you need to buy it if you are only learning it towards an internship

April 18th, 2011, 08:55 PM	#1
Vlady Gerasimov New Boot Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 20	Fusion vs NukeX Hi everyone! I'm planning on doing an internship for a post production company, which uses both Nuke and Fusion at the same time. They told me either one would be good and let me choose. I have sufficient experience in After Effects, but I have never used the other programs, or any other node based software. I don't know which one to choose, so I can start getting acquainted with. I am also a student, and don't have nearly enough money to spend on buying both... Which one do you think is the more powerful, more intuitive, better to start with? I am sort of leaning towards Nuke, especially after seeing both websites, but I am also not too good with 3D, so I think I would have to get on top of that as well if I choose Nuke. Thank you for your help, Vlady Gerasimov

April 20th, 2011, 07:55 PM	#2
Arnie Schlissel Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York NY Posts: 322	Re: Fusion vs NukeX Personally I'd suggest you try & lean both and see which you prefer, but if you can only learn one, I'd recommend Nuke. I think that Nuke is more widely used. It also has a great feature set and is incredibly flexible and powerful, and it runs on all 3 platforms, Linux, Mac & Windows. I don't have any experience with Fusion, and I'm not that familiar with it's feature set, but I'm sure you wouldn't go far wrong if you decided to learn Fusion instead. __________________ Post production is not an afterthought! www.arniepix.com

April 20th, 2011, 09:51 PM	#3
Sareesh Sudhakaran Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,385	Re: Fusion vs NukeX Go for Nuke. __________________ Get the Free Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera - one guide to rig them all - DSLRs to the Arri Alexa.

September 4th, 2011, 07:56 PM	#4
G. Lee Gordon Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 431	Re: Fusion vs NukeX Nuke is the standard but you'll like Fusion better. Just like Avid Vrs Premiere Pro. __________________ "Get Er Done!!!"

September 5th, 2011, 02:15 AM	#5
Jon Shohet Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 277	Re: Fusion vs NukeX Doesn't Nuke have a PLE? I don't think you need to buy it if you are only learning it towards an internship