What are the best node based compositing software tools?

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What are the best node based compositing software tools?

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Best node based compositing software tools	Price	Platforms	Technology
-- Blender	-	Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD	C, Python
-- Davinci Resolve	-	Windows, Linux, Mac	-
-- NUKE	-	-	-
-- Autodesk Flame	-	-	-
-- Olive Video Editor	-	-	-

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score 21 · Answer 1

Blender

Top Pro

Free and open-source

Blender is licensed under the GPL. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD

Top Pro

Powerful compositor

Top Pro

Straightforward video editor

It is intuitive and supports multiple video layers. See More

Top Pro

Animation toolset

Top Pro

Python extensibility

Blender embeds Python 3, which can be used to write add-ons, tools, extend the interface, rig characters and automate tasks. See More

Top Pro

Sculpting

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score 8 · Answer 2

Davinci Resolve

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Specs

Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac

score 9 · Answer 3

NUKE

Top Con

Encrypted files

It is not possible to import/export files from nuke-non commercial (.nknc) to the commercial one (.nk) since they are encrypted. See More

Top Pro

Great with CGI compositing

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Top Con

Quite expensive

Software not made for humble wallets. See More

Top Pro

Deep image compositing

Top Pro

Python API and PySide

Top Pro

2D tracker

Top Pro

32-bit floating point color channels

Top Pro

Stereoscopic workflow

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score 11 · Answer 4

Autodesk Flame

Top Con

Incredibly expensive

Top Pro

Powerful timeline/node compositor

Top Con

Not available for Windows

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score 2 · Answer 5

Olive Video Editor

Supported platforms:Windows linux mac

Computer Specifications:Almost anything

score 6 · Answer 6

Apple Shake

score 5 · Answer 7

Natron

Top Pro

Open source

Source code is available under the GPL2 license. See More

Top Con

No true 3d support

Natron does not currently support full 3d rendering. See More

Specs

License:GPL v2

Desktop targets:macOS, Linux and Windows

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Cross platform

Linux, Windows, and Mac OSx. See More

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score 2 · Answer 8

Maya Composite (Autodesk Toxik)

score 1 · Answer 9

Autodesk Smoke

Top Con

Not a lot of training resources

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My Recommendation for Blender

My Recommendation for Blender

Free and open-source

Powerful compositor

Straightforward video editor

Animation toolset

Python extensibility

Sculpting

My Recommendation for Davinci Resolve

My Recommendation for Davinci Resolve

My Recommendation for NUKE

My Recommendation for NUKE

Encrypted files

Great with CGI compositing

Quite expensive

Deep image compositing

Python API and PySide

2D tracker

32-bit floating point color channels

Stereoscopic workflow

My Recommendation for Autodesk Flame

My Recommendation for Autodesk Flame

Incredibly expensive

Powerful timeline/node compositor

Not available for Windows

My Recommendation for Olive Video Editor

My Recommendation for Olive Video Editor

My Recommendation for Apple Shake

My Recommendation for Apple Shake

My Recommendation for Natron

My Recommendation for Natron

Open source

No true 3d support

Cross platform

My Recommendation for Maya Composite (Autodesk Toxik)

My Recommendation for Maya Composite (Autodesk Toxik)

My Recommendation for Eyeon Fusion

My Recommendation for Eyeon Fusion

My Recommendation for Autodesk Smoke

My Recommendation for Autodesk Smoke

Not a lot of training resources

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