Important Shake nodes and After Effects (AE) effects/operations are listed in the following tables along with the equivalent Nuke nodes.
Reading/Writing Files
Shake Node | AE Effect/Operation | Nuke Node |
FileIn | File > Import > File | Read |
FileOut | Composition > Add To Render Queue | Write |
Merging/Combining Layers
Shake Node | AE Effect/Operation | Nuke Node |
IAdd | Add blending mode | Merge (Operator = Plus) |
IMult | Multiply blending mode | Merge (Operator = Multiply) |
ISub | Subtract blending mode | Merge (Operator = Minus) |
Max | Lighter Color blending mode | Merge (Operator = Max) |
Creating Shapes/Text and Rotoscoping
Shake Node | AE Effect/Operation | Nuke Node |
Color | Layer > New > Solid | Constant |
AddText | Horizontal text tool | Text |
QuickShape | Pen tool | Roto |
QuickPaint, RotoShape | Brush tool | RotoPaint |
Color and Channel Manipulation
Shake Node | AE Effect/Operation | Nuke Node |
ColorCorrect | Color Balance, Curves | ColorCorrect |
HueCurves | Hue/Saturation, Curves | HueCorrect |
Clamp | Levels | Clamp |
LogLin | Color Management tab of the Interpret Footage window | Log2Lin |
Reorder | Shift Channels | Shuffle |
MDiv | Imported files are interpreted as premultiplied or unpremultiplied through the Alpha section of the Interpret Footage window | Unpremult |
MMult | Imported files are interpreted as premultiplied or unpremultiplied through the Alpha section of the Interpret Footage window | Premult |
Filters and Keying
Shake Node | AE Effect/Operation | Nuke Node |
Blur | Gaussian Blur | Blur |
Convolve | (unavailable) | Convolve |
DilateErode | Matte Choker | Erode |
ChromaKey | Color Key, Color Range | HueKeyer |
LumaKey | Luma Key, Color Range | Keyer |
Keylight | Keylight | Keylight |