NUKE:

3D Compositing & Visual Effects
2D Compositing & Visual Effects
Collaboration
Editorial & Finishing
Performance & Pipeline

HIERO:

Multi-track editorial timeline
HIERO lets you play back and review sequences containing a mixture of video and audio tracks at variable speeds on a familiar multi-track editorial timeline. You can also create and edit new sequences using the standard move, trim, slip, slide, roll and razor timeline editing tools.
Broad format support
HIERO shares image and audio reading functionality with NUKE, so all applications can read the same formats in the same way. Supported formats include: R3D, ARRIRAW, EXR, MOV and DPX.
OpenColorIO color management
HIERO’s unparalleled color management system lets you match color grading from any particular source throughout a sequence. HIERO includes OpenColorIO, the open source color management library backed by Sony Pictures Imageworks, which is consistent across all our products to standardize color space conversions.
HIERO also offers extended export functionality that allow the creation of OpenColorIO colour space nodes in exported NUKE scripts to match the custom OpenColorIO configuration.
Audio import and playback
HIERO lets you easily import WAV files for preview and for addition to existing timelines, giving context to shot review.
Review and playback tools
HIERO gives you the core viewer functionality that you need to compare clips, sequences, tracks and versions in the A/B viewer. This includes stack, horizontal and vertical views, blending modes, colour sample tools, split wipe tool, gamma and gain sliders, and multi-channel support.
The histogram, waveform and vectorscope allow you to analyze the image information in each shot in detail whilst playing back in context. HIERO also provides fast and intuitive control of frame shuttling directly in the viewer through the mouse, for precision playback and review.
SDI broadcast monitor support
You can accurately check color space and aspect ratios on broadcast content during review on compatible Blackmagic and AJA SDI-Out Hardware.
Modal editorial tools
All the familiar editorial functionality is available in HIERO, in the form of individual tools including select track, slip & slide, roll & ripple, retime, razor, razor all and join. These provide the complete set of standard and easy-to-use controls straight on the timeline, as well as in HIERO’s unique multi-tool.
Source / record 2-up viewer layout & 3-point editing
A familiar editorial layout gives you the ability to insert and overwrite clips from the source view directly into the timeline, through the use of standard 3-point editing techniques.
Editorial keyboard interface
HIERO offers in-depth precision clip or edit selection and nudging, as well as playhead shuttling from timecode and extended JKL functionality, to give you advanced control straight from the keyboard.
Import EDL and FCP XML
Alongside all the standard editing features, HIERO conforms EDLs and XMLs into a multi-resolution, multi-track timeline, including audio, helping to take the pain out of the conform process.
Session-wide spreadsheet view
HIERO makes life easy with its sophisticated, session-wide spreadsheet view. This can be called upon at any time to give a side-by-side comparison of the timeline against an offline, and offers extensive metadata for inspection at any point in the conform process.
Export functionality
HIERO allows you to send shots to VFX quickly and simply, whether you want to bake out EDLs or XMLs plus media selects (with handles) from the timeline, or simply bake out the entire timeline as a single clip in the required delivery format. HIERO lets you force transcode media during the export process by creating a simple copy of it, or by creating quick and light symbolic links back to the original files to save export time and disk space.
Color management is easy with HIERO’s extended export options that allow the creation of OpenColorIO colour space nodes in exported NUKE scripts to match the custom OpenColorIO configuration.
Templating
HIERO lets you create and share templated NUKE scripts to improve collaboration across VFX departments. Thanks to its tight integration with NUKE, HIERO removes the risk of problems occurring due to mistyped paths and poorly communicated templates.
Ingest
HIERO gives you the ability to automatically pass back rendered shots from NUKE and other VFX tools into the full timeline. You can also ingest new media from the file browser, or via drag and drop into the project bin view.
Versioning
HIERO makes it easy to bring in new versions of shots and switch between them in a timeline view, to easily review changes in context. HIERO’s tagging abilities allow the addition of notes and let you store arbitrary metadata on shots and clips in the timeline, viewer and project bin view.
Python API & Pyside
Accessible via the script editor or by running scripts on startup, Python API makes HIERO suitable for full integration with asset management and production tracking systems. PySide is also included to allow you to build your own custom user interfaces via Python and the Qt frameworks.