In this new chapter of the NDK tutorial, we will look into op engines and pixel engines. These functions process your image data and are used in most plugins. We will also briefly cover in_channels and _request which are useful secondary functions you use to ensure your op functions properly. Using your combined knowledge of [...]
In this second part of our intro to the NDK, we will look at the pieces we need to begin writing our first plugins for Nuke and will write three complete simple plugins. […]
There is a lot you can customize in the Nuke interface using Python and many new nodes you can create with gizmos, expressions, and Blinkscript. There are also many limitations that can only be lifted by digging deeper and getting into the world of the Nuke Development Kit (a.k.a. NDK), the C++ API for Nuke. [...]
For a few years now, I have not been able to copy code from PyCharm and some other sources and then paste them into the Nuke script editor. Somehow, when pasting code from PyCharm into the script editor, absolutely nothing happens. The annoying workaround is to copy from PyCharm, paste in a simpler text editor [...]
When I first started playing with Nuke's Python API around 2012, one of the first things I made was a tool to align nodes in the node graph. In fact, I wasn't the only one, and a quick look on Nukepedia will reveal dozens and dozens of implementations of alignments tools and tools to download. [...]
After 7 years away, I am moving back to Vancouver. This was the decision my wife and I made, after much deliberation and pros-and-cons lists. While the few people over there who I've stayed in touch with frequently knew about it, the vast majority of my past colleagues did not, and as the date was [...]
The recent release of Nuke 13 brought along the update from Python 2 to Python 3. After all, Python 2 has been officially dead since January 2020, and Python 3 has been around since 2008, so that update was due. Python 3 comes with quite a few improvements and a few changes that can easily [...]
After doing a little bit of thinking about UI in part 1 of this article, it would be great to start producing some actual pictures of stars. As I often do in my posts, this isn't a tutorial that gives you the final answer (though you could skip ahead and grab the final result), but [...]
One task compositors are often asked to complete is to create a starry night sky. Whether you are working on an Epic Space Odyssey or the newest Rom-Com miniseries, you might be asked to sprinkle some stars in the sky. Some directors are a bit pickier than others, and you might be asked to ensure [...]
When Foundry introduced Blinkscript for Nuke, I thought there would be an explosion of new tools being created by the community, in the way that Matchbox did for Flame. While a few select users embraced it, the learning curve is a bit steep, and the learning resources scarce. Many compositors have asked me to write [...]
