Jul 31

nuke.render() can’t work!

Posted in: Nuke Plugins & Scripts
I made a tool called Make Snapshots which worked pretty well.
And then I wanted to make a panel and put some button and label on it.
But this time I got some problems.The nuke.render() didn’t work.
So to find why I made a simply test and here’s my simplified script:

Code:


def startMakingSnaps():
    wt = nuke.selectedNode()
    nuke.render(wt.name(), 1, 1)
             
 # create a panel class
 makeSnapsPanel = nukescripts.PythonPanel('Make Snapshots', 'makeSnaps')
 
 # Create knobs
 qtPathKnob = nuke.String_Knob('qtPath', 'QT Path:')
 snapsPathKnob = nuke.String_Knob('snapsPath', 'Snapshots Path:')
 fsOffsetKnob = nuke.String_Knob('fsOffset', 'Frames Offset:')
 makeSnapsKnob = nuke.PyScript_Knob('makeSnaps', 'Make Snapshots')

 makeSnapsKnob.setCommand('startMakingSnaps()')
 
 # Add knobs
 makeSnapsPanel.addKnob(qtPathKnob)
 makeSnapsPanel.addKnob(snapsPathKnob)
 makeSnapsPanel.addKnob(fsOffsetKnob)
 makeSnapsPanel.addKnob(makeSnapsKnob)
 
 makeSnapsPanel.show()

Then I got a panel and I clicked the button and a message window poped up to me which said that: Nothing is named "Write1".
But the write node’s name is really "Write1".
Then I run this line alone nuke.render(wt.name(), 1, 1) and it worked.

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I don’t know why.
Is there something different when putting function to the panel?

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Jul 31

fxguide covers the visual effects of Inception

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fxguide covers the visual effects of Inception

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Check out fxguide’s coverage of the visual effects in Christopher Nolan’s Inception. First, Mike Seymour has an in-depth interview with vfx supe Paul Franklin of Double Negative. Then, read about New Deal Studios miniature effects for the explosive demolition of the hospital.

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Jul 31

Stereoscopic 3d problem

Posted in: Maya
Hello

I am attempting to do a stereoscopic animation and if you will look at the attached you can see the problem. I have lowered the interaxial separation down to 0.150 and you can still see problem and the belt buckle on her back. Please advise how to balance such projects and thank you very much.

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Jul 31

Nuke cannot find ocula

Posted in: NUKE from The Foundry
Hello

I installed nuke and it worked fine. I then installed Ocula (for 3d work) and set the environment path as directed in the instruction..now when I click on the Ocula icon inside Nuke it states..

"The procedure entry point could not be located in the dynamic link library DDImage.dll..then I close that and it opens to this message:

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Nuke
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C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nuke\6.0\plugins\Ocula\2.0/O_Solver2_0.dll: The specified procedure could not be found.

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OK Hide Details…
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Which is very weird because that is where I placed the environment path and if I go to that area the dll is there.

Please advise and thank you.

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Jul 31

Matchmove Specialist 3D generalist

Posted in: Freelancer Listings
Hello,

I am a 3D Visual Effects artist that has been working freelance remotely for several years. I specialize in 3D Matchmove and Layout. I am well experienced in XSI and Maya, but can export Tracking solves to any package complete with OBJ or EMDL Layout GEO.

I have worked on movies such as Blades of Glory, Tropic Thunder, Inkheart to name a few, and several TV series and Commercials.

Looking for large or small jobs.

Thank you for your time and consideration

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Jul 31

.nk value into enumerationPulldown

Posted in: NUKE from The Foundry
Hello,

I would like to display the recentFile name into my pulldown list.

This is what I have now:

Code:

enumerationPulldownl = "None nuke.recentFile(1) "

My problem is that is not the name of the comp but "nuke.recentFile(1)" into my pulldown list.

How can I transform this to have the name of the .nk ?

Thx, have a nice we.

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Jul 31

Spot: A Better Bull\’s Eye

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Creative production studio Motion Theory has just released a cinematic fully-animated project to launch new grocery storediv class=”feedflare”
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Jul 31

CG Portfolio: Wissam M Sader

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Jul 31

Laptop Help Needed Pls ! Would my laptop run these programs ?

Posted in: Hardware & Tech Talk
Hi All,
I am new in this forum. I am kind of a moderate user in Animation & VFX still learning as I go. Making my portfolio for SCAD. Now I am in US and i have a small laptop, trying to gather some money to get a hi power computer later. I need to know whether my present laptop would be able to run the following programs :

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
3d Max
Maya
After effects
Syflex
VRay
Houdini
Realflow
Renderman

My laptop is Toshiba Satellite A215-S6816
the configuration is as follows :

Toshiba Satellite A215-S6816 – Turion 64 X2 TL-64 2.2 GHz – 15.4" TFT specifications

  • General
  • Built-in Devices Wireless LAN antenna , Stereo speakers
  • Width 14.3 in
  • Depth 10.6 in
  • Height 1.5 in
  • Weight 5.7 lbs
  • Color Onyx blue metallic
  • Localization United States
  • Screen type Widescreen
  • Processor
  • Processor AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile technology TL-64 / 2.2 GHz
  • Multi-Core Technology Dual-Core
  • 64-bit Computing Yes
  • Data Bus Speed 800.0 MHz
  • Features HyperTransport technology
  • Chipset Type AMD M690
  • Cache Memory
  • Type L2 cache
  • Cache size 1.0 MB
  • RAM
  • Installed Size 3.0 GB / 4.0 GB (max)
  • Technology DDR2 SDRAM – 667.0 MHz
  • Memory specification compliance PC2-5300
  • RAM configuration features 1 x 1 GB + 1 x 2 GB
  • Environmental Parameters
  • Environmental standards RoHS
  • Min Operating Temperature 41.0 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 95.0 °F
  • Humidity Range Operating 20 – 80%
  • Storage Controller
  • Storage controller type Serial ATA/IDE
  • Storage Controller / Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA-150
  • Storage
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Hard Drive 250.0 GB – Serial ATA-150 – 5400.0 rpm
  • Storage Removable None
  • Hard drive type Portable
  • Optical Storage
  • Type DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM – Integrated
  • CD / DVD read speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
  • CD / DVD write speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD±R DL)
  • CD / DVD rewrite speed 16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM)
  • Disc Labeling Technology Labelflash Technology
  • Optical Storage (2nd)
  • 2nd optical storage type None
  • Card Reader
  • Card reader type 5 in 1 card reader
  • Supported flash memory cards SD Memory Card , Memory Stick , xD-Picture Card , Memory Stick Pro , MultiMediaCard
  • Display
  • Display Type 15.4 in TFT active matrix
  • Max Resolution 1280 x 800 ( WXGA )
  • Widescreen Display Yes
  • Features TruBrite
  • Video
  • Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400
  • Video Memory 128.0 MB
  • Max Allocated RAM Size 255.0 MB
  • Total Available Graphics Memory 383.0 MB
  • Audio
  • Audio output type Sound card
  • Audio Input Microphone
  • Notebook Camera
  • Camera Type Integrated
  • Input Device(s)
  • Input device type Keyboard , Touchpad
  • Features Toshiba EasyKeys
  • Telecom
  • Modem Fax / modem
  • Max Transfer Rate 53.0 Kbps
  • Networking
  • Networking Network adapter
  • Networking / Wireless LAN Supported Yes
  • Data link protocol IEEE 802.11b , Fast Ethernet , Ethernet , IEEE 802.11g
  • Networking standards Wi-Fi CERTIFIED , IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g
  • Expansion / Connectivity
  • Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x ExpressCard/54 , 2.0 ( 0.0 ) x Memory
  • Interfaces 1.0 x Display / video – VGA – RJ-45 , 1.0 x Display / video – S-video output – RJ-11 , 1.0 x Hi-Speed USB – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX – Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1.0 x Network – Phone line – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 1.0 x Microphone – Output – Mini-phone 3.5 mm , 1.0 x Modem – Input – 4 pin USB Type A , 4.0 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) , 1.0 x Headphones
  • Miscellaneous
  • Compliant Standards RoHS
  • Power
  • Power device form factor External
  • Voltage Required AC 120/230 V
  • Battery
  • Technology Lithium ion
  • Installed Qty 1.0
  • Battery capacity 4000.0 mAh
  • Operating System / Software
  • OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

I would appreciate all helps and suggestions . As I do not have the money to buy a good desktop now , i am a bit puzzled and need u guys help .Thank you so much.

Amlan

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Jul 31

Mask faloff bias

Posted in: NUKE from The Foundry
Somehow the mask falloff I make in Nuke feels biased very differently to what I am used to (as if masks had a different gamma or something), and frankly I do not like that very much. It seems as if the mask has a much brighter gamma (and a wider falloff). Is there a way to switch the mask colorspace to produce a more uniform edge, or is putting grade nodes inbetween the only option? I am working with log DPX files, default Nuke conversion to lin lite and sRGB viewer.
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