Python access to multiple views

Im pretty new to python and nuke scripting and am trying to gain access to a read nodes ‘file’ knob, which I can do fine, but if there are multiple views setup (for stereo) im not sure how to get the different values, or tell if a knob is split.
Cheers;
Jordan

18% Gray Matte Spraypaint?

Hi All,

I’m looking to create my own 18% grey ball for my VFX shoots and I’m wondering if anyone has found some good spraypaint online that I could use to make one with.

Thanks!

VFX Supervisor required for Short film – paid – UK

Hi Guys,

I am looking for a VFX Supervisor for my short film "Faceless Shadows" Looking for artist who can speak in creative film terms and have got good organizational skills around other artist.

It’s will be around 17 min short film for international festivals?

I want you to evaluate the project as a whole to determine whether it is a project that you wants to commit for your showreel. There is no guarantee when the next potential project will be offered?

I will pay for your time but depends on your experience and more how much you really passionate about the story.

I am from this planet and my contact detail are given below, give us a ring or email for further discussion.

Best,

Ather Khalid
07904914113
ukfilms.southeast@gmail.com

Caleb Clark – Compositing Showreel

I’m about to graduate from Lost Boys Learning, my reel is a mix of my production work and student projects. I will be relocating to Los Angeles looking for entry level compositing jobs and or any freelance work.
My resume and breakdowns can be found on my website, clarkvfx.com

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Discussion; Nuke import UI

While enjoying using Nuke, I’m suprised at the hardcore line cmd nature of the import UI. To get just simple DIR lists seems a little rigid to me.

And the font import element in the text node is nothing more than a windows fontfile list – it’s like something from the Middle Ages (note to self: check if they had computers in Middle Ages)

I’m not expecting the imort userface of c/f/f/i* (to me one of the useful and elegant file importers, with added scrubbing) nor do I expect to flip through fonts in an interactive way (dont I? Why don’t I ??… it’s not unreasonable…) – okay, actually, I do now, here in 2010, expect to flip through fonts in an interactive update way.

And to pre-empt answers of
‘Well, pipeline compositors only need DIR UI’s because all their footage is on a server", well, thats fine, but my pipeline consists of two, and both of us like to at least see – if not scrub thru – a shot before loading it, especially when all the file names are just a bunch of frame references, and it’s late, and it was a bad idea to open a beer just to see us through the last few shots.

and as for…

"Only motion graphics programs need font utilities"
Well, either you have a text node or you don’t. And if you do have a text node, don’t force me to open up a $20 font viewer to do the job a $3000 compositor just can’t handle!

Seriously, Im a nuke newbie, so am I missing something? Is there a secret UI friendly button I haven’t hit? Does everyone just use a third party script as standard?

Or does the latest compositing kid on the block really want to make me feel like I’m 20 years old again, typing BASIC into a DEC10?

Discuss! 🙂

I Need a BEAST Computer…Hows this look?

Ok…so I am in need of a BEAST computer. I know quite a lot about computers, but I am here looking for a little help. I am enrolling in film school and looking to upgrade to a nice computer. I do graphic design, motion graphics, post video production (special effects/edit film), and also 3d rendering.

The laptop I work from handles my graphic designing part of work fine. When it comes to rendering some 3d work and some of my After Effects projects with HD footage, it tends to crash and stutter way too much. I know I should probably go Mac, but at the moment I do not have the money. I am looking to spend $1,500 – $2,000 on the CPU not including the monitor and what not. I plan on doing dual monitors both at a nice size. The computer I am looking at right now is this – http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati…054&CatId=4928

I know this is a gaming pc, but I feel like going in this lane would be the right choice. I want my computer to not stutter when working on MASSIVE projects in After Effects or 3DS Max. Any advice people? I want atleast 8GB ram, DDR3, and a very good graphics card. Also, is Windows 7 legit? I’m working on vista on my laptop.

Thanks in advance for the help! :thanks:

Envirometer

Hey everybody,

wanted to let everyone know MAKE is wrapped up with another short, and we think you’ll really dig it! It finished its Festival run and did pretty well so I hope you enjoy it!

http://makevisual.com/envirometer/

Oren

My First VFX Reel

I’m a VFX student about to graduate this summer, so here’s my demo reel. Please give me any feedback you might have, so that I may improve my reel.
Thanks for watching!

Here is my website: http://www.wenvfx.com/

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Fusion freezing for a while

Hi, Recently i installed Windows 7 64bit and was trying Fusion 6 64 bit. I loaded my first 2k film footage and Fusion freezed permanently. I tried 3 times, same problem exists. I used Fusion x64 Version 6.1 build 644.

Next, i tried Fusion x64 Verison 5.3 build 55, which freezes for a while when working, then resumes normally. Had anybody faced this problem and have a solution for it.

System : MacBookPro 2.66ghz, 8gb ram
Operating System: Windows 7 64 bit (under Boot camp)
Note: All system drivers are up-to-date

balcony explosion

Hi,
i just grabbed some footage i shot in order to improve my matchmoving, 3d, camera projection, roto and compositing skills.

http://vimeo.com/14065577

a simple sky replacement, some roto, i almost did no grading to the image, i just tried to match the color values.
i´m pretty happy for the first result but i would be glad to get some additional input

it was done in AE and 3d Studio, 3d tracking with Syntheyes.

i had some trouble with camera projection (f.e. with the stones on the floor. Because if i painted in one frame, reprojected it on some simple geometry (basically the wall and the floor) i got some perspective distortion (i guess because of the nodal pan) which i had to fix with some corner pinning. I don´t consider that a good solution, it´s a little messy.

Also sometimes i found it difficult to get a perfect track, because of some minimal jittering that i find really hard to fix. i tried to average some tracks together but i couldn´t eliminate it fully.

some things i would have considered, but could not implement due to time restrictions:

-moving of the bushes (seemed pretty complex, any ideas?)
-reflections in the window: shouldn´t be that hard, but the dust/debris passes so fast i guess i can get away with it.

thnx

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