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example: nuke.setPreset("LensDistortion1_0", "Canon 50mm f1.8", {'distortion1': '-0.06780252606', 'distortion2': '0.0320835188', 'distortionCenter': '{0.01048560906 0.003233328462}', 'label': 'Canon 50mm f1.8'}) currently this isn't working, distortion center has two numbers for x and y,...

I am stuck with this and I really need to figure this out I used the subprocess method and got somewhat closer to what I am looking for, I implemented the readFile() method to read san_telus_pan_v009.ma which gets read by readMayaFile.py via mayapy interpreter but the getcams function in it...

Hello, let's say for example that I have a transform node, and animating the Y up and down to create a noise, is there a way that I can set a variable so that instead of a value I insert the name of this variable, and then I can just change the variable? for example if in the Y I have a few...

So while I was reading the PyMEL docs today, I came accross the callback function defined in PyMEL by Luma Pictures. just when I had a look at it i realized it is doing the same thing as partial did! well when Python already had Partial why Luma Pictures would reimplement a function with same ...

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My camera quality is horrid, especially after all of the conversion to get it working in AE. I was wondering if anyone knew of a preset or plugin that had been programmed to detect clip settings and apply them to layers like Action Essentials 2?

After going through every possible resources I came to conclusion that I need someone to enlighten me on passing global variables from a function to others inside a Module in Python. Actually I am writing a small UI in Autodesk Maya2010, here is a brief about the problem. In the...

Hi any one knows how to make silhouette get start frame from 'Footage' itself. Example my shot start with the frame no 1001 and when ever i start new session silhouette sets the start frame as 1. I need to tell the silhouette to get the starting frame no from input. I know it can be done by some...

anyone know how to make custom plugin in nuke? i made one node as a gizmo. I want to compile that anyone can help?

Hi, I am sharing this script which I initially created to learn about DAG nodes inside Maya. The script makes it possible to change some specific file nodes inside Maya by using a string search with few limitations which I mentioned in the description section of my post Besides this it has...

Hey guys, wasn't quite sure where to put this but it is kind of scripting related as it will have to be scripted. does anyone have any idea how to get muster to run a job one another job is completed. we are building a stand alone system in python to build and render simple comps. the tricky bit...

Hi everyone How would I switch to a node's specific tab using python? Is it possible? Thanks :)

i having lots of doubts in python.i am eager to learn scripting.is that any difference between python scripting and programming and how these scripting is differ nuke and shake pls somebody clear my doubts thanks guys:):):)

Hello everybody, I'm quite new in nuke scripting and i'm facing this problem: how do I know knob names? and their values? For example, I want to get the value of current zoom value inside Viewer1. I know I can access the viewer using nuke.activeViewer() I found an example on the net that...

Hello, I'm trying to get Microsoft Visual Studio running to write plugins. I've followed all the installation instrutions correctly and everything seems to be in place including the environment setings and the MayapluginWizard. I've tried to complie the Hello World program from the Autodesk...

I've been tinkering with some pipeline tools for a short shot on a DSLR that outputs "MTS" AVCHD files, which have proven to be a pain to deal with. For doing the effects, I naturally wanted to convert to an image sequence. Normally, I would just use ffmpeg, or mplayer to make an 8 bit PNG ...

Our company based in New Delhi , India . We require 3D Programmers , developers for A Virtual World project . Kindly mail your resume to torino.edu@gmail.com if interested . It is a very demanding project which requires 3D specialists and Web specialists to integrate their knowledge for the...

Hi all, I have a background in computer vision and am trying to get into the technical side of compositing. I'm currently learning Nuke and was wondering how everyone in this forum got into the technical side. Are you Compositor TDs that started out as roto artists, or are you programmers...

hi guys. I began a startup in the visual effects industry. The purpose of this project is to develope an application for sculpting and painting particle animation (e.g. fire, smoke) like doing ZBrush. Functionality:

I'm probably late for most of the coding people here but I wanted to share this link with the beginners. Trying to learn the Django framework, I stubbled upon a good screencast site. http://showmedo.com/ There are lots of good things about Python. Hope it will help other newbies like me.

Hello everyone, I've decided to develop some research that I could't completely realize during my Master Thesis, really hope you guy's can help me here a bit. Softwares and their solvers was one the steps I could't completely fulfill because of some doubts from my behalf and also because my...

Is there a way to set a default LUT in RV? Every time I open my RV player it stays on "no conversion" in Color and None in the Display correction and I want to change it to DPX log and rec709 respectively.

Hello folks, I've installed Eclipse for Maya 2011 and Pydev. I can able to send the code from Eclipse to Maya. But couldn't able to load the documentation file from Eclipse and highlight features too. Please someone help me out to fix this. Thanks

Hello guys ! I am once here again for professional advice for learning linux. I heard future gonna be on open source Apps and Operating Systems and Linux is one amongst them as OS. So recently i just messed with Ubuntu studio once and i guess...it needs a lot of programming...