This chapter shows visual effects supervisors how to configure Nuke for multiple artists, prior to the start of a project.
These are the common application settings discussed in this chapter:
• Command-line operations
• Environment variables
• Gizmo, NDK plug-in, and TCL script directories
• Python script directories
• OFX plug-in directories
• Favorite directories
• Cross-platform file paths
• Menu and Toolbar options
• Image formats
• Gizmos (Nuke group nodes or subscripts that allow only select modifications)
• Custom plug-ins (binary plug-ins made via the Nuke software developers kit)
• Generic TCL ("TiCkLe") scripts
• Template scripts
• Common preferences
• Script's lookup tables (LUTs)
• Custom Viewer Processes
NOTE: If you copy and paste Python example scripts from this user guide into a text editor, line indentations may not be preserved. If this is the case, correct the indentations manually.
What Is a Terminal and How Do I Use One?
Loading Gizmos, NDK Plug-ins, and Python and TCL Scripts
Defining the Nuke Plug-in Path
Defining Common Favorite Directories
Handling File Paths Cross Platform
Setting Default Values for Controls
Defining Custom Menus and Toolbars
Gizmos, Custom Plug-ins, and Generic TCL Scripts
Altering a Script’s Lookup Tables (LUTs)
Displaying, Adding, Editing, and Deleting LUTs
Creating Custom Viewer Processes