C4dAutoComp

 v1.0

C4dAutoComp import your Multipass exr and fbx camera files from Cinema 4d into Nuke.
Author
Benjamin Rohel
Requirements
6.3 or later
Mac
Created on: 18/11/2011
Updated on: 13/11/2011
Downloads: 149
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C4dAutoComp v1.0 import your Multipass Exr and fbx camera file from Cinema 4d into Nuke.

For now it creates a One branch Comp with all your passes properly merged together with a Grade node for each. With a fbx camera, It will create a 3DScene with the camera settings  changed to match Nuke 3D Space. The 3D scene is finally merged with the Rendered Passes Nodes at the right format and everything should be working well.

I didn't try all possibilities, like neagitve positions... I'm looking for all feedback. I'll soon add an option to choose between a One branch Comp or a multibranch comp with Shuffle nodes for every passes.

This is a 1.0 version. Only tested on Mac and Nuke 6.4. Should be working with any versions. And also my first scipt ever done, it's probably not the best way to do it, anyway, as far as I know it's working pretty good.

Thanks for your feedback, I hope it could simplify some workflows.

BR.

Comments (18)

julian van mil said:

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awesome work. Thanks for sharing. Please keep us in the loop with updates! I've been waiting for someone to tackle the C4D workflow.
November 21, 2011

Mark M said:

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Fantastic, thank you.
November 23, 2011

Kam Naw said:

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hey Benjamin,
can you provide any help with implementing the script ? I'm sorry, super new to nuke
December 08, 2011

Kam Naw said:

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I brought it in but it doesn't work ..
Its only bringing in read node, no cam
December 13, 2011

Benjamin Rohel said:

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for the installation process , you can follow these steps :http://docs.thefoundry.co.uk/nuke/63/pythondevguide/installing_plugins.html?highlight=plugin

Kam, did you follow the steps ? did you save your fbx cam in cinema 4d as described : FBX Export Setting s: Fbx Version 6.1 - Animation On - As Text File On?
December 13, 2011

Kam Naw said:

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Hey Benjamin,
I did.. FBX 2010 text file with animation. It keeps on bringing in a read node and an error node.
Can I maybe get you the file so you could check ? I'd really appreciate
December 13, 2011

Benjamin Rohel said:

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sure , send me a link to your file. I'll check it.
December 14, 2011

Kam Naw said:

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hey Benjamin, here is a download link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2509430/forBenjamin.zip
i've attached my c4d scene, fbx cam and the nuke script.
Thanks for help!!!
December 14, 2011

Benjamin Rohel said:

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Hi Kam,
in order to use this script , you need a .EXR multi pass render.. and I don't know how this work with VRay.
in Cinema4DAutoComp, you choose One Exr file for your render and One fbx Cam. Without any EXR file, the Nuke Read node doesn't load anything , that's why it's doesn't work for you.
Sorry.

December 14, 2011

Kam Naw said:

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thanks Benjamin, I tried that too..
is there any way you can import that cam and send me the .nk ?
December 14, 2011

Benjamin Rohel said:

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Kam , try this link for a nuke script with your Cam.
http://cl.ly/CdK4
a few things that doesn't help for any script : your filenames are pathname with / and spaces.. that's bad.
December 15, 2011

Nick Cremers said:

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Hey there, thanx for the plugin, thing is I can't seem to get it running.
Can't you make a small tutorial about it, I have seen Franks link you posted but somehow it doesn't work for me.
Hope to hear from you.

January 11, 2012

Benjamin Rohel said:

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do you have a problem to run the script or to install it ?
January 12, 2012

Guillaume Charron said:

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How do you install it? When I copied the code into menu.py, nuke opens with a dialog box asking me to locate the files... But I don't want to use that every time I open nuke. I'm using 6.3v1 on a Mac. What should I do?
January 27, 2012

Michael Millspaugh said:

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Agree with the above questions about installation. Normally I edit my menu.py to include a button for the function in the python script; however, yours doesn't seem to contain on over-arching function I can call. How else would you install it so that it doesn't run automatically on launch?
February 20, 2012

Andei Antonuk said:

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what i must to write in menu.py or init.py to find it in nuke menu...
March 10, 2012

Carlos Beltran said:

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HI Benjamin,

Thanks for the plugin. I have a problem with the fbx. I exported it from cinema as animation and text file but when I load the plugin the camera does not have any of the transformations. It doesn't show any keyframe.

What am I doing wrong?

March 19, 2012

The Soloman said:

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Hey, I have the same problems, I can't even get my camera in. I've tried to bake my key frames in C4D, and then export using the settings listed above. I keep getting this error when I try to import... "error interpreting this plugin" I'm using nuke 6.3v7 btw
May 03, 2012

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