VP My Little Helpers v1.2

Almost invisible helpers for compositing artist!

HELPERS

smart autosave

• adds a TCL command to Preferences -> Autosave.
• creates autosaves of the project script in a folder next to the script.

default viewer state is input

• changes default Viewer state from Global to Input.

read write colorizer

• allows coloring Read and Write nodes based on the file extensions.
• you can modify extensions using `./config/USERCONFIG.ini`
• developed with Igor Baydak.

compare versions before render

• checks the match between the Write node version and the project version before rendering.

disconnect viewers inputs after script load

• disconnects all Inputs for all Viewers after script loading.

delete temp files after render

• checks if there are any .tmp files in the sequence folder after rendering and deletes them.

config editor

• opens .nuke folder.
• helps to open any config files or folders from inside Nuke (relatively to .nuke folder).
• have functionality to restart Nuke (support restarting with open project).
• you can modify config files or folders using `./config/USERCONFIG.ini`

FIRST INSTALL

1. Move 'VP_MyLittleHelpers' folder to '/.nuke/VP_MyLittleHelpers'
2. To file '/.nuke/init.py' add next code:

• import nuke
• nuke.pluginAddPath('./VP_MyLittleHelpers')

UPDATE (MANUAL)

1. Delete folder 'little_helpers' ('/.nuke/VP_MyLittleHelpers/little_helpers')
2. Move !new! 'little_helpers' folder to '/.nuke/VP_MyLittleHelpers/little_helpers'

SETTINGS

• Edit `./config/USERCONFIG.ini` file to change VP_MyLittleHelpers settings

P.S.

• If you have any ideas for little helpers - let me know! Enjoy ^_^