Almost invisible helpers for Compositing artist!
VP My Little Helpers
First submitted: 12 June 2023
Updated: 11 January 2026
Author: Vladislav Parfentev
Website: https://parfprod.com
Compatible Nuke versions: 13.0 or later
Compatibility: Linux, Mac, Windows
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
Move 'VP_MyLittleHelpers' folder to '/.nuke/VP_MyLittleHelpers'
To file '/.nuke/init.py' add next code:
import nuke
nuke.pluginAddPath('./VP_MyLittleHelpers')
UPDATE (MANUAL)
Delete folder 'little_helpers' ('/.nuke/VP_MyLittleHelpers/little_helpers')
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 ^_^
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