Animation Maker

New in 1.4:

1. Nuke 13 compatibility! Also backwards compatible with previous versions. Have tested on Linux and Mac.

New in 1.3:

1. Nuke 11 compatibility! Also backwards compatible with previous versions.
2. Bug fixed where knobs weren't behaving correctly if AnimationMaker used on multiple values on same knob.

New in 1.2:

1. New blue colour scheme and better layout.
2. Presets system added, so you can save frequently used setups eg: “Fast noise”, “Random blinking”. 
3. Turbulence and fBm waves added, for more interesting noise patterns.
4. Use arrow keys to increment/decrement values on the main interface.
5. Remove the generated tab, baking the current values into a single expression for the knob.
6. Remove the generated tab and restore the original value/curve.
7. Mix the expression back to a given value/curve. As you can animate this mix value, it means you can turn the wave on and off over time. You can also choose to mix it back to the original value/curve, so you can now generate/remove multiple times on the same knob to create really complex patterns.
8. Add the expression to the original value/curve. For example: create a curve in nuke with keyframes, then run AnimationMaker on that knob with a fast noise pattern from -0.1 to 0.1. Choose Add and it will give you the original curve with noise added.

Main description:

If you need to animate something in Nuke this tool gives you a suite of animation curves that you can apply just by right-clicking any animatable value on any node.

Ease curves such as Quad, Exponential, Bounce and Elastic. Wave curves such as Sine, Random, Noise, Triangle and Sawtooth. Options to combine a wave with an ease curve, turn a wave into a 'square' version, create a sequence of blips at certain intervals.

All visualised with a live animating preview in various forms. When your curve is chosen, hit Create to generate the expression on the knob in question. A user tab will be created on the node with sliders to adjust the expression on the fly.

Install:

Just add the py file to your .nuke or plugins folder and put import AnimationMaker in your menu.py. That's it.

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