that looks like what I’m after! I’ll give it a go. so I save a copy of the python script in my ./nuke/python folder under the name saveRenderScript.py ? then copy the 2 lines in the menu.py, is that correct?
On 27/02/2014, at 9:30 am, Frank Rueter <fr...@beingfrank.info> wrote: > Hi Jean-Luc, > > the way I personally do this is by using the Write nodes' beforeRender knob. > This will execute any python code you give it every time before a render. > I then use a little script that saves the nuke file and backs up any previous > backup scripts into a hidden folder, so that every tiem you render, you know > you have the respective nuke script in the render directory. > Here is the code (I just ripped it out of my pipeline code so let me know if > it's missing something): > http://pastebin.com/pq9E1h9k > > I then use this line to assign a knob default to the Write nodes' > beforeRender knob: > import nuke > nuke.knobDefault('Write.beforeRender', 'saveRenderScript()') > > > The above does not modify the nuke script name to reflect the rendered > image's name, but I can add that (after a shower and a coffee :) ). > > > > Cheers, > frank > > > On 27/02/14 08:57, jean-luc wrote: >> Hi all >> >> I just wanted to ask a little advice/help for a tool I have in my menu.py. >> >> I was given this script and I don’t know how to write python so I have no >> idea how to modify it, or if it’s even possible. >> >> Here is the situation: >> >> The script allows me to save a snapshot of the current script to the active >> write nodes folder. I use it to save a backup of the script along the images >> I just rendered. >> There are a couple of things I’d like to modify if I could. >> >> 1 - at the moment, the copy of the nuke script keeps the original name. >> Could it be changed to save it with the name of the images rendered in that >> folder >> >> 2 - If I try to run the “copy script" before rendering, it complains because >> sometimes the folder doesn’t exit yet (It would be created at render time) >> so I need to save it after the render. Not ideal as I often forget to do it >> after the render is done. Could the script be automatically run at render >> time instead of having to do it manually? >> I was thinking of adding a check box in the write node that would >> automatically run the “copy script” each time you press the render button. I >> would always keep it on by default. >> >> I hope this make sense. >> It’s a very useful tool and I’d love to see it work automatically. It’s a >> life saver! >> >> script is attached. >> Cheers >> Jean-Luc >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nuke-python mailing list >> Nuke-python@support.thefoundry.co.uk, http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-python > > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-python mailing list > Nuke-python@support.thefoundry.co.uk, http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-python
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