Nuke#

This plugin integrates Prism into Foundry Nuke.

Supported Nuke versions: 13.0+ (Python 3)

Setup#

The plugin can be installed from the Prism Hub. After the plugin is installed, the Prism integration needs to be added to the Nuke preferences folder. This can be done in the Prism User Settings -> “DCCs apps”.

This is the path, which should be selected for the integration: “%USERPROFILE%.nuke”

Accessing Prism in Nuke#

Prism is available inside Nuke from the “Prism” menu in the main menu bar.

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The menu contains options to:

  • save and version up your scene

  • save, version up your scene and add a description/thumbnail

  • open the Project Browser

  • Update Read nodes to the latest media versions

  • open the Prism Settings

Additionally there is a PrismWrite available to export images and videos to the Prism project.

Saving Scenefiles#

You can save new scenefile versions using the options in the Prism menu or by opening the Project Browser and selecting “Create new version from current” in the context menu in the “Scenefiles” tab.

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Importing media#

To import objects from your Prism project into Nuke you can navigate to a media version in your Project Browser. You can then rightclick the image and select “Import images…” or simply drag&drop it into Nuke.
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Rendering media#

To render out media from Nuke into your Prism project you can use the “WritePrism” node.
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The exported images can be found in the “Media” tab in the Prism Project Browser.

Adding Prism integration using environment variables#

It is possible to use environment variables to add the Prism integration to Nuke instead of adding the Prism integration into the Nuke User Preferences.

The following environment variables need to be defined:

PRISM_ROOT = C:\Program Files\Prism2
NUKE_PATH = C:\ProgramData\Prism2\plugins\Nuke\Integration

These environment variables can be set in the system settings.

To load the Prism Nuke plugin from a central location in your studio you can set the NUKE_PATH environment variable and point it to a folder on your network storage. In that folder create a menu.py with the following content:

import os
os.environ["PRISM_ROOT"] = "C:\\Program Files\\Prism2"
nuke.pluginAddPath("C:\\ProgramData\\Prism2\\plugins\\Nuke\\Integration")