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Nuke

Nuke

Category: Compositing Type: Software Installer Tags: nuke · foundry · vfx · visual-effects · color · grading · animation · rendering

Overview

Nuke is the industry-standard node-based compositing tool from The Foundry, used in VFX and post-production pipelines worldwide. It provides a highly flexible node graph for compositing, color grading, 3D compositing, and rendering. The Nuke plugin downloads and installs a specified Nuke version to a shared persistent volume, making it available to all compositing workstations in your project.

How It Works

Software Installer — When added to a project, Terra downloads and installs Nuke to the shared volume you specify. Once complete, Nuke is available at that path for every workstation in the project that mounts the volume.

Prerequisites

  • A valid The Foundry Nuke license (floating or node-locked) accessible from workstations
  • A shared persistent volume provisioned in your project
  • Outbound internet access from the cluster (to download the Nuke installer from The Foundry's servers)

Installation

  1. Open Terra and navigate to the Plugin Marketplace
  2. Search for "Nuke"
  3. Click Install
  4. Fill in the configuration fields below
  5. Click Confirm to deploy

Configuration

Install-Time Fields

Field Details
version string · Required · Default: 16.0v5
Nuke version to install (e.g. 16.0v5)
destination string · Required · Default: /nuke
Directory path within the volume for the Nuke installation
install_volume shared-volume · Required
Shared persistent volume to install Nuke into

Notes

  • Nuke is a commercial application — a valid license from The Foundry is required
  • The version string must exactly match a release available from The Foundry (e.g. 16.0v5, 15.1v3)
  • Nuke requires a floating license server accessible from workstation pods; ensure your license server hostname is resolvable and reachable from the cluster network
  • The installer downloads directly from The Foundry's distribution servers; ensure the cluster has outbound HTTPS access
plugins/nuke/terra.yaml
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resource_id: nuke
name: Nuke
icon: https://www.foundry.com/sites/default/files/2021-03/ICON_NUKE-rgb-yellow-01.png
description: Install The Foundry's Nuke to a target directory.
category: Compositing
tags:
  - nuke
  - foundry
  - vfx
  - visual effects
  - color
  - grading
  - animation
  - rendering
fields:
  - name: version
    description: Version of Nuke to install. i.e. 16.0v5
    required: true
    default: 16.0v5
    type: string
  - name: destination
    description: Destination directory
    required: true
    default: /nuke
    type: string
  - name: install_volume
    description: The name of the install volume
    required: true
    type: shared-volume