Wow, no quick solutions? That just sucks now don't it! :-) On Oct 4, 2011 10:27 AM, "Dave Goodbourn" <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you looked at software deployment software like WPKG < http://wpkg.org/> at > all? You can very easily deploy all the settings and environmental variables > to all your machines from the comfort of your own seat! Works well for us. > It's only Windows based but there's plenty of *nix solutions like > Puppet<http://puppetlabs.com/> > . > > D. > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Dan Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Torax, >> >> unfortunately software cannot be installed on a server. even if it was you >> would still have to setup each individual artist with the manually defined >> environment variables or paths to the luts location. I'm specifically >> talking about frame cycler when manually defining paths. all nuke software >> is installed locally on each machine and I'm looking for a way to point >> frame cycler and rv at luts installed globally. I'm wanting all of this done >> without having to go to each artist machine and perform a manual setup. Nuke >> already has a viewer lut setup, utilizing the alexa 3D lut through a vector >> field node. >> On Oct 4, 2011 1:00 AM, "Torax Unga" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > There are many different approaches: >> > Here is one: >> > - you will probably want to have you software installed in a central >> location in the networks, so you only modify the settings once >> > >> > - put the luts in a location all software can see. (ie: ../luts/nuke/ >> ../framecycler ../rv) >> > - generate the flavors of the lut for the software (I recomend .csp for >> Nuke and RV and .cube for Framecycler) >> > - you can assign environment variables to those ( ie $NUKE_ALEXA_LUT) >> > >> > - for Nuke create a viewer lut that point to the luts using the >> Vectorfiled node. >> > - for RV you can download and install the "Custom Luts Menu" package >> available on their web site and modify the scripts to point to the lut >> location', and to assign a hot key to it. you can also modify the " >> sources.mu" file so the lut get applied automatically based on some >> conditionals. >> > - in framecycler you can modify the lut search folder in the settings to >> point to your lut folder. >> > >> > there definitely more advance setups, but this one should work. >> > >> > >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > From: Dan Walker <[email protected]> >> > To: Nuke user discussion <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Monday, October 3, 2011 6:56 PM >> > Subject: [Nuke-users] LUT global location, variable(s)??? >> > >> > >> > Hey, >> > >> > Anyone have a quick setup for accessing LUT's in a global location that >> RV, FrameCycler and Nuke can access, upon execution of whatever Flipbook app >> you're using. >> > >> > Example: >> > >> > I'm in Nuke - Nuke is using a custom Alexa LUT as the viewer LUT >> (referencing the nuke 3D LUT at a global facility wide location) >> > >> > I launch FrameCycler - I want to access a custom Alexa LUT (referencing >> the IRIDAS 3D LUT at a global facility wide location) >> > >> > I launch RV - I want to access a custom Alexa LUT (referencing a 3D LUT >> at a global facility wide location) >> > >> > I want all of this setup globally instead of having to load the LUT's for >> each flipbook app on an individual basis. >> > >> > Thanks much in advance! >> > >> > -Dan >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Nuke-users mailing list >> > [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >> > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nuke-users mailing list >> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >> > > > > -- > > *Dave Goodbourn*** > > IT Manager > > ** > > * > * > > *uFX **(a division** of uMedia)* > > *UK: *2nd & 3rd Floors, 32 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1JJ > > *BE: *Avenue Louise 235, 1050 Brussels, Belgium > > *GENERAL *+44 20 7268 0068 > > *FAX* +44 20 7268 0069 > [email protected] > > www.u-fx.co.uk > > > > Confidentiality notice< http://www.umedia.eu/medias/CONFIDENTIALITY20NOTICE.pdf> > > Company legal information< http://www.umedia.eu/medias/Company_legal_information.pdf>
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