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bgNukes README

# Overview
bgNukes is a tool for launching background renders from [The Foundry's Nuke](http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke/). It is written by [Tim BOWMAN](http://netherlogic.com).
bgNukes is a tool for launching background renders from [The Foundry's Nuke](http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke/). It is written by [Tim BOWMAN](http://hellothisistim.com).

This script exists because our company renderfarm wasn't alive yet and I was already frustrated with rendering in the Nuke UI and tired of typing out command-line render commands to background the renders. I am sharing it because I'm sure my situation was not unique.

Originally, I posted it as launchNukes_inNuke.py (I know -- awful name) on VFXTalk and on my [blog](http://netherlogic.com). As of now, the [official home](http://github.com/timbowman/bgRender) for bgRender will be on GitHub and it will be found also on [Nukepedia](http://www.nukepedia.com/).
Originally, I posted it as launchNukes_inNuke.py (I know -- awful name) on VFXTalk. As of now, the [official home](http://github.com/timbowman/bgRender) for bgRender will be on GitHub and it will be found also on [Nukepedia](http://www.nukepedia.com/).

# How to install
Put bgNukes in your .nuke directory (or somewhere else in your Nuke path if you're fancy), then add this line to your menu.py:
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Happy Rendering!

# Details
This script launches a number of command-line render instances in the background and captures their output in log files which are saved to the same directory as the Nuke script. You are now free to keep working in the UI and have your renders happen in the background. You are also free to to launch 8 simultaneous command-line Nuke renderers and fully saturate your fancy 8-core MacPro.
This script launches a number of command-line render instances in the background and captures their output in log files which are saved to the same directory as the Nuke script. You are now free to keep working in the UI and have your renders happen in the background.

It works in Nuke 5.2 and 6.0 on OS X. One of my goals is to ensure that it works on Nuke5.2 to the current version as well as any platform. Maybe it already does. If you've tested it and it worked (or didn't) please let me know what happened.
bgNukes is tested in Nuke versions 13, 14, and 15 on Windows. If you try it on Linux or MacOS, please drop me a line and let me know how it went.

# Stop this crazy thing!!!

Sadly, the only way to stop a render in progress is to close Nuke's command prompt window. I realize this is less nifty than it could be.

# Thank you
Thanks go to Nathan Dunsworth. His localRender.py was (and continues to be) an excellent reference.

# LICENSE
Copyright (c) 2010 Tim BOWMAN
Copyright (c) 2010-2024 Tim BOWMAN

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
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