What’s new?

Version 2.15

  • Update to nuke-16

Version 2.14

  • Fix: Create default auto_thumbnail settings for new settings file

In previous versions, running smartRecents for the first time caused an issue with launching and it got fixed automatically the next time you launched smartRecents. This has been fixed now and does not create any issue on first launch anymore.

Version 2.13

Color code working files

Right click a working file in smartRecents and choose color -> set to set a custom color. The working file gets then marked with that color in smartRecents. Use color -> unset to remove the color.

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Auto capture thumbnail

smartRecents contains now functionality to auto set a thumbnail for the working file when closing it. In the settings choose to use a screenshot of the Nuke app window or auto render a thumbnail from the node that the current viewer is connected to.

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Other

Double click item to launch working file

Version 2.12

  • Update to nuke-15

Version 2.11

  • Fix: Reveal in explorer on Windows launches documents folder
  • Configure to be always on top. Requires a restart of smartRecents to take effect.
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Version 2.10

Implement table history view, incl. thumbnails and comments

We introduced the table history view. This view offers some more functionality compared to our former list view:

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The table history view offers:

  • Adjustable thumbnails that are resizable to your needs
  • Information about last modify date
  • Comments to keep track of what has been done and what needs to be done

By the way: Shot thumbnails taken via smartRecents work in smartLib as well and vice versa.

The table history mode is the new default viewing mode. In the settings section you can switch back to the former list view if you need to:

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Tip

smartRecents’ thumbnails are compatible with the thumbnails in smartLib. If a shot contains a .docs folder around your working file as we use in smartLib then a screenshot will be exported into that directory. If it does not exist we export a thumbnail in ~/cragl/smartRecents/thumbs/<name of working file>.jpg. In order to get information where each thumbnail is loaded from set the environment variable CRAGL_SMARTRECENTS_SHOW_THUMBNAIL_PATHS to 'True' prior to launching Nuke. The thumbnail paths get then logged in your terminal when launching smartRecents

Add right click menu for items

You can now right click any working file in smartRecents and execute several commands for it:

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  • Open: Open the seleccted working file. Choose between opening it or appending its nodes into the root of the current working file or importing it as a collapsed Group node.
  • Reveal: Click to reveal the working file in your explorer.
  • Version History: Open or insert previous working files.
  • Remove from list: Remove the working file from smartRecents. It stays untouched on disk and is just removed from the working file list.

Set thumbnail preview from selected node / take screenshot using snipping tool

Select a node and set a thumbnail for the current shot by using the current node selection or by take a screenshot using a snipping tool.

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Append as Group

We added a new insertion mode ‘Append as Group’. This mode will import the selected working file as a collapsed Group node into the current working file. This is particularly useful if you want to quickly bring in some node setups from another shot or a previous working file version.

Version 2.9

  • Add studio model and various style changes

Search license files in all CRAGL_LICENSE_ROOTS from environment

Add absolute paths of directories to the environment variable CRAGL_LICENSE_ROOTS. All cragl products will search for license files in these root directories as well. Concatenate multiple paths by semicolon ; under Windows and colon : under Linux/MacOS.

Show only working files that exist on disk

The smartRecents window shows now only working files that actually exist on disk.

Add browsing docs, changelog and support

The smartRecents window contains now an additional ‘Help’ button. Clicking it give you access to the following functionality:

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Version 2.8

Other

  • Update to nuke-14

Version 2.7

Other

  • Fix dropping license into license window raises UnicodeDecodeError

Version 2.6

Send email to license author when machine installs license

You as a license owner will now receive an email when a new machine uses your license. This is just another layer of security to ensure your licenses get only used by you and no one else. In case you own a site license, you can always white- and black list any machines and decide yourself which machines to allow / disallow usage of your licenses.

Other

  • Fix reading trial license data fails decrypting

Version 2.5

  • Make Nuke-13 ready

Version 2.4

  • Allow install if mac id is already in DB and licence quantity is 0
  • Speed up launching in offline mode

Version 2.3

  • Open/ append working file via drag and drop from main window into DAG
  • Create sphinx documentation

Version 2.2

  • Open up for site licenses
  • Generate license by license file, login and install code
  • Update internal package structure

Version 2.1

  • Add search input to search for working files
  • Remember window size
  • Code cleanups

Version 2.0

  • Make Nuke11 ready
  • Major code updates and code improvements

Version 1.0

  • Initial release