BREAKDOWN MAKER FOR NUKE

May 2017

There are other tools to create breakdowns of your shot, but they all seem to lack the feature of playing the video during the breakdown.
I created my own gizmo, called Breakdown_Maker, which has this option and more features like it. For example:

• It automatically places the beginning and end of the shot before and after the breakdown;
• It assumes the correct frame ranges;
• There’s the possibility to export the same frame range for multiple inputs (the Loop mode), to edit the breakdown in other software;
• The original shot can be played (and go back to start with a rewind effect) before the breakdown begins;
• It supports up to 40 inputs.

• Play first version
  Play the first version before the breakdown has started – set the frame range for the duration of the first version with the textbox next to it
• Play last version
  Play the final version before the breakdown has started (useful if you have a ‘reverse’ breakdown: starting with the final shot and going back to the original footage by removing layers) – set the frame range for the duration of the final shot with the textbox next to it
• Rewind to begin
  If you have one of the ‘Play before breakdown’-checkboxes enabled, this will animate the time (with the Speed parameter next to it) so the shot rewinds itself before the breakdown begins
• Loop mode
  When enabled, it doesn`t create a breakdown – it renders all inputs sequentially without wipes, so you can use other software to create your breakdown
  (e.g. export frames 0-50 for 15 different inputs)
• Start lines after
  Offset the breakdown
  (e.g. play the first 50 frames, then start your breakdown at frame 51)
• Framerange from
  If loop is enabled, choose the starting frame for the input loop
• Framerange to
  If loop is enabled, choose the end frame for the input loop
• Hold
  Choose to play or pause the video during the breakdown
  (e.g. play first input up to frame 51, hold at 51 and start breakdown, resume playing last input after breakdown)
• Length
  How long each input is visible
• Overlap
  How long the wipe is visible
• Angle
  The angle of the wipe
• Feather
  Feather of the wipe
• Falloff
  Falloff of the wipe
• Line
  Show a line over the wipe
• Color
  Color of the line
• Width
  Width of the line

Feedback would be greatly appreciated, as Breakdown_Maker is the first nuke tool I ever built! Thanks!