connectCamera python script for nuke

The ConnectCamera script is designed to assist users in connecting with any camera within their Nuke script from anywhere. Upon running the script, it will locate all cameras within the script and present a window that allows the user to select the desired camera from a list.

Example video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KPIPxzOlfc

Final .py code. Click to expand.

### connect camera v1.0
### connects user selected camera using a Dot node anywhere from the script
### for bugs and reports satheesrev@gmail.com
### thanks to Wouter Gilsing for helping out to make this happen

import nuke

def connectCamera():
    ###getting list of camera's available in the script
    cameraNames = ' '.join([n.name() for n in nuke.allNodes('Camera2')])
    if cameraNames:
        ###Creating nuke panel and storing informations
        panel = nuke.Panel("connectCamera", 100)
        panel.addEnumerationPulldown('selectCamera', cameraNames)
        panel.addButton("cancel")
        panel.addButton("connect")
        result = panel.show()
        selCamera = panel.value("selectCamera")

        ### return function when user hit cancel
        if result == 0:
            return
        else:
            ### creating DOt node and connect with selected camera
            dot = nuke.createNode("Dot", inpanel=False)
            dot.setInput(0, nuke.toNode(selCamera))
            dot['label'].setValue(' \n'+selCamera)
            dot['note_font_size'].setValue(20)
            dot['note_font'].setValue('Bitstream Vera Sans Bold')
            dot['hide_input'].setValue(True)

    else:
        nuke.message('No Camera Found\nimport some camera to connect')