Crop
Cuts the image to a box; outside is black, or the format is reset to the box.
| Node | Crop |
|---|---|
| Menu | Transform › Crop |
| Names in each format | |
| .oink comp (JSON) | "type": "OC_N_crop" |
| .nk script | Crop (how .nk import works) |
| Python | nuke.createNode("Crop") |
| Assistant (MCP) | create_node(type="Crop") |
| Tab search | crop |

Inputs and outputs
| Port | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| input 0 | Image | image |
| output 0 | Image | image |
Knobs
Panel tab Crop, in panel order.
| Knob | Label | Type | Default | Range / values | .nk knob | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
left | box | float | 0 | -1000 to 8192 | ||
bottom | y | float | 0 | -1000 to 8192 | ||
right | r | float | 1920 | 0 to 8192 | ||
top | t | float | 1080 | 0 to 8192 | ||
softness | softness | float | 0 | 0 to 100 | softness | |
reformat | reformat | bool | false | reformat | ||
intersect | intersect | bool | false | intersect | ||
black_outside | black outside | bool | true | crop |
Other knobs (Python, .nk and the assistant; not on the panel)
| Knob | Label | Type | Default | Range / values | .nk knob | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gl_color | Viewer Controls Color | float ×3 | 0, 0, 0 | 0 to 1 | ||
postage_stamp_frame | Static Frame | int | 1 | -2147483648 to 2147483647 | ||
lifetimeStart | Lifetime Start | int | 0 | -2147483648 to 2147483647 | ||
lifetimeEnd | Lifetime End | int | 100 | -2147483648 to 2147483647 | ||
useLifetime | Use Lifetime | boolean | false | |||
cached | Cached | boolean | false | |||
bookmark | Bookmark | boolean | false | |||
dope_sheet | Dope Sheet | boolean | false | |||
clone_group | Clone Group | string | ||||
link_source | Link Source | string | ||||
link_overrides | Link Overrides | string | ||||
split_views | Split Views | string |
Knob names in .nk scripts
| .nk knob | Knob here |
|---|---|
crop | black_outside |
Other .nk knobs use the same name here. See .nk import.
Examples
Open these from Help › Examples…, or from the ? menu in this node's Properties panel.
- Data window outside the display window (
examples/io/read_data_window.oink): openexr-images DisplayWindow/t08.exr: 400x300 pixels whose data window starts at (30, 40) inside a 501x401 display window. The Read keeps the whole data window as the bounding box; the Crop cuts it back to the format, like Nuke.