LiveGroup

A Group that can be published to (and read from) its own .nk script.

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Node	LiveGroup
Menu	Other › LiveGroup
Names in each format
.oink comp (JSON)	`"type": "OC_N_livegroup"`
.nk script	`LiveGroup` (how .nk import works)
Python	`nuke.createNode("LiveGroup")`
Assistant (MCP)	`create_node(type="LiveGroup")`
Tab search	`livegroup`, or its initials `lg`

LiveGroup properties

Inputs and outputs

Port	Name	Type
output 0	Image	image

Knobs

Panel tab LiveGroup, in panel order.

Knob	Label	Type	Default	Range / values	.nk knob	Description
`publish`	Publish	button (panel only)
`make_editable`	Make Editable	button (panel only)
`file`	file	file			`file`
`reload_script`	Reload	button (panel only)
`open`	Open	button (panel only)
`render`	Render	button (panel only)
`reading`	read file for output	bool	`false`		`reading`
`on_error`	missing frames	menu	`error`	error, black, checkerboard, read input	`on_error`
`reload_write`	Reload	button (panel only)
`output`	output node	text			`output`
`useOutput`	enable	bool	`false`		`useOutput`

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
`published`	published	boolean	`false`		`published`

Precomp

A Group whose contents are an external .nk script.

Input

Inside a Group: the image arriving at group input `number`.

On this page

Inputs and outputs Knobs Other knobs (Python, .nk and the assistant; not on the panel)