TimeOffset
Moves a clip in time by time offset frames (positive = later; Mode sets whole or fractional frames); reverse input plays the input's frame range backwards.
Moves a clip in time by time offset frames (positive = later; Mode sets whole or fractional frames); reverse input plays the input's frame range backwards. The clip's frame range moves with it (the timeline's Input range).
| Node | TimeOffset |
|---|---|
| Menu | Time › TimeOffset |
| Names in each format | |
| .oink comp (JSON) | "type": "OC_N_timeoffset" |
| .nk script | TimeOffset (how .nk import works) |
| Python | nuke.createNode("TimeOffset") |
| Assistant (MCP) | create_node(type="TimeOffset") |
| Tab search | timeoffset, or its initials to |

Inputs and outputs
| Port | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| input 0 | Image | image |
| output 0 | Image | image |
Knobs
Panel tab TimeOffset, in panel order.
| Knob | Label | Type | Default | Range / values | .nk knob | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
rounding_mode | Mode | menu | Whole frames | Whole frames, Fractional time | rounding_mode | |
time_offset | time offset (frames) | float | 0 | -100 to 100 (integer) | time_offset | Frames the clip moves: + later, - earlier |
reverse_input | reverse input | bool | false | reverse_input | Play the input's frame range backwards |
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 | ||||
time | time | string | time | Nuke's hidden time knob (kept for .nk) |