17 February, 2020

Blender Python Tutorial: How to create a Custom Node Group (Compositor) - [bpy]


In this Video, we will be creating a Custom Node Group for the Compositor.

Custom Node Groups are really useful for speeding up our workflow. We can take a whole bunch of nodes and contain them in a single group. 

We can then define what options we want the user to be able to change.

Download the Template Script here

In this example we are just going to create a really basic Node Group with a couple of nodes, but you can take this further and create some awesome Custom Node Groups. 


As Many of you already know, the Darkfall VFX Nodes Add-on has a many Custom Node Groups and each of them give different effects or results.


The Eye Color Change Node


For example, this Custom Group Node will change the Eye Color of your Actor in your Movie clips. We have a whole bunch of values we can change and it's all packaged neatly in a Node Group. 

You can add what ever nodes you want inside of a Custom Node Group and create your own awesome Group Nodes.



Inside the Node Group, we can see all the nodes that are needed for the Effect to work. The more complex the effect, the more nodes you may have.

What kind of Custom Node Groups are you going to make?








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