https://github.com/parkerbritt/cog

Pipeline tool for, Rebirth, university short film
https://github.com/parkerbritt/cog

animation cgi perforce python qt vfx vfx-pipeline

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Pipeline tool for, Rebirth, university short film

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/parkerbritt/cog
• Owner: ParkerBritt
• Created: 2023-12-08T00:25:24.000Z (12 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-31T22:38:56.000Z (19 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-31T23:24:14.409Z (19 days ago)
• Topics: animation, cgi, perforce, python, qt, vfx, vfx-pipeline
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.05 MB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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Cog Pipeline



  

  

  

  

  



Cog is a **pipeline interface for VFX** and animation specifically designed for the needs of the team of the **Rebirth** student film.  

Because Cog is tailoured to our team's specific needs and built around other tools, it may not fit all use cases or environments.

![image](screenshots/main_interface.jpg)

> **Warning**  

> Cog is in a very early stage of development. It likely will never be in a state to be used publicly.

## Features

- **Cross platform**

  - Cog was built to work across **Windows and Linux**. Mac is not supported.

  - Packaged with PIP

  - Interface built with Qt for Python

- **Rendering**  

  - Local rendering using headless Houdini instances

  - Select individual layers to render  

![image](screenshots/render_demo.gif)

- **Project Environment Variables**

  - Environment envariables are set when opening project files (Houdini, Maya, Nuke, etc.)

  - Frame range, shot number, fps, description, etc.

- **Search**

  - Users are able to search for specific assets or shots

- **Shot Management**

  - Shots can be created, edited, or deleted through the interface

- **Auto Update**

  - Cog will automatically check for new package versions on your perforce repository and install the latest version

- **Environment Setup**

  - On the first launch Cog will setup the user's envrionment to enable the rest of the pipeline:

    - creating config files, installing houdini packages, setting environment variables, installing python modules for the houdini python interpreter, etc.

## Installation

### Requirements

- Perforce P4

- Sidefx Houdini

First **clone** and **cd** into the repository  

```bash

git clone https://github.com/parkerbritt/cog

cd cog

```

### (Option 1) Interactive installation

Run the **install** command

```bash

pip install -e .

```

### (Option 2) Regular installation

**Build and install** the tar.gz package

```bash

python setup.py sdist

pip install dist/cog_vfx-0.1.tar.gz

```

### Launch Cog

**Run** the cog **command*** in the terminal

```bash

cog

```

You can also create **.desktop** file or **Windows shortcut** to make accessing cog easier