Nuke5.1v5 problem

Deadline
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I’m trying out Deadline. But I’m getting some license error on my machine?

This is the log:

LICENSE-FREE MODE: Repository has less than two slaves - no license required.
Scheduler Thread - Plugin loaded in 0.03 seconds.
LICENSE-FREE MODE: Repository has less than two slaves - no license required.
Constructor: Nuke
0: Task timeout is disabled.
0: Loaded job: Logo_v01.nk (999_050_999_436ff3ff)
0: INFO: StartJob: initializing script plugin Nuke
0: INFO: Handling stdout that matches regex “.ERROR:.”
0: INFO: Handling stdout that matches regex “.* seconds to execute”
0: INFO: About: Nuke Plugin for Deadline
0: Plugin rendering frame(s): 1
0: INFO: Stdout Handling Enabled: True
0: INFO: Popup Handling Enabled: False
0: INFO: Using Process Tree: True
0: INFO: Hiding DOS Window: True
0: INFO: Creating New Console: False
0: INFO: Render Executable: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Nuke5.1v5\Nuke5.1.exe”
0: INFO: Render Argument: -V -x “C:\Documents and Settings\Richard.blank\Local Settings\Temp\Logo_v01.nk” 1,1
0: INFO: Startup Directory: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Nuke5.1v5”
0: INFO: Process Priority: BelowNormal
0: INFO: Process is now running
0: STDOUT: Nuke 5.1v5, 32 bit, built Apr 17 2009.
0: STDOUT: Copyright (C) 2008 The Foundry Visionmongers Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
0: STDOUT: Timestamp: Wed May 13 11:46:37 2009
0: STDOUT: License Requested: nuke 2009.0417 render only
0: STDOUT: Host ID: 00e081b13f2e
0: STDOUT:
0: STDOUT: License failure:
0: STDOUT: License file does not support this version.
0: STDOUT: Feature: nuke_r
0: STDOUT: Application version > License version: 2009.0417 > 2008.0905
0: STDOUT: License path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Nuke5.1v5\nuke.lic;C:\Program -
0: STDOUT: Files (x86)\Nuke5.1v3\nuke.lic;C:\Program Files (x86)\Nuke5.1v2\nuke.lic;
0: STDOUT: C:/Program Files (x86)/Nuke5.0v2;C:\Program Files (x86)\The Foundry -
0: STDOUT: \FLEXlm\foundry.lic
0: STDOUT: FLEXnet Licensing error:-21,126
0: STDOUT: For further information, refer to the FLEXnet Licensing End User Guide,
0: STDOUT: available at “www.macrovision.com”.
0: STDOUT:
0: INFO: Process exit code: 100
Scheduler Thread - Render Thread 0 threw an error:
Scheduler Thread - Exception during render: An error occurred in RenderTasks(): Error in CheckExitCode(): Renderer returned non-zero error code, 100 (FranticX.Processes.ManagedProcessAbort) (Deadline.Plugins.RenderPluginException)

at Deadline.Plugins.ScriptPlugin.RenderTasks(Int32 startFrame, Int32 endFrame, String& outMessage)

Exception Details

RenderPluginException – Exception during render: An error occurred in RenderTasks(): Error in CheckExitCode(): Renderer returned non-zero error code, 100 (FranticX.Processes.ManagedProcessAbort) (Deadline.Plugins.RenderPluginException)

at Deadline.Plugins.ScriptPlugin.RenderTasks(Int32 startFrame, Int32 endFrame, String& outMessage)

RenderPluginException.Cause: JobError (2)

Exception.Data: ( )

Exception.TargetSite: Void RenderTask(Int32, Int32)

Exception.Source: deadline

Exception.StackTrace:

at Deadline.Plugins.Plugin.RenderTask(Int32 startFrame, Int32 endFrame)

at Deadline.Slaves.SlaveRenderThread.RenderCurrentTask()

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LICENSE-FREE MODE: Repository has less than two slaves - no license required.
---- May 13 2009 – 11:47 AM ----
LICENSE-FREE MODE: Repository has less than two slaves - no license required.

I have a valid license for this version of Nuke, so what can be the problem??

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By default, Nuke uses render licenses when rendering from the command line, which is why Nuke is looking for “nuke_r” licenses (see the error message). If you only have a “nuke_i” interactive license, that would explain why you’re getting the error.

There is a Nuke command line option, “-i”, that will force Nuke to use an interactive license instead, so you could modify the Nuke plugin to pass this option to Nuke. Open the file \your\repository\plugins\Nuke\Nuke.py in a text editor and find this line:

renderarguments = "-V -x"

Change it to this and save the file:

renderarguments = "-V -i -x"

We don’t do this by default because we’re not sure if Nuke will fall back to using render licenses if no interactive licenses are available. This is from the Nuke command line usage:

Cheers,

  • Ryan