John Haddon

0.57.0: Local ShaderTweaks

2 min read Artist Tips
We're occasionally asked if it's better to make shader assignments high up at parent locations in the scene hierarchy, or lower down at the leaf locations. We usually recommend

0.56.0: New set expression operators

2 min read Announcements
Gaffer allows scene locations to be organised into sets, and then uses a simple expression language to combine sets for use in light linking, shader assignments and the like. In this short post

What's cooking? : Spreadsheet node

2 min read Announcements
A common pattern that arises in production is the "shot-specific branch switcher", typically using a Switch or NameSwitch node to choose the right branch for the current shot. In the fictitious

Customising the NameSwitch node UI

3 min read Dev and Pipe Tips
Gaffer 0.55.0.0 introduces the NameSwitch node; like a Switch node, but using names instead of indices for switching between the inputs. This post shows an example of the NameSwitch in

15th annual VES Awards

1 min read Show and Tell
We're thrilled to learn that Gaffer was a key lighting and rendering software for a VES nominated project! CG Supervisor Edmond Engelbrecht and the Image Engine team were nominated for Outstanding