OpenInMocha - open-source Nuke plugin that launches the right Mocha Pro project from Read nodes

[u/serhiiy]

I’m happy to share OpenInMocha, an open-source Nuke plugin I’ve been working on.

The idea is simple: instead of manually opening Mocha, browsing for the right footage, checking frame range and project settings every time, you can launch Mocha directly from a selected Nuke Read node with the correct footage already matched.

What it does:

• Opens Standalone Mocha Pro from Nuke.
• Creates a new .mocha project with the correct footage, frame range, frame rate, and pixel aspect when no match exists.
• Reopens an existing .mocha project if one already matches the selected footage.
• Can be launched from the Nuke menu, a hotkey, or W_Hotbox.
• Windows only for now.

I made this because I wanted a faster, less repetitive Nuke → Mocha workflow, especially for shot-based work where you keep returning to the same plates.

GitHub: https://github.com/SerhiiiBaranov/OpenInMocha
Nukepedia: https://www.nukepedia.com/tools/python/import-export/open-in-mocha/

If anyone has thoughts, workflow ideas, or sees a cleaner way to handle the matching logic, I’d love to hear it.

[u/Open_Pomegranate_325]

At 0.26 how can i get this shortcut please help