Carlos Yau

Realtime Supervisor | Digital compositor | VFX Supervisor on set

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21 January 2026

CY Breakdown

Enhance Your Reel with CY Breakdown

Discover how CY Breakdown can simplify and optimize the way you present your work in Nuke. This intuitive tool helps both beginners and professionals create clear, structured breakdowns, making each stage of the compositing process easier to follow.

What is CY Breakdown?

CY Breakdown is a user-friendly gizmo designed to organize and display the progression of your compositions. Inspired by Breakdowner from NukePedia, this tool enhances clarity by adding a customizable dividing line, making transitions between each step more noticeable.

CY Breakdown — Nuke setup

How It Works

Simply connect up to 10 inputs to showcase different stages of your breakdown. A clean, adjustable dividing line allows you to highlight changes more effectively, customizing its color and thickness to fit your needs.

CY Breakdown gizmo CY Breakdown — animated demo

Key Benefits

  • ✅ Clear and structured breakdowns — organize up to 10 inputs to display each stage cleanly.
  • ✅ Customizable dividing line — adjust color and thickness to highlight changes.
  • ✅ Faster workflow — no manual setups, saving time.
  • ✅ Better visual clarity between compositing stages.
  • ✅ Professional presentation — ideal for reels, breakdowns and reviews.
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