| 1. | You can attach nodes in the Node workspace by clicking on one of the tool tab buttons, right-clicking any of the tool tab buttons, or using the Tools menu. |
| 2. | The standard practice for layering operations that involve two input images is to connect the foreground to the first (or left) input, and connect the background to the second (or right) input. |
| 3. | You can automatically organize your nodes by deselecting them all and pressing the L key. |
| 4. | The Over node expects premultiplied images. |
| 5. | The MDiv (matte divide) node undoes premultiplication. |
| 6. | Any node can have a thumbnailjust select it and press R. |
| 7. | You can apply a mask to any operation by dragging the output of a node to the right side of a second node. |
Keyboard Shortcuts | |
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TOOL TABS | |
Left-click | inserts a node after the selected node |
Shift-click | creates new branch off the selected node |
Control-click | replaces the currently selected node |
Shift-Control-click | creates an unconnected node |
NODE WORKSPACE |
O | toggles on the Overview window to help navigate in the Node View |
Control-E | activates enhanced Node View |
I | turns off selected nodes when activated; select them again and press I to reactivate |
E | pulls the active nodes from the tree, reconnecting the remaining nodes to each other |
S | saves a selection as a script |
Edit | |
Command-X | removes selected nodes and places them into the paste buffer |
Command-C | copies the selected nodes into the paste buffer |
Command-V | pastes nodes and text into the Node View |
Shift-Command-V | pastes linked nodes |
Delete | deletes the selected nodes |
fn-Delete | deletes the selected nodes on a Macintosh laptop |
Command-Z | undoes up to 100 steps |
Command-Y | redoes your steps unless you have changed values after several undos |
View | |
+ | zooms in to the Node View |
| zooms out of the Node View |
Home | centers all nodes |
F | frames all selected nodes into the Node View |
Select | |
Command-F | activates nodes according to what to you enter in the Search string field |
Command-A | selects all nodes |
Shift-A | selects all nodes attached to the current group |
! | inverts the selection |
Shift-U | selects nodes upstream from the currently active node |
Shift-D | selects nodes downstream from the currently active node |
Shiftup arrow | adds one upstream node to the current selection |
Shiftdown arrow | adds one downstream node to the current selection |
Node Layout | |
L | performs an automated layout on the selected nodes |
X | snaps all selected nodes into the same column |
Y | snaps all selected nodes into the same row |
Thumbnails | |
R | refreshes the thumbnail at the current frame |
T | hides/shows thumbnails |
A | shows the alpha channel of thumbnail |
C | displays thumbnails in full color |
Groups | |
G | visually collapses selected nodes into one node; press again to ungroup |
Alt-G | groups selected nodes and maximizes them |
Shift-G | consolidates selected groups |
Control-G | ungroups selected nodes/groups |
Macros | |
Shift-M | launches the MacroMaker with the selected nodes as the macro body |
B | opens up a macro into a subwindow so you can review wiring and parameters |
Alt-B | closes up the macro subwindow when the pointer is placed outside the open macro |
PARAMETERS WORKSPACE |
Control-drag (while over a parameter value) | changes the value interactively; left-drag to lower the value, right-drag to raise the value |
Tab | advances to the next text field |
Shift-Tab | goes to the previous text field |
right-click | accesses a pop-up menu |
drag a parameter name | copies a parameter to the target parameter |
Shift-drag a parameter name | links a parameter from the target parameter |
