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Table Of Contents
NOTE All image generation tools are output tools and therefore, have only an
output node connector and no input connector. All image generating tools can
be used to generate masks with those tools that have masking inputssee Pixel
Masking
on page 560.
Setting Image Generation Properties and Formats
Each of the image generating tools has a common UI area where properties
can be applied.
The following table lists the common property controls and their function.
DescriptionProperty
Provides a selection of film formats.Format
Sets the width and height of the image produced by the generator
node.
Image
Width/Height
Sets the image aspect ratio of the image produced by the generator
mode.
Image As-
pect Ratio
Sets the pixel aspect ratio of the image produced by the generator
mode.
Pixel Aspect
Ratio
Sets the rate of the stream produced by the generator node.Rate
Sets the number of channels of the images produced by the generator
node. Possible channel combinations are:
Channels
A
RGB
RGBA
Sets the depth per channel (in bits) of the images produced by the
generator node. Possible image depths are:
Depth
8-bit
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