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To rename an Underlay Box: Option-click the Underlay Box to select just the box and
not the contents, and then right-click it and choose Rename (or press F2). Type a new
name into the Rename dialog and click OK or press Return.
To change the color of an Underlay Box: Option-click the Underlay Box to select just
the box and not the contents, and then right-click it and choose a color from the Set
Color submenu.
To put nodes inside of an Underlay Box: Select the nodes you want to place inside an
Underlay Box, and then drag them to fit inside. The Underlay Box must be big enough
to fit all the nodes. Alternatively, you can place an Underlay Box near a collection of
nodes you want to put inside it, and then resize the Underlay Box to encompass all
those nodes.
To move an Underlay Box and all its nodes: Once nodes have been placed inside an
Underlay Box and have been deselected, you can move the entire collection of nodes
together by dragging the Underlay Box by its title bar.
To remove nodes from an Underlay Box: There are two ways you can remove nodes
from an Underlay Box.
With both the Underlay Box and nodes deselected, drag a bounding box or
Command-click to select all nodes in the box you want to remove, and drag
them out.
Resize the Underlay Box so that it’s smaller than the collection of nodes it originally
encompassed. Once an Underlay Box is so small that even the last node sticks out
beyond its edge, those nodes are automatically removed from the Underlay Box,
and you can move or delete the Underlay Box without moving those nodes.
To delete an Underlay Box and all nodes within: Select an Underlay Box and press the
Delete key to delete both the Underlay Box and all nodes found inside it. If you don’t
also want to delete the nodes, first drag the nodes out of the box.
To delete an Underlay Box but keep all nodes within: Option-click the Underlay Box
to select it and not the nodes, and then press the Delete key. The nodes within remain
where they were.
Node Thumbnails
Once a source or an effect has been added to the Node Editor, it’s represented by a node. By
default, nodes are rectangular and thin, making it easier to fit reasonably complicated grades
within a relatively small area. However, if you like, you can also display node thumbnails.
A node in the Node Editor shown without and with a thumbnail.
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