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Connecting Parameters by Pick Whipping
You can also use simple expressions to link two parameters together. By using simple
expressions via pick whipping, values can be connected and combined visually without the
need to publish a value first. The pick whip is a temporary line drawn from one parameter to
another in order to create a link between the two.
To link two parameters using a pick whip:
1 Double-click the field of a parameter you want to pick whip to another parameter,
type =, and then press the Return key.
2 When Pick Whip controls appear underneath the parameter, drag a “whip” from the
Add button to the target parameter.
Now, adjusting the target parameter automatically adjusts the original parameter.
Pick whipping one parameter to another.
TIP: Disabling the Auto Control Close node’s General preference, and then selecting
two nodes in the Node Editor will allow you to pick whip two parameters from
different nodes.
The Expression field can further be used to add mathematical formulas to the value received
from the target parameter.
For more information on Pick Whipping and Expressions, see Chapter 63, “Using Modifiers,
Expressions, and Custom Controls” in the DaVinci Resolve manual or Chapter 12 in the Fusion
Studio manual.
Contextual Menus
There are two types of contextual menus you can invoke within the Inspector.
Node Contextual Menus
To display the Node Context menu from the Inspector, right-click on the Inspector header. The
node’s contextual menu includes the same menu options that are accessed by right-clicking on
a node in the Node Editor. See Chapter 6, “Working in the Node Editor,” for more information on
these options.
Parameter Contextual Menus
The contextual menu for individual parameters is accessed by right-clicking over the
parameter’s name, slider, thumbwheel, range control, button array, or other control type.
For example, right-clicking on a slider will provide the slider’s contextual menu, with options to
animate the control or add additional modifiers. Many of these options were described in
this chapter.
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