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Converting Parallel Mixers to Layer Mixers
On the other hand, if you need your overlapping color adjustments to have priority over one
another, or if you want to combine multiple adjustments using composite modes, then you may
want to use the Layer Mixer node instead. If you’ve created a Parallel Mixer structure and you
want to convert it to a Layer Mixer, you can.
To change a Parallel Mixer node into a Layer Mixer node:
Right-click a Parallel Mixer node and choose Morph Into Layer Mixer Node.
Layer Mixer Node Structures
The Layer Mixer is structurally quite similar to the layout used by the Parallel Mixer. However,
there are two key differences. First, the Layer Mixer node combines multiple adjustments with
priority given to the image adjustment in the lowest overlapping node input. Second, you have
the option of combining all of the Corrector nodes that are connected to a Layer Mixer using
one of several different composite modes, to create a wide variety of visual effects.
Because of their similarities, layering nodes with the Layer Mixer works in much the same way
as creating a Parallel node structure.
Layer Mixer Prioritization
In the following example, the same node structure from the Parallel Mixer example is shown,
this time with the three overlapping color adjustments mixed together using the Layer Mixer.
The Layer Mixer prioritizes nodes connected to lower inputs such
that each node’s output completely obscures whatever is behind it
Now, instead of the three adjusted color tints being blended, you can see that the blue tint,
which is connected to the lowest input of the Layer Mixer, is dominant and covers the
overlapping regions of the two other adjustments. Meanwhile, the green tint, which is
connected to the middle input of the Layer Mixer, covers the overlapping portion of the orange
tint, which is connected to the highest input of the Layer Mixer.
Rearranging which connections are attached to which Layer Mixer inputs changes each node’s
priority, and like the Parallel Mixer, you can add more inputs if you need to connect more
nodes manually.
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