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26 chapter 1 ■ Setting Up a Composite
Figure 1.26 One viewer connected to three nodes
Aside from displaying the outputs of various viewers, the Viewer pane carries a num-
ber of menus and controls (see Figure 1.27). These include the ability to control the timeline;
display different channels; adjust the viewer f-stop, gain, and gamma; pick a particular dis-
play LUT; and switch between 2D and 3D camera views.
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M N O P Q R S T
Figure 1.27 Top of the Viewer pane: (A) Channels, (B) Channel In Alpha, (C) Display Style, (D) Wipe controls, (E)
Zoom, (F) View Selection, (G) 3D View Lock, (H) Default Camera/Light, (I) Gain via stops, (J) Gain via slider, (K)
Gamma Toggle, (L) Gamma via slider, (M) Toggle Proxy Mode, (N) Downrez, (O) Region-Of-Interest, (P) Update,
(Q) Pause, (R) Display_LUT, (S) Input_process, (T) Cliptest
While most of the Viewer pane menus and controls will be described throughout the
remaining chapters, a few are worth noting here:
Channels determines which channels are available for view in the viewer. To cycle
through the chosen channels, press the R, G, and B keys while the mouse hovers over
the Viewer pane. You can also step through the channels by changing the Display
Style menu.
Channel In Alpha allows you to select a different channel to display where the alpha
channel would be normally. For example, you can change the menu to Rgb.red and
press the A key while the mouse hovers over the Viewer pane to view the red channel.
If the menu is set to None, pressing A will display the alpha channel.
Zoom controls its namesake. You can interactively zoom in the Viewer pane by
Alt+MMB+dragging. You can scroll in the Viewer pane by Alt+LMB+dragging.
Pressing the MMB will maximize the view frame automatically without cropping
the edges.
Downrez displays a simplified version of the viewer output. If Downrez is set to 1, the
viewer displays the output at 100% quality. If it’s set to a value other than 1, pixels are
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