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averaged to speed up the viewer update. For example, if the Downrez menu is set to
16, the project’s horizontal and vertical resolution is reduced to 1/16th.
Toggle Proxy allows you to switch to a low-resolution version of the composite. For
this to work, the Proxy check box in the Project Settings properties panel must be
selected. The degree to which the image is reduced is based upon the Proxy Mode
menu, which can be set to Format or Scale. If the menu is set to Scale, the proxy works
like the Downrez menu, whereby pixels are averaged together. If the Proxy Mode
menu is set to Format, the proxy resolution is based on the Proxy Format menu.
Tips & Tricks: Proxy Resolutions
The Read node supports the importation of a full-resolution and a proxy-resolution version
of the same piece of footage. The full-resolution version is loaded through the File parameter,
while the proxy-resolution version is loaded through the Proxy parameter. If the Toggle Proxy
button is toggled on in the Viewer pane, the proxy footage is used.
Wipe displays the output of two nodes simultaneously within the same viewer frame
(see Figure 1.28). To activate the wipe, you must connect two nodes to the active viewer.
Once the nodes are connected, select each node name from the A and B drop-down
menus in the Viewer pane. Change the Combine A And B menu to Wipe. A wipe handle
appears in the viewer. You can interactively LMB+drag the handle left or right to
change the screen split between the two outputs. You can adjust the opacity of node B
by LMB+dragging the handle’s diagional arm.
Figure 1.28 Two outputs are split by a wipe handle
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