- Mode Selection toggle
- Click to toggle between Paint and Edit modes. In Paint mode, you add brush strokes to the canvas, while the list displays the sources connected to the Paint node. In Edit mode, you modify existing strokes, while the list displays the attributes of each stroke.
Source Controls
Displays the front clip, matte clip, and sources. The Sources list manages the sources attached to the current node. A source is composed of a front source and a matte source. See
Using Sources. Also displays the Consolidate and Brush Set buttons.
- Consolidate button
- Consolidates multiple strokes into a single stroke. When multiple strokes are applied with Consolidate, they are not blended together but applied as if every stroke is part of one stroke. Consolidated strokes appear as one stroke in Edit mode. Changing a Brush Attributes and Paint setting starts a new set of strokes.
- Add Source button
- Click to add a new source node. Sources are used together with the Reveal paint mode.
- Source Lock option box
- Select Lock Off to use the current frame for the duration of the source front clip. Select Lock On to unlock the clip and apply it in its original state.
- Source Matte option box
- Select Matte Off to paint anywhere on the canvas, Matte On to limit painting to areas on the source matte, or Matte Invert to limit painting to areas outside the source matte.
- Hide Strokes button
- Hides the strokes associated with the current source.
- Clear Strokes button
- Clears the strokes associated with the current source.
- Current Frame box
- Select to clear strokes for the Current Frame or the entire Sequence.
- Sources List
- Displays the sources attached to the current node, and which sources are locked (L) or hidden (H).
- Brush Preset box
- Define a Brush Preset by first selecting a preset number and then editing the Brush Attributes and the Paint settings. Recall a Brush Preset with keyboard shortcuts 1 to 0.
Stroke Controls
When in Edit mode, every stroke created in Paint mode is displayed in the Strokes list. It displays for every stroke the paint type, the paint mode, the blending mode, the number of brush stamps, and the range of frames that display the stroke.
- Solo Stroke toggle
- Enable to display only the stroke currently selected in the Strokes list. A soloed stroke appears across the whole frame sequence, and ignores the visibility property set in the Strokes list with the eye icon.
- Hide All Strokes button
- Hides every stroke listed in the Strokes list. A hidden stroke is never output by Paint. If Solo is active, the selected stroke is always displayed.
- Reveal All Strokes button.
- Displays every stroke listed in the Strokes list. If Solo is active, only the selected stroke is displayed.
- Duplicate button
- Duplicates the selected stroke.
- Delete button
- Deletes the selected stroke.
- Strokes list
- Lists the strokes applied to the current node. Every stroke is displayed, even the ones that are not used in the currently displayed frame. Strokes can be deleted, duplicated, hidden or reordered in the list. Use the Brush Attributes and the Paint settings to edit the brush used.
- Edit Box toggle
- Enable to display the edit box. Use the edit box to move, resize, or rotate the selected stroke.
Brush Attributes
Sets the size of the brush and other brush attributes affecting how paint is applied to the canvas.
- Size field
- Set the radius of the brush in pixels. Editable.
- Rate field
- Set the rate at which to apply brush strokes to the canvas. Use a higher percentage value to produce a smoother continuous stroke. Editable.
- Fixed Rate button
- Enable to make the stroke dependent on the speed at which you move the brush.
- Pressure field
- Set the transparency on the pressure and direction of the pen. Editable.
- Jitter field
- Set the level of dispersion. A lower value produces a greater concentration of paint. Editable.
- Direction field
- Set the percentage of a complete rotation to rotate the brush around the Z-axis. Editable.
- Roll field
- Set the percentage of a complete rotation to rotate the brush around the X-axis. Editable.
- Brush Attribute Modes option box
- Select an attribute as a reference value.
Paint Mode
Sets the type of paint operation that is applied to the brush. Some brushes paint in a colour; others use contents of the result or a source. See
Using Paint Modes and
Using Blending Modes.
- Brush Type box
- Select a shape to paint, or freeform painting.
- Paint Modes box
- Select the type of effect you want to apply to the brush.
- Current Colour pot
- Select the current brush colour. Editable.
- Fade field
- Displays how quickly the stroke fades when the Fade brush attribute mode is selected. A higher value fades the stroke faster.
- X Offset field
- Displays the horizontal coordinate for the Clone offset. Editable.
- Y Offset field
- Displays the vertical coordinate for the Clone offset. Editable.
- Rotate field
- Displays the angle of rotation to rotate the reference image. Editable.
- Scale field
- Displays the scale value of the reference image. Editable.
- Blend Type box
- Select the type of available blending modes.
- Blending Mode box
- Select the blending operation to apply to the brush colour components.
- Opacity field
- Displays the opacity of the brush. Use a lower value to apply a more transparent colour. Editable.
- Paint On box
- Select the frame or frames where the stroke is applied. Sets the From Stroke and To Stroke fields.
- From Stroke field
- Displays the first frame where the stroke appears. Editable.
- To Stroke field
- Displays the last frame where the stroke appears. Editable.
- Brushes
- Select a default brush profile to set it as the brush stroke.
Viewing Controls
- Overlay button
- Enable to show a reference clip overlaid onto the canvas.
- Reference box
- Select the view with the reference clip you want overlay. If you select a Src, also select a source from the Source list.
- Transparency field
- Set the transparency percentage of the reference clip. Editable.
Wipe Controls
Controls wiping the canvas at the current frame. See
Using the Canvas.
- Wipe button
- Select to apply a uniform colour in a single brush stroke to the entire result image, the front only or the output matte only at the current frame.
- Wipe colour pot
- Select the wipe brush stroke. Editable.
- Use Source button
- Enable to use the source selected in the Source list to wipe over the image.
Canvas Controls
Controls clearing the canvas at the current frame. See
Using the Canvas.
- Clear box
- Select whether to clear all strokes from the result image and output matte at the current frame or to clear strokes from all frames.
- Rotation field
- Displays the angle of rotation used to rotate the canvas in the image window. Editable.
Matte Output Controls
Defines the area that can be used to paint. You can paint on the entire canvas or areas delimited by the matte properties. See
Restricting Strokes with the Source Matte and
Restricting Brush Strokes.
- Use Matte button
- Enable to limit brush strokes on the canvas to areas inside the matte.
- Invert button
- Enable to limit brush strokes on the canvas to areas outside the matte.
- Paint Both button
- Enable to paint on the result and output matte simultaneously.
Node Setup
- Active
- Enable to activate smooth filtering of pixels for enhanced display.