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Old network
As of Houdini 20.5, use Copernicus nodes instead of Compositing nodes. Though both networks still exist, the Compositing network is now designated as COP Network - Old. The Compositing network and its nodes will be deprecated and then removed in a future Houdini release.
Useful nodes ¶
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The
Layer COP is a general purpose compositor, which
can composite any number of inputs, each with its own compositing
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You can also use specific operators for each method on pairs of inputs (with the
Over COP, 
Add COP,
Multiply COP, etc.). -
The
Blend COP blends between its two inputs. It can
blend with a constant value, or based on a mask .
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The
Wipe COP lets you quickly set up common wipe
patterns. For complete control over a wipe, use an animated
matte to mask a blend.
Note
See compositing methods for an explanation of the different compositing methods available for combining images, such as over, add, and multiply.
Compositing methods ¶
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Original image A |
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Original image B |
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A over B |
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A under B |
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A atop B |
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A inside B |
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A outside B |
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A screen-ed over B.
“Saturating add”. Screening brightens the second image based on the luminosity of the first image. Where the first image is black, the second image will not be brightened at all. Where the first image is white, the second image will be white. Screen does not work well with HDR images. |
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A add-ed to B.
This simply adds the color values of the two images together. |
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A subtract-ed from B.
This simply subtracts the color values of A from B. |
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A diff B
This takes the absolute value of subtracting A from B. |
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A multiply by B.
This simply multiplies the color values of A and B. Multiplying with a grayscale matte is the same as masking . |
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A min B
Takes the minimum of A and B. |
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A max B
Takes the maximum of A and B. |
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A average B
Takes the average of A and B. |
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A Xor B
The union of A and B, except where A and B overlap. |