Connecting the
RotoPaint Node
USING ROTOPAINT
Connecting the RotoPaint Node
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2. Select a stroke or a shape tool from the RotoPaint toolbar on the left
side of the Viewer. For more information, see “Drawing Paint Strokes”
on page 195 or “Drawing Shapes” on page 206.
3. Use the RotoPaint tool settings to adjust the stroke/shape you’re about
to draw. For more information, see “Working with the Toolbars” on page 193.
4. Draw one or more strokes/shapes in the Viewer window. For more
information, see for example “Using the Brush tool” on page 197 or
“Using the Bezier Tool” on page 207.
5. Select an existing stroke/shape using the Select tools or the stroke/
shape list. For more information, see “Selecting Existing Strokes/Shapes for Editing” on page 215.
6. Use the control panel controls to adjust your existing stroke/shape. For
more information, see “Editing Existing Stroke/Shape Attributes” on page 217.
In addition you can:
• Adjust the splines of your stroke/shape. For more information, see
“Editing Existing Stroke/Shape splines” on page 228.
• Animate your strokes/shapes. For more information, see “Animating
Strokes/Shapes” on page 230
• Use RotoPaint in stereoscopic projects. For more information, see
“RotoPaint and Stereoscopic Projects” on page 234.
• Set your favorite RotoPaint tool as your default tool. For more
information, see “Setting Default RotoPaint Tools and Settings” on page 211.
The RotoPaint node accepts one primary input. Even if you have no inputs, you can still use RotoPaint and in that case, you can use the format control to choose your output format.
To connect the RotoPaint node
1. Click Draw > RotoPaint to add a new RotoPaint node. You can also press
P on the Node Graph. To create a Roto node, you can press O on the
Node Graph.
2. Drag the bg input to the node that you want to apply RotoPaint to.
3. Connect any additional background elements you wish to use. If you plan to reveal pixels from a background element, drag the bg1 input from the left side of the node to the node whose output you wish to use.
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