Image Input node

Access: Nodes > Misc > Image Input

A node that takes an image as a parameter and can be connected to nodes that need images as parameters/inputs, providing a more modular approach to usage of image nodes in material/smart masks. This is helpful for driving multiple image nodes from a single point.

For example, if you are creating a Material with multiple projection options (UV/Camera Projection/Tri-Planar Projection), you could use a single Image Input node to control the image being projected.

Image Input node outputs

• Image Out — Outputs the image token. This will only be visible when connected to Image inputs.

Note:  Image Out does not represent the sampled image, but an image token intended for passing to other nodes to sample. It is not intended to be viewed directly. Viewing, baking or connecting it into a non-image node input will not show expected results.

• Preview — A preview view of the image in UV space.

Image Input Node Properties

Image

image picker

The image you want to use to drive image nodes.