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Using the Interface

This chapter is designed to help you learn how to use Nuke’s interface and customize it to suit your preferences.

 

The Nuke Window

Panes and Panels

Toolbar, Menu Bar, and Content Menus

Using the Toolbar

Using the Menu Bar

Working with Nodes

Adding Nodes

Selecting Nodes

Replacing Nodes

Renaming Nodes

Editing Nodes

Cloning Nodes

Disabling and Deleting Nodes

Connecting Nodes

Indicators on Nodes

Viewing Information on Nodes

Customizing the Node Display

Creating Node Tool Sets

Navigating Inside the Node Graph

Panning

Zooming

Bookmarking the Pan and Zoom Level

Bookmarking Nodes

Fitting Selected Nodes in the Node Graph

Searching for Nodes

Cleaning up the Node Graph

Properties Panels

Managing the Properties Bin

Controls That Appear on All Properties Panels

Displaying Parameters

Using Input Fields

Using Sliders

Separating Channels

Using the Color Picker and Color Controls

Customizing a Node’s Defaults with Node Presets

Animating Parameters

Working with Animated Parameters

Animated Parameters in the Dope Sheet and the Curve Editor

Working with Keyframes in the Dope Sheet

Using the Curve Editor

Viewers

Adding Viewer Nodes

Connecting Viewer Nodes

Toggling Views

Panning and Zooming the Viewer Window

Hiding Floating Viewers

Using the Viewer Controls

Hiding and Showing Viewer Toolbars

Locking the Viewer Zoom Level

Viewing Overscan in the Viewer

Viewing Deep Image Information in the Viewer

Using the File Browser

Undoing and Redoing

Progress Bars

Handling Errors