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Transforming in 2D

This section describes how to apply 2D transformations including translations, rotations, scales, and skews to elements using a number of Nuke nodes.

Using the 2D Transformation Overlay

Several of the nodes discussed in this section display a Viewer overlay for executing spatial transformations. This overlay is often a faster alternative to the properties panel. The figure below shows you how to use Nuke 2D transformation overlay.

Transformation overlay.

A) Drag to skew the frame (see Skewing Elements).

B) Drag to scale the frame uniformly - simultaneously on x and y (see Scaling Elements).

C) Drag to translate the frame (seeTranslating Elements).

Shift+drag to constrain the translation to x or y.

Ctrl/Cmd+drag to reposition the pivot point (the point that acts as the center to transformation operations).

D) Drag to scale the frame on x.

E) Drag to rotate the frame around the pivot point (see Rotating Elements). The transform overlay snaps to typical values. To prevent the snapping, press Shift while dragging.

F) Drag to scale the frame on y.

 

Choosing a Filtering Algorithm

How Your Nodes Concatenate

Translating Elements

Rotating Elements

Scaling Elements

Skewing Elements