Compositing node

Opacity

Opacity is a compositing node: it layers, masks and routes pictures. It takes picture in and gives picture out. Its controls include opacity.

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The Opacity node in Infinite, showing its inputs, controls and outputs.

What it does

Opacity is a compositing node: it layers, masks and routes pictures. It takes picture in and gives picture out.

Inputs and outputs

Inputs

picture input

Outputs

picture out

Controls

Every control with a range can be driven by a modulator, a note, an audio level or a sketch.

Control	Range or options	Default
opacity	0 to 1	1

Example patch

This patch wires Opacity to what it needs and shows the result. Download it, then use File, Open in Infinite, or read it here: it is plain text.

infinite-patch 1
rev 2
# Opacity: a starting patch for the Opacity node
node 1 Compositing opacity
  id node
  pos 520 300
end
node 2 Source Ramp
  id in0
  pos 0 300
end
node 3 Utility Output
  id out
  pos 1080 300
end
cable node 0 in0
cable out 0 node