Node Tab

This tab is found on the properties panel of every node, refer to Figure 1. The parameters in this tab are discussed next.

Figure 1 Parameters on the Node tab

label
This field is used to add comments about the node. You can use basic HTML markup in this field.

font
The options in this drop-down are used to change the font of the text displayed on the node. The bold and italic buttons are used to bold or italicize text displayed on the node.

note_font_size
This field is used to change the size of the text displayed on the node.

color
This button is used to change the color of text displayed on the node in the Node Graph panel.

hide input
This check box is used to hide the incoming pipe of the node.

cached
This check box is used to keep the output data of the node in the memory so that it can be read quickly.

disable
This check box is used to disable or re-enable the node.

always in dope sheet
By default, the node will be displayed in the Dope Sheet panel when its properties panel is open. On selecting this check box, the node always opens in the Dope Sheet panel.

bookmark
When this check box is selected, the node is shown in the bookmark list.

postage stamp
This check box is used to display a thumbnail render of node’s output on its tile in the Node Graph panel.

static frame

This field is used to specify the frame number to be used for generating the postage stamp.