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‌To color-code nodes: A color pop-up menu lets you color code with one of 16 colors. Choose Clear Color if you want to return that node to the default color.‌‌

To version nodes: Turning on the Versions button displays a Version bar with six buttons. Versioning is described in the following section.

To pin Inspector controls: Clicking the Pin button “pins” that node’s parameters in the Inspector so they remain in place, even if you deselect that node. You can have as many pinned nodes as you like in the Inspector, but the more you have, the more likely you’ll be scrolling up and down the Inspector to navigate all the available parameters.

To lock nodes: Clicking the Lock button locks that node so no changes can be made to it.

To reset Inspector controls: The rightmost button in the Inspector header is a Reset button that resets the entire node to the default settings for that node.

Versioning Nodes

Each button is capable of containing separate parameter settings for that node, making it easy to save and compare up to six different versions of settings for each node. All versions are saved along with the node in the Node Editor for future use.

The Version bar, underneath an Inspector header, with versions enabled

An orange underline indicates the currently selected version, which is the version that’s currently being used by your composition. To clear a version you don’t want to use any more, right-click that version number and choose Clear from the contextual menu.

Parameter Tabs

Underneath the Inspector header is a series of panel tabs, displayed as thematic icons. Clicking one of these icons opens a separate tab of parameters, which are usually grouped by function. Simple nodes, such as the Blur node, consist of two tabs where the first contains all of the parameters relating to blurring the image, and the second is the Settings tab.

The parameter tabs of the Blur node

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