= View/preview the output of a node =

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    View the output of the node in the compositing viewer:
        * See  [how to use the image viewer pane|/ref/views/imgview].

    Use a background image in the viewer to help you judge opacity:
        # In a compositing viewer pane, open the right side toolbar and click [Icon:BUTTONS/chooser] Display Options or press ((D)) to open the Display Options window.

        # Use the controls on the __Background__ tab to load a
          background image.

    View the output of a node as a flipbook in  [MPlay|/mplay] :
        * Press ((RMB)) on the node tile in the network editor and
          choose __Flipbook__. You can also flipbook reduced resolution
          versions of the image.

          You can press ((Esc)) to cancel the generation of the
          flipbook.

          You can save the flipbook frames by choosing __File > Save
          Sequence__ in MPlay.

    Keep the output of a node visible in a floating window:
        * Press ((RMB)) on the node tile in the network editor and
          choose __Preview Full__. You can also preview reduced
          resolution versions of the image, or an icon-sized thumbnail.