Labs Normalize Normal compositing node

Ensures the normal map is balanced in a unit vector.

Normal maps represent a vector. That vector should have a length of 1 in order to be applied properly onto the mesh.

When doing several manipulations to the normal map (adding them together, blending them, etc) it is quite possible that your image no longer represents a valid normal map.

This node will unpack the normal map into the full -1 to 1 range, normalize that vector and then move the results back to a 0-1 range.

Note

Replaced by Normalize Vector COP recipe in Copernicus. To be removed in Houdini 24.0.

Compositing nodes

Labs Attribute Import

Imports geometry attributes as image planes using a UV attribute.
Labs Blackbody

Generates a blackbody ramp, or colorizes a black and white image with a blackbody ramp.
Labs Demosaic

Converts a single mosaic (flipbook/subuv) image into a sequence of sub images based on the frame.
Labs Grid Texture

Generates a texture that can be used as a simple resolution checkerboard.
Labs Normal Color

Simple helper node to generate the default normal color.
Labs Normal Combine

Overlays 2 normal maps together.
Labs Normal From Grayscale

Convert a grayscale image into a normal map.
Labs Normal Invert

Invert individual channels on an image.
Labs Normal Levels

Adjusts black point, white point, and midrange to increase, balance, or decrease contrast on a normal map.
Labs Normal Rotate

Rotates a normal map while correcting recalculating it’s internal vectors.
Labs Normalize Normal

Ensures the normal map is balanced in a unit vector.
Labs Substance Archive

Load Substance Archive (SBSAR) Files into COPs