| 1. | How do you mask an operation? | | 2. | Define animation. | | 3. | What is a vignette? | | 4. | Describe some of the capabilities of the FilmGrain node. | | 5. | What is the technical term that indicates that a setting has reached its perfect mark? | Answers | 1. | You can apply a mask to any operation by dragging the output of a node to the right side of a second node. That node will process only within the white areas of the channel you specify. | | 2. | Animation is the process of setting values at various frames, or keyframes. | | 3. | A vignette, or soft fade, is a popular photographic effect in which the photo gradually darkens around the edges, usually in an oval shape. | | 4. | With the FilmGrain node, you may apply grain from a preset film stock, match grain to an existing plate, or set your own grain by adjusting sliders. | | 5. | Woof! | |