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Lou

I have a text node which I want to print out the current seconds. My expression is very simple:
int[[frame]/[knob root.fps]] the problem is that I cant write it in the text message because it read the (/) as symbol and not as divider between the current frame and the fps. Then I created a user knob in the shame text node, a simple integer which was able to read the above expression and give me the result. But when I linked this knob with my message field, prints the expression and not the result.

Does anyone knows how to fix that, I will be interest to know
1. how can I use mathematical symbols as (+, -, / etc.) in the text node.
2. how can I link the result of an expression in the text node and not the expression itself.

thanks

any advise would be appreciated

Thanks!

Mike

I’m trying to figure out what the viewer indicator for "Value" is really telling me. That thing at the bottom of the viewer. It’s showing me the R, G and B values, as well as H,S,V and L. Lightness gives me the average of RGB, as it should. An RGB value of 0.5 however, returns V=0.74, while a RGB=0.21404 returns me a V=0.5.

Putting down a new Constant node with the V set to 0.5, still gives me a V=0.74 in the viewer.

From what I understand, Value is simply max(r,g,b) which in a gray-scale image would make no difference.

I’m guessing there’s some gamma:ing going on somewhere. What am I missing?

edit: oh, and I’m talking about 16-bit images, if that matters.