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  • Published 29 Aug 2025

Add Preview in Compositior & Shade Editor Like Video sequencer

Hi everyone, sorry for the quality of the images.

I propose adding a preview to the compositor and the shader editor. Why, if we can use the backdrop or the 3D window?

Because using the backdrop isn't convenient for me; the nodes can be distracting because they're above the image. I'm not saying to remove this background option, just that a new option could be added to view it. Compositor + Preview.png And in the shader editor, having the preview option could be easier than opening the 3D window, creating the mesh, and configuring the rendering engine, etc. It might not be that difficult, but it's just an idea. Shade Editor + Preview.png Anyway, what do you think? What drawbacks could it cause or advantages could it have?

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Rodrigo-10
29 Aug 2025

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This workflow is already possible in the compositor. Go to Image Editor space and choose "Viewer Node" image

Rodrigo-10 Author

True, I didn't know that. It would be great to unify everything, but I see the movie clip editor preview has other things. u.u Ty!