Convert to Display Node¶

The Convert to Display node applies an OpenColorIO display, view, and look transform to an image in the scene linear color space. It converts linear render data into a color-accurate representation for a specific display and view combination, following the configuration defined in the active color management settings.

This node complements the Convert Colorspace node by supporting display-view-look combinations, which are not represented as individual color spaces in modern OCIO configurations. Unlike Convert Colorspace, this node reproduces the same color management transforms used by the Save As Render option or the Render View display.

Note

This node does not provide controls for exposure, gamma, or white point. These adjustments can be performed using dedicated compositor nodes:

Workflow¶

This node is often used for additional control in color grading, replacing the display and view transform in the color management settings.

To avoid doubling up transforms, it is recommended to:

Add a second Convert to Display node with the Standard view transform and Inverse enabled, as the last node in the compositing node graph.
Set the view transform to Standard in the scene color management settings.

The compositor will then output colors in the working space as usual, but with color grading baked in. Unlike workflows using the Raw view transform, this works correctly with the video sequencer and OpenEXR output.

Inputs¶

Image: The input image in scene linear color space to be converted.
Invert: Converts from display space back to scene linear. Not all view transforms can be inverted exactly, so the result may differ from the original image.

Properties¶

Display: The target display device as defined in the current OCIO configuration. See Display for an explanation of all options.
View: The view transform to apply for the selected display. See View for an explanation of all options.
Look: The look transform to apply. Optional, and may be None depending on the configuration. See Look for an explanation of all options.

Outputs¶

Image: The color-converted image, suitable for display according to the chosen display, view, and look.