[Bf-committers] Proposal: Add scale operation to the Pixelate Node

[gandalf3]

I'm not sure this would be a "hard coded coupling" in the usual sense 
(which I agree is something best avoided).
As I understand it, this node basically tells subsequent scale nodes to 
use nearest interpolation. It does nothing itself to modify the data.

Afaik no other node changes the behavior of other nodes like this, and 
it's totally against what I expect when using a node; I expect a self 
contained function which takes data in, does stuff, and passes data out, 
without caring about what happens to that data before or after.

When I first heard of this node, I expected something rather like the 
initial suggestion <http://www.pasteall.org/pic/103972>.
Inside: http://www.pasteall.org/pic/103974


On 06/06/2016 11:30 AM, Knapp wrote:
> The real problem is not having good education about the tool.
> When a new tool like this is added, it could be said in the cool new
> features release that it must be combined with the other node. That should
> give enough people a heads up that the rest will catch on. Of course it
> must also be in the masual.
> Douglas E Knapp
>
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 5:31 AM, Troy Sobotka <troy.sobotka at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The coupling of nodes hard coded is perhaps one of the most destructive
>> paths for Blender.
>>
>> Instead, perhaps effort should be put into providing a means to import and
>> export node trees and groups as singular nodes?
>>
>> The greenscreen coupled up node from hell is an example of a worst case,
>> and it would be a shame to see this ill trend continue any further instead
>> of tackling the issue at the core.
>>
>> With respect,
>> TJS
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 5:55 PM Aaron Carlisle <carlisle.b3d at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Currently, the Pixelate Node [1] is difficult for new users to know how
>> to
>>> use because
>>> they do not know that they need to add a scale node before it inorder to
>>> get desired results.
>>> To easily fix this I purpose that a scale operator is added to the node
>>> making it easier to use.
>>>
>>>
>>> - Aaron Carlisle
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. https://www.blender.org/manual/compositing/types/filter/pixelate.html
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