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title: "Layered Node"
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This page provides information about the Layered node in V-Ray for Cinema 4D. Overview The Layered texture node offers stacking of multiple textures on top of each other in order to mix their output. The result of each layer depends on the  Blend Mode  with the next layer in the stack. You can also use a mask to control what parts of the texture appear in the render. Note that the layer at the top is the one with the highest number. That is, Layer[0] is the bottom layer. Layers Add/Remove Layer  buttons – Adds or removes a layer in the stack. Enabled  – Switch on to use the layer in the stack. When disabled, the layer has no effect on the output. Texture  – Select the texture to be used in the layer. Mask  – Select a texture map to be used as a mask. Blend Mode  – Specifies how the layer blends with the result from all layers above it: When adding a new layer, it is placed on the bottom of the stack and it is considered the foreground (FG). The result of all layers above it is considered the background (BG). Layers are applied from the top to the bottom. Where darker and lighter pixels are mentioned below, it is in relation to mid-grey. Blend Mode Description Normal Displays the current layer (FG) on top of all layers (BG) without blending. This is the default. Average The average of the current layer (FG) and the result from the layers below it (BG). Add Adds the FG to the BG. Subtract Subtracts the FG from the BG. Darken Compares the FG to the BG and takes the darker pixel values of the two. Multiply Multiplies the FG by the BG. Color Burn The color of the FG is applied to darker pixels in the BG. Linear Burn Same as Color Burn but with less contrast. Lighten Compares the FG to the BG and takes the lighter of the two. Screen Makes both light and dark areas lighter. Color Dodge The color of the FG is applied to lighter pixels in the BG. Linear Dodge Same as Color Dodge but with less contrast. Spotlight Same as Multiply, but with twice the brightness. Spotlight Blend Same as Spotlight, but additionally brightens the BG. Overlay Darker pixels become darker where the BG is dark and brighter pixels become brighter where the BG is bright. Softlight Darker pixels become darker where the FG is dark and brighter pixels become brighter where the FG is bright. Hardlight Spotlight  is applied to pixels where the FG is dark and  Screen  is applied to pixels where the FG is bright. Pinlight Replaces the BG colors depending on the brightness of the FG color. If the FG color is lighter than mid-gray, BG colors darker than the FG color are replaced and vice versa. Hardmix Adds the FG to the BG and for each color component returns a value of 255, if the result is 255 or greater,  or returns 0, if the result is less than 255. Difference Compares the pixels in the BG and FG and subtracts the darker pixels from the brighter ones. Exclusion Same as  Difference  but with less contrast. Hue Uses the hue from the FG , while the value and saturation are taken from the BG. Saturation Uses the saturation from the FG, while the value and hue are taken from the BG. Color Uses the hue and saturation from the FG, while the value is taken from the BG. Value Uses the value from the FG, while the hue and saturation are taken from the BG.  Opacity  – Adjusts the transparency of the layer in a 0 to 1 range, where 1 is fully opaque and 0 is fully transparent. Properties Color Mult  – Specifies a strength multiplier for the texture color. Color Offset  – Color corrects the texture by adding the RGB color values specified here to the RGB color values in the texture. Alpha Mult  – Specifies a multiplier for the texture alpha. Alpha Offset  – Specifies an additional offset for the texture alpha. Invert  – When enabled, inverts the resulting texture color. Invert Alpha  – When enabled, and  Invert  is also enabled, the resulting texture alpha is inverted. Allow Negative Colors  – If disabled, negative colors are clamped. Enable to allow negative colors.