Saturation

Scale colour away from / towards its luminance.

raw .mdPress ? for keys

Node	Saturation
Menu	Color › Saturation
Names in each format
.oink comp (JSON)	`"type": "OC_N_saturation"`
.nk script	`Saturation` (how .nk import works)
Python	`nuke.createNode("Saturation")`
Assistant (MCP)	`create_node(type="Saturation")`
Tab search	`saturation`

Saturation properties

Inputs and outputs

Port	Name	Type
input 0	Image	image
input 1	mask	image
output 0	Image	image

Knobs

Panel tab Saturation, in panel order.

Knob	Label	Type	Default	Range / values	.nk knob	Description
`channels`	channels	menu	`all`	rgba, rgb, alpha, all, none		Layer the op applies to: rgb, rgba, alpha, all, none, <layer> or <layer>.<ch>
`saturation`	saturation	float	`1`	0 to 4	`saturation`
`mode`	luminance math	menu	`rec709`	rec709 (Rec 709), ccir601 (Ccir 601), rec2020 (Rec 2020), average (Average), maximum (Maximum)	`mode`
`mask_channel`	mask	menu	`none`	none, rgba.alpha, rgba.red, rgba.green, rgba.blue		Mask channel, e.g. rgba.alpha (none = no mask)
`inject`	inject	bool	`false`			Copy the mask into mask.a for nodes downstream
`invert_mask`	invert	bool	`false`		`invert_mask`
`fringe`	fringe	bool	`false`			Only apply the effect at the edges of the mask
`unpremult`	(un)premult by	menu	`none`	none, rgba.alpha
`invert_unpremult`	invert	bool	`false`			(Un)premultiply by 1 - alpha
`mix`	mix	float	`1`	0 to 1	`mix`

Other knobs (Python, .nk and the assistant; not on the panel)

Knob	Label	Type	Default	Range / values	.nk knob	Description
`gl_color`	Viewer Controls Color	float ×3	`0, 0, 0`	0 to 1
`postage_stamp_frame`	Static Frame	int	`1`	-2147483648 to 2147483647
`lifetimeStart`	Lifetime Start	int	`0`	-2147483648 to 2147483647
`lifetimeEnd`	Lifetime End	int	`100`	-2147483648 to 2147483647
`useLifetime`	Use Lifetime	boolean	`false`
`cached`	Cached	boolean	`false`
`bookmark`	Bookmark	boolean	`false`
`dope_sheet`	Dope Sheet	boolean	`false`
`clone_group`	Clone Group	string
`link_source`	Link Source	string
`link_overrides`	Link Overrides	string
`split_views`	Split Views	string

Examples

Open these from Help › Examples…, or from the ? menu in this node's Properties panel.

Saturation (examples/color/saturation.oink): Pushes saturation on the Golden Gate tiled photo using Rec.709 luma weights.

ColorCorrect

Saturation, contrast, gamma, gain and offset, separately for shadows, midtones and highlights.

Clamp

Clamp channel values to a range.

On this page

Inputs and outputs Knobs Other knobs (Python, .nk and the assistant; not on the panel)Examples