Summary
The Utility category provides the foundational nodes that handle importing, exporting, previewing, routing, and making quick adjustments to your content. These nodes don’t generate or transform content with AI; instead, they manage the flow of data through your workflow and apply straightforward visual adjustments like cropping, resizing, blurring, and color correction. Think of them as the connective tissue of any workflow—they keep everything organized, properly sized, and moving in the right direction.How to Add Utility Nodes
- Click the Add (+) button on the left toolbar in the workflow canvas.
- Select Utilities (Text/Image/Video) under node categories.
- Choose from the available nodes listed below.
Essentials
These nodes bring content into your workflow and send it out.Import
Upload images, videos, or audio files directly into your workflow. This is the starting point for any workflow that uses your own assets rather than AI-generated content.
Export
Save your workflow’s final output to a specific format or destination. Use this as the last node in a workflow to download or publish your finished content.
Preview
View the output of any node at any point in your workflow without exporting. Useful for checking intermediate results, debugging, or comparing outputs between different stages of a pipeline.
Adjustment Nodes
These nodes make quick, non-AI visual modifications to images and videos.Crop
Trim an image or video frame to focus on a specific area. Remove unwanted edges, center a subject, or reframe a composition before passing it downstream.
Resize
Change the dimensions of an image or video. Unlike AI Resize (which intelligently adapts the composition), this is a straightforward scale—useful for meeting specific pixel requirements or optimizing file sizes.
Blur
Apply a blur effect to an image or video, either uniformly or to specific areas. Great for softening backgrounds, creating depth-of-field effects, or obscuring sensitive information.
Levels
Adjust brightness, contrast, and tonal range. Fine-tune shadows, midtones, and highlights to correct exposure, enhance detail, or give your content a specific look.
Combining Utility Nodes
Utility nodes are designed to slot into any workflow. Here are some common patterns:- Import → Crop → Generate Image – Upload a reference photo, crop to the relevant area, then use it as input for AI generation.
- Generate Video → Levels → Filters → Export – Create a video, correct the exposure, apply a color grade, and export the final file.
- Import → Router → (Multiple Branches) – Bring in a single asset and route it to different processing paths simultaneously—one for image generation, another for video, another for upscaling.
- Generate Image → Resize → Preview – Create an image, resize it to platform specs, and preview the result before exporting.
- Import → Blur → Crop → Export – Upload a photo, blur the background, crop to frame, and export the final version.

