Getting Started with the COMPOSITOR in Blender (Beginners Start Here!)

In this video, learn the basics of using the compositor to add post-processing to your rendered images in Blender!

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Introduction
0:11 - What is the compositor
1:17 - Where to find the compositor
2:45 - How to get an image to show up in the compositor
3:45 - Using a Viewer node
5:21 - Adding effects with the compositor
7:20 - How to add view layers from your render layers
9:00 - Combining effects with a mix node
11:46 - Adding color balance to your image