# Backdrop not showing

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/backdrop-not-showing/560032>\
**Category:** Compositing and Post Processing\
**Created:** [December 20, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/backdrop-not-showing/560032 "2012-12-20T12:58:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Hrafn](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Hrafn](https://blenderartists.org/u/Hrafn)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/backdrop-not-showing/560032/1 "2012-12-20T12:58:25Z")

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Greetings.

If I use the Compositing layout to work with nodes, I am not seeing a backdrop. However, if I stay in the default layout and switch my timeline to be a node editor, I do.

What I’ve done:

1. Switch to Compositing Layout
2. Click “Use Nodes”
3. Click “Backdrop”
4. Add -\> Output -\> Viewer
5. Connect Renderlayer output to viewer input
6. Render.

and nothing but a big X… Doing the same in a node editor window in the default layout I get a backdrop. What am I not doing correctly?

Thanks  
Hrafn

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**Author:** ![Hrafn](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Hrafn](https://blenderartists.org/u/Hrafn)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/backdrop-not-showing/560032/2 "2012-12-22T15:58:04Z")

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Y’know, I was looking at that thread and then I posted becuase it was so small I didn’t even see it. Thanks!