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title: "Image"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_GENERATOR_IMAGE.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Material Generator > Image"
element_id: "NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_GENERATOR_IMAGE"
description: "This page covers the Image node of the classic node materials in Cinema 4D. It loads bitmaps and videos and outputs their color values — the fundamental …"
---

# Image

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page covers the **Image node** of the classic node materials in **Cinema 4D**. It loads bitmaps and videos and outputs their color values — the fundamental texture sampler of classic node materials.

![Image: 042216.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/042216.jpg)\
Images, sequences and videos can be added to the material using the Image Node and their interpolation can be configured, e.g., how they are played back during an animation.

This Node can be used to load bitmaps, i.e., images or videos, and output their color values.

> **Tip:** Tip:This Node will be created automatically if you, for example, drag bitmaps from the Explorer/Finder or the Asset Browser into the Node Editor.