View image and video history as a contact sheet, select an active take, and review group output histories.
Where: A generated card → version pill; or select the node and open its version control in the sidebar.
Key ideas
- One result, several takes: A node can retain multiple generation versions while showing one active result. The version grid is a visual chooser for that history; it is not an Items List and does not automatically run downstream once for every take.
- Card and sidebar views: The card opens a contact-sheet overlay sized to its frame. The sidebar uses the same grid in its own container. Arrows beside the version pill still step through individual takes.
- Selection restores content: Clicking a tile invokes the node’s normal version-restore path, including loading stored content when necessary. An unreadable version reports a restoration error rather than being accepted as a valid blank result.
Steps
- Generate several candidates on a node that supports history, then open its version pill.
- Review the newest-first grid. Identify the Active tile and compare the visible versions without rerunning the generator.
- Hover a video tile to play that take; move away to stop and rewind it. This avoids starting every clip simultaneously.
- Click the preferred version, wait for restoration, and check the main card and connected preview.
- For a group, inspect its per-output version tracks so you know which output you are selecting. Extract a fixed result to an input node if it must remain independent of future take changes.
What the grid shows
- Each tile has a version number, a thumbnail or playable video, and label/time context when the stored version provides it.
- The current version is marked Active, and opening the sheet brings it into view.
- Card density and sidebar density differ, but selection and restoration behavior are shared.
- Group output histories are organized by output, not an assumption that every interior node has the same version count.
History is not duplication
Duplicating a Flowgen node resets its run history in the updated duplication workflow. Use the version grid on the original to compare its takes, or extract the desired result to a detached source when you want a lasting independent choice.
Limitations and important notes
- A version preview is not proof that its externalized full content can be restored. Wait for the restore result before continuing.
- The grid does not create a batch by itself; use List iteration when every candidate should be processed.
Troubleshooting
A selected old take cannot be restored.
Read the restore error and check that the stored artifact remains accessible. Do not run downstream on the assumption that clicking the thumbnail succeeded.