Customizing the Batch or Batch FX Tools Bin

Create custom bins and populate them with your most commonly used nodes to optimize your workflow. As well, change the order of the tabs along the top of the bin and rename them to reflect the contents of a bin.

Note: The All Nodes and Matchbox tabs cannot be customized or deleted.

To create a tab:

1. Click the plus sign tab.
   
2. Name the tab in the keyboard that appears.
   Note: You can create a maximum of 6 new tabs.

To copy a node to another bin:

1. Drag the node on top of the destination tab.
   
2. Release the cursor.
3. Click the destination tab.

   The copied node appears in the bin. Nodes are added to the end of a bin in the order copied.

   Note: Nodes cannot be duplicated within the same bin.

To move a node to another bin:

1. Press Alt+Win and drag the node on top of the destination tab.
   
2. Release the cursor.
3. Click the destination tab.

   The node is moved from its original location to the destination bin. Nodes are placed at the end of a bin in the order moved.

   Note: Nodes cannot be duplicated within the same bin.

To reorder a node within a bin:

1. Press Alt+Win and drag the node to a new location. You can move nodes from one row to another as well as reorganize nodes within a row.

   In the following example, the AutoMatte node is dragged on top of the Degrain node.

   
2. Release the cursor when it appears where you want the node moved.

   If you dragged the node on top of an existing node, the existing node shifts to the right and the moved node is inserted in its place. In the following example, the AutoMatte node is inserted in the place of the Degrain node, and the Degrain and Regrain node shift to the right.

   

   (a) Reordered node  

Note: Click Sort to reset a tab to alphabetical layout

To delete a bin:

1. Press Alt+Win and drag the tab to the bottom of the screen.
2. Release the cursor when it changes to a delete cursor.
   Danger: There is no undo capability when deleting a bin.

   The entire contents of the bin, including the tab, are deleted.

To delete a node from a bin:

1. Press Alt+Win and drag the node to the bottom of the screen.
2. Release the cursor when it changes to a delete cursor.
   Danger: There is no undo capability when deleting a node.

To reorder a tab:

1. Press Alt+Win and slide the tab to its new location.
2. Release the cursor when it changes to a green crosshair at the new location for the tab.

   If you dragged the tab on top of an existing tab, the existing tab shifts to the right and the moved tab is inserted in its place.

Matchbox Node Bin Tab

To help you quickly access Matchbox effects, a dynamic node bin is available that behaves slightly differently from the other node bin tabs. Keep in mind the following:

• The contents of the Matchbox node bin tab is dynamically generated to display all Matchbox shaders that are housed in a folder of your choice. You can set the folder location in the Shader Paths tab of the Preference menu. The Default folder selection is the folder where the presets are housed: usr/discreet/presets/<product_version>/matchbox/shaders (.mx or .glsl shaders appear in the node bin). Click the Browse button to select a different folder location.
  Tip: You can also set the folder location in the Flame PremiumSetup utility, under the Shader Paths tab. By setting the folder location here, the default path is available for all projects.
• If new shaders are added to the selected file location, click the Refresh button under the node bin to refresh the dynamic display.
• Similar to the All Nodes tab, the Matchbox tab cannot be customized or deleted. Also, you cannot move a node from the Matchbox tab to a custom node bin or tab.