Creating Batch FX

To apply Batch FX on a timeline segment:

1. Select one or more video segments on the sequence on which to apply Batch FX.
2. Click the FX button.
3. Select one of the following options and click Create Batch FX to enter Batch FX view:

   Select:	To:
   No Option	Enter Batch FX with a single timeline segment. Any existing Timeline FX will be discarded.
   Selection As Clip	Enter Batch FX with any existing Timeline FX converted into a single Batch FX clip. If required, click Explode FX in the Clip Settings menu to explode all Timeline FX in the clip into a process tree.
   Selection As Flowgraph	Enter Batch FX with existing Timeline FX converted to a Batch FX pipeline. The Batch FX view recreates the timeline as a flowgraph with effects nodes representing each Timeline FX (and Comp node). In some cases, MUX nodes can be used to help connect multiple RGBA inputs to the outputs.
   Selection As 3D Comp	Enter Batch FX with existing Timeline FX converted into a 3D composition Batch FX pipeline with an Action node. The Batch FX view recreates the timeline as a flowgraph with effects nodes representing each Timeline FX, and outputting to an Action node. In some cases, MUX nodes can be used to help connect multiple RGBA inputs to the outputs.
   Add Adjustment Segment	Create a gap on a track above the selected segment, and enter Batch FX with the segment clip designated as a Back clip. The adjustment segment uses the top media of the tracks below the timeline gap as the input. Inside Batch FX, the input is called the Back Clip. For example, if three tracks are composited together and an adjustment segment is added on top, the image available through the Back Clip is only the output of the third track.

After exiting Batch FX, click Enter Editor in the FX pipeline to re-enter it or alternatively double-click the BFX icon on the segment or pipeline.

Tips for working in Batch FX:

• The default naming convention for Batch FX is: <clip_name>_<segment_name>, which is equivalent to <batch_name>.
• When returning to the timeline, only the BFX icon appears on the modified clip, as any previously-created Timeline FX are now nested within the BFX.
• When working with multiple video sources in Batch FX, Batch FX, only one source will remain upon exiting, comprising the composite of all previous sources. To restore the previous vertical edit on the timeline, click Remove BFX and Recover Stack. The previous configuration of the video sources is restored; any pre-existing Timeline FX are lost.
• The Adjustment Segment option is useful for editing on the timeline in a gap above multiple clips, without losing any of their applied effects. After creating an adjustment segment, add new clips or edit existing clips on the timeline under the adjustment segment gap, and the Batch FX will be maintained above. Edits can be performed on an adjustment segment like any other timeline segment, such as trimming or even adding other Timeline FX.
• In addition when using the Adjustment Segment option, the Back Clip node is available in the Batch FX I/O bin. The Back Clip node does not contain any media; instead, it offers a link to the Timeline, giving access to the topmost media located below the BFX segment currently being worked on. Since the Back Clip is only a link to media, common clip settings within Batch FX cannot be accessed. The only settings available when double-clicking the Back Clip node is the media available for the head and tail of the adjustment segment.
• Create as many schematic reels as necessary to organize clips in Batch FX, however note that these reels are not shown Desktop Reels view.
• You can choose which range to display on the timebar (Segment, Media, or Timeline) from the Playback Options box. The Playback Options box also has options to display audio waveforms and cue marks.