Displays the number of seconds that the system uses to attempt a render when previewing the effect. Editable.
Add Comp On Matte Output button
Enable to have a Comp timeline effect automatically added to the timeline when a matte is output from the output node to the timeline.
Clear Rendered Memory button
Enable to automatically clear an FX node (and all nodes in setups nested within the clip) from memory when its output is rendered.
Batch FX Mode
Head Media option box
Select how to interpret missing information before a clip.
Gap Media option box
Select how to interpret missing information during a clip.
Tail Media option box
Select how to interpret missing information after a clip.
Batch FX Automatic Nodes Copy
Automatic Nodes Copy box
Select whether FX nodes are never copied into memory, always copied, copied when there is an Action node in the setup, or copied in a partially rendered setup.
Timeline Timewarp
Interpolation Option box
Select an interpolation option for your interlaced timewarp.
Use Last Speed button
Enable to apply the last timewarp speed to future timewarps.
Timewarp Speed Display box
Select whether timewarp speed is displayed as a percentage (%) or in frames per second (fps).
Timewarp Sample Option box
Select whether the speed of the timewarp is set in relation to the speed at the beginning, middle, or end of the timing curve for each frame or field. You can also change the Timewarp Sample option in the Timewarp Editor to override this selection.
Timeline Resize
Fit Method box
Select a fit option for clips that must be resized when they are added to the timeline because their resolution is different from the project.
Resize Quality box
Select a sampling algorithm for clips that must be resized when they are added to the timeline.
Keep Aspect button
Enable to maintain the aspect ratio of clips that are resized when you add the to the timeline.
Timeline Text
Text Anti-aliasing box
Select an anti-aliasing rate for Text effects. Auto-Softness mode is set by default and provides a softness equal to the display quality you see in the Text effect. An anti-aliasing rate of 1 means no anti-aliasing is performed and the result is a hard edge. Other anti-aliasing rates increase the sampling rate, but also increase processing time.
Default Font field
Displays the default font for entering text. Click to open the font browser to select a different font.
Timeline Action
Use Background button
Enable to connect the background automatically so that Action composites your effect. When disabled, the background is off and the matte is configured to output the result of the scene, so it can be comped by the Comp Timeline FX. You can override this preference for specific Action Timeline FX with the Use Back button in the Action quick menu.
Batch / BFX Action
Action Display Default box
Select whether Action nodes in the Batch or Batch FX schematic are collapsed or expanded by default.
Timeline Comp
Default Segment Premultiplication box
Select the default segment premultiplication setting for timeline comp effects.
Default Background Premultiplication box
Select the default background premultiplication setting for timeline comp effects.
Default Output Premultiplication box
Select the default output premultiplication setting for timeline comp effects.
Viewport Settings
Default Viewport box
Select whether to use a 1-Up or 2-Up view as the default Batch FX view. You can also change the viewport layout from within Batch FX.
BFX Cache Life Span
BFX Cache Life Span field
Displays the number of days that Batch FX clips are cached. Editable.
Batch Cache Life Span
Batch Cache Life Span field
Displays the number of days that Batch clips are cached. Editable.
Batch Read File Node
Absolute Frame Offset button
Enable to allow all clips imported with a Read File node in Batch to automatically use the start frame of the clip.
Batch/BFX Iteration
Save Setup File button
Enable to also save a setup file when saving a Batch Iteration.
Default Batch Iteration Name
Default Batch Name field
Displays the default name used for Batch iterations. This field is editable; however <batch name> and <iteration> are mandatory tokens.
Note: To meet the needs of larger facilities, system administrators can use Python hooks to configure customized Batch naming schemes. For more information, see Python Hooks Reference.
Batch Iteration Name Token box
Select a token to be included in the default name for newly-created Batch schematics and iterations. Repeat to add additional tokens.
Default Render Node Name
Default Render Node Name field
Displays the default name used for newly-created Render nodes. This field is editable.
Note: To meet the needs of larger facilities, system administrators can use Python hooks to configure customized Render Node naming schemes. For more information, see Python Hooks Reference.
Render Node Name Token box
Select a token to be included in the default name for newly-created Render nodes. Repeat to add additional tokens.
Default Write Node File Name
Default Write File Node Name field
Displays the default name used for newly-created Write File nodes. This field is editable.
Note: To meet the needs of larger facilities, system administrators can use Python hooks to configure customized Write File Node naming schemes. For more information, see Python Hooks Reference.
Write File Node Name Token box
Select a token to be included in the default name for newly-created Write File nodes. Repeat to add additional tokens.