Creating ConnectFX

To apply ConnectFX on a timeline segment:

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

   Select:	To:
   No Option	Enter ConnectFX with a single timeline segment. Any existing Timeline FX will be discarded.
   Selection As Clip	Enter ConnectFX with any existing Timeline FX converted into a single ConnectFX 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 ConnectFX with existing Timeline FX converted to a ConnectFX pipeline. The ConnectFX 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 ConnectFX with existing Timeline FX converted into a 3D composition ConnectFX pipeline with an Action node. The ConnectFX 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 ConnectFX 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 ConnectFX, 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 ConnectFX, click Enter Editor in the FX pipeline to re-enter it or alternatively double-click the CFX icon on the segment or pipeline.

Tips for working in ConnectFX:

• When returning to the timeline, only the CFX icon appears on the modified clip, as any previously-created Timeline FX are now nested within the ConnectFX.
• When working with multiple video sources in ConnectFX, ConnectFX, 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 CFX 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 ConnectFX 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 ConnectFX 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 CFX segment currently being worked on. Since the Back Clip is only a link to media, common clip settings within ConnectFX 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.
• 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.