Batch / Batch FX Preferences

Batch FX

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.

Frame 1 on Start toggle

Select whether a Batch FX first frame will be the one from the Segment (Frame 1) or the Media (Frame x). Options are: Frame 1 on Segment Start or Frame 1 on Media Start.

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.

Batch FX Media 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.

BFX Setup

Save Backup on Exit button

Enable to back up your setup on exiting Batch FX. This backup is used only if something goes wrong with the Batch FX setup, and is not accessible like the regular save that you can create within the module.

Batch & BFX Defaults

Default Viewport Layout box

Select the default viewport layout. You can also change the viewport layout from within Batch or Batch FX.

Default Scopes Position box

Select the default viewport used to display the scopes. Off displays no scopes.

Default Schematic Position box

Select the default viewport used to display the schematic.

BFX Cache Life Span

BFX Cache Life Span field

Displays the number of days that Batch FX clips are cached. Editable.

Batch & BFX Iteration

Save Setup File button

Enable to also save a setup file when saving a Batch Iteration.

Append Original Name button

If enabled, when copying or moving a Batch Group Iteration to another Batch Group Iteration, this option appends the original name of a Batch Group Iteration to the new one. This enables you to determine, at a glance, where the Iteration came from. This preference is disabled by default.

Open Naming Dialog

Controls the behaviour of naming fields for Batch, the Render node, and the Write File. When enabled, clicking in the naming field opens a Rename window. When disabled, clicking in the field to edit directly in the field. Shift-Click the field to invert the behaviour.

Batch Start Frame

Use in Create Batch Group button

Enable to use the Batch Start Frame when creating a new Batch Group from the contextual menu, or when using Create Batch Group in Conform or Timeline. Disable to have the Batch Group start at the source frame of the background track.

Use in Publish / Export button

Enable to use the Batch Start Frame in a sequence Publish or Export. Disable to use the timecode (converted into frames) for frame index. You can override this preference in the Media Export window.

Batch Start Frame field

Displays the default Batch start frame used in new Batch setups. Editable.

Create Batch Group

Add Destination Segment button

Enable to add a destination segment for your Batch Group renders to your clip. Disable to only create a Batch Group.

Render Node Destination

Render Node Destination menu

Select the default Render destination of the Render node. Options are: Batch Reels, Reel Groups or Libraries.

Smart Replace in Conform button

Enables or disables the Smart Replace setting. When enabled, new Batch Render nodes will have Smart Replace enabled, but you can still manually disable it in the Render node itself, if need be.

Batch Import / Read File

Absolute Frame Offset button

Enable to allow all clips imported with an Import node or a Read File node in Batch to automatically use the start frame of the clip.

Default Paths and Names

Use this section to set default paths and names for different areas of Flame. To meet the needs of larger facilities, system administrators can use Python hooks to configure customized Setup paths. For more information, see Python Hooks Reference.

Default Batch Group / BFX Setup Path field

Displays the default Setup path used for Batch Groups. This field is editable; however, removing the "~" from the path results in the setups located in the defined directory not being archived by Archive Setup or Archive Project.

Batch Group / BFX Path Token box

Select a token to be included in the default Setup path for newly-created Batch Groups. Repeat to add additional tokens.

Default Batch Iteration Setup Path field

Displays the default Setup path used for Batch iterations. Editable.

Batch Iteration Setup Path Token box

Select a token to be included in the default Setup path for newly-created Batch Iterations. Repeat to add additional tokens.

Default Batch Iteration Name field

Displays the default name used for Batch iterations. This field is editable; however <batch name> and <iteration> are mandatory tokens.

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 field

Displays the default name used for newly-created Render nodes. Editable.

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 File Node Name field

Displays the default name used for newly-created Write File nodes. Editable.

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.

Default Action Geometry Import Path field

Displays the default path used in the Action Import browser. Editable.

Action Geometry Import Token box

Select a token to be included in the default path for importing Action geometries. Repeat to add additional tokens.

Default Gap Batch FX Name field

Displays the default name of any new Gap BFX. Because it is used to identify the setup files for each Gap BFX, make sure to include at least one token that varies over time (Time, Minute...) or space (Background Name, Background Index). Editable.

• The default name is used even if the Save Backup on Exit preference is disabled.
• If Save Backup on Exit is enabled but the field is empty, you are asked to name the Gap BFX when it is first created.
• A Python Hook is available if you need to enforce a naming schema. For additional details, see the Python Hook timelineDefaultGapBfxName in /opt/Autodesk/<flame_version>/python/hook.py.

Gap Batch FX Name Token Box

Select a token to be included in the default name for newly-created Gap Batch FX. Repeat to add additional tokens.