Tools & Timeline FX Preferences

Setups

Scale Setups

Enable to scale setups upon loading if they were created in a resolution different from that of the current project.



Animation

Tangents option

Select the default tangent mode for keyframes in the animation editor.

Interpolation option

Select the default interpolation type for channels in the animation editor.

Extrapolation option

Select the default extrapolation type for channels the animation editor.

Audio Gain Interpolation option

Select the default interpolation type for channels in the Audio Gain animation editor.



Default Timeline FX

Default Timeline FX option

Define the Timeline FX to display when navigating shots in the Effects environment.



Timeline FX Action

Use Background

Enable to use the background segment in the Action Timeline effect composition. 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 timeline ribbon.



Timeline FX Timewarp

Interpolation option

Select the default interpolation type for an interlaced timewarp.

Use Last Speed

Enable to apply the last timewarp speed to future timewarps.

Speed Display option

Select whether timewarp speed is displayed as a percentage (%) or in frames per second (fps).

Sample option

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. You can also change the Timewarp Sample option in the Timewarp Editor to override this selection.

Player option

Select whether the result of the Machine Learning frame interpolation is displayed during scrubbing and playback in the Timeline environment.

Select To
Result on Scrub / Play Always display the result of the Timewarp node.
Mix on Scrub Display the result of a Mix frame interpolation instead of the result of a Machine Learning frame interpolation while scrubbing in a clip.
Mix on Play Display the result of a Mix frame interpolation instead of the result of a Machine Learning frame interpolation while playing back a clip.
Mix on Scrub / Play. Display the result of a Mix frame interpolation while scrubbing or playing back a clip.
Note: When one of Mix on Scrub, Mix on Play, or Mix on Scrub / Play is selected, frames are not rendered while scrubbing or playing back even if the Player's Cache on Playback option is enabled.


Timeline FX Comp

Segment Premultiplication option

Select the default segment premultiplication setting for Timeline Comp effects.

Background Premultiplication option

Select the default background premultiplication setting for Timeline Comp effects.

Output Premultiplication option

Select the default output premultiplication setting for Timeline Comp effects.



Timeline FX Resize

Fit Method option

Select a fit option for clips that need resizing when added to a sequence from a different resolution.

Resize Quality option

Select a sampling filter for clips that need resizing when added to a sequence from a different resolution.

Precision field

Set the frequency cut-off point used for clips that need resizing when added to a sequence from a different resolution. Availble only for some filters.

Crisp/Soft field

Set the amount of blurring used for clips that need resizing when added to a sequence from a different resolution. Availble only for some filters.

Keep Aspect

Enable to maintain the aspect ratio of clips that need resizing when added to a sequence from a different resolution.



Batch / BFX Resize

Fit Method option

Select the default fit option for Resize & Crop nodes added to Batch and Batch FX.

Resize Quality option

Select the sampling filter for Resize & Crop nodes added to Batch and Batch FX.

Precision field

Set the default frequency cut-off point for Resize & Crop nodes added to Batch and Batch FX. Availble only for some filters.

Crisp/Soft field

Set the amount of blurring for Resize & Crop nodes added to Batch and Batch FX. Availble only for some filters.

Keep Aspect

Select the default status for Resize & Crop nodes added to Batch and Batch FX. If enabled, the aspect ratio of resized clips will be maintained.



MasterGrade

Default Working Space option

Set the default grading toolset in the Primary menu and the scaling and response of the tools in the Tone menu. Select Project Working Space to configure automatically based on the Working Colour Space set in the Colour Management Preferences. Otherwise manually specify that you will be using a Video, Scene-linear, or Logarithmic type of colour space. You may override this default value in the MasterGrade Controls menu.

RGB Widget option

Select Wheel to use a colour wheel to adjust RGB values. Select Sliders to use a red, green, and blue slider. You may override this default value in the MasterGrade Controls menu.

Favour Primary / Tone Menu

When going from MasterGrade Dual view to its Single view, display the unified Primary / Tone menu.



Paint

Consolidate option

Select the default Consolidate option for all new Paint nodes.



Subtitle

Characters Per Second field

Define the maximum characters-per-second threshold. The name of the Timeline Subtitle segment becomes red if this limit is exceeded.

Display Smart Quotes

Select whether to display single or double quotes.

When the setting is enabled, quotes are rendered in their "curly" version if the font supports the format. The curly version is also shown in the Text Preview of the Load Font window.

Regardless of the status of the setting, the quotes remain displayed as single quotes in the Subtitles editor's text field and in an exported SRT file.

Change Secondary Font

Select the substitute font to be used for characters that are not available in the primary font.

Note: As of the 2026.1 Update, the Change Secondary Font option has been moved to the Fonts tab of the Project Preferences.

Type

Anti-Aliasing option

Select a default anti-aliasing rate for the Type tool. Auto-Softness is the default and provides a softness equal to what you see in the Interactive viewport mode of the Type tool. A rate of 1 means no anti-aliasing, and results in a hard edge. Other anti-aliasing rates increase the sampling rate, but also increase rendering time.

Affect Hidden Layers with Scoping

Enable this option to apply changes made to the Attributes and Alignment to all Type layers included in the Timeline Scoping. Disable this option to leave hidden layers unaffected.

Scale Layer on Load option

Select whether layers in a setup or preset are scaled or not when they are loaded in a Type node or Timeline FX with a different resolution.

The options are:

Note: When Ask is selected, only one dialog is presented if multiple instances of a Type setup or presets are loaded at once.


Morph

Default Interpolation type

Select the default frame interpolation type for new Morph effects and transitions.

Player option

Select whether the result of the Morph Timeline FX or Transition is displayed during scrubbing and playback in the Timeline environment.

Select To
Result on Scrub / Play Always display the result of the Morph node.
Dissolve on Scrub Display a dissolve instead of the Morph node's result while scrubbing in a clip.
Dissolve on Play Display a dissolve instead of the Morph node's result while you are playing back a clip.
Dissolve on Scrub / Play Display a dissolve while you are scrubbing or playing back a clip.
Note: When one of Dissolve on Scrub, Dissolve on Play, or Dissolve on Scrub / Play is selected, frames are not rendered while scrubbing or playing back even if the Player's Cache on Playback option is enabled.


Machine Learning Upscale (Rocky Linux only)

Viewport option

Select whether the Resize node outputs with the Machine Learning Upscale model applied or with a simple Linear filter during scrubbing and playback in the Batch, Batch FX, and Modular Keyer environments.

Select To
ML on Scrub / Play Always display the result of the Machine Learning Upscale model. This can have impact on the scrubbing and playback performance.
Linear on Scrub Apply a Linear filter instead of the Machine Learning Upscale while scrubbing in a clip.
Linear on Play Apply a Linear filter instead of the Machine Learning Upscale while playing back a clip.
Linear on Scrub / Play Apply a Linear filter instead of the Machine Learning Upscale while scrubbing or playing back a clip.


Default Reference Name

Default Reference Name field

Sets the default name used for newly-grabbed references.

Default Reference Name Path Tokens option

Select a token to be included in the default name for newly-grabbed references. Repeat to add additional tokens.

Parent page: User Preferences