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Centralised Presets

Presets are handy for storing specific configurations or settings of a tool for later use. They are quickly accessed from a drop-down button or a file browser, depending on the tool.





The following tools can have presets:

  • Action Transitions
  • Animation Filters
  • Batch Search
  • Brushes in Tools Paint
  • Conform Match Criteria
  • IBL in Action
  • Layouts
  • Lens Flare in Action
  • Media Export Presets
  • Metadata Overlays
  • Most Tools/Nodes
  • Modular Keyer Startup Modes
  • Node Bins
  • Overlays
  • Paste Special
  • Pattern Browsing
  • Scopes
  • Timeline Search

Presets can be saved under three different categories: User, Project, and Shared. Some tools also come with factory presets under the Autodesk category. These categories appear in the drop-down or file browser where presets can be saved and loaded.

  • User: Presets only visible to the current user.
  • Project: Presets only visible in the current project.
  • Shared: Presets visible to all users working on any project on a workstation. These presets can also be centralised for all workstations on the same network.
  • Autodesk: Factory presets read from /opt/Autodesk/presets/<version>/. These presets are installed with the application.
Note: Not all tools can save presets in all categories or have factory presets.

Centralise Shared Presets

Presets saved under the Shared category are, by default, stored on disk in the /opt/Autodesk/shared/ directory. In this case, these presets are visible to all users working on any project on a workstation. However, the location of the shared presets can be centralised using the sysconfig.cfg file, making presets available on all workstations in the same facility.

As an example, to make a Media Export Preset available on all workstations follow these steps:

  1. Set the Media Export settings to the desired state. In the image below, Include Subtitles is enabled and the Burn in Image option is selected for a Movie File export.

  2. Save the Media Export Preset to the Shared location.

  3. Move the preset to a central location accessible by multiple workstations.

  4. Set a different location for the 'export/presets/movie_file' directory in the sysconfig.cfg file of multiple workstations.

  5. After the application is restarted, the preset appears in the Shared category of the Format Preset drop-down button for all workstations.

Parent page: Centralised Components

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