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 ![](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2025/ENU/Flame-UIoverview/images/new_2025_2.png)
Select whether the result of the Machine Learning frame interpolation is displayed during scrubbing and playback in the Timeline environment.
Select | To |
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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. |
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 ![](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2025/ENU/Flame-UIoverview/images/new_2025_1.png)
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.
Text
Anti-aliasing option
Select an anti-aliasing rate for Text effects. Auto-Softness 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 rendering time.
Default Font field
Sets the default font for new Text effects. Click to open the font browser to select a different font.
Morph ![](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2025/ENU/Flame-UIoverview/images/new_2025_2.png)
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 |
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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. |
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.