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Enter ConnectFX with any existing Timeline FX converted into a single ConnectFX clip. If re-
quired, click Explode FX in the Clip Settings menu to explode all Timeline FX in the clip into
a process tree.
Selection As Clip
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
Selection As Flow-
graph
(and Comp node). In some cases, MUX nodes can be used to help connect multiple RGBA
inputs to the outputs.
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
Selection As 3D
Comp
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.
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
Add Adjustment
Segment
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.
About the ConnectFX Process Tree
Use ConnectFX to assemble a series of creative finishing tasks using nodes. Each node represents a specific
Smoke function. Connect clips with nodes and use the result of one node as the source for the next. The
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