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2 From the Media List box, select New Media.
3 From the workspace, select a front and matte clip to load as media.
NOTE You can select any number of front and matte clips by holding the Command key while selecting
clips. Each front/matte selection is added to its own line in the Media list, and image nodes are automatically
added to the schematic if Auto Image is selected in the Node Prefs menu.
To add direct media to Action gesturally:
1 From the Workspace Media panel, drag a clip to the Action schematic or Media list.
An image node and axis are added to the Action schematic (if Auto Image is selected in the Node Prefs
menu), and the Media list is updated with the front media.
2 To replace the media in an image node, drag a new clip from the workspace Media panel onto an
existing image node in the Action schematic. Release the clip when you see the red replace arrow.
The image is replaced in the schematic, and the Media list is updated with a new entry for the media.
The replaced media remains as a Media list entry in case you are using it elsewhere in your Action
scene.
To convert direct media to indirect media:
1 Select the media that you want to convert from the Media list.
2 Click Extract.
A Media node is added to the ConnectFX Action node and the selected media is automatically connected
to the respective input tabs. In the Media list, brackets appear around the media name, indicating the
media is indirect.
About Action in a ConnectFX Workflow
Action is a multilayer compositing tool for creating complex visual effects, with its own distinct schematic
and node bin. The Action node supports direct media and indirect media.
Indirect media is connected directly to an Action Media node and appears in the ConnectFX schematic.
With indirect media, you can connect any source (such as images, or the output of another node in the
ConnectFX process tree) to an Action node. Media nodes are permanently parented to the Action node (you
cannot sever the process lines). You can add multiple Media nodes to an Action node.
Direct media appears directly inside an Action node, and in the ConnectFX Sources folder in the Workspace
Media panel, as well as in the ConnectFX Timing View. Although direct media does not appear in the
ConnectFX schematic, media and all related settings are saved with the ConnectFX setup.
TIP You can also parent a back clip to the Action node. Although doing so is not necessary, a parented back clip
node provides a good visual reference for identifying the Action composite in the process tree.
The following example displays indirect media in Action. The swan clip is attached to the Action node as
the back clip, whereas the Corridor clip is attached to an Action media node as the front and matte media.
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