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Node List box Displays the menu of the selected option. Select List or click the Return to Group button to
return to the Group List menu.
Return to Group button Displays the Group List menu.
Mimicking, Copying, and Duplicating Nodes
When working in the ConnectFX schematic, you have a few options to help you quickly get settings, or
even complete nodes, to and from similar nodes. See the procedures below for information on how to access
each of these options, but as a quick summary, here are the reasons for using each option:
■ Mimic Link: You can keep two nodes in the schematic in sync by creating a Mimic Link between them.
When you change the settings of one node, they are automatically mimicked in the other node.
NOTE To mimic nodes, the nodes must be of the same type. For example, you can link between Flip nodes
but not between a Flip node and a Colour Correct node. Some nodes, such as Action or Modular Keyer do
not support the Mimic Link option. In this case, you can see an error message in the message bar.
■ Duplicate: Create another instance of a node or group of nodes within the same ConnectFX schematic.
All node information is duplicated as well.
■ Copy: Copy is similar to Duplicate, except that the selected nodes or group of nodes is copied into the
clipboard, so you can paste exactly where you want in the schematic. An added bonus of using Copy
and Paste instead of Duplicate, is that you can paste a copied node or nodes into a different ConnectFX
schematic.
Using Mimic Link
To create a Mimic link between nodes connected to mono clips:
1 From the Tools box, select Mimic Link.
2 In the schematic, drag between nodes of the same type.
A green-arrowed dotted line indicates that the nodes are linked as duplicates. The direction of the
arrow indicates which node is the master.
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