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■ When creating proxies. On demand (contextual menu ➤ Media) or on import (MediaHub ➤ General
➤ Clip Options).
To set the Cache and Renders format:
1 Click the Cache and Renders tab.
2 Select the media format from the Cache and Renders Preferred Format box.
NOTE Preferred formats are all available in RAW and non-RAW flavours. The difference between the two flavours
is the presence or absence of OpenEXR as an alternate format: RAW flavours have only DPX and RAW, non-RAW
ones have DPX, OpenEXR, and RAW. As a rule of thumb, use the RAW flavours, unless you are planning on exporting
material as OpenEXR using linked publish, in which case you should the but the non-RAW flavours.
Description:Format Restriction:
Displays the maximum width of a frame for it to use the Preferred Format. A frame
wider than this is written using one of the Alternate Formats. None indicates that
Maximum Width
the preferred format is always used, unless the bit depth do not match the Depths
field.
Displays the maximum height of a frame for it to use the Preferred Format. Any
frame bigger than this is written using one of the Alternate Formats. None indicates
Maximum Height
that the preferred format is always used, unless the bit depth do not match the
Depths field.
Displays the bit depth required for a frame to use the Preferred Format. A frame with
a bit depth not listed is written using one of the Alternate Formats.
Depths
Displays the fallback formats used to cache or render frames that do not match the
defined Bit Depth.
The application follows a specific fallback strategy, based on the bit depth of the
frame and the displayed formats:
Alternate Formats
■ DPX, OpenEXR, RAW: DPX for 8-, 10-, and 12-bit frames. OpenEXR for 16-bit
floating point frames, RAW for 12-bit packed ones.
■ DPX, RAW: DPX for 8-, 10-, and 12-bit frames. RAW for 12-bit packed, 16-bit
floating point, and higher.
Note that 12-bit packed frames are always stored as RAW.
Working with Users
You can create, edit, or delete a user.
When you create a user, you have the option of copying preferences from an existing user. If the user whose
preferences you want to copy was created on the same version of the application, you can copy all preferences.
If the user was created on an older version of the application, you can only copy shortcut preferences.
NOTE You can create or open a project on a remote workstation using the Host Computer drop-down list.
To create a user:
1 On the Startup screen, click New in the User section.
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