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Proxy Update button Enable to automatically update proxies in the schematic. Interaction is slower when
enabled. When disabled, Action updates proxies when you switch views. You can also update proxies by
clicking Update.
Output Naming Settings
Output Name button Enable to allow newly created outputs in the Output List to inherit the name of the
node. If disabled, it will use a default output [number] for additional outputs. You also can rename any
output manually by clicking the Rename button below the Output List. Once a setup is saved, the output
will use the setup name when processed.
Append Type button Enable to append the type of output to the name of a processed file.
Adaptive Degradation Tab
Use these settings to temporarily deactivate taxing operations during interactive manipulations. These
settings do not affect the final renders.
Active button Enable to activate adaptive degradation display settings. Use to prevent slowdowns of the
image window display when changing Action settings. Press Ctrl+D to activate or deactivate degradation
settings.
You'll see an icon
displayed at the bottom right corner of the image window when degradation is active in Action.
Synchronize All button Enable to synchronize all ConnectFX Action nodes with the Adaptive Degradation
settings of the current Action node.
Filtering Degrade box Select whether to degrade filtering selections in the image window when changing
any Action settings.
Filtering Update box Select whether to always degrade filtering selections, or on manipulation only.
EWA Filtering box Select whether to apply EWA or EWA+Linear filtering on maps (if selected in the Filter
box) only when processing (On Process Only), or all the time when working in Action (Degrade).
Particles Degrade box Select a particle quality display setting.
Particles Update box Select whether to always degrade particles selections, or on manipulation only.
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