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File Type Details
Some types of content have additional methods of being added to bins. Some additional
methods are because of the file type and some are because of where they are located.
Projects and Media
In addition to using the New… contextual menu as explained earlier, Fusion Studio project files
with the extension “.comp” and media can also be added to bins by dragging them to the
Contents panel from a file browser.
Tool Settings
If you want to add a node with custom settings to a bin, first save the node as a setting by
right-clicking over it in the Node Editor and choosing Settings > Save As. Once the setting is
saved, you can add it to a bin by dragging it from a File Browser into the Bins window.
Image Sequences and Stills
Image sequences are automatically identified on disk and loaded as clips rather than stills, so it
is not necessary to select more than one frame from an image sequence when dragging it
into a bin.
To ignore the image sequence and import only a single frame, hold Shift when you drag the
frame into a bin. This can be useful when trying to import a single still image from a series of still
shots with a DSLR. The numbers maybe sequential, but you just need one still image from
the series.
Using Content from Bins
Once you have content in your bins, you’ll want to add them to a composition. In general, you
can either drag the content directly into the Node Editor or double-click it to add it; however,
each type of content behaves a little differently when added to the Node Editor.
Media
Dragging media into the Node Editor from a bin window creates a new Loader that points to the
media on disk. Still files or photos are automatically set to loop.
Compositions
To add a composition, you must right-click and choose Open. Dragging a comp item onto an
open composition will have no effect. When a composition is added, it is opened in a new
window. It is not added to the existing composition.
Tools, Tool Settings, and Macros
When you add tools from the Tools categories to a composition, the methods you use and
results you get are similar to adding tools using the toolbar buttons or the Effects Library.
Dragging a tool allows you to place it anywhere in the Node Editor, unconnected, or, if you drag
it over a connection line, inserted between two existing tools. Double-clicking a tool in the bin
will insert it after the Active tool in the Node Editor. Dragging a tool from a bin into a viewer will
insert that tool after the currently viewed tool.
Settings and macros work a bit differently than tools. They can only be added to the Node
Editor by dragging and droping. Dragging a setting or macro allows you to place it in the Node
Editor, unconnected, or, if you drag it over a connection line, inserted between two
existing tools.
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