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Using the Studio Player
The Studio Player is a timeline-based playback interface built into the Bins window. It allows you
to play and organize versions of compositions, make notes, and collaborate on shots and
projects. The resolution-independent player uses any format that Fusion Studio can ingest, like
EXR, ProRes, BMD RAW, QuickTime, and others. Clips use a RAM cache for playback, so even
large formats can loop playback as long as there is available memory. Clips can contain audio
and are output to a video monitor using Blackmagic Design Decklink or UltraStudio devices,
allowing you to screen dailies and review shots. You can add annotation notes to the project,
and setting up a Bin Server allows multiple artists to access the Studio Player.
Here are some Studio Player highlights:
Clips can be played as single events, looped, or using a ping-pong playback,
with a definable loop range.
Clip metadata can be viewed, with live update during scrub/play.
The Timeline interface can create a playlist for reviewing multiple clips.
Per-shot color adjustment controls allow for consistent display of clips
from different formats.
Annotation notes can be typed on each clip and version, as well as the entire project.
Audio Scratch track can be enabled for each clip during playback.
Clip versions are stored in the same project to allow for quick access to previous work
and for comparison of progress.
Guide overlays can be customized to show monitor/title safety and show crops to
various output formats.
Blackmagic Design UltraStudio and DeckLink playback devices are supported for
reviewing clips on video monitors and projectors.
The fully collaborative workflow automatically synchronizes reel changes, annotations,
and color adjustments across multiple workstations, allowing multiple artists or
supervisors to access the same projects simultaneously.
Remote sync allows multiple Studio Players to follow the master. Actions performed
on the master, such as playback and scrubbing, will also be executed on the slaves,
allowing the reel to be reviewed across multiple workstations or sites.
Studios can automate tasks using the Fusion scripting engine to control the
Studio Player.
Playing a Single Clip
Clips created from image sequences, MOV files, and some RAW formats can be previewed
using the Studio Player without having to first add the clip to a node tree.
To play a clip in the Studio Player, do one of the following:
Double-click a clip in a bin to open the Studio Player.
Select the clip and click the Play button at the bottom of the bin window.
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