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Browse for Location
The Fusion Connect media folders are created on the drive where the associated Avid media
resides, defaulting to the root level of that drive. However, you can choose a new location for
the Fusion Connect media.
0To choose another location to store and access the media:
1 In the Media Composer Effects Editor, click the Browse for Location button.
2 In the File Browser, change the location and create additional folders if desired.
The path settings field in the Effects Editor updates to show the current location. If you apply
Fusion Connect to another clip in the Timeline, the last location is remembered.
Auto Render in Fusion
The Auto Render button is a toggle that allows you to automatically render your Fusion comp
from within Avid. Please note that this method of rendering has limitations and can be
significantly slower than rendering directly in Fusion. It is mostly used for batch rendering on the
Avid Timeline. Auto Render also exports the necessary media without having to manually
execute the Export Clips function first.
Red on Missing Frames
The Red on Missing Frames button is a toggle used to display red images within the Avid
Timeline viewer (Timeline monitor) if no rendered frames from Fusion Studio can be found, or if
the rendered frames are not of a high enough resolution. When disabled, the original
untouched frames will be shown instead of the red frame.
Compress Exported Frames
When enabled, this button creates Fusion RAW files with compression for, both exported and
rendered frames. This creates smaller file sizes, saving disk space. As with any other
compression algorithm, the compression adds time to the write process of the file sequence.
Edit Effect Also Launches Fusion
When enabled, this button opens Fusion Studio when the Edit Effect button is clicked, allowing
for a more direct Avid/Fusion workflow. When disabled, this button will not launch Fusion Studio
when the Edit Effect button is clicked, but a Fusion .comp file is created. This is useful when
working with Fusion Studio on a separate computer than the one running the Media
Composer software.
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