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Environment Variables and What They Mean
The Fusion Connect AVX plug-in can use environment variables to set different locations for
certain folders or files. Each computer OS has a unique way of entering environment variables,
but in every OS, the variable must be typed exactly as shown.
TIP: If you type directly in Fusion Connect’s Path Editor, you do not have to type the
variable, just the value. You also can make modifications without having to restart the
Media Composer! The only caveat is that in order to remove a variable, you must exit
Media Composer and clear the environment variable in the Windows interface or
macOS Terminal and restart the Media Composer.
Other values you can control derived from your AVID Bin include:
Values Description
$DRIVE This will force the directory to the drive where the Avid media is stored.
$PROJECT
This will force a directory based on the Avid project name for which the media
was digitized/imported or AMA linked.
$SEQUENCE
This will force a directory based on the Avid SEQUENCE name for which the
media was digitized/imported or AMA linked.
Here is an example of how a variable can be set up to support project and sequence names
within your directory.
Environment variable project and sequence name examples on Windows.
Here is the same example in the Windows environment variable editor.
Windows environment user variable editor.
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