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Global Range
Using the Start and End fields, you can define the Global Start and End frames used when
creating new compositions.
Time Code
You use this option to determine whether new compositions will default to showing SMPTE
Time Code or frames (Feet + Frames) to represent time.
Flow
Many of the same options found in the Node Editor’s contextual menu, like settings for Tile
Picture, the Navigator, and Pipe Style, are found in this category.
The Flow preferences.
Force
The Force section can set the default to display pictures in certain tool tiles in the Node Editor
rather than showing plane tiles. The Active checkbox sets pictures for the actively selected
tool, the All checkbox enables pictures for all tiles, and the Source and Mask checkbox enables
tile pictures for just Source and Mask tools.
When All is enabled, the picture shown will either be a thumbnail of the image rendered by the
tool if the tool has rendered, or if the Show Thumbnails option is disabled, the tool’s default icon
is used. Concatenated transforms will also show a default icon.
 Show Modes/Options: Enabling this option will display icons in the tool tile depicting
various states, like Disk Caching or Locked.
 Show Thumbnails: When this checkbox is selected, tool tiles set to show tile pictures
will display the rendered output of the tool. When the checkbox is cleared, the default
icon for the tool is used instead.
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