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The Path Map preferences.
There are two main advantages to virtual path maps instead of actual filenames. One is that you
can easily change the path to footage (for example, copying from one drive to another), without
needing to make any changes to compositions.
Also, path maps are used when network rendering to bypass the different filename
conventions.
 Built in Path Maps: There are several built-in path maps. In Fusion Studio, Comp refers
to the folder where the current composition is saved. Temp refers to the system’s
temporary folder. Fusion refers to the folder where Fusion Studio is installed.
 Global and Composition Path Maps: In Fusion Studio, both Global and Composition
preferences show a Path Maps preferences panel. The Global preferences are applied
to all compositions, while Composition path maps are saved with the composition and
only apply to it.
Composition path maps will override Global path maps with the same name. The
built-in Comp.Path Map refers to the default Composition folder when used in a
Global path map.
 Nesting Path Maps: You can use a path map in a path map’s definition, provided it has
been defined first. For example, define a path map called ‘Episode’ that maps to x\
shows\Episode1. Then create path maps called Renders and Stills that are mapped to
Episode\Renders_v1 and Episode\Stills_v1.
 Enable Reverse Mapping of Paths Preferences: When this checkbox is selected, the
built-in path maps for entries in the Paths preferences are taken into account when
applying mapping to existing filenames.
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