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Shared nodes are extremely flexible. For example, you can use Shared nodes to:
Add a Color Space Transform Resolve FX or a LUT to the beginning of every clip from a
particular source
Add a base correction to every talking head shot of a particular interviewee
Add a shot matching adjustment to each clip from a particular angle of coverage within
a scene
Add a stylistic adjustment to every clip in a specific scene
Make your base adjustments when grading with remote versions, so those adjustments
remain linked when you copy your remote versions to local versions for fine tuning
In fact, you can mix and match Shared nodes among differently overlapping sets of clips to
accomplish any or all of the above at once. For example, you can add one Shared node to make
an adjustment to every clip from a particular camera, add a second Shared node to each of
those clips that are in a particular scene, and then add a third Shared node to whichever of
those clips happen to be a closeup of the lead actress, before adding one or two regular
Corrector nodes that aren’t shared to make clip-specific tweaks.
IMPORTANT: At the time of this writing, there is a limitation when using Shared nodes.
Grades using shared nodes cannot be used in collaborative workflows. It is hoped that
this limitation is temporary.
Creating Shared Nodes
Creating a Shared node is easy, assuming you’ve created a node that has an adjustment you’d
like to share among multiple clips.
To create a Shared node:
Right-click any Corrector node and choose Save as Shared node.
Locking Shared Nodes
Once you turn a node into a Shared node, that node is automatically locked, preventing you
from accidentally making adjustments to it that would affect all other grades using that same
Shared node.
To toggle the locked status of a Shared node, do one of the following:
Right-click any Shared node and choose Lock Node from the contextual menu.
Open the Keyframe Editor, and click the Lock icon in the track header of that node’s
keyframe track.
Copying Shared Nodes
Because Shared nodes are essentially Corrector nodes within clip grades, they’re easy to work
with. Once you’ve created one or more Shared nodes, there are a variety of ways you can copy
them to the grades of other clips in your program to take advantage of the linked adjustments
they let you make.
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