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Selecting Clips to Load Them into a Module

When you enter modules from the Desktop, you select the input clips that you want to work with. Each module allows for different variations of input clips, but the loading process is the same: front first, back second, and matte third (as applicable). Exceptions to this are:

- The Paint and Text modules, where you have the option of entering without clips.
- The Batch module, where you enter without clips and then input clips to the Batch Desktop using Batch nodes.

To load clips into a module:

1. Click the module button in, for example, the Effects menu.

   The cursor becomes a red arrow.

2. The red arrow indicates that you should select the front clip.

   To select the front clip on the Desktop reels, click its upper-left corner.

3. If the cursor becomes a green arrow, select the back clip. Otherwise, continue with the next step.
4. If the cursor becomes a blue cursor, select the matte clip. Otherwise, continue with the next step.
5. Once all the input clips for the module are selected, the cursor becomes a white arrow. The white arrow indicates that you are ready to select the destination Desktop reel for the processed result clip. Click any Desktop reel.

   When you process clips from the module, they appear on the destination reel that you selected, with a red outline. The most recently processed clip on the Desktop always has a red outline.

To enter a module with the same clips as the previous session:

1. Click the module button in, for example, the Effects menu.

   An “S” appears on the right edge of the button.

2. With the arrow cursor, click the “S”.

   The module opens with the clips from the previous session. The most recent settings are also restored.