What's New in Batch

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What's New in Batch

Batch Nodes

In this release, existing nodes have been updated and new ones have been created.

	Batch as an EditDesk module in Smoke in Flame Premium In Flame Premium, Smoke includes access to the Batch module from the EditDesk menu.
	Clip Node A clip node can with more than two outputs can now be expanded and collapsed using the Group tool. When collapsed, the clip will display a single grey output tab indicating that multiple outputs are present. When expanded, all outputs will be visible and connections can be made to other nodes.
	Gateway Import Node Use the new Gateway Import node to access media, without importing it into the Flame or Smoke clip libraries. The Gateway Import node supports all of the formats currently supported by the Wiretap Gateway. The Gateway Import node also supports: Support for Multi-Channel Files in Batch: With the Gateway Import Node, you can load multi-channel media as a single input. This gives you the ability to replace the entire contents of the multi-channel clip while maintaining compositing connections. Support for Versioned Media: Use the Gateway Import node to update versions of media live within the Batch compositing environment.
	Output Node When the Stereo option is enabled in the node menu, the new Output node can now output left and right matte outputs for stereo clips
	Stereo Node The Stereo node merges the functionality of the Stereo Interlace node and Stereo Anaglyph node. A third option, creating a dual image output, is added to it.
	Gateway .Clip File Format The Gateway .clip format is a new file format for describing Gateway Clips. Using the Gateway .clip format, you can organize media outside of your applications for later use in Flame 2012, Smoke 2012, and Lustre 2012. With the Gateway .clip format, you can define many aspects of a Gateway clip, including: Source Information Versioning Multiple Channels of media Paths to media The improved Batch Export node in uses Gateway .clip files to describe the multiple versions of exported media. Because the Gateway .clip is supported by the Wiretap Gateway, reading of these files is supported by any Wiretap Gateway client application.
	Improved Render Pass Workflow The Gateway Import node provides a simpler way for you to re-use compositing information for new scenes and renders. The Gateway Import node supports matching channels based not only on their UID and name, but also on their channel type. This allows you to replace sources with multiple render passes in a Gateway Clip that are similar, but not identical, and maintain schematic connections to the Gateway Import node within a composite.

Batch FX

	BFX Output Node The new Batch FX output node can output left and right matte outputs for stereo clips. Visually, it is no longer a rectangle and now a circular node.
	Node Caching Frames in Batch FX nodes can now be cached. When the tab is yellow, the cache is in read and write mode. The tab is partially greyed out with a yellow circle in read-only mode and the tab is muted when the cache is disabled. See Caching Frames and Batch FX Cache Life Span.
	Optimized Performance Multiple improvements were made to optimize the performance of the application when working with Batch FX. You can control these optimizations from the Batch FX section of the Preferences menu. The preferences allow you to control if Batch FX nodes are loaded into memory when a setup is loaded, if Batch FX nodes are kept in memory after rendering, and how Batch FX nodes are copied. See Batch FX preferences.