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About the EditDesk
 
 
 

The EditDesk provides the primary working space for performing edits. When you first enter Backdraft Conform, the EditDesk appears. The EditDesk is divided into four regions: the EditDesk Library, the Source Area, the EditDesk menu, and the Record Area.

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(a) EditDesk Library  (b) Source Area  (c) EditDesk menu  (d) Record Area  

EditDesk LibraryWhere you organize material into multiple folders, Source Areas, and Record Areas.

Source AreaHolds the clips that you use in an editing session.

EditDesk menuContains menu buttons and commands pertaining to image-processing modules as well as other tools useful to the editing process.

Record AreaWhere you edit clips.

NoteIf you try to access a project on a remote framestore that is already in use, you will not be able to access that project's EditDesk; instead, you will go directly to the project's clip library. For more information on remote access, see Managing Projects and Users.

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