History View displays the history of the selected clip. You can display History View in the Record Area, the Source Area, and in a soft effect editor.

Display a clip’s history in the Source Area, for example, to have access to the clip’s timeline and history at the same time.

You can use the clip history in soft effect editors to move between soft effects as well as into modules. If you enter a module from a soft effects history view, you are returned to the same soft effect editor when you exit the module.

You can view and modify the history of record clips. You can only view the history of source clips; you cannot modify their history.

To display History View in the Record Area in Backdraft Conform:

1. Select a clip with history in the Source Area.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Select either History (Ctrl+F5) or Large History (Ctrl+Shift+F5) from the View Modes box in the Record Area.
   • Double-click the H icon on the clip in the Source Area.
   TipTo switch between History and Large History view, hold Ctrl and swipe the bar below the Source Timeline Area.
3. Select Source Clip from the Source/Record History box.

   
   

   The clip history appears in the Record Area. The clip history is read-only.

4. Select an option from the History View box.

   Select:	To view:
   Schematic view	Nodes that represent the operations performed on the clip.
   List view	A list of the operations performed on the clip.

   The clip history appears. The following illustration shows some significant components of clip history.

To display History View in the Source Area:

1. Select a clip with history in the Source Area or Record Area.
   NoteYou can select a record clip or a source clip.
2. Select and enable Source Area from the Menu Priority box.
3. Select History View from the Source View box.

   
   

4. Select Source Clip or Record Clip from the Source Area History box.

   
   

   The history of the selected clip appears in the Source Area.

5. Select an option from the Source History View box.

   Select:	To view:
   Schematic view	Nodes that represent the operations performed on the clip.
   List view	A list of the operations performed on the clip.

To display History View in the Record Area:

1. Select a clip with history in the Source Area or Record Area.
   NoteYou can select a record clip or a source clip.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Select History (Ctrl+F5) or Large History (Ctrl+Shift+F5) from the Record View box in the Record Area.
     TipTo switch between History and Large History view, hold Ctrl and swipe the bar below the Record Timeline Area.
   • Double-click the H icon on the clip in the Source Area or Record Area.
     NoteClips in Collapsed view in the Record Area have an H icon.
3. Select Source Clip or Record Clip from the Record Area History box.

   
   

   The history of the selected clip appears in the Record Area.

4. Select an option from the Record History View box.

   Select:	To view:
   Schematic view	Nodes that represent the operations performed on the clip.
   List view	A list of the operations performed on the clip.

To display History View in a soft effect editor:

1. Load a clip with clip history into a soft effect editor.
2. Click History (or press Ctrl+F5).

   The clip history appears with the soft effect selected. You can display the history in Schematic or List View.

   
   

   (a) History button  (b) Selected soft effect  

   Image courtesy of The House