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Batch Overview

Viewing the Batch Schematic

 

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Accessing the Batch Menu

Use the Batch menu to set up a process tree, load clips, and set rendering options. The Batch menu is available when you enter Batch and at every Batch FX level. You can enter Batch directly, or select clips to work with inside Batch. For more information on bringing a segment into a Batch FX level, see Creating Batch FX.

To access the Batch menu:

1. In the Main menu, click Processing.
2. In the Processing menu, click Batch.
3. Select a destination reel on the desktop.

   The Batch menu appears with the last used schematic, if any, on the desktop. Alternatively, to open Batch with an empty schematic, hold Alt while selecting a destination reel.

To access the Batch menu with clips:

1. In the Main menu, click Processing.
2. Hold down the Ctrl key and click Batch.

   The cursor changes to a red arrow to select a clip.

3. While holding down the Ctrl key, select as many clips as you want.
4. Release the Ctrl key, and then select the last clip.

   The cursor changes to a white arrow.

5. Click a destination reel.

   The Batch menu is displayed and all the clips you selected from the desktop are displayed in the Batch schematic.

   
   

   Node bins and custom node panels

   
   

   (a) View box  (b) Reference box  

   
   

   Process Tree controls  

The Batch controls are described as follows.

Setup buttonDisplays Batch setup options.

Node SetupDisplays the selected node's Setup menu.

Animation buttonDisplays the Universal Channel Editor. You can also access the large view of the Channel Editor by tapping the right swipe bar. See Accessing the Channel Editor.

TimingDisplays the relative position in time of all Batch clips. See Offsetting Clips with the Timing View.

BFX View Displays a schematic view of all Batch FX applied to a BFX segment.

Reference boxFor the currently selected node, displays one of the following in the reference portion, “R” side, of the split bar.

To see the reference image, select Split in the View menu. The other side of the split bar is determined by the view you select from the View box. See Displaying the Reference Area.

View boxSets the view in the image window. Available views are determined by the active node. You can also use the following hot keys to display commonly used views.

Save button and boxSave a Batch setup by selecting one of the following.

By default, Batch setups have the file extension .batch.

Load button and boxLoad a Batch setup by selecting one of the following.

Loading a Batch setup also loads the clips used in the process trees. If Batch cannot find a clip, it displays the name of the clip in red.

You can load Batch setups that contain Flame and Inferno specific nodes. These nodes—called render-only nodes or non-editable nodes—cannot be modified in Inferno; however, Batch processes the node operation in the final clip result.

Node binsContain all the nodes you require to build a process tree. The bars are divided into four categories: input and output nodes, formatting nodes, effects nodes, and processing nodes. See Batch: Node Reference.

Custom node panelsContain custom nodes that you have created. The left panel contains custom nodes available to the user, and the right panel contains custom nodes available to the project. See Creating Custom Nodes.

Process Tree controls Use these controls to position and adjust Batch nodes to keep track of processing directions. See Manipulating Nodes.