Video and Audio Effects
 
 
 

The following tables describe how effects are supported in Backdraft Conform.

Blend

Avid Backdraft Conform
Picture-in-picture Translated to Soft Axis (Position / Scaling (ISO*))
Superimpose Translated to Soft Blend (transparency value is translated)
NoteScaling in AAF can be X and Y. Backdraft Conform only supports one value (X or Y) for both.

Film

Avid Backdraft Conform
1.66 mask Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
1.85 mask Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
16:9 mask Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Anamorphic mask Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Blowup Not supported; replaced by Cue mark

AVX Plugin

Avid Backdraft Conform
Illusion FX Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
AVX Plugins Not supported; replaced by Cue mark

Image

Avid Backdraft Conform
Avid Pan and Zoom Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Blur effect Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
colour Correction Converted to Soft CC (empty) + cue mark
colour Effect Converted to Soft CC (empty) + cue mark
Flip Converted to Soft Axis (Flip effect)
Flip-flop Converted to Soft Axis (Flip-flop effect)
Flop Converted to Soft Axis (Flop effect)
Mask Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Reformat Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Resize Translated to Soft Axis (Position / Scale values are translated)
Scratch removal Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Submaster Converted to Container

Key

Avid Backdraft Conform
Animate Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Chroma key Converted to Soft Axis (empty)
Luma key Converted to Soft Axis (empty)
Matte key Converted to Soft Axis (empty)
RGB keyer Not supported; replaced by Cue mark

Miscellaneous

Avid Backdraft Conform
Timewarp Converted to Soft TW (no keyframe data, but the In/Out and duration are correct; recreate the animated timewarp)
Motion Effect Translated to Soft TW (Constant speed)
3D PIP Translated to Soft Axis (Position / Scaling (ISO, Softness / Crop))
Peel Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Push Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Spin Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Squeeze Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Text tool Not supported; replaced by a Virtual source for the duration of the effect + Cue mark
Video gap Video gap
Video filler Video gap
Video match frame edit Match frame

General Audio

Avid Backdraft Conform
Audio level Audio gain
Audio dissolve Audio dissolve
Audio fade in Audio dissolve
Audio fade out Audio dissolve
Audio gap Audio gap
Audio filler Audio gap
Audio match frame edit Match frame splice

Audio Suite Plugin

Avid Backdraft Conform
Chorus Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
D-verb Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Compressor Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Limiter Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Expander-gate Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Gate Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
DeEsser Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
1-band EQII Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
4-band EQII Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Flanger Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Invert Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Duplicate Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Delay Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Multi-tap delay Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Normalize Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Gain Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Ping-pong delay Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Reverse Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
DC offset removal Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Signal generator Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Time compression exp Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Pitch shift Not supported; replaced by Cue mark