Use the following Batch controls to load and save setups as well as to access setup options. You can also select a specific representation of how you want your work displayed.

Process buttonGenerates a new clip from the process tree. The process tree must end with an Output or Export node. See Outputting and Exporting Batch Results.

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

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.

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

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

Save dropdown listSave a Batch setup or save a Batch setup and all the sources used in the setup. See Saving Sources and Setups.

Setup buttonDisplays Batch setup options. See Setting Batch Preferences.

Node SetupDisplays the Setup menu for certain nodes. See Accessing Modules from Batch.

Animation buttonDisplays the Universal Channel Editor, where you can change parameters for any module at any time. See Creating Animations with the Batch Universal Editor.

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

BFX View Displays a schematic view of all source clips and nested levels of Batch FX applied to a BFX segment. Use this view to quickly access a complete Batch setup relative to the main Batch timeline and to match any source clip used in a BFX segment. See Navigating Batch Setups.

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

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 hotkeys to display commonly used views.