- Link to Files button
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Enable Link to Files to create a sequence with track segments that link to the original media. Disable Link to Files to create
an empty shell with only the structure of the sequence, without references to files.
- Consolidate on Import button
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Enable to force
Flame to override the handles specified in the timeline. Disabled if Search and Import Files is enabled.
- Handles field
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Disabled if Consolidate on Import is enabled. Set the maximum number of head and tail frames that you want to retain after
consolidating the clip.
- Preferred Media box
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Select which of the offline intermediates or original sources to import when both are found by
Flame. Used only with AAF sequences.
- Search and Import Files button
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Enable to locate and import the media listed in the sequence, using the selected Search Criteria options. The media is imported
as segments of the sequence. Enabled if Link to Files is enabled.
- Directories Up field
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By default,
Flame searches for media to match, starting with the directory from where the timeline file is imported. It includes any sub-directory
in this search. Use Directories Up to expand the search to parent directories. How high in the hierarchy depends on the value
set.
NoteWhen setting the Directories Up field, keep in mind that the Flame will navigate the whole directory structure starting with what you specified. This means that the higher up you go in the
directory structure, the longer the conform will take. And this issue is amplified in a networked environment.
- Filter button
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Enable to search and import only the clips of the format specified in Filter Selection. Enabled only if Search and Import
Files is enabled.
- Filter Selection box
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Select the format to filter for during a search and import operation.
- Save Sources Separately button
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Enable to create a copy of each source referred to in the sequence. The source clips are copied next to the sequence in the
clip library. Enabled if Search and Import Files is enabled.
- Use Filename button
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Enable to use the filename specified in the timeline as a match criteria.
- Use Timecode button
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Enable to use the source timecode specified in the timeline as a match criteria.
- Use Tape button
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Enable to use the tape name specified in the timeline as a match criteria.
- Use UMID button
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Enable to use the starting SMPTE UMID in the timeline as a match criteria. This is only used with MXF files, ignored in any
other case.
- Use Resolution button
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Enable to use the resolution specified in the sequence as a match criteria. If this option is disabled,
Flame soft-resizes the media found to the resolution specified in the imported sequence, if required.
- Use Framerate button
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Enable to use the frame rate specified for the source in the sequence as a match criteria. Disable to disregard the edit's
frame rate when relinking to the sources; afterwards, you might need to slip the clip and use a timewarp in the timeline after
loading it to correct the frame rate discrepancy.
Note When importing FCP XML sequences into Flame, timewarps are added automatically to edits of differing frame rates to match more closely the results in Final Cut Pro.
Be careful when using the Use Framerate search option with FCP XML files, especially if the FCP sequence is using multiple
frame rates. With Use Framerate enabled, Flame uses the frame rate of the sequence's edits as a match criteria to relink to the correct sources: if the frame rate of the considered source is 24fps while the edit
is at 30fps, that source is not a potential candidate. So whether or not Flame relinks the considered source to the edit has nothing to do with the frame rate of the sequence.
But, if you are importing an FCP sequence, Flame timewarps the edits so that they match the frame rate of the imported sequence. For example, an FCP sequence @60fps contains edits @50fps: Flame timewarps the edits to 60fps as it imports the sequence. Whether or not edits are relinked to their sources has nothing to
do with this: if Use Framerate is enabled, Flame only relinks the above edits if the sources are matching the edits' original frame rate, in this case 50fps.