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# Clip Media Group

Use these options to select how clip media is handled on import.

(a) Channels box(b) Load Method box(c) Step Factor field(d) Repeat field

Channels box
  Select the channels that you want to import. If the image has an alpha channel, you can load it with the image as is or inverted.

Select: | To load:
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RGB | The image with no alpha channel.
RGBA | The image and its alpha channel. Two clips are created: the first clip contains the RGB image, and the second clip contains the alpha channel image. If the image does not contain an alpha channel, a single clip is created.
RGBA Inverted | The image and its alpha channel (inverted). Two clips are created: the first clip contains the RGB image, and the second clip contains the greyscale inverted alpha channel image.

Load Method box
  Select the method used to load images, whether a clip, sequences, or frames.

Select: | To load:
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One Clip | All selected images into a single clip.
Sequences | All selected sequences and individual images into separate clips. Note that selected images in a sequence are loaded as one clip.
Frames | All selected images into separate, one-frame clips.

Repeat button
  Enable when you want to repeat a single frame for a given duration. Regardless of the load option, you can set the number of times the frame is repeated by entering a value in the Repeat field.
Matte Container button
  When enabled, creates a matte container to store the image and its matte. Matte Container is active when Channels is set to RGBA or RGBA Inverted.
Step Factor field
  Specifies the number of frames that you want to skip when importing a selection of images (which may or may not be part of a sequence). For example, a step factor of two imports every second frame. A step factor of one imports all frames.
Repeat field
  Enter a value for the number of times that you want to repeat a single frame for a given clip. This field is active when the Repeat button is enabled.
Soft-Import Full Res button
  When enabled, images are soft-imported at full resolution. If your project settings include proxies, then proxies are generated also.
Proxy Import button
  When enabled, allows the available proxies, matching the criteria set in the Proxy Import settings, to be imported.
Settings button
  Displays the Proxy Import settings. Active when Proxy Import is enabled.