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# Managing Clips in a BFX Level

From a BFX level, you can send a copy of any clip to the EditDesk. If the clip contains soft effects, the soft effects are preserved with the clip.

To save a BFX setup, you must save it separately. If you want to save a setup with the clip that you copied back to the EditDesk, make sure you save the setup after copying the clip so that the links from the setup will be to the copied clips. For information on saving setups, see Saving Sources and Setups.

When you load a BFX setup, the EditDesk is searched first for the clips and then the library is searched. If the clips are not found, the setup is loaded with black proxies for the missing clips, and the clip name appears in red.

To copy a clip in a BFX level to the EditDesk:

1. Select the clips to copy in the BFX schematic.

   In the following example, the selected clip has a Text soft effect.

   (a) Selected clip with Text soft effect

2. From the Setup menu, click Send Selected Clips To Desk.

   If you loaded the clips from the library, the clip names turn from blue to white indicating the clips are EditDesk clips.

3. Exit to the EditDesk.

   A copy of the selected clip appears on the EditDesk. Note that the Text soft effect in the clip is preserved.