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# Gateway Import Node Settings

Clip Versions

Available in the Basic and Extended menus of the Gateway Import node.

The Clip Versions section is available when either a Gateway clip or a Maya .precomp file is selected.

Clip Versions box
  Select the Gateway Clip version to use in the current Batch setup. Switching version automatically updates the node and the Batch schematic. Available to Gateway .clip files, created either by an Export node with Version enabled or by a third party, and to .precomp files.

  If the channels differ between two versions, Smoke maintains compositing connections where appropriate.

Creation Date field
  Creation date of the version selected in the Clip Version box. Not editable.
Source Setup Name field
  Name of the Batch setup saved with the Gateway Clip. Only available to Gateway Clips output using an Export node with Include Setup enabled.
Append to current Batch button
  Click to add to the current Batch schematic a group made of the Batch setup stored with the Gateway Clip. Only available to Gateway Clips output using an Export node with Include Setup enabled.

Import Settings

Available in the Basic menu of the Gateway Import node.

The available options vary according to the type of clip imported, but are similar to the Gateway library Import Preferences.

Media Handling

Available in the Basic menu of the Gateway Import node.

You can define what to output from the Gateway Import node when it is asked for media outside the extents of the current clip. So for a clip of 30 frames, offset by 10 frames in a sequence of 50, you would define the node output for frames 41 and over (set using Tail Media), and for frames 9 and under (set using Head Media).

Head Media box
  Select how Batch handles missing media from the head of the clip.

  Select: | To:
  --- | ---
  Use Black | Substitute each frame of missing media with a black frame.
  No Media | Not substitute missing media. Display an error message that there is no media to be processed by the node.
  Repeat First | Substitute each frame of missing media at the beginning of the clip with the first frame of media.

Tail Media box
  Select how Batch handles missing media from the tail of the clip.

  Select: | To:
  --- | ---
  Use Black | Substitute each frame of missing media with a black frame.
  No Media | Not substitute missing media. Display an error message that there is no media to be processed by the node.
  Repeat Last | Substitute each frame of missing media at the end of the clip with the last frame of media.

Frame field
  Displays the absolute frame number of the current frame, read from the file displayed in the File Name field. Use it to confirm offsets or identify specific frames.
File Name field
  Displays the name of the file from where the current frame is being read. Use it to confirm the source of the displayed frames.

Clip Information tabs

Available in the Basic and Extended menus of the Gateway Import node.

The Clip Information tabs display information about Gateway imported clip.

Clip Info tab
  The Clip Info tab displays the name of the original media, file format, resolution and FCM, as well as the number of tracks in the clip.
Metadata tab
  The Metadata tab displays metadata information about the imported media, including but not limited to: path to the sources, camera settings (RED and ARRI), file creator...
Versions tab
  The Versions tab lists all the versions available for the selected clip. Available to Gateway clips and Maya .precomp imports.

Clip Channels

Available in the Extended menu of the Gateway Import node.

Use the Clip Channels table to manage the channels or layers of a multi-layers clip, such as a PSD, an OpenEXR, a precomp.

NoteWith a Gateway Import node selected in the Batch schematic, press Ctrl+C to expand the node and display its channels in the schematic.

(a)Media output (b)Alpha output (c) Displayed and disconnected outputs (d)Hidden and disconnected outputs (e) Displayed and connected outputs (f) Hidden but connected outputs

Type field
  The type of the channel. Not editable.
Name field
  The name of the channel. Not editable.
Icon field
  Enable to display the channel in the Batch schematic; disable to hide the channel. The Gateway Import node must be expanded (press Ctrl+C) to view the channels in the Batch schematic. Hiding a channel does not break its link to a node.
Proxy field
  Enable to use that channel as the Gateway Import node proxy in the Batch schematic. Only can be enabled at any given time. Purely aesthetic; it has no impact on processing.
Outputs
  Click to display or hide the outputs available for each channel from the Gateway Import node in the Batch schematic. Hiding an output does not break its link to a node. There is one output each for RGB and its alpha (if any).