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# Rendering Your Key

To view your key in the timeline, you must render it. You can render the key inside the ConnectFX view or in the timeline.

To render your key in the ConnectFX view:

1. When you are satisfied with your key, exit the Modular Keyer by clicking the Return button.

   You are taken to the ConnectFX view.

2. In the ConnectFX view, click the Render Combo box and select Render. If the Render option is already displayed, simply click Render.

   The rendering starts. A progress bar appears at the bottom of the screen.

3. After the rendering is complete, click EXIT CFX to return to the timeline.

   Your original source clip is updated in the timeline and in the Viewing panel and displays the result of your key.

   A small CFX icon appears on the clip and the timeline segment.

To render your key in the timeline:

1. Once you are happy with your key, exit the Modular Keyer by clicking the Return.

   You are taken to the ConnectFX view.

2. In the ConnectFX view, click EXIT CFX to return to the timeline.

   Your key is displayed in the timeline. A dotted line is displayed on the segment and you cannot view the result, as the segment needs to be rendered.

3. From the Editing panel, click the Render Combo box and select Render. If the Render option is already displayed, simply click Render.

   The rendering starts. A progress bar appears at the bottom of the screen.

4. Once the rendering is complete, the dotted line becomes a full line and you can view the result of your key. Your original source clip is updated in the Viewing panel and displays the result of your key. A small CFX icon appears on the clip and the timeline segment.

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