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# Media Menu Settings

The Media controls are described as follows.

Media List box
  To add media directly to the Media list, select New Media. To add an indirect layer to the Action node, select New Input.

Image Proxy
  Displays a proxy of the currently selected media.

Apply button
  Applies the selected media in the Media list to the selected surface in the scene.

Apply dropdown list
  For stereoscopic clips, select how the selected media in the Media list is applied to the selected surface in the scene.

Copy button
  Copies media and effects (for example, Blur and Crop settings) of the selected media in the Media list. Use the Paste options to decide how you want to use the copy/paste operation.

Clone button
  Clones the selected media, or media and effects onto a new media entry in the Media list.

Clone dropdown list
  Select whether the clone operation clones just selected media, or media and effects.

Paste button
  Pastes the copied parameters onto the selected media or media entry in the Media list.

Paste dropdown list
  Select how the paste operation is applied in the Media list.

  Select: | To:
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  Paste Media Only | Paste the copied media onto a selected empty media entry, without any effects (such as Blur or Crop settings).
  Paste FX/Media+FX | If pasting onto an existing media entry, pastes only the copied effects. If pasting on an empty media entry, pastes both the copied media and effects.

Delete button
  Deletes the selected media from the Media list.

Replace button
  Click to open the area selected in the Media From box to choose media to replace the selected media in the Media list.

Extract button
  Click to convert the selected media in the Media list from direct to indirect media.

Front Clip box
  Select an option to edit the front clip's visibility.

  Select: | To:
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  Front On | Display the front clip for the selected media.
  Front Off | Hide the front clip for the selected media.
  Front Lock | Lock the selected front clip at the current frame in the timebar.

Back Clip box
  Select an option to edit the back clip's visibility.

  Select: | To:
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  Back On | Display the back clip.
  Back Off | Hide the back clip.
  Back Lock | Lock the back clip at the current frame in the timebar.

Matte Clip box
  Select an option to edit the matte clip's visibility.

  Select: | To:
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  Matte On | Display the matte clip for the selected media.
  Matte Off | Hide the matte clip for the selected media.
  Matte Invert | Invert a matte. Black areas will be made white, and white areas will become black. TipTo invert multiple matte clips, Ctrl-click the matte media and select Invert in the Matte Clip box.

TipUse options in the View box to display selected media in the image window: Media Front (or press F1), Media Back (F2, and Media Matte (F3).

Media Rendering box
  Select a rendering option per media.

Reset Choice box
  Select the Media list properties to reset.

Reset button
  Resets the properties selected in the Reset Choice box.

Keyer field
  Loads the back, front, and matte clips for the selected media into the Modular Keyer. See Accessing the Colour Corrector and the Modular Keyer from Action.
  NoteThe back clip is loaded into the Modular Keyer for reference only. Any modifications you make to the back clip, such as colour correction, are not applied in Action.

CC field
  Loads the clip for the selected media into the Colour Corrector. See Accessing the Colour Corrector and the Modular Keyer from Action.
Xblur and Yblur fields
  Adjusts the amount of Gaussian or Box blur along the X and Y axes.
Slip field
  Slips the back, front, or matte clip.
Shadow field
  Adjusts the softness of a shadow. If the scene contains more than one shadow using the selected media, all shadows are softened by the same amount you specify in this field. See Adding Drop Shadows.
Gaussian field
  Uses Gaussian blur on a selected media.
Divide field
  Divides the front media by its associated matte media.
Crop and Crop Softness fields
  Crops a front clip or a matte clip for a selected media. Use the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right fields to crop the selected sides. You can also add crop softness.

NoteFor more information on slipping, blurring, dividing, and cropping in the Media list, see Adding Effects to Media