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:
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:
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:
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:
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.

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.