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Loading either class of effect into a buffer results in a time control being displayed at right in the buffer label.
Hint: Select a Slow, Medium or Fast preset value from the drop-down menu, drag the mouse left or right over
the time to change the current value, or click to enter a number directly using the keyboard.
For auto-run animation effects, a further control is added to the thumbnail icon when you move the cursor
over it. The Rehearse button appears at the top-center Figure 165). Clicking it plays the animation from its
first frame through to the last and holds that image.
Hint: In addition to providing a way to preview the effect (by displaying it on the Preview monitor, for example),
Rehearse offers a handy way to re-run animated alerts and similar overlays at will. Remember, too, that the
Macros feature provides a great deal of useful functionality in connection with Buffers and their display.
Still image Buffers have another very valuable ability, discussed next.
11.3.5 BUFFER WATCH FOLDERS
If you wish, you can share the Frame Buffer folder, which contains any still images used in Buffers , across a
network. The Share Media Folders and Buffers is easily enabled even during a live production using the File
menu at the left-hand end of the Dashboard .
The files which serve individual still image buffers are located in clearly named sub-folders of the Frame
Buffer folder for each session. These folders are arranged as follows:
Sessiondrive :\Sessions\ sessionname\ Frame Buffer\Buffer (#)
e.g., D:\Sessions\MySession \ Frame Buffer\Buffer 3
The Frame Buffer folder for the current session is accessible on the network when sharing is enabled. This
allows still image buffers to be updated across a network using suitable graphics application (such as
Photoshop ® ).
Note: This special share name assignment is dynamic. Network sharing is activated, and the current Buffer
path is automatically updated whenever you enter a session with the option enabled. This ensures that
applications on networked systems can remotely access and update buffer graphics for the current production
session.
The Frame Buffer folder is a “watch folder”. W hen you save an image for a given buffer, the buffer updates
even if it is currently displayed, allowing you to refresh overlays instantly across the network.