# Action Priority Jumps **URL:** \ **Category:** Flame Questions\ **Tags:** action, batch\ **Created:** [May 26, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/action-priority-jumps/12922 "2025-05-26T02:55:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JustAnotherBoy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/justanotherboy/32/6864_2.png) [@JustAnotherBoy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/JustAnotherBoy)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/action-priority-jumps/12922/1 "2025-05-26T02:55:38Z")
Hey fellow flamers, I’ve been noticing recently when I duplicate my action, the priority of the media jumps. Does anyone encounter similar issues or know of any fix for this? I’m using Flame 2025.2.1 Update currently. Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![GPM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/gpm/32/4224_2.png) [@GPM](https://forum.logik.tv/u/GPM)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/action-priority-jumps/12922/2 "2025-05-26T10:25:49Z")
This is a longstanding bug. I have a beauty rig that has precise surface ordering. When I duplicate the Action, or just duplicate a selection of surfaces in Action, the priority is not kept. ---
**Author:** ![fredwarren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/fredwarren/32/158_2.png) [@fredwarren](https://forum.logik.tv/u/fredwarren)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/action-priority-jumps/12922/3 "2025-05-26T14:39:14Z")
I quickly tried to the following: 1- Add an Action node 2- Create three Media Inputs 3- Connect three clips to the Media Inputs 4- In the Priority Editor, the default priority is: - 3 - 2 - 1 5- Change the Priority to: - 2 - 1 - 3 6- Duplicate the Action node The priority was still the one set at step 5. Do you have a different result doing the same test? ---
**Author:** ![kily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kily](https://forum.logik.tv/u/kily)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/action-priority-jumps/12922/4 "2025-05-26T19:58:17Z")
Maybe did you add accidentally some priority keyframe? Sometimes, with prority keyframes, things become weird. ---
**Author:** ![JustAnotherBoy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/justanotherboy/32/6864_2.png) [@JustAnotherBoy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/JustAnotherBoy)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/action-priority-jumps/12922/5 "2025-05-27T02:03:08Z")
I tried this and the priority jumps when I duplicate. It jumps back from 2,3,1 to 3,2,1 ---
**Author:** ![JustAnotherBoy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/justanotherboy/32/6864_2.png) [@JustAnotherBoy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/JustAnotherBoy)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/action-priority-jumps/12922/6 "2025-05-27T02:11:20Z")
i didnt add any keyframes for the priority. (never knew it’s possible to add keyframes to it haha) ---
**Author:** ![GPM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/gpm/32/4224_2.png) [@GPM](https://forum.logik.tv/u/GPM)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/action-priority-jumps/12922/7 "2025-05-27T03:16:26Z")
Surface priorities is such a legacy relic. It needs to just be rewritten. ---
**Author:** ![GPM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/gpm/32/4224_2.png) [@GPM](https://forum.logik.tv/u/GPM)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/action-priority-jumps/12922/8 "2025-05-27T03:29:57Z")
> [@fredwarren](#): > > I quickly tried to the following: > > 1- Add an Action node > 2- Create three Media Inputs > 3- Connect three clips to the Media Inputs > 4- In the Priority Editor, the default priority is: > > - 3 > - 2 > - 1 > > 5- Change the Priority to: > > - 2 > - 1 > - 3 > > 6- Duplicate the Action node > > The priority was still the one set at step 5. Do you have a different result doing the same test? Isn’t this a heck of a lot of work? ---
**Author:** ![JustAnotherBoy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/justanotherboy/32/6864_2.png) [@JustAnotherBoy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/JustAnotherBoy)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/action-priority-jumps/12922/9 "2025-05-27T06:04:46Z")
I realized this only happens in ACES colorspace. Have been testing with Rec709 and it doesnt recreate the issue. ---
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/action-priority-jumps/12922/10 "2025-05-27T14:54:42Z")
Interesting position. Watcha mean? How else would you like to figure out if your pimple removal goes on top of your background plate or behind it? ---
**Author:** ![hBomb42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbce88/32.png) [@hBomb42](https://forum.logik.tv/u/hBomb42)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/action-priority-jumps/12922/11 "2025-05-27T14:55:37Z")
I frequently run into a simliar bug copy+pasting Image setups between nodes in 2023.3. land. I should probably test that in 2026…