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# Split Stream Action

With the help of the Split Stream Action, a stream can be split into a synchronous and an asynchronous path. The synchronous path of a stream must always end within 60 seconds, i.e. all nodes that are in the synchronous path must have been processed. For example, this cannot actually be guaranteed for copying and rendering processes. Such processes should be in an asynchronous way when more than one node is involved. The split stream node enables this asynchronous path, which is inherently synchronous, to start at any point in the stream.