Steinberg Cubase 5.5 New Features Manual

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Frame rates
Cubase is capable of working with different types of video 
and film frame rates. In Cubase the following frame rates 
are available:
•23.9fps
This frame rate is used for film that is being transferred to NTSC video 
and must be slowed down for a 2-3 pull-down telecine transfer. It is also 
used for the type of HD video referred to as “24p”.
•24 fps
This is the true speed of standard film cameras.
•24.9fps
This frame rate is commonly used to facilitate transfers between PAL and
NTSC...

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Preparing a video project in Cubase
The following sections describe the basic operations nec-
essary for preparing a Cubase project involving video. It is 
advisable to store your video files on a separate hard drive 
from your audio files. This can help prevent data streaming 
problems when using high-resolution video with many au-
dio tracks. 
Importing video files
Importing a video file into your project is very straight for-
ward once you know that you have a compatible video file. 
Video...

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About thumbnails
The individual thumbnail images are positioned exactly at 
the beginning of the corresponding frame. When you 
zoom in and there is enough space between the frames, 
the thumbnail is repeated as many times as there is free 
space available. Thus, you can always see a thumbnail re-
gardless of how much you zoom in.
Thumbnail Memory Cache Size
In the Preferences dialog on the Video page, you can en-
ter a value for the “Thumbnail Memory Cache Size”. This 
determines how much...

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Video settings in the Device Setup dialog
In the Device Setup dialog you determine which device is 
used for playing back video files. You can switch between 
different output devices during playback.
The Video Player page in the Device Setup dialog
To set up a video output device, proceed as follows:
1.Pull down the Devices Menu and select “Device 
Setup…” to open the Device Setup dialog, and select the 
Video Player page.
2.In the Active column, activate the checkbox for the de-
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•Drag the borders, just like when resizing other windows.
ÖThe higher the resolution, the more processing power 
is needed for playback. If you need to reduce the proces-
sor load, you can reduce the size of the Video Player win-
dow, or lower the value on the Video Quality submenu.
Setting the aspect ratio
Resizing the Video Player window by dragging its borders 
may lead to a distorted image. To prevent this, you can set 
an aspect ratio for video playback.
•From the Aspect Ratio submenu of...

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•By using the “Extract Audio from Video File” option on 
the Media menu.
This creates an audio clip in the Pool, but does not add any events to the 
Project window. 
Replacing the audio in a video file
Once you have edited all audio and MIDI data to the video 
and created a final mix, you will need to put the new audio 
back with the video. You can do this by embedding the 
audio in another stream within the video container file.
To replace the audio stream in a video file, proceed as fol-...

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Plug-in updates 

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Plug-in updates
AmpSimulator
The AmpSimulator effect now has an updated plug-in 
panel. However, the parameters are the same as before.
AmpSimulator is a distortion effect, emulating the sound 
of various types of guitar amp and speaker cabinet combi-
nations. A wide selection of amp and cabinet models is 
available.
The following parameters are available:
Groove Agent ONE 1.1 update
Replacing individual samples
On the sample pads in Groove Agent ONE, you can now 
replace individual samples. 
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Polyphony counter
The new Polyphony counter in the LCD Display in the left 
half of the panel shows the number of pads currently play-
ing.
New start/end locators in the waveform display
You can define the sample start and end points by drag-
ging the s and e locators in the waveform shown in the 
LCD display. When you click on a locator and press [Ctrl], 
this will zoom in on the waveform and center the display 
around the locator. Note that the locators automatically 
snap to zero...

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REVerence update
REVerence has a new “Smooth Parameter Changes” but-
ton that is located at the top right, between the program 
slots and the Store/Recall/Erase buttons. If it is activated, a 
crossfade is performed when switching programs. Leave 
this button deactivated while looking for a suitable program 
or an appropriate setting for an impulse response. Once 
you have set up the program matrix to your liking, activate 
the button to avoid hearing artifacts when switching be-
tween...