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Operations
Renaming clips or Regions in the Pool
Renaming one clip or region
To rename a clip in the Pool, select it and click on the existing name, 
type in a new name and press [Return].
Renaming a clip in the Pool is much preferred to renaming it outside 
Nuendo (for example on the computer desktop). This way Nuendo already 
“knows” about the change, and won’t lose track of the clip the next time 
you open the project. See page 488 for details about lost files.
Renaming...

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Setting parameters of the Rename Object dialog
The Rename Object dialog provides a great deal of flexibility and op-
tions when renaming multiple objects in Nuendo. In addition to simple 
prefix, suffix, and incremental numeric additions to names, you can re-
move certain characters, include timestamp information and more.
The Rename Objects dialog
Each of the eight items found in the Rename Objects dialog can be 
used to add an element to the name generated for each object. 
The...

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• Date – The date that the file was created in several formats.
• File Extension – The file type.
• Audio Bitsize – The bit depth of the audio file. 
• Samplerate – The samplerate of the audio file.
• Audio Tempo – The audio tempo for that clip if it has been assigned.
• User Attribute – Any one of the custom attributes created in the Setup User 
Attributes dialog (see page 480).
An example of the result is displayed in the bottom of the window for 
reference. All of these...

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By using drag and drop
You can use drag and drop to insert clips into the Project window. You 
can also use drag and drop from the Sample Editor for a clip by making 
a selection range and pressing [Ctrl]/[Command] while dragging. Note:
•Snap is taken into account if activated.
•While you drag the clip in the Project window, its position will be indi-
cated by a marker line and a numerical position box.
Note that these indicate the position of the snap point in the clip. For...

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2.Click Remove.
A new prompt asks whether you want to move the clip to the Trash or remove it from 
the Pool.
3.Select “Remove from Pool”.
The clip is no longer associated with the project, but still exists on the hard disk, and 
can be used in other projects etc. This operation can be undone.
Deleting from the hard disk
To delete a file permanently from the hard disk, it must first be moved 
to the Trash folder:
•Follow the instructions for deleting clips above and select...

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Locating clips or regions in the Pool
You can perform a search of the Pool to locate particular clips or re-
gions, in the following way:
1.Select “Find in Pool” from the Pool menu.
This opens the Find Media window, in which you can specify various 
criteria to match. You can search by any one (or a combination) of the 
following properties:
• Name.
• Size (in seconds, minutes, frames or bytes).
• Bitsize (resolution).
• Channels (stereo or mono).
2.Tick the box beside the...

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Searching for audio files on disk
The Pool can help you locate audio files on your hard disk or other 
media. This works much like the regular file search, but with a couple 
of extra features:
1.Click the Search button in the toolbar.
A lower pane appears in the window, displaying the search functions.
2.Use the Location pop-up menu to specify where to search.
The pop-up menu will list all your local drives and removable media. 
•If you want to limit the search to certain...

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About missing files
When you open a project, you may get a warning that one or more 
files are “missing”. If you click Close in the warning dialog, the project 
will open anyway, without the missing files. In the Pool you can check 
which files are considered missing. This is indicated by a question 
mark in the Status column.
A file is considered missing under one of the following conditions:
•The file has been moved or renamed outside the program since the last 
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•If you select Search, the program will scan your hard disks for a file 
with the proper name and display them in a list. 
The dialog allows you to specify which folder or disk should be scanned. Click the 
Search Folder button, select a directory or a disk and then click the Start button. If 
found, select the file from the list and click “Accept”. Afterwards Nuendo tries to map 
all other missing files automatically.
Reconstructing missing edit files
If a missing file cannot be...

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Auditioning clips in the Pool
There are two methods you can use to audition clips in the Pool:
•By selecting a clip and activating the Play button.
The whole clip will play back, unless you stop playback by clicking the Play button again.
The Play button.
•By clicking somewhere in the waveform image for a clip.
The clip will play from the position in the waveform you click until the end of the clip, 
unless you stop playback by clicking the Play button, or by clicking anywhere...