Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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Since most film productions record audio to DAT machines or other 
portable digital recorders at 48kHz, the resulting speed change during 
transfer to video yields a very odd samplerate of 47.952kHz (called 
48kHz pull-down). Normally, this is transferred to the video tape via 
analog connections, thereby avoiding the equipment needed to per-
form a samplerate conversion back to 48kHz.
However, many post production professionals prefer to use the origi-
nal source tapes when working...

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The relationship between film and PAL video is different. The 0.1% video 
pull-up does not work for PAL systems. The descriptions above apply to 
NTSC video systems.
Playing back a video file via FireWire (Mac OS X only)
For Apple computers equipped with a FireWire port, you can easily 
use this to connect to external video hardware, as OS X has built-in 
video support for the most common formats (NTSC/PAL/DVCPRO). 
FireWire is capable of high data-transfer speed and is the most...

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Playing back a video file using graphics cards (Windows only)
Multi-head graphics cards which support overlay functionality can be 
used to display the video picture on an external TV or computer mon-
itor in full screen mode. As of this writing, the manufacturers nVIDIA 
and Matrox have working solutions available. Check the card’s docu-
mentation for information on how it handles video output and how to 
set it up for multi-monitor display.
Playing back a video file using video...

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Replacing the audio in a video file
Nuendo has a special function for replacing the audio in a video file:
1.Pull down the File menu and select Replace Audio in Video File.
2.In the file dialog that appears, locate and select the video file on your 
hard disk, and click Open.
A new file dialog appears.
3.Locate and select the audio file that you want to insert into the video 
file, and click Open.
The audio is added to the video file, replacing its current audio track (if any).
•By...

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Before you start
When working on a project involving a video file, there are several 
points to bear in mind:
Have you selected the right player?
The player is used not only for playback of the video file, but also to pro-
vide file information in the Pool and in the Import Video dialog. There-
fore, to make sure that you have chosen the right player for a particular 
type of video file, check the file information displayed in the Import 
Video dialog or the Pool prior to trying to...

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When working with a Windows operating system, you may find that 
you are unable to edit a video file copied from a CD. This is because 
files copied from CD are write protected by default. Right-click the file, 
and uncheck the “Read-Only” option in the File Properties dialog.
When you have a video file in a format not supported by Nuendo, use 
an external application to convert it to a format that Nuendo can import.
Options
In the Preferences dialog (Event Display–Video page),...

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Application Examples
Listed below are three examples of how you can use Nuendo’s Edit 
Mode for matching audio and MIDI to video.
1.If required, set the snap point in the audio event so that it identifies a 
significant point in the audio recording.
This would be the position in the audio that you want to match to a certain position in the 
video. If you don’t set the snap point, the start of the audio event will be used instead.
2.Activate Edit Mode on the Transport menu.
3.Select...

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8.Make Accuracy and Algorithm settings as desired, and click Process.
The audio is stretched or compressed to fit the range.
If you want the audio to fade in, reaching full volume at a certain posi-
tion in the video, and fade out at another position, here is a quick way 
of achieving this:
This assumes that the audio event is already positioned and sized cor-
rectly according to the video.
1.In Edit Mode, select the Range Selection tool.
2.Make a selection range in the audio event,...

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ReWire 

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Introduction
ReWire and ReWire2 are special protocols for streaming audio be-
tween two computer applications. Developed by Propellerhead Soft-
ware and Steinberg, ReWire provides the following possibilities and 
features:
•Real-time streaming of up to 64 separate audio channels (256 with 
ReWire2), at full bandwidth, from the “synthesizer application” into 
the “mixer application”.
In this case, the “mixer application” is of course Nuendo. An example of a “synthesizer...