Steinberg Nuendo 3 Operation Manual

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Exporting and importing OpenTL files
OpenTL is a file exchange format originally developed for Tascam hard 
disk recording systems. OpenTL facilities also appear in a variety of 
DAWs, making Nuendo project transfer reliable and solid. For example, 
a common use of OpenTL is to convert hassle free, between Nuendo 
and Pro Tools. If you import or export an OpenTL file to/from Nuendo, 
the resulting project will contain all audio files, edits, and track names 
made in the...

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When exporting OpenTL files on PC, do not change the DF or NDF frame 
notation after you have set the project start time. Make sure that all au-
dio files in the project pool have the same sample rate, bit depth, and 
that all are set to Broadcast Wave file type.
1.Select “OpenTL...” from the Export submenu on the File menu.
In the dialog that appears, activate the “Copy Media” or the “Consolidate Events” op-
tion to guarantee that all audio is exported. Locate the target...

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3.You are now prompted to select or create a project folder for the new 
project.
After specifying the name and location of the project folder, the new project opens 
containing all the audio files stored in the OpenTL file and their associated edits. Save 
the imported file as a Nuendo project. 
4.Open the Pool, and select “Prepare Archive…” from the Pool context 
menu. 
This will copy any necessary external audio files into the local Nuendo project directory. 
5.Select the...

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Importing XSend projects from Liquid
For Liquid users, XSend provides a means to export a Liquid se-
quence directly to a Nuendo workstation either on the same machine, 
over a network or via portable media such as DVD-R.
The XSend options and features are available only if XSend is in-
stalled on your computer. You can either install XSend during the Nu-
endo installation process, or at a later point in time using the XSend 
installer supplied on the Nuendo program DVD....

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Importing Premiere Generic EDL files
You can transfer audio files and their associated edits from the Adobe 
Premiere application to Nuendo. This is made possible by rendering a 
“Generic EDL” file from a session in Premiere, and importing the re-
sulting file. 
Proceed as follows:
1.Select “Premiere Generic EDL...” from the Import submenu on the File 
menu.
2.Navigate to the location of the Premiere Generic EDL file, select it and 
click Open.
You are now prompted to select...

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When you have specified a location and a name for the file, click 
“Save”. At this point, the Export Options dialog appears, allowing you 
to specify a number of options for the file – what should be included in 
the file, its type and its resolution (see below for descriptions of the 
options).
The Export Options dialog.
You will also find these settings in the Preferences dialog (MIDI-MIDI 
File page). If you set these up once and for all in the Preferences, you 
only need...

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• The MIDI file will include the Tempo track.
• Inspector settings (other than patch, volume, pan and effects – see 
above) are not included in the MIDI file!
To include these, you need to convert the settings to “real” MIDI events and properties 
by using the Merge MIDI in Loop function for each track, see the “MIDI realtime param-
eters and effects” chapter in the separate PDF document “Working with MIDI”.
Export Inserts If this is checked and you are using any MIDI...

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Importing MIDI Files
To import a MIDI file from disk, proceed as follows:
1.Select “MIDI File...” from the Import submenu on the File menu.
2.In the dialog that appears, select whether a new project should be 
created for the file or not.
If you select “No”, the MIDI file will be imported into the current project.
3.Locate and select the MIDI file in the file dialog that appears, and click 
Open.
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As mentioned on page 657, the result also depends on what type of 
MIDI file it is – Type 0 or Type 1:
• If the MIDI file is of Type 0 (all data on a single track), only one MIDI track will 
be created.
This track will be set to MIDI Channel “Any”, allowing all MIDI events to play back on 
their original channels. You can use the Dissolve Part function on the MIDI menu to 
distribute the events onto different tracks with different MIDI Channels (see the “MIDI 
Processing”...

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Importing Cubase VST files
As described on page 638, Nuendo can open Cubase SX/SL projects 
with the regular Open function. It is also possible to import files created 
in older versions of Cubase. There are three options for this on the File 
– Import submenu:
Import Cubase Song
This will open a Song file (Windows file extension “.all”) created in 
Cubase 5.0 or later and convert it to a Nuendo project. When import-
ing a Song, you will be asked to specify a folder for the...