Steinberg Nuendo 4 Getting Started Manual

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When you see timecode displayed anywhere in Nuendo 
with a semi-colon, you are using drop-frame timecode. 
This is the only indication besides looking at the Project 
Setup dialog, that you are using drop-frame timecode.
Drop-frame SMPTE timecode display with frames separated by a semi-
colon.
When the Project window’s time display is set to time-
code, the grid options change. The choices are:
 Subframe (1/100th of a frame)




 1 second
These grid options allow editing,...

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After importing sound effects from a library or field record-
ings, they can be placed in the project using the Insert at 
Cursor option, moving the cursor to each marker by click-
ing in the very left column of the Markers window next to 
the desired number.
The Markers window used as a built-in spotting list.
While the positioning of the audio events in this case 
might not be exact, it will quickly get audio in close proxim-
ity to the needed position. Fine tuning can be...

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Range selection
Using the Range selection tool to edit audio to picture 
opens up many other possibilities and functionality. When 
you make selections with the Range selection tool, the 
info line displays the start, end and length of the selection. 
The length indication is a handy timecode calculator when 
the project timeline is viewed in timecode. The start and 
end track numbers are also shown, outlining the top and 
bottom of the selection. All the values in the info...

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Range editing
Once you have a range selection defined, there are many 
editing operations that can be performed to the selection. 
Some of these range edits have been designed expressly 
for post-production in order to streamline workflow and in-
crease efficiency and creativity. Others include the stan-
dard editing functions cut, copy paste; along with mouse 
operations to move selected audio.
 “Global Copy” does not use the range selection but rather the 
left and right...

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Edit Mode
When editing to video, it is always important to know how 
each edit relates to the exact frame of video where it oc-
curs. Under normal conditions, performing event-based or 
range-based editing tasks take place without being able 
to immediately see the video while editing. Nuendo’s spe-
cial “Edit Mode” solves this dilemma by making the video 
track follow the motions of editing operations in real time.
Enable Edit Mode by selecting “Edit Mode” on the Trans-
port...

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Operations
In this section, several post-production tasks will be dem-
onstrated using the various editing techniques available in 
Nuendo.
Preparing a video project in Nuendo
Since video files are used commonly, this example will 
start by importing a video into Nuendo:
1.On the File menu, select “New Project”.
If you use a template for video projects, select it from the possible 
choices. Otherwise start with a blank project.
2.On the Project menu, select “Project Setup…”....

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 If you have placed the video file at any other point than its ori-
gin time (usually 00:00:00:00), the reference audio must be 
placed at the same position in order to line up. In that case, 
use “Insert into Project at Timecode Position…” and type in 
the same timecode number as the video file. 
 You may also use the “Snap to Events” option and drag the 
audio file to within range of the start of the video file and it will 
snap into position exactly at the beginning of the...

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sync. A comb filtering effect can be heard when two iden-
tical sources become very close in sync with one another. 
At that point, you are getting within samples of being in 
perfect sync.
Once the OMF audio is imported and all video an audio 
events are synchronized together, you are ready to begin 
adding new elements and creating the complete sound-
track.
EDLs
An older method of conforming audio to video involves the 
use of EDLs (Edit Decision Lists) created by the...

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5.Using the above excerpt as an example, the first two 
timecode values in each line are the start and end times of 
the source material. Using the Range Selection tool, cre-
ate a selection on the proper source track using the two 
source timecode values.
This can be done via manual entry in the info line. In this example, enter 
00:21:29:19 for the range start and 00:21:35:21 for the range end.
6.Select Copy from the Edit menu.
This copies the source material into the...

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Using Edit Mode, you can drag audio events out of the 
Pool and place them on a track. Edit Mode will cause the 
video to follow the event as you move it in the Project win-
dow. Drag the event until you find the right video frame 
and let go. You can use the Snap function here to keep 
the audio event lined up with each timecode frame as you 
drag it into position.
Range Selection tool four-point editing
It is often necessary to go through a large sound file to 
find a...