Steinberg Nuendo 5 Manual

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Working with projects 

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Creating new projects
The New Project command on the File menu allows you to 
create a new project, either as an empty project or based 
on a template:
1.Select “New Project…” from the File menu.
The templates list is displayed. By default, this list is empty. How to cre-
ate templates is described in the section “Save as Template” on page 
53.
2.Select a template (or “Empty”) and click OK.
A file dialog opens, allowing you to specify a location for the project 
folder. This will...

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Saving projects
Save and Save As
The commands Save and Save As allow you to save the 
active project as a project file (file extension “.npr”). The 
Save command stores the project under its current name 
and location, while Save As allows you to rename and/or 
relocate the file. If a project has not been saved yet or if it 
has not been changed since it was last saved, only Save 
As is available.
A word about file extensions
Under Windows, file types are indicated by three...

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Auto Save
If you activate the Auto Save option in the Preferences dia-
log (General page), Nuendo will automatically save backup 
copies of all open projects with unsaved changes.
These backup copies are named “-xx.bak”, 
where xx is an incremental number. Unsaved projects are 
backed up in a similar way as “UntitledX-xx.bak”, with X 
being the incremental number for unsaved projects. All 
backup files are saved in the project folder. 
•Use the “Auto Save Interval” setting to...

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1.Select “Back up Project…” from the File menu. 
A file dialog opens in which you can choose an existing empty folder or 
create a new folder to save the project.
2.Click OK.
The “Back up Project Options” dialog opens.
This dialog contains the following options:
3.Make the desired settings.
4.Click OK. 
A copy of the project is saved in the new folder. The original project is 
not affected.
Cleanup
The Cleanup function on the File menu helps you to save 
hard disk space by...

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Startup Options
The “On Startup” pop-up menu in the Preferences dialog 
(General page) allows you to specify what happens when 
you launch Nuendo. 
The following options are available:
Nuendo Open Document Options dialog
The Open Document Options dialog lists your recently 
used projects. It will open in two cases:
•If you launch Nuendo with the “Show Open Options Di-
alog” option selected on the “On Startup” pop-up menu in 
the Preferences dialog (General page).
•If you hold...

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The Project Setup dialog
General settings for the project are made in the Project 
Setup dialog. This is opened by selecting “Project 
Setup…” from the Project menu.
ÖIf the “Run Setup on Create New Project” option is ac-
tivated in the Preferences dialog (General page), the Pro-
ject Setup dialog will open automatically when you create 
a new project. 
The following settings are available in the Project Setup 
dialog:
SettingDescription
AuthorHere you can add a name that will be...

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Zoom and view options
Zooming in the Project window is done according to the 
standard zoom techniques, with the following special notes:
•When you are using the Zoom tool (magnifying glass), 
the result depends on the “Zoom Tool Standard Mode: 
Horizontal Zooming Only” option in the Preferences dialog 
(Editing–Tools page).
If this is activated and you drag a selection rectangle with the Zoom tool, 
the window will only be zoomed horizontally (track height will not change). 
If...

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•You can zoom the contents of parts and events verti-
cally, using the waveform zoom slider in the top right cor-
ner of the event display.
This is useful when viewing quiet audio passages.
•If you activate the option Quick Zoom in the Preferences 
dialog (Editing page), the contents of parts and events will 
not be continuously redrawn when you zoom manually.
Instead, the contents are redrawn once you have stopped changing the 
zoom – activate this if screen redraws are slow on...

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2.Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and drag the lower border of 
the track until it reaches the desired height.
Now, when you select this track, (and “Enlarge Selected Track” is acti-
vated), it will be enlarged. It will revert to the changed size, when you se-
lect a different track.
Zoom presets and cycle markers
The pop-up menu to the left of the horizontal zoom control 
allows you to select, create and organize zoom presets. 
These are useful if you want to toggle between different...