Credit Andrea with fix-ups

[goodguy/cin-manual-latex.git] / parts / Windows.tex

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@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ see \nameref{sec:focus_group}.
 \label{sec:program_window}
 \index{program window}
 
-The main window is called the \textit{Program} window and is often just referred to as the \textit{timeline} \index{timeline}.  Here is where you enter the main menu operations.  
-This timeline consists of a vertical stack of tracks with time represented horizontally on the track. 
+The main window is called the \textit{Program} window and is often just referred to as the \textit{timeline}\index{timeline}.  Here is where you enter the main menu operations.  
+This timeline (or \textit{canvas}) consists of a vertical stack of tracks with time represented horizontally on the track. 
 It is the output of the rendering operations and this is what is saved when you run the \textit{File} pulldown, Save command.
-Immediately to the left of the timeline is the patchbay \index{patchbay}. The patchbay contains options that affect each track.  
+Immediately to the left of the timeline is the patchbay\index{patchbay}. The patchbay contains options that affect each track.  
 These options are described in great detail in \nameref{sec:patchbay}.
 
 The \textit{Window} pulldown on the main window contains options
@@ -928,6 +928,14 @@ where:
 
 \textit{SAR}= Storage Aspect Ratio (i.e media file aspect ratio)
 
+In practice, there can be a problem with anamorphic format rendering as desired because it does
+not use square pixels.  So, for example, FFV1 format in the mkv container will ignore the DAR
+(Display Aspect Ratio).  You can check if your media is anamorphic format using the \textit{Mediainfo}
+program.  If the Width/Height is 720/576 (=1.25) and DAR is 16/9 (=1.777) then you have non-square
+pixels.  SAR (Storage Aspect Ratio) is different from DAR and you have to use a workaround as 
+described at the "Cinelerra for Grandma" site by Raffaella Traniello:
+{\small\url{http://www.g-raffa.eu/Cinelerra/HOWTO/anamorphic.html}} . 
+
 
 \subsection{Camera and Projector}%
 \label{sub:camera_and_projector}
@@ -1055,7 +1063,7 @@ In the compositing window, there is a popup menu of options for the camera and p
        
 \textit{Reset Projector}: causes the projector to return to the center.
 
-\subsubsection*{Use Case: Interaction Between Camera And Projector \protect\footnote{Example provided by Sam. The relative video is located at: \url{https://streamable.com/iq08i}}}%
+\subsubsection*{Use Case: Interaction Between Camera And Projector \protect\footnote{Example provided by Sam. The relative video is located at: \url{https://youtu.be/ZQaLZiYY1lg}}}%
 \label{ssub:use_case_interaction_camera_projector}
 \index{camera}
 \index{projector}
@@ -1924,7 +1932,7 @@ The reason for playing 5 seconds of a video for a vicon is that until the first
 In other words, a lot of media does not begin at the \textit{beginning} point and will not be properly rendered until enough data has been read to assemble a picture.  
 You can increase the thumbnail size, clarity of pixels (memory size) and color mode but it takes a lot more memory.  
 Change these values in \texttt{Settings $\rightarrow$ Preferences}, Appearance tab, right hand side of the Layout section -- be aware that when you click OK, your session will re-initialize.  
-You can also temporarily increase the preview mini-window by use of the mouse wheel up or down.
+You can also temporarily increase the preview mini-window by use of the mouse wheel up or down for media but not for clips.
 
 There are 4 options for the preview mode.