\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Introduction}
Cinelerra is a software program NLE, Non-Linear Editor, that provides a way to edit, record, and play audio or video media.
-It can also be used to retouch photos.
-
-This manual covers Cinelerra-GG Infinity version.
-The author of the original Cinelerra, Adam Williams, as well as many different people worked on Cinelerra over the years.
-The software and this manual were merged in from various sources and each person is to be thanked and commended for their efforts.
-Numerous software modifications were made by William Morrow.
-These are all under GPLv2+ license.
+It can also be used to transcode media from one format to another or to correct and retouch photos. Cinelerra
+currently runs on many Linux operating system distributions.
+
+This manual covers the Cinelerra-GG Infinity version.
+Information contained in this manual is a description of the Cinelerra-GG program usage and was obtained from
+various sources to include different communication channels, emails, common knowledge, and write-ups as new features were added.
+The author of the original Cinelerra program, Adam Williams, as well as many different people have modified
+ the Cinelerra source code over the years.
+William Morrow merged all of the known changes, whenever possible, into this Cinelerra-GG version and for several years has been adding numerous features, updates, and fixes.
+All of these software contributions are appreciated and each individual is thanked and commended for their efforts.
+The Cinelerra software is under GPLv2+ license.
Refer to: {\small\url{https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-standalone.html}}
+As for this manual, the GNU Free Documentation License (GNU FDL or simply GFDL) is a copyleft
+license for free documentation, designed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for the GNU
+Project. It is similar to the GNU General Public License, giving readers the rights to copy,
+redistribute, and modify (except for "invariant sections") a work and requires all copies and derivatives to be available under the same license.
+The GFDL was designed for manuals, textbooks, other reference and instructional materials, and documentation which often accompanies GNU software.
+Refer to: {\small\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License}}
\textbf{This is a copy of the header from the original source code.}
\begin{lstlisting}[numbers=none,basicstyle=\footnotesize]
-/*
+*
* CINELERRA
* Copyright (C) 1997-2012 Adam Williams <broadcast at earthling dot net>
*
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston
\end{lstlisting}
-\textbf{This is a copy of the information in the Cinelerra-CV manual.}
-
-Copyright c 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Adam Williams - Heroine Virtual Ltd.
-Copyright c 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Cinelerra CV Team.
-
-This manual is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
-Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-(at your option) any later version.
-
-This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WAR-
-RANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
-PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program;
-if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, U
\section*{Cinelerra Overview}%
\label{sec:cinelerra_overview}
\item[Modernization] ~\\
Artistic creativity has been applied to modernize the Cinelerra-GG plugin icons for video and audio to even include the ffmpeg plugins.
The Cinfinity set of plugin icons come in square or roundish versions --- your choice.
- In keeping up with the current expectation of users for a certain “look and feel”, a very modern Neophyte theme recent addition provides an alternative to the already existing 9 themes.
- These 10 themes give the user the choice to get the look they like best for their own eyes.
- \item[Cerrent and up-to-date] ~\\
+ In keeping up with the current expectation of users for a certain “look and feel”, 2 very modern recent theme additions, Cakewalk and Neophyte, provide alternatives to the already existing 9 themes.
+ These 11 themes give the user the choice to get the look they like best for their own eyes.
+ \item[Current and up-to-date] ~\\
For today’s software, included thirdparty libraries are kept up to date in a timely manner and effort is made to always used a relatively recent version of FFmpeg, if not the latest.
This is a big deal because there is a whole set of separate programmers continuously working diligently to cover all of the old and newly created formats.
Thus Cinelerra programmers can be dedicated to working solely on Cinelerra rather than just trying to keep up with many formats.
\item[FFmpeg usage integration]~\\
- By using FFmpegwith Cinelerra there is the advantage that users can directly convert videos via pre- and post-processing, without the need for command lines to be executed manually before or afterwards.
+ By using FFmpeg with Cinelerra, there is the advantage that users can directly convert videos via pre- and post-processing, without the need for command lines to be executed manually before or afterwards.
\item[Import and Export formats] ~\\
Listed here are only a few of the supported Import and Export formats:
\begin{itemize}
mp4, mkv, mpeg, mov, m2ts, mp3, dvd, ogg, theora, prores, tiff, webm, flac, opus, vorbis,
quicktime (div, dnxhd, jpeg, mjpeg, mp4, rle, v308, v410), h264 \& h265 usage, avc, hevc,
and recently released AV1 and WebP
- \item raw image format for over 700 supported cameras, courtesy Dave Coffin DCraw
+ \item raw image format for over 700 supported cameras, courtesy Dave Coffin's DCraw
\end{itemize}
\item[Standard Features] ~\\
\begin{itemize}
\item Undo and Redo capability for many editing functions.
\item Drag handle functionality for Ripple, Roll, Slip, Slide, Edge, and No Effect.
\item Dynamic Keyframe support with curve, toggle, automatic, compositor, and editing capabilities.
- \item Proxy editing support to speed up editing for large formatted files or slower computers.
+ \item Proxy editing support to speed up editing for large formatted files on slower computers.
\item Compositor window with masking, zooming, cropping, projector and camera capabilities.
\item Viewing window for quickly viewing/playing audio, video, clips, or proxies.
\item Resources window with Media, Proxy, Clips, Video and Audio Effects/Transitions.
\item OpenGL support as well as Direct X11 speedup.
\item Advanced Trim Features and Grouping.
\item Asset and Title colors selection including Alpha slider adjustment.
+ \item Scaling preference for any monitor size and HiDPI to support 4K monitors.
\end{itemize}
\item[Innovative New Features] ~\\
\begin{itemize}
And which chapters are important for beginning to learn to use Cinelerra-GG. At the end of the descriptions is a list of the sections to read for beginners.
\begin{description}
- \item[Chapter \ref{cha:Instalation} ] \nameref{cha:Instalation}.
+ \item[Chapter \ref{cha:Installation} ] \nameref{cha:Installation}.
If you just want to get started using the program, you can safely skip this chapter and instead go to:
\url{https://www.cinelerra-gg.org}
Keyframes are data values that have been associated to the timeline that affect the media presentation.
You can go for years without knowing all of the nuances but you will most likely have a need to use and understand them sooner or later.
- \item[Chapter 9] Ffmpeg Interactions.
+ \item[Chapter \ref{cha:ffmpeg_interactions}] \nameref{cha:ffmpeg_interactions}.
Skip this chapter if you are just getting started. Skip this chapter if you just want to use common
formats that are already set up for you. Experts may want to refer to this chapter in order to set up their
own option files.
- \item[Chapter 10] Effect Plugins.
+ \item[Chapter \ref{cha:plugins}]\nameref{cha:plugins}.
Use this chapter as a reference to add an audio or video plugin in order to correct color or add some fancy effect.
You will not want to read about each and every plugin, most of which you will never use.
On the other hand, going over the section on “some specific details concerning plugins” might come in handy.
- \item[Chapter 11] Transition Plugins.
+ \item[Chapter \ref{cha:transition_plugin}] \nameref{cha:transition_plugin}.
Everyone who does not know about using transitions should read this chapter because you will want to use transitions between cuts in your video for smoothly changing scenes.
It is short and easy reading.
- \item[Chapter 12] Overlay Modes, Alpha Blending, and Porter Duff.
+ \item[Chapter \ref{cha:overlays}] \nameref{cha:overlays} Modes, Alpha Blending, and Porter Duff.
Experts can really use the information in this chapter to spiff up their editing work through some blending type techniques.
A lot of information and possibilities are described here.
In summary, “must” reads for a new user would be these chapters or sections:
\begin{itemize}
- \item Chapter \ref{cha:the_4_windows} \nameref{cha:the_4_windows}.
- \item Chapter \ref{cha:load_save_and_the_EDL} \nameref{cha:load_save_and_the_EDL}.
- \item Chapter \ref{cha:editing} \nameref{cha:editing}; read all sections except emphasize only either \nameref{sec:cut_paste_editing} or \nameref{sec:drag_drop_editing} to suit your purpose and then skim the editing mode that is not your preference as some operations work in either mode.
+ \item Chapter \ref{cha:the_4_windows} --- \nameref{cha:the_4_windows}.
+ \item Chapter \ref{cha:load_save_and_the_EDL} --- \nameref{cha:load_save_and_the_EDL}.
+ \item Chapter \ref{cha:editing} --- \nameref{cha:editing}; read all sections except emphasize only either \nameref{sec:cut_paste_editing} or \nameref{sec:drag_drop_editing} to suit your purpose and then skim the editing mode that is not your preference as some operations work in either mode.
Skip the \nameref{sec:shuttle_jog_wheels_editing} section unless you have this jog wheel in hand.
- \item Chapter \ref{cha:rendering} \nameref{cha:rendering}; minimally read the \nameref{sec:single_file_rendering} section.
- \item Chapter 10 – Effect Plugins; read the section on “how to use plugins”.
- \item Chapter 11 – Transition Plugins
+ \item Chapter \ref{cha:rendering} --- \nameref{cha:rendering}; minimally read the \nameref{sec:single_file_rendering} section.
+ \item Chapter \ref{cha:plugins} --- \nameref{cha:plugins}; read the section on \nameref{sec:how_use_plugins}.
+ \item Chapter \ref{cha:transition_plugin} --- \nameref{cha:transition_plugin}.
\item Chapter 16 – Configuration, Settings and Preferences; read at least the first couple of paragraphs.
\end{itemize}
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