\item Or if you installed using the pkg method, click on the \textit{Cin icon}.
\end{itemize}
-You will now see 4 separate windows appear. The top 2 windows from left to right are the Viewer which is most useful for previewing clips and media and the Compositor which displays the current working frame at the timeline position. The bottom 2 windows are the \CGG{} Program, also called the timeline, which is where the real work gets done and the Resources window showing a selection of media or effects.
-
\begin{figure}[htpb]
\centering
- \includegraphics[width=1.0\linewidth]{4windows.png}
+ \includegraphics[width=1.0\linewidth]{Fenstergrundposition-en.png}
\caption{Clockwise: Viewer; Compositor; Resources and Main/Program/Timeline}
\end{figure}
+You will now see 4 separate windows appear. The top 2 windows from left to right are the Viewer which is most useful for previewing clips and media and the Compositor which displays the current working frame at the timeline position. The bottom 2 windows are the \CGG{} Program, also called the timeline, which is where the real work gets done and the Resources window showing a selection of media or effects.
+
Any of these windows can be resized to better suit your needs. Note that if your system’s native language is not English, some of the words you see on the screen will be correctly translated for you, others will be in english, and some will have not very good translations.
It is important to know that \CGG{} does not directly change your media. It writes all changes to what is called the EDL, Edit Decision List. This way you original media remains completely intact.
+Before you get startedi here is a note about \textit{Context Help}. If you need more
+detailed information on a window, menu, button or other particular GUI element than
+is shown in the tooltip, press Alt/h hotkey and the HTML page in your configured web
+browser will display the documentation for the item currently under the mouse.
+
\subsection{Load Media}%
\label{sub:load_media}
\begin{figure}[htpb]
\centering
- \includegraphics[width=1.0\linewidth]{load_files.png}
+ \includegraphics[width=1.0\linewidth]{load.png}
\caption{Load media window -- note the icons top right for more options}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[htpb]
\centering
- \includegraphics[width=0.7\linewidth]{format_setting.png}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.7\linewidth]{set-format.png}
\caption{Format menu to change settings}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[htpb]
\centering
- \includegraphics[width=0.5\linewidth]{magnifier.png}
- \caption{Effect brown bar with magnifier}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.8\linewidth]{magnifier.png}
+ \caption{Effect blue bar with magnifier}
\end{figure}
\subsection{View and Listen}%
\begin{figure}[htpb]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=1.0\linewidth]{pulldown_button.png}
- \caption{Menu pulldowns at the top with Transport buttons below. Note the yellow tooltips too.}
+ \caption{Menu pulldowns at the top with Transport buttons below. Note the colored tooltips too.}
\end{figure}
\begin{enumerate}
\item On the second line, below the pulldowns, are transport buttons to move back and forth on the
timeline and play forward or reverse, fast or slow, or a single frame. When you mouse over one of
- these buttons, a yellow colored tooltip appears to tell you its function along with a key shortcut
+ these buttons, a colored tooltip appears to tell you its function along with a key shortcut
inside of parenthesis. When you left click the mouse on the transport button it starts the play and
click again to stop it. As you use these buttons, watch the Compositor to watch your video.
\item On the timeline, you only see thumbnails and not every single picture. You may want to
large video can be time-consuming.
\end{enumerate}
+If you need more detailed information on a button or other particular GUI
+element than is shown in the tooltip, press Alt/h hotkey and the HTML page
+in your configured web browser will display the documentation for the item
+currently under the mouse.
+
\subsection{Edit/Compose}%
\label{sub:edit_compose}
\begin{figure}[htpb]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=1.0\linewidth]{some_editing.png}
- \caption{From left to right:\textit{ Audio 1} is disarmed -- BandSlide transition in \textit{Video 1} -- A highlighted section.}
+ \caption{From left to right: Audio 1 is disarmed -- BandSlide transition in Video 1 -- A highlighted section.}
\end{figure}
\begin{enumerate}
button and drag the area to be made into a clip which will turn the color white. Remember, you
disarmed the other tracks so only this track is relevant at this time. On the second line of the main
window to the right of the transport buttons, are action buttons and as you mouse over them a
- yellow colored tooltip explains its purpose. Find the one that says \textit{To clip} which is on the right
+ colored tooltip explains its purpose. Find the one that says \textit{To clip} which is on the right
hand side of the right bracket symbol.
\item Click on \textit{To clip} and a small window comes up which you can comment in, but you do not have
to, so just click on the green checkmark and now you will have a clip.
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