small clarification

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

diff --git a/parts/Windows.tex b/parts/Windows.tex
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--- a/parts/Windows.tex
+++ b/parts/Windows.tex
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@
     \label{fig:Fenstergrundposition-en}
 \end{figure}
 
-First it is important to know what an EDL is. When \CGG{} saves a file, it saves the EDL,
+First, it is important to know what an EDL is. When \CGG{} saves a file, it saves the EDL,
 Edit Decision List, of your project which contains all the settings and locations of edits
-and pointers to the media so that the media is not modified. The EDL is described in \nameref{sec:edl_edit_decision_list}.
+and pointers to the media so that the media is not modified. The EDL is described 
+in \nameref{sec:edl_edit_decision_list}.
+
+Second, for those users who would like to keep all 4 windows together for a better workflow,
+see \nameref{sec:focus_group}.
 
 \section{Program Window}%
 \label{sec:program_window}
@@ -1096,6 +1100,8 @@ The compositing pipeline graph has a masking stage (figure~\ref{fig:temporary-02
 
 The Mask popup menu can be overwhelming upon first encounter.  However, if you follow the next
 few steps you can create a single simple mask without having to understand every possible parameter.
+Be sure you are working in a Format that includes the Alpha channel, YUVA or RGBA, because you need
+to have transparency for masking to show or will end up with only a black area.
 \begin{enumerate}
     \item To define a mask, in the Compositor window click on the \textit{Edit mask} icon to get the popup Mask menu.  If the menu does not come up, click on the \textit{Show tool info}.
     \item  On the video, LMB click on the place where you want to start a mask.
@@ -1918,7 +1924,7 @@ 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.
 
@@ -2078,7 +2084,7 @@ A red circle reticle can be moved to the area to grab; use left mouse drag to su
 
 Transport controls are useful for navigation and for playing media.  
 Each of the Viewer, Compositor, and Program windows has its own transport panel.  
-The controls generally all contain a yellow colored tooltip when you mouse over the control, providing a hint of their function and shortcuts for usage.
+The controls generally all contain a colored tooltip when you mouse over the control, providing a hint of their function and shortcuts for usage.
 
 The transport panel is controlled by the keyboard as well as the graphical interface. 
 For each of the operations it performs, the starting position is the position of the insertion point in the Program window and the slider in the Compositor and Viewer windows.