From: Good Guy Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 23:15:53 +0000 (-0700) Subject: Andrea minor fixes X-Git-Tag: 2021-05~16 X-Git-Url: https://git.cinelerra-gg.org/git/?p=goodguy%2Fcin-manual-latex.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=8dc2c660047459c08df5ee15510c3cf2efc7d35a Andrea minor fixes --- diff --git a/images/settings.png b/images/settings.png index 85135b2..2de23b3 100644 Binary files a/images/settings.png and b/images/settings.png differ diff --git a/parts/Configuration.tex b/parts/Configuration.tex index 387bb7e..4329f43 100644 --- a/parts/Configuration.tex +++ b/parts/Configuration.tex @@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ \label{fig:settings} \end{figure} -The user's default settings, preferences, and other helpful files are retained across sessions in a hidden file, called .bcast5, in the user’s \texttt{\$HOME} directory. Initially when \CGG{} is launched there is an empty project and there are program default settings, and from then on the \texttt{.bcast5} directory will contain the settings that were set when quitting. If you need to revert to the default settings, delete the \texttt{.bcast5} directory contents and restart \CGG{}. Or you may want to rename it temporarily if you think you might want it back later. -Although the location defaults to \texttt{\$HOME/.bcast5}, you can use the \texttt{CIN\_CONFIG} variable to override this location. For example: \texttt{export CIN\_CONFIG=/tmp/.bcast5} will use a temporary setup for testing purposes. It is also useful for multiple users sharing the same home directory who would like to have different configuration/preferences settings data. And if you are experiencing inexplicable errors or crashes in \CGG{}, they may be due to a problem with \texttt{.bcast5} in which case taking it out of the picture can at least eliminate this as the cause. +The user's default settings, preferences, and other helpful files are retained across sessions in a hidden file, called \texttt{.bcast5}, in the user’s \texttt{\$HOME} directory. Initially when \CGG{} is launched there is an empty project and there are program default settings, and from then on the \texttt{.bcast5} directory will contain the settings that were set when quitting. If you need to revert to the default settings, delete the \texttt{.bcast5} directory contents and restart \CGG{}. Or you may want to rename it temporarily if you think you might want it back later. +Although the location defaults to \texttt{\$HOME/.bcast5}, you can use the \texttt{CIN\_CONFIG} variable to override this location. For example: \texttt{export CIN\_CONFIG=/tmp/.bcast5} will use a temporary setup for testing purposes. It is also useful for multiple users sharing the same home directory who would like to have different configuration/preferences settings data. And if you are experiencing inexplicable errors or crashes in \CGG{}, they may be due to a problem with \texttt{.bcast5} in which case taking it out of the picture can at least eliminate this as the cause. Another use case is if we want multiple installations of \CGG{}, for example one stable and one experimental, we can create the \texttt{.bcastX} folder externally and then set it as default with the option \textit{Index files go here} in \nameref{sub:index_file_section}. Several ways exist to change \CGG{}’s operational characteristics. A lot of variations can be made to settings and preferences by using the \textit{Settings} pulldown from the main window and choosing \textit{Preferences}. @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The \texttt{Settings $\rightarrow$ Preferences} menu has \textit{Playback A and \begin{figure}[htpb] \centering - \includegraphics[width=0.75\linewidth]{multi-screen01.png} + \includegraphics[width=0.9\linewidth]{multi-screen01.png} \caption{Multi-screen Playback example useful for watching \CGG{} run on the \textit{big screen}} \label{fig:multi-screen01} \end{figure} @@ -365,6 +365,14 @@ Various representations of time are given so that you can select the most conven Reference", that is when an EDL is opened as \textit{Reference}. This is best left checked to ensure that you are aware of the fact that when changes are made to this file and rendered, any other uses of the same file will be affected and modified also. \end{description} +\subsection{Dangerous section}% +\label{sub:dangerous_section} + +\begin{description} + \item[Unsafe GUI in batchrender] It serves to hide the button \textit{Save to EDL Path} present in the Batch Render window. In fact if used accidentally, it could lead to the loss of the original EDL content, which is overwritten without changing the project name. See Batch Rendering, section \nameref{sub:advanced_features}. + \item[Autosave continuous backups] For each editing action \CGG{} creates an automatic backup. To avoid excessive creation, this option limits their number to 50. +\end{description} + \subsection{Flags section}% \label{sub:flags_section}