Cinelerra CV Manual Non-linear video editor for GNU/Linux Community Version 2.1 Edition 1.55.EN Heroine Virtual Ltd Cinelerra CV Team 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, USA. i Table of Contents 1 Introduction ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1 1.1 About Cinelerra ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1 1.2 The two versions of Cinelerra :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1 1.3 About this manual :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 2 1.4 Getting help::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 2 1.5 Tutorials :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 3 1.6 HOWTOs ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 3 1.7 Miscellaneous links :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 4 2 Installation ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 5 2.1 Hardware requirements :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 5 2.2 Software requirements ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 6 2.3 Compiling Cinelerra CV ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 6 2.3.1 Usual compilation process :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 6 2.3.2 Compiling with debugging symbols:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 8 2.4 Running Cinelerra ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 8 2.5 Live CDs :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 9 2.6 Arch Linux :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 9 2.7 Ark Linux ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 9 2.8 Debian :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 9 2.8.1 Debian binaries ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 9 2.8.2 Debian prerequisites ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 10 2.9 Ubuntu :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 11 2.9.1 Ubuntu packages repositories :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 11 2.9.2 Instructions for Ubuntu packages installation::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 13 2.10 Gentoo:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 14 2.11 Fedora :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 14 2.12 Mandriva ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 15 2.13 Slackware ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 15 2.14 Suse :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 15 2.15 MacOSX :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 17 3 Configuration ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 19 3.1 Environment variables :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 19 3.2 Audio drivers :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 20 3.2.1 Sound driver attributes :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 20 3.2.2 OSS ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 20 3.2.3 OSS Envy24::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 20 3.2.4 Alsa::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 20 3.2.5 Esound :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 21 3.2.6 Raw 1394 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 21 3.2.7 DV 1394 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 21 3.2.8 IEC 61883::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 21 3.3 Video drivers ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 21 3.3.1 Video driver attributes :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 21 3.3.2 X11 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 21 3.3.3 X11-XV ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 22 ii 3.3.4 X11-OpenGL :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 22 3.3.5 Buz ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 22 3.3.6 Raw 1394 video playback :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 23 3.3.7 DV 1394 video playback ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 23 3.3.8 IEC 61883 video playback ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 23 3.4 Playback ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 23 3.4.1 Audio out ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 23 3.4.2 Video out ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 24 3.5 Recording :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 25 3.5.1 File format :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 25 3.5.2 Audio in :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 26 3.5.3 Video in::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 26 3.6 Performance:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 27 3.6.1 Background rendering ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 27 3.6.2 Renderfarm ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 28 3.7 Interface ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 29 3.8 About window ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 29 4 Project attributes :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 31 4.1 Set format window ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 31 4.2 Presets ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 31 4.3 Audio attributes:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 31 4.4 Video attributes :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 32 5 Loading and saving files ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 35 5.1 Supported file formats :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 35 5.1.1 Quicktime ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 35 5.1.2 MPEG-4 audio :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 35 5.1.3 Still images:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 35 5.1.3.1 Loading still images :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 35 5.1.3.2 Still images size::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 36 5.1.3.3 Open EXR images :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 36 5.1.3.4 Raw digital camera images:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 37 5.1.4 Images sequence ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 37 5.1.5 AVI ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 37 5.1.6 MPEG files containing video ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 38 5.1.7 DVD movies::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 38 5.1.8 MPEG 1 audio :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 38 5.1.9 Ogg Theora/Vorbis :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 38 5.1.10 Edit decision list ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 39 5.1.11 WAV::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 39 5.1.12 PCM::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 39 5.1.13 AIFF :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 39 5.1.14 AC3 audio ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 39 5.2 Loading files ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 39 5.2.1 Insertion strategy:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 39 5.2.2 Loading multiple files :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 40 5.2.3 Loading files from the command prompt ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 40 5.2.4 Filtering files by extension ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 40 5.2.5 Loading other formats ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 41 5.3 Loading the backup :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 41 5.4 Saving project files ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 41 5.5 Merging projects ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 42 iii 6 Program window ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 43 6.1 Navigating the program window :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 43 6.1.1 Video and audio tracks :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 43 6.1.2 Track navigation ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::