Steinberg Nuendo 5 Manual

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Creating new projects
The New Project command on the File menu allows you to 
create a new project, either as an empty project or based 
on a template:
1.Select “New Project…” from the File menu.
The templates list is displayed. By default, this list is empty. How to cre-
ate templates is described in the section “Save as Template” on page 
53.
2.Select a template (or “Empty”) and click OK.
A file dialog opens, allowing you to specify a location for the project 
folder. This will contain all files related to the project.
3.Select an existing folder or create a new folder and 
click OK.
A new, untitled project is created. If you selected a template, the new 
project will be based on this template and include the corresponding 
tracks, events, and settings.
Opening projects
The “Open…” command on the File menu is used for open-
ing saved project files. Project files created with Nuendo 
(file extension “.npr”), Cubase (file extension “.cpr”) and Se
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quel (extension “.steinberg-project”) can be opened. Note 
that program-specific settings which cannot be applied in 
Nuendo will be ignored.
1.Select “Open…” from the File menu.
A file dialog opens, allowing you to select a project.
2.Click Open to open the selected project.
•Several projects can be open at the same time.
This is useful if you want to copy parts or entire sections from one project 
to another.
3.If there is already an open project, you will be asked if 
you want to activate the new project.
•Click No to open the project inactive.
This significantly reduces load times, especially for large projects. 
•Click Activate to open and activate the new project.
The active project is indicated by the lit Activate Project button in the upper 
left corner of the Project window. To activate a different project, simply 
click its Activate Project button.
•You can also open project files by selecting an entry 
from the “Recent Projects” submenu of the File menu.
This submenu lists the projects you have recently worked with, with the 
most recent at the top of the list.
•You can also set Nuendo to automatically open a project 
when you launch the program (see 
“Startup Options” on 
page 56).
•You can drag projects from the MediaBay into the Nu-
endo application window (not into an existing Project win-
dow) to open them.
About the “Missing Ports” dialog
If you open a Nuendo project created on a different sys-
tem (other audio hardware), the program tries to find 
matching audio inputs and outputs for the i/o busses (this 
is one of the reasons why you should use descriptive, ge
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neric names for your input and output ports – see “Prepa-
rations” on page 29).
If the program cannot resolve all audio/MIDI inputs and 
outputs used in the project, a Missing Ports dialog will 
open. This allows you to manually re-route any ports spec
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ified in the project to ports available in your system.
Closing projects
The Close command on the File menu closes the active 
window. If a Project window is active, selecting this closes 
the corresponding project.
•If the project contains unsaved changes, you are asked 
whether you want to save it before closing.
If you select “Don’t Save” and have recorded or created new audio files 
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Saving projects
Save and Save As
The commands Save and Save As allow you to save the 
active project as a project file (file extension “.npr”). The 
Save command stores the project under its current name 
and location, while Save As allows you to rename and/or 
relocate the file. If a project has not been saved yet or if it 
has not been changed since it was last saved, only Save 
As is available.
A word about file extensions
Under Windows, file types are indicated by three letter file 
name extensions (such as *.npr for Nuendo project files). 
Under Mac OS X, it is not necessary to use file name ex-
tensions, since the file types are stored internally in the 
files. However, if you want your Nuendo projects to be 
compatible with both platforms, make sure that the “Use 
File Extension in File Dialog” option is activated in the 
Preferences dialog (General page). When this is acti
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vated, the proper file name extension is automatically 
added when you save a file.
Save New Version
This function is only available as a key command, by de-
fault [Ctrl]/[Command]-[Alt]/[Option]-[S]. When you use 
this function, an identical, new project file is being created 
and activated. 
The new file will get the same name as the original project, 
but with an incremental number attached. For example, if 
your project is called “My Project”, you will get new ver
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sions called “My Project-01”, “My Project-02”, and so on.
Save New Version is useful if you are experimenting with 
edits and arrangements and want to be able to go back to 
a previous version at any time. The newest versions are al
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ways listed on the Recent Projects submenu of the File 
menu for instant access.
Save as Template
This function allows you to save the current project as a 
template. When you create a new project, the available 
templates are listed, allowing you to base the new project 
on a template.
Proceed as follows:
1.Set up a project.
2.Select “Save As Template…” from the File menu and 
save the project template under the desired name.
•Templates can contain clips and events just like regular 
projects.
If this is not what you want, make sure to remove all clips from the Pool 
before you save the project as a template.
Templates are always stored in the Templates folder, see 
“Where are the settings stored?” on page 579. 
Setting up a default template
If you always want the same default project to open when 
you launch Nuendo, you can save a default template. Pro
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ceed as follows:
1.Set up a project.
2.Select “Save As Template…” from the File menu and 
save the project template with the name “default”.
3.Open the Preferences dialog and select the General 
page.
4.Open the “On Startup” pop-up menu and select 
“Open ‘Default’ Template”.
The next time you launch Nuendo, the default template will 
automatically be opened. For details on the other Startup 
options, see 
“Startup Options” on page 56.
Reverting to the last saved version
If you select “Revert” from the File menu, you will be asked 
whether you really want to revert to the last saved version 
of the project. If you click “Revert”, all changes you have 
made since saving will be discarded.
If you have recorded or created new audio files since sav-
ing, you will be asked whether you want to delete or keep 
these.
!Generally, we recommend that you save project files 
in their project folders, to keep the projects as 
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Auto Save
If you activate the Auto Save option in the Preferences dia-
log (General page), Nuendo will automatically save backup 
copies of all open projects with unsaved changes.
These backup copies are named “-xx.bak”, 
where xx is an incremental number. Unsaved projects are 
backed up in a similar way as “UntitledX-xx.bak”, with X 
being the incremental number for unsaved projects. All 
backup files are saved in the project folder. 
•Use the “Auto Save Interval” setting to specify the time 
intervals in which a backup copy will be created.
•Use the “Maximum Backup Files” option to specify how 
many backup files will be created with the Auto Save 
function.
When the maximum number of backup files is reached, the existing files 
will be overwritten (starting with the oldest file). 
ÖWith this option only the project files themselves will 
be backed up. If you want to include the files from the Pool 
and save your project in a different location, you need to 
use the “Back up Project” function.
The Archive and Backup functions
Prepare Archive
The “Prepare Archive” function verifies that every clip ref-
erenced in the project is located in the same folder, and 
takes actions if that is not the case:
•Any files that are located outside the current project 
folder will be copied into it.
Please note that audio files residing within the project folder are not cop-ied to the audio folder. Therefore, you have to copy them there manually 
before backing up the audio folder or save them separately during 
backup, see below.
•If any processing has been applied, you will be asked 
whether you want to Freeze Edits.
If you do this, you do not have to archive the Edits folder. Everything be-
longing to the project will be contained in the project file and the Audio 
folder.
Once you have performed a Prepare Archive operation, 
you can use the “Back Up Project” function to create a 
backup of the project file, containing copies of all neces
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sary media files (with the exception of VST Sound content, 
see below).
It is not necessary to archive the Images folder, since 
these images can be recreated by Nuendo. You may also 
find a file with the extension “.csh” in the project folder. 
This contains image information for edited clips and other 
data that can be recreated, so it can safely be deleted.
Back up Project
This function is very useful if you want to create a backup 
copy of a project for your archive. It can also be used to 
prepare projects for delivery so that they only contain the 
necessary work data (while leaving the original project un
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touched). When you back up a project, all media files (ex-
cept those coming from VST Sound archives) can be 
included as a copy.
!Video clips are always referenced and not stored in 
the project folder.
!VST Sound content provided by Steinberg is copy-
protected and will not be included in the backup 
project. If you want to use a backup copy of a project 
using such data on a different computer, make sure 
that the corresponding content is also available on 
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1.Select “Back up Project…” from the File menu. 
A file dialog opens in which you can choose an existing empty folder or 
create a new folder to save the project.
2.Click OK.
The “Back up Project Options” dialog opens.
This dialog contains the following options:
3.Make the desired settings.
4.Click OK. 
A copy of the project is saved in the new folder. The original project is 
not affected.
Cleanup
The Cleanup function on the File menu helps you to save 
hard disk space by locating and – if you like – deleting un
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used audio files in the project folders on your disk.
1.Select “Cleanup…” from the File menu.
If there are any open projects, an alert shows. Clicking “Close” closes all 
open projects and brings up the dialog “Cleanup Nuendo Project Folders”.
2.To restrict the Cleanup function to a certain folder, 
click the “Search Folder” button and select the folder.
The default setting is that the Cleanup function is applied to all folders on 
all hard disks. Only select a specific folder if you are certain it does not 
contain audio files used in other projects (outside the folder), see below. 
You can reset the function to search all folders by opening the “Search 
Folder” dialog again and clicking “Cancel”.
3.Click the Start button.
Nuendo will now scan the selected folder (or all hard disks) for Nuendo 
project folders and check for audio and image files (in the Audio, Edits 
and Images subfolders) that are not used by any project. The found files 
are listed in the dialog.
4.When the scan is complete, you can select files by 
clicking in the list.
Use [Ctrl]/[Command]-click to select several files, and [Shift]-click to se-
lect a range of files. You can also click the Select All button to select all 
files in the list.
In the following situations, the Cleanup function will list 
files that are not unused:
• If you have moved or renamed files or folders (without updat-
ing the project files to use the new paths), there is no way for 
Nuendo to know that these files are used in a project. 
• If you perform the Cleanup function on a folder in which there 
are audio files belonging to other projects (outside the folder), 
these files will be considered “unused”.
•Also, make sure that you do not delete any files used in 
other applications, or files that you generally want to keep!
However, you can always safely delete image files since 
these can be reconstructed by the program, if necessary.
5.Delete any files you do not want to keep by selecting 
them and clicking Delete.
6.Close the dialog by clicking the Close button.
OptionDescription
Project NameEnter a project name if you want to change it from the de-fault (the current name of the project).
Keep Current 
Project ActiveWhen this option is activated, the current project will still 
be the active project after clicking OK. If you wish to switch 
to the new backup project instead, deactivate this option.
Minimize Audio 
FilesIf this is activated, only the audio file portions that are actu-ally used in the project will be included. This can significan-tly reduce the size of the project folder (if you are using 
small sections of large files), but it also means you cannot 
use other portions of the audio files if you continue working 
with the project in its new folder.
Freeze EditsThis will perform a Freeze Edits operation, making all pro-cessing and applied effects permanent to each clip in the 
Pool, see “Freeze Edits” on page 277.
Remove 
Unused FilesWhen this is activated, only files in the Pool that are actu-ally used in the project will be stored in the new folder.
Do Not Back 
up VideoWhen this is activated, any video clips on the video track 
or in the Pool of the current project will not be included in 
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Startup Options
The “On Startup” pop-up menu in the Preferences dialog 
(General page) allows you to specify what happens when 
you launch Nuendo. 
The following options are available:
Nuendo Open Document Options dialog
The Open Document Options dialog lists your recently 
used projects. It will open in two cases:
•If you launch Nuendo with the “Show Open Options Di-
alog” option selected on the “On Startup” pop-up menu in 
the Preferences dialog (General page).
•If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] while launching Nu-
endo.
•To open a project, select it and click the “Open Selec-
tion” button. 
•To open another project not listed here, click the “Open 
Other…” button. 
A file dialog opens that allows you to look for the desired file on your disk. 
•To create a new project, click the “New Project” button.
OptionDescription
Do NothingNuendo launches without opening a project.
Open Last 
ProjectThe last saved project is opened on launch.
Open ‘Default’ 
TemplateThe default template is opened, see “Setting up a de-fault template” on page 53.
Show Open 
Options DialogThe Open dialog opens on launch, allowing you to man-ually locate and open the desired project.
Show Template 
DialogThe Template dialog opens on launch, allowing you to 
create a new project from one of the templates.
Show Open 
Options DialogThe Open Document Options dialog opens on launch, 
see below. It allows you to make a different choice each 
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The Project Setup dialog
General settings for the project are made in the Project 
Setup dialog. This is opened by selecting “Project 
Setup…” from the Project menu.
ÖIf the “Run Setup on Create New Project” option is ac-
tivated in the Preferences dialog (General page), the Pro-
ject Setup dialog will open automatically when you create 
a new project. 
The following settings are available in the Project Setup 
dialog:
SettingDescription
AuthorHere you can add a name that will be written as the project 
author into the iXML chunk when exporting audio files with 
the corresponding option activated (see 
“AIFF files” on page 478). The default setting for this can be set in the Preferences dialog (General–Personalization page).
CompanyHere you can add a name that will be written as the com-pany name into the iXML chunk when exporting audio files 
with the corresponding option activated (see “AIFF files” on page 478). The default setting for this can be set in the Preferences dialog (General–Personalization page).
StartThe start time of the project. Allows you to have the project 
start at another time than zero. Also used for setting the 
sync start position when synchronizing Nuendo to external 
devices (see the chapter 
“Synchronization” on page 496). The format of this value is always in timecode. When you 
change this setting you will be asked whether you want to 
keep the project content at its timecode positions. “Yes” 
means that all events will stay at their original timecode po
-sitions – i. e. they will be moved in relation to the start of the 
project. “No” means that all events keep their position rela-tive to the project start. See also the note on Feet+Frames 
in the section “The ruler” on page 47.
LengthThe length of the project. Nuendo is capable of having 
longer lengths than 24 hours because the timecode in-cludes a “day” field. This can be handy when creating 
projects that use “time of day” timecode and cross the 24 
hour mark. The maximum project length is 10 days.
Frame Rate This setting determines both the timecode standard and 
frame rate for the project, see “Timecode standards” on page 498. The frame rate of a video file used in a project should match the frame rate set for a project. The “Get 
From Video” button allows you to set the project frame 
rate to the frame rate of an imported video file, see the 
section 
“Adopting the video frame rate” on page 523. When synchronizing Nuendo to an external device, make 
sure that this setting corresponds to the frame rate of any 
incoming timecode. However, there might be situations 
where perfect synchronization does not matter to you and 
you do not want to change the project frame rate. In this 
case, the frame rate mismatch will be indicated on the 
Transport panel in the Sync section.
Audio Pull-up/
Pull-downWhen working with film transfers, this option is used to 
synchronize sound and images correctly. The pop-up 
menu is separated into two parts. In the upper part the 
pull factors available for your hardware are displayed. The 
lower part shows pull factors that are not supported by 
your audio hardware. If you select a non-supported pull 
factor, it will be highlighted in a different color. Audio pull-
up and pull-down is described in detail in the section 
“Adjusting audio playback speed” on page 531.
Display FormatThis is the global display format used for all rulers and po-sition displays in the program, except ruler tracks (see “Ruler tracks” on page 44). However, you can make inde-pendent display format selections for the individual rulers 
and displays if you like.
For descriptions of the different display format options, 
see “The ruler” on page 47.
Display OffsetOffsets the time positions displayed in the ruler, etc., al-lowing you to compensate for the Start position setting. 
Typically, if you synchronize Nuendo to an external source 
starting at a frame other than zero, you set the Start posi
-tion to this value. However, if you still want the display in 
Nuendo to start at zero, set the Display Offset to the 
same value.
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Zoom and view options
Zooming in the Project window is done according to the 
standard zoom techniques, with the following special notes:
•When you are using the Zoom tool (magnifying glass), 
the result depends on the “Zoom Tool Standard Mode: 
Horizontal Zooming Only” option in the Preferences dialog 
(Editing–Tools page).
If this is activated and you drag a selection rectangle with the Zoom tool, 
the window will only be zoomed horizontally (track height will not change). 
If the option is off, the window will be zoomed both horizontally and verti
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cally.
•When using the vertical zoom sliders, the tracks are 
scaled relatively. 
In other words, if you have made any individual track height adjustments 
(see below), the relative height differences are maintained.
You find the following options are available on the Zoom 
submenu on the Edit menu:
•If the “Zoom while Locating in Time Scale” option is ac-
tivated in the Preferences dialog (Transport page), you 
can also zoom by clicking in the ruler and dragging up or 
down with the mouse button pressed.
Drag up to zoom out; drag down to zoom in.
Bar OffsetThis works just like “Display Offset” described above, in 
that it offsets the time positions in the ruler by a number 
of bars, allowing you to compensate for the Start position 
setting. The difference is that Bar Offset is only used 
when the “Bars+Beats” display format is selected (see 
“The ruler” on page 47).
Sample RateThe sample rate at which Nuendo records and plays au-dio. The order of the menu items depends on the sample 
rates available for your audio hardware. Supported set-tings are displayed in the upper part of the menu, non-
supported settings are displayed in the lower part. Re-garding the sample rate, there are two possible scenar-ios: Either your audio hardware generates the audio clock 
signals itself or it is clocked externally, i. e. receives sig-nals from an external sample clock source. If the sample rate is generated internally, the following ap-plies: When you select a sample rate non-supported by 
your audio hardware (from the lower part of the menu), it 
is highlighted in a different color and the corresponding 
tooltip shows a warning. In this case you must set a dif
-ferent sample rate to make your audio files play back 
properly. When you specify a project sample rate that 
your audio hardware supports but which is different from 
the current audio hardware sample rate, and you confirm 
your settings by clicking OK, the sample rate setting of 
the audio hardware is automatically changed to the 
project sample rate. 
If your audio hardware is clocked externally, ensure that 
the project sample rate corresponds to the external sam-ple rate. Furthermore, you should “tell” Nuendo that it re-ceives external clock signals in the Device Setup dialog 
on the page of your audio driver by activating the “Exter-nally Clocked” option. When you now change the project 
sample rate, it will be highlighted to inform you about a 
possible sample rate mismatch.
Bit Resolution/
Record File 
TypeWhen you record audio in Nuendo, the files that are cre-ated will be of this resolution and file type, see “Selecting a recording file format” on page 93.
Stereo Pan 
LawDecides whether panning uses power compensation or 
not, see “About the “Stereo Pan Law” setting” on page 162.
!While most Project Setup settings can be changed 
at any time, you should set the sample rate directly 
after creating a new project! If you change the sam
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ple rate at a later stage, you must convert all audio 
files in the project to the new sample rate to make 
them play back properly.
Setting Description
OptionDescription
Zoom InZooms in one step, centering on the project cursor.
Zoom OutZooms out one step, centering on the project cursor.
Zoom FullZooms out so that the whole project is visible. “The 
whole project” means the timeline from the project 
start to the length set in the Project Setup dialog (see 
above).
Zoom to SelectionZooms in horizontally and vertically so that the current 
selection fills the screen.
Zoom to Selec-tion (Horiz)Zooms in horizontally so that the current selection fills 
the screen.
Zoom to EventThis option is available only in the Sample Editor (see “Zooming” on page 287).
Zoom In VerticallyZooms in one step vertically.
Zoom Out 
VerticallyZooms out one step vertically.
Zoom In TracksZooms in on the selected track(s) one step vertically.
Zoom Out TracksZooms out the selected track(s) one step vertically.
Zoom Selected 
Tracks This zooms in vertically on the selected track(s) and 
minimizes the height of all other tracks.
Undo/Redo 
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•You can zoom the contents of parts and events verti-
cally, using the waveform zoom slider in the top right cor-
ner of the event display.
This is useful when viewing quiet audio passages.
•If you activate the option Quick Zoom in the Preferences 
dialog (Editing page), the contents of parts and events will 
not be continuously redrawn when you zoom manually.
Instead, the contents are redrawn once you have stopped changing the 
zoom – activate this if screen redraws are slow on your system.
Resizing tracks in the track list
•You can change the height of an individual track by 
clicking on its lower border in the track list and dragging 
up or down.
To change the height of all tracks simultaneously, hold down [Ctrl]/
[Command] and resize one of the tracks in this way. If “Snap Track 
Heights” is activated on the Track scale pop-up (see below), the track 
height will change in fixed increments when you resize it.
•You can also change the width of the track list area, by 
dragging the border between the track list and the event 
display.
•By default, the controls shown for tracks in the track list 
will adapt to the track size. This means that when resizing 
a track’s height or width the controls will be placed where 
they best “fit in”.
If you prefer to have the controls in fixed positions, you can deactivate the 
“Wrap Controls” option in the Track Controls settings dialog (see “Cus-
tomizing track controls” on page 573).
•You can use the Track scale pop-up (opened by clicking 
the arrow button above the vertical zoom control) to set the 
number of tracks to view in the current Project window.
The track height will be adjusted to show only the number of tracks speci-fied on the pop-up menu. By selecting “Zoom N Tracks” from the pop-up 
you can manually set the number of tracks to fit in the current Project win
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dow.
•Tracks can also be divided vertically in lanes – see “Ed-
iting in Lane Display mode” on page 76.
The Enlarge Selected Track option
When this option is activated on the Edit menu (or in the 
Preferences dialog, Editing–Project & Mixer page), the se
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lected track is enlarged automatically. This is useful if you 
are stepping through the tracks in the track list, to check 
or edit the settings. The tracks will revert to the size they 
had before when they are deselected. You can adjust the 
size directly in the track list if the default enlargement fac
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tor does not suit you. 
While this is the program behavior you will want in most 
cases, it may be a disadvantage when changing the track 
height you started out with for one or more tracks (i.
 e. their 
“original” height, before “Enlarge Selected Track” was ac
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tivated). As soon as you try to resize a track, it is selected 
and automatically enlarged. Instead of turning off “Enlarge 
Selected Track”, resizing the desired track(s) and the acti
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vating “Enlarge Selected Track” again, you can resize a 
track in the track list without selecting it.
Proceed as follows:
1.Move the mouse pointer over the lower border of the 
(unselected) track you want to resize.
The mouse pointer turns into a divider symbol.
!To get an approximate reading on the level of the au-
dio events by viewing the waveforms, make sure this 
slider is all the way down. Otherwise, zoomed wave-
forms may be mistaken for clipped audio.
!This behavior is different when “Enlarge Selected 
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2.Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and drag the lower border of 
the track until it reaches the desired height.
Now, when you select this track, (and “Enlarge Selected Track” is acti-
vated), it will be enlarged. It will revert to the changed size, when you se-
lect a different track.
Zoom presets and cycle markers
The pop-up menu to the left of the horizontal zoom control 
allows you to select, create and organize zoom presets. 
These are useful if you want to toggle between different 
zoom settings (e.
 g. one where the whole project is dis-
played in the project window and another with a high 
zoom factor for detailed editing). With this pop-up menu, 
you can also zoom in on the area between cycle markers 
in the project.
The upper part of the menu lists the zoom presets:
•To store the current zoom setting as a preset, select 
Add from the pop-up menu.
A dialog opens, allowing you to type in a name for the preset.
•To select and apply a preset, select it from the pop-up 
menu.
•The “Zoom Full” preset is always available. Selecting 
this option zooms out so that the whole project is visible. 
“The whole project” means the timeline from the project 
start to the length set in the Project Setup dialog (see 
“The Project Setup dialog” on page 57).
•If you want to delete a preset, select “Organize…” from 
the pop-up menu.
In the dialog that opens, select the preset in the list and click the Delete 
button. The preset is removed from the list.
•If you want to rename a preset, select “Organize…” 
from the pop-up menu.
In the dialog that opens, select the desired preset in the list and click the 
Rename button. A second dialog opens, allowing you to type in a new 
name for the preset. Click OK to close the dialogs.
The middle part of the pop-up menu lists any cycle mark-
ers you have added to the project:
•If you select a cycle marker from this menu, the event 
display is zoomed in to encompass the marker area.
•You cannot edit the cycle markers in this pop-up menu. 
For information on editing markers, see 
“The Marker win-
dow” on page 138.
The Zoom history
Nuendo maintains a history of recent zoom stages, allow-
ing you to undo and redo zoom operations. This way you 
can zoom in several steps and then easily go back to the 
zoom stage at which you started.
There are two ways to invoke Undo Zoom and Redo 
Zoom:
•Use the items on the Zoom submenu on the Edit menu.
You can also assign key commands for these.
•Double-click with the Zoom tool (magnifying glass) to 
Undo Zoom.
Press [Alt]/[Option] and double-click to Redo Zoom.
Adjusting how parts and events are shown
The Preferences on the File menu (the Nuendo menu, un-
der Mac OS X) contains several settings for customizing 
the display in the Project window.
The Event Display page contains common settings for all 
track types:
Click here…
…to open the context 
menu.
!Zoom presets are global for all projects, i. e. they are 
available in all projects you open or create.
!Only the cycle markers you create in the current 
project are available on the menu.
OptionDescription
Colorize Event 
BackgroundDetermines whether the backgrounds or “contents” 
(waveforms, etc.) of parts and events will be colorized, 
see 
“Handling tracks” on page 61.
Show Event 
NamesDetermines whether the names of parts and events are 
shown in the Project window.