Post Production
Nuendo 4 empowers audio professionals with its powerful set of tailored post production tools. Offering outstanding compatibility to all screen-formats, Nuendo 4 also includes a unique, feature-rich editing toolset for post production, as well as a completely new automation system. Its exceptionally efficient workflow and excellent reliability in day-to.day audio post tasks as well as its technological openness and flexibility have made Nuendo 4 the first choice for TV and film studios, post-production studios and independent editors all over the world.
Audio recordings & video
- Recording BWAV files with time stamp and metadata to EBU specifications
- Split and Interleaved recordings in all standard Surround formats
- Unlimited number of audio tracks
- Supports all prevailing audio interfaces, enabling free selection of audio hardware
- 32-bit floating point Audio Engine ensures extraordinary fidelity for recordings
- Improved support of Quick Time 7, support for MPEG 1/MPEG 4 und .H264 Codec
- Support MP3 Surround
Transfers
- Import and export via all standard transfer formats: AAF, OMF, OpenTL and AES-31
- Reads BWAV files with time stamp and metadata according to EBU specifications
- Time code master and slave capabilities
- Supports Machine Control via SONY 9-Pin and MMC
- Fully compatible to Virtual Katy Conforming Tools and LOCO for audio post-production
Editing
- New Media Bay database: media file management system with a comfortable administration of FX-sounds, samples, PlugIn presets, video-files and a lot of additional file formats.
- 20 new editing functions for post-production, better waveform visualization.
- New logical project editor: edit of different functions simultaneously, namely delete, mute, rename etc. of tracks, parts and events.
- Metadata indicator in the Pool and metadata processing during export.
- Sound Frame: extensive sound manager with powerful search and organization tools.
- Inserts files via drag & drop.
- Inserts files at the desired position (cursor, time code position, or time position of the original recording).
- Processes files directly in the Pool via plug-in effects or off-line processes.
- Batch processing for fast conversion and processing of multiple files.
- New transposition-track for several track transpositions – simultaneously.
- Audio Warp: a MPEX-3 based, high quality time-stretching and pitch-shifting algorithm, which enables a real-time transposition – without undesirably artefacts.
- Video image automatically follows all actions such as moving, trimming, fades and scrubbing
- Extensive fade-functions, destructive and non-destructive
- User-definable key commands and macros to accelerate working pace
- Edit History for unlimited undo/redo of all edits
- Offline Process History for managing and modifying all processes performed offline
- Integrated track sheet printing
Post Synchronization and Foley
- Integrated Loop markers for creating taker lists
- Supports professional dubbing programs such as Gallery’s ADR Studio and F.E.G.’s ADR/EDICOM
- Peerless Warp to Picture functions enabling fast, accurate adaptation of audio and video to the picture, whereby the image follows audio time-stretching in real time
- Full-featured mixer architecture offering all the functions of big studio consoles, including AFL/PFL, metering, effect plug-ins and integration of external signal processors
- Full control room functionality, whereby four separate studio busses deliver an individual headphones mix to each sound-maker and speaker
- Talkback function for relaying the producer’s instructions
Mixing on an Outboard Desk
- Seamless integration with analog and digital mixing consoles via AES, TDIF, ADAT or MADI
- Supports time code, SONY 9-Pin and MMC
- Unique Collaboration Network feature enabling fast stage fixes and multiple users to work simultaneously on a project
- Folder tracks for easy management of large projects
Mixing in Nuendo
- Full multi-channel audio path from mono to 10.2 for all input busses, audio tracks, FX returns, aux sends, group and output objects
- Several projects to load simultaneously, including drag&drop functionality
- Down-mixers and mix converter tools for flexible format conversion
- Automation of all mixer parameters, including effect plug-ins and VST instruments
- New automation-system: the comfortable „Touch Collect Assistant”, Fill commands for writing automation and the optional “Virgin Territories” ensuring fully control of all automation parameters.
- Simultaneous view of any number of automation tracks and numerous options for editing recorded automation data.
- Professional metering tools including freely configurable Fallback Time, Pre/Post Fader Metering and Peak Hold.
- 38 new VST3-PlugIns, mostly with possibilities for side-chaining.
- Overall more than 60 effect PlugIns are supplied and an optional selection of first class effects from well-know third party manufacturer like Waves, URS, Universal Audio, Sonnox and TC Electronics.
- Control room section with four different speaker setups including Solo and Fold-Down functions.
- Full automatic latency compensation throughout the signal chain.
- Nuendo 4 supports numerous hardware-controller such as WK Audio’s ID Controller, Mackie Control, Steinberg Houston, Yamaha 01-X, Yamaha DM-2000 etc.
- Optional EuCon adapter for Euphonix MC and System 5-MC