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<h1><a name="Grokking_Cinelerra"> </a> Grokking Cinelerra </h1>
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<h2><a name="Welcome_to_the_Cinelerra_documen"> </a> Welcome to the Cinelerra documentation project! </h2>
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<h3><a name="Objectives"> </a> Objectives </h3>
The purpose of this project is to create a comprehensive manual for the awesome digital video editing software called <strong>Cinelerra</strong>. 
My objective is not only to create a technical manual of the software itself but also to include many other topics relevant to the art of video editing.
Due to the sophistication of this software and the wide scope of services it delivers, it is important not only to describe each specific feature but to also explain the why and when for the use such features with clear <strong>instruction</strong>, references and <strong>tutorials</strong>.
The amount of material covered is extensive and many topics are quite technical. It would be impossible for me to complete this project without the participation of others with skills and knowledge of Cinelerra (and film editing techniques!) so I am setting up this WIKI board as a collaboration tool for the project. 
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<h3><a name="Why_Wiki"> </a><a name="Why_Wiki_"> </a> Why Wiki ? </h3>
A Wiki web is a very simple to use tool (as simple as writing an email) that allows a loose group of collaborators to contribute content towards a grand final document. 
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With a wiki model, <strong>anyone</strong> who feels comfortable in any one topic of the project can just create a topic page, write their knowledge as best they can, post screen shots &amp; images if they wish and be done with their contribuition. No need for a large commitment or for heavy coordination with anyone of the other collaborators. 
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Once any one topic has been written, it is automatically referenced through out the wiki with hyperlinks, indices and text searches. 
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The idea is that once we accumulate a large collection of topics, we can easily create tables of contents, chapters, groups, or link menus to reference every topic. In this way, the same original materials can be used again and again to create both a Cinelerra for dummies or a Grokking Cinelerra type of document!
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<h3><a name="What_is_next"> </a><a name="What_is_next_"> </a> What is next ? </h3>
If you already know what a WIKI is and how it works, please jump ahead and start collaborating on the project (Click here to go to the <a class="twikiLink" href="CinelerraManualTOC">Cinelerra Manual TOC</a> or <a class="twikiLink" href="WebIndex">Cinelerra.WebIndex</a>)
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If you are new to WIKI, you might want to look at <a class="twikiLink" href="../TWiki/WelcomeGuest">WelcomeGuest</a> and read the basics about it 
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<h3><a name="So_no_rules"> </a><a name="So_no_rules_"> </a> So no rules ? </h3>
For this particular project I am setting a basic set of rules to coordinate the development:
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<li> The main twiki page for <strong>Cinelera</strong> will always contain the complete <strong><a class="twikiLink" href="CinelerraManualTOC">Cinelerra Manual TOC</a></strong> for the project divided on chapters topics and subtopics or alphabetically at <strong><a class="twikiLink" href="WebIndex">Cinelerra.WebIndex</a></strong>
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<li> You are free to add new chapters, topics and sub topics. just edit the chapter page and add them on.
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<li> If you wish to contribute content to any specific topic, just select the topic page then start writing. If the page for such topic does not exists feel free to create it. (Later we will update the Table of contents with links) 
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<li> If a topic grows to large we can always refactor it into separate sub-topic pages
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<li> If you wish to include <a class="twikiLink" href="CinelerraImages">CinelerraImages</a> on your topic read <a class="twikiLink" href="../TWiki/TextFormattingFAQ">TextFormattingFAQ</a> and <a class="twikiLink" href="../TWiki/TextFormattingRules">TextFormattingRules</a> (<em>Yes you can!</em>)
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<li> For document formating conventions on this manual look at <a class="twikiLink" href="DocumentFormatting">DocumentFormatting</a> 
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Finally, if you find anything that can be done better or have any ideas to improve this project please go to my personal page <a class="twikiLink" href="../Main/AlexFerrer">AlexFerrer</a> and send me a note.
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<img src="../../../pub/TWiki/TWikiDocGraphics/warning.gif" border="0" alt="ALERT!" width="16" height="16" /> <strong>Important:</strong> If you have not registered before, you need to go to <a class="twikiLink" href="../TWiki/TWikiRegistration">TWikiRegistration</a> before making any changes!  go ahead, it's free <img src="../../../pub/TWiki/SmiliesPlugin/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" border="0" /> 
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<li> Find out what needs to be done at : <a class="twikiLink" href="ToDo">ToDo</a>
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<li> Find out who is helping at: <a class="twikiLink" href="../Main/TWikiUsers">TWikiUsers</a>
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<li> Look at what has been done at : <strong><a class="twikiLink" href="CinelerraManualTOC">Cinelerra Manual TOC</a></strong>
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<li> Read or post news at <a class="twikiLink" href="CinelerraCommunityNews">CinelerraCommunityNews</a>
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<h2><a name="Site_Tools_of_the_Cinelerra_Web"> </a> Site Tools of the Cinelerra Web </h2>
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<li> <a class="twikiLink" href="WebChanges">WebChanges</a>: Display recent changes to the Cinelerra web
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<li> <a class="twikiLink" href="WebIndex">WebIndex</a>: List all Cinelerra topics in alphabetical order. See also the faster <a class="twikiLink" href="WebTopicList">WebTopicList</a>
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<li> <a class="twikiLink" href="WebNotify">WebNotify</a>: Subscribe to an e-mail alert sent when something changes in the Cinelerra web
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<li> <a class="twikiLink" href="WebStatistics">WebStatistics</a>: View access statistics of the Cinelerra web
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<li> <a class="twikiLink" href="WebPreferences">WebPreferences</a>: Preferences of the Cinelerra web (<a class="twikiLink" href="../TWiki/TWikiPreferences">TWikiPreferences</a> has site-wide preferences)
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<li> If you are not familiar with the TWiki collaboration platform, please visit <a class="twikiLink" href="../TWiki/WelcomeGuest">WelcomeGuest</a> first.
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