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About This Manual
Assumptions
This User Manual and the other documentation assume you are thoroughly familiar with PCs and Windows terms
and concepts. If the PC is new, please ensure the machine is working correctly before attempting to install VCube.
Note: Although VCube version 2 runs under the 32 bit versions of Windows XP, Windows Vista
and Windows 7, it does not support the “Aero” style transparency display features present in
Windows Vista and Windows 7. This will be turned off automatically for the duration of the
VCube session.
Conventions
Conventions used in this document:
Names found on screens and in menus are shown in bold. E.g. Information & Settings
Menu and sub-menu selections are shown like this:
User-Interface > Output > Show Buffer Tab
Which means:
Go to the User-Interface pull-down menu, mouse down to the Output sub-menu, mouse down to the Show
Buffer Tab entry and Click.
References to VCube Settings Tabs are shown thus:
Settings : Formats & Sync : Composition Video Format : Height
Which means:
In the Settings Page accessed via Settings > Show All Settings click on the Down Arrow and Click Format &
Sync to open the Tab. In the Composition Video Format Section the Height field is the one we are interested in.
Keyboard Shortcuts are shown thus: [Ctrl + Num 9].
The VCube User Interface uses a number of buttons. These are dark when unchecked (inactive, not selected) and
orange when checked (active, selected) The state of these buttons is referred to as checked or unchecked.
In the screenshot above the Transparent Overlay Box is inactive (unchecked) and Chase TimeCode is active
(checked).
Documentation
Automatically installed with Pyramix and available under the Help menu or [F1], this manual is intended to be a
comprehensive reference source for all the standard features and functions in VCube.
To ensure the document is visible please uncheck TopM ost in Settings > Show User Interface Tab : Display -
Manual Resize or use [Ctrl + Shift + Alt +P] to open the page.
All the documentation is in the Adobe Acrobat pdf format. (.pdf file extension)
In order to read the documentation you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 or later installed on your
computer.
Other documentation can be found in the Windows Start menu in All Programs > VCube > Docs. Please check
for the most recent versions at:
http://www.merging.com
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