Thank you Andrea :) ## About the Fontconfig ## warnings: as you noticed, they don't cause problems. Up to the AppImage of 1 October, Cinelerra carried its own copy of fontconfig (version 2.14). Newer distributions ship fontconfig 2.18, and its config file 48-guessfamily.conf uses entries that 2.14 does not understand, so the old copy printed about 45 warnings at every start. Since the AppImage of 2 October (CinGG-qt6-20261002), Cinelerra uses the fontconfig and freetype of your system instead. In our test on Fedora rawhide with fontconfig 2.18 the warnings are gone. The same AppImage also shows sub-bins nested under their parent bin. ## Global bins ## A normal bin belongs to one project. It is saved in the project file, and you only see it while that project is open. A global bin belongs to you instead of a project. Cinelerra keeps it in its config folder (~/.bcast5/global_bins.xml) and shows it in the Resources window of every project you open. It is meant for material you use again and again: logos, intros and outros, lower thirds, music beds, sound effects. How to use them - Open the bin list with the "Bins & Filter" button in the Resources toolbar. - Create a global bin with the "Global" button above the bin list. The "Bin" button next to it creates a normal project bin. - Add media in one of three ways: drag clips from the Resources list onto the global bin, right-click a clip and choose "Add to Global Bin...", or right-click the global bin and choose "Import Files..." to pick files from disk. - Right-click the global bin to rename or delete it. - Use its clips like any others, for example by dragging them to the timeline. What is saved where - A global bin only stores the file paths. Your media stays where it is. Nothing is copied. - A clip you use from a global bin is saved in the project like any other media, so the project also opens on a computer without your global bins. Clips you did not use are not written into the project. - If files in a global bin were moved or deleted, Cinelerra lists them at start-up and offers "Relink...", "Remove" or "Ignore". ## View ## View→ Fade: The menu entry does switch the setting and the check mark changes, but the timeline is not redrawn. The fade line only disappears once something else redraws the timeline. This affects all automation entries in the View menu (Fade, Mute, Overlay Mode, Pan, Plugins, Mask, Speed, Camera/Projector X/Y/Z). Assets, Titles and Transitions work. Until the next build, please use Window → Show Overlays (Ctrl+0). The toggles there redraw the timeline right away. ## Mask ## Mask: New projects use the color model RGBA-8 Bit. With that model, the Compositor draws the mask outline but shows the image unmasked. The rendered file is masked correctly. If you switch to RGB-8 Bit (Settings → Format… → Color Model), the Compositor shows the mask. We are still tracking down the exact spot. We also found two smaller problems. The old "Cinelerra: Mask" window can open next to the new mask panel. And in a small Compositor the points are hard to grab: a click slightly off a corner adds a new point instead of moving it. Zooming the Compositor in helps. Was one of these what you ran into? If not, could you tell me what you clicked, what you expected and what happened? Thanks Sam Am 01.10.26 um 23:29 schrieb Andrea paz via Cin:
So far, I've just been exploring the interface, and I'm really excited about it. Thanks, Sam! When I run the AppImage from the console, I get a long list of warnings about fonts (which don't seem to cause any problems):
[...] Fontconfig warning: "/usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/48-guessfamily.conf", line 172: invalid constant used : ui-serif Fontconfig warning: "/usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/48-guessfamily.conf", line 180: invalid attribute 'xsi:nil' [...]
In Resources, you can create subfolders within custom folders. I've been wanting this feature for a long time. Visually, the subfolders aren't nested under their parent. They all look like similar bins. Speaking of bins, I have a question: what are global bins? The Smart Bins window and how they work are fantastic.
I really like the ability to save and export my custom configuration from Settings --> Preferences. That way, I can load it into new installations without having to access the hidden .bcast5 folder.
I really like how the Deliver tab is organized (with the most important presets right in plain sight). I tried rendering from H.264 to ProRes 444, and everything worked fine. It also seems pretty fast to me, but I need to compare it with CinGG/guicast.
The “View” menu doesn't seem to be working properly (I couldn't turn off the fade), and neither does the “Mask” tool, but I only did some quick tests and need to look into it further.
I'll try it out more thoroughly tomorrow.