Workspaces

Nuendo has a lot of windows. For some, this is wonderfully flexible. For others, it’s a burden. For everyone, there are workspaces. A workspace is a set of windows in Nuendo including their position, size, and configuration. Defining several workspaces, you can quickly switch between different workflow setups.

For example, you could create a specific workspace for ADR recording, with the timecode, project, video, and mixer windows all placed and configured as you would need them. Then you could switch to another workspace setup for SFX creation using the MediaBay, project, video, and Pool windows all placed as you prefer. These switches can be performed with key commands, making the changes instant. No more mousing around to move your windows, fidgeting around with them to get it just right. Just hit a key command and blammo, ready to go.

Workspaces are stored by using the Workspaces submenu found in the Windows menu. (See Figure 4.25.) Here you can add new workspaces or recall stored ones. Each workspace can have its own key command for easy recall. Set up your favorite window layout and save it.

Figure 4.25 The Workspaces submenu.

You can manage all the workspaces you create in the Organize Workspaces dialog box, shown in Figure 4.26. Since workspaces can be global or specific to the project, this dialog box helps you work with the various ones, deciding which are global and which are local to the project. It’s a good idea to lock the workspaces you use most. Even if you move windows around once you have recalled a workspace, locking it prevents those changes from becoming the default workspace layout.

Figure 4.26 The Organize Workspaces dialog box.

Now that you have explored the extended layout of Nuendo’s windows, it’s time to learn how to navigate in and around them during the course of working on a project.