Re: [Avid-L2] I will pay Frank Capria to bring back the Interface settings

My personal preference would be for the various timeline status colors
(offline red, target mismatch yellow, etc...) to be enabled by
default, and to override whatever wack-a-doodle colors that the
editors might choose.

On 6/30/10, Benjamin Hershleder <Ben@contactben.com> wrote:
>
>
> 1- Now I don't fell like such a cry-baby, as I may have been one of the
> first whiners on this topic. I'm pleased that it it being worked-on and
> fixed in the future. And just to reiterate: please return *all* of the color
> customizations (and I do like that you allowed for bin highlight color
> customization, so keep that!).
>
> 2- May I suggest that Avid have a little fun and in the Composer Settings,
> allow users to change the new Splice/Overwrite icons to the "classic"
> versions? Personally, I do like the new icons and feel that they make
> perfect sense in the scheme of things. But it would be a nice touch for
> those that would like it, and it would lend a little lighthearted
> personality to the system that I think would have a positive effect.
>
> Cheers,
>
> B
>
>
> Benjamin Hershleder
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> On Jun 30, 2010, at 3:48 PM, Frank Capria wrote:
>
>> I love the inside joke. One has to be a real veteran of this list to get
>> it.
>>
>> We've gotten a lot of constructive feedback on that little change. While
>> I'm
>> not at liberty to divulge future design plans and a timetable, I can say
>> we're taking a good, hard look at this as we continue modifying the UI.
>> Don't expect any change in a minor release, but the next major release
>> could
>> address some of your issues. (I can assure you that you won't get the
>> little Quaalude shaped buttons back.)
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:03 PM, Bouke <bouke@editb.nl> wrote:
>>
>> > ND filter plus gaffer tape does wonders on your monitor.
>> > (but i'm the last one not to piss off Frank...)
>> >
>> >
>> > Bouke
>> >
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>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Job ter Burg (L2B)" <Job_L2@terburg.com>
>> > To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 11:48 PM
>> > Subject: [Avid-L2] I will pay Frank Capria to bring back the Interface
>> > settings
>> >
>> >
>> > >
>> > > OK, very, very old inside joke in the subject line.
>> > > No offense at Frank in any way, for that matter.
>> > >
>> > > Just saying that after two weeks, I'm really starting to miss some of
>> > > the
>> > > customizable options in the Interface settings. If I set my
>> > > backgrounds
>> > to
>> > > the darkest setting, I don't want my text to by 100% white. I ask TK
>> > > operators to set burnins at 50% rather than 100%, and now my Avid has
>> > > those
>> > > really high contrast visuals.
>> > >
>> > > Also, removing the wraparound from the Timeline options makes
>> > > shuffling
>> > in
>> > > Heads view or Heads&Tails view a bit cumbersome.
>> > >
>> > > I'm giving the Smart Tool the benefit of the doubt, although I'd like
>> > > to
>> > > be
>> > > able to place it elsewhere in my workspace.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Job ter Burg
>> > > film editor - NL
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
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>> >
>> >
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>> --
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>> (508) 709 9212
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