You are right! The updates pretty much fixed all the issues, and while I haven't worked in V.5 for a while, my last memory is that that timeline was working fine (though I wish they hadn't changed some of the modifier keys). But the only reason there WERE updates was because there was so much pushback from stodgy old Avid editors like myself. Kudos to the company for responding, and demonstrating once again that customization is one of Avid's great strengths.
I was just trying to make the point that the pushback against SmartTools doesn't necessarily mean that long time Avid editors can't respond positively to innovation, just that the innovations really have to add value.
Best,
Shirley
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@veralith.com>
To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Mar 7, 2011 8:11 am
Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Milestone
So, I agree about the VERY first implementation of SmartTools, but since Avid
did their little update, allowing for more customization (essentially allowing
you to put it back the way it was), exactly what is it that you believe is
broken?
Steve Hullfish
contributor: www.provideocoalition.com
author: "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:55 AM, Shirley Gutierrez wrote:
>
> The problem with SmartTools was not that they were new, but that they
attempted to fix was wasn't broken, and in the process, broke a lot of things
that were fixed. Give me a new feature that really adds value (and that value
will largely have to be about speed), and I'll be happy to embrace it. As much
as I detest the FCP timeline features, there ARE things about that product which
help me a great deal, such as it's selection tools, the ability to adjust audio
with a keystroke, and its superior browser window. I don't have a problem
acknowledging anything that works for me.
>
> In short, I don't loathe newness or difference, I loathe rotten design that
slows me down.
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