Adding to the collective voice: the mute/solo thing is annoying. Side-by-side would be better, or a bigger, 'multipurpose' button (smart?) that mutes or solos depending on a modifier key.
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On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:38 AM, Shirley Gutierrez <guanacaa@aol.com> wrote:
> I agree, Roger. And things started to get very wanky in the timeline with the addition of the Not-So-Smart-Tools. I particularly object to the pure design idiocy of the mute/solo buttons. I mean, come on! I once could everything I needed to do as far as muting or soloing tracks with the same number of clicks I need to execute now, except that before I was clicking on a button that was the full height of the track, and now I'm clicking on a button that's half the size of the track! I have to slow down, and really look and aim for this tiny thing, and half the time I miss and click off a sync lock, which I remain unaware of until I start getting sync disasters. This was just your basic rotten idea, and it's one of several that slow me down and reduce my productivity. And every time I slow down, someone is paying. Often it's me.
>
> Shirley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger <rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk>
> To: Avid-L2 <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Fri, Apr 20, 2012 8:49 am
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] MC V6.0 Effects Editor
>
> David - you are now veering off target. We are your customers who buy your tools
> and keep you in business. If a number of customers tell you that they preferred
> the interface the way it was before or that improvements need to be made, you'd
> better listen (and it seems you are) or the customers will head off elsewhere.
> I've seen many changes since I began editing on Media Composer in 1992 and I
> think my copy of MC4 (second time around) is the most customisable and pleasant
> to work with. This is not to decry the many powerful features that have been
> added since then but the user experience is important.
>
> On 20 Apr 2012, at 16:28, David Colantuoni wrote:
>
> > A few people have contacted me off list about this. This is about a unifying
> look, not about functionality. Sorry if I was not clear on that. Each product
> has its own identity and user experience and that's up to the individual product
> teams to define. Avid made a commitment to unify its brand a few years back
> (ie- Pinnacle Studio is now Avid Studio). UI came along for the ride. It's
> about brand and brand awareness. Most large companies have a unified way for
> their UI. It's an important element so customers identify with Avid products
> through a visual and hopefully emotional connection.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
> > David Colantuoni
> > Product Management - Professional Video Editors and Effects | P&S Creative
> Professional
> >
> >
> >
> > From: "Knut A. Helgeland" <knut@toxic.no<mailto:knut@toxic.no>>
> > Reply-To: "Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com<mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>"
> <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com<mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>>
> > Date: Friday, April 20, 2012 9:43 AM
> > To: "Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com<mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>"
> <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com<mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>>
> > Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] MC V6.0 Effects Editor
> >
> >
> >
> > On 20. apr. 2012, at 03:52, David Colantuoni wrote:
> >
> >> We have a design team at Avid unifying all of the UI in all products to have
> a similar look.
> >
> > My question then would be "why"? When it's obvious that a design
> concept/paradigm is breaking with established user experiences, it's not a good
> idea. All design concepts are not good design concepts, and often they're not
> even design concepts, but initiated from foreign considerations like engineering
> constraints, or economics, or 'taste'.
> >
> > PS Please do not inform this 'UI unifying design team' that Avid has a product
> called DS.
> >
> > K
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
>
> With best wishes,
> Roger Shufflebottom
> +44 7973 543 660
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