Op wo, 13-09-2006 te 18:11 +0200, schreef Herman Robak: > On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:26:38 +0200, Richard Rasker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Op wo, 13-09-2006 te 21:32 +0930, schreef Pierre Marc Dumuid: > >> Heh, > >> There are actually "pipe presets" that cinelerra demonstrates how to > >> use it.. > > > > [snip] > > > > Yeah, I just found it ... "Hey, let's see what this little wrench thingy > > does ..." That took me only, what, one day to find? A perfect > > demonstration of overly simple thinking (command line) on my part when > > it's right under your nose in the GUI ... > > I think the wrench is a clear example of the many features of Cinelerra > that are only obvious once you know them. To me, a wrench suggests > "tweak". > Only expert options should be labeled "tweak". It is highly misleading to > suggest that the codec choice is an expert setting and the choice of > container is all you need to know about!
I don't mind that aspect too much; it's the fact that I didn't even *identify* the wrench symbol as a control - especially because it sits right next to an unmistakable control (the checkbox), and because there is no colour difference between controls such as these and static dialog elements (e.g. text). Only when I moved the mouse cursor over it by accident, I realized that it was a button ... All the same, I *did* read about it when I started with Cinelerra (without the "Secrets" manual it's virtually impossible to operate the application efficiently) - but it was rather quickly forgotten when trying to get to grips with the countless other, more important features. Good GUI design is not an easy thing at all - especially if it's technicians who know the ins and outs doing the designing. What's totally obvious to them, is often quite mystifying to novice users. And then you have the hardcore Linux users, who go running to the command line at the first appearance of the word "pipe" - "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" - or is it? :-) Anyway, I have everything working nicely now, so I'm one happy camper (or should I say: camp moviemaker) :-) Regards, Richard Rasker _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list [email protected] https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
