2008/1/30, Timothy Baldridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > What open source applications do you
> > think fit this description? Surely The GIMP and Blender are out ("no
> > offense intended" to continue the thread).
>
> That's the issue, when it comes to the GUI, almost all of Linux is
> out. I can't think of a single app I was floored by that I said "this
> GUI is awesome" except for Blender. But I'm sure to get assassinated
> for saying that ;-). When it comes to NLEs though I'd say FCP has a
> nice design. Enough hot-keys to make it fast, but it still has enough
> buttons to make it usable for new users. Finding that balance is hard.
> Blender is blazing fast once you know how to use it. The forums are
> filled with users who say that they can model twice in fast with
> Blender than in Maya (in fact some model in Blender and then export to
> Maya) but for new users it is hard.There is plenty of information available online, and in books about User Interface Design, User Interaction Design, Usability Testing, etc... Apart from that, the "Standard" UI of a NLE is pretty much fixed, they all have a timeline, a Preview, and Selection of assorted Buttons sprinkled over the Rest of the UI. Really, UI Design is not that hard. The underlying technical foundations are. When seeking is slow, or importing media takes half an hour, all the fancy screenshots and buttons can be all bling and shiny, and it still sucks. Cheers -Richard _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list [email protected] https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
