XML sounds like a good way to go. We should also maybe think about adding some kind of import feature somewhere down the line. When Device x and/or Web site Y hit it big next year, it would make more sense to be able to import the profile for that rather than us having to release a patch each time. But that can wait for the time being...
2009/9/1 Helen McCall <[email protected]> > Hello Jonathan, > > This sounds a good plan. > > May I suggest that the settings/presets should be stored in an XML file. > This is a current convention, and if all data stored, eg project files > as well, were in XML files, it should standardise the parsing of stored > data and make the programming more transparent. > > Best wishes, Helen > > > > On Tue, 2009-09-01 at 10:37 -0500, Jonathan Thomas wrote: > > Andy, here are my thoughts on the "Simple" tab. Sorry this is so > > long. =) > > > > Yeah, the simple tab would hopefully be a "simple" list of export > > options. Here is the key... the simple export options should have > > only 1 function, and that is to set the advanced widgets (which are on > > the advanced tab) to their correct values. This way, the progress bar > > and export button continue to work, without having to touch that > > code. > > > > In fact, this would allow a user to select "YouTube" for example, and > > then switch to the advanced tab to tweak any settings (if they want > > to). Otherwise, the user could just hit the "Export" button, and it > > would just work. > > > > Here are the fields that would be "Shared" (i.e. outside of the tab > > interface): > > 1) General Options (my mock-up should have the tabs appear below the > > General Options) > > 2) Progress Bar / Export Video button > > > > Here are the dropdown fields that would be on the "Simple" tab. I'm > > imagining that these 3 fields would be like cascading dropdowns... As > > you answer the 1st dropdown, the next dropdown populates, etc... > > 1) Type (i.e. DVD, Blu-ray, YouTube, Vimeo, Xbox 360, Web, etc...) > > 2) Size (i.e. Simple dropdown of valid profiles - example: HDV 720 > > 25p, HDV 720 30p) > > 3) Quality (i.e. Maybe just a few options... like Low, Medium, High) > > > > The trickiest part of this feature (as I'm sure you've figured out), > > is where and how do we store this "simple" info. Ideally it would not > > be embedded into our code, you know. It should probably be easy to > > update, so we can easily refine the list. Should it be in an XML > > file? a Text file? a Python file with lots of lists / dictionaries? > > Something to think about... > > > > Please let me know how this sounds. If anyone disagrees with this, > > let's discuss and come to an agreement before we begin. > > > > Also, if for some reason you don't have time to work on this feature, > > please let me know so I can jump on it after I finish the "effects" > > module. > > > > Thanks! > > -Jonathan > > > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 3:26 AM, Andrew Finch > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah, I can take a look at that as well - the simple tab is > > for the 'preset' export options, right? > > > > > > > > 2009/8/31 Jonathan Thomas <[email protected]> > > Welcome back Andy! Darn, Helen got to you first. I > > could use some help with the Export Dialog. I've > > attached a screen with a laughably rough mock-up. If > > you don't have time for this, let me know, and I will > > start on it. > > > > I'm working on effects right now. > > > > Thanks, > > -Jonathan > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Helen McCall > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Andy, > > > > Welcome back. :-) > > > > I've got a simple programming job which needs > > doing. It would take me a > > month of Sundays to learn enough Glade to do > > it. > > > > I need an entry in the Help menu dropdown, to > > call yelp with the uri of > > the openshot.xml file so that the help manual > > can be launched from > > OpenShot. > > > > Every time I try using Glade I manage to break > > everything! > > > > Andy; would you be willing to take on this > > task? > > > > Best wishes, Helen > > > > PS: I am adding some more Export Settings to > > the table I have put in the > > help manual. This has been a major labour of > > love. I have had to > > research all the formats and codecs from > > sources like Final Cut Studio > > documentation, the websites of vimeo and > > youtube etc. > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2009-08-31 at 20:32 +0100, Andrew > > Finch wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > > > Looks like lot's have been going on while > > I've been away on > > > holiday...at least I didn't miss the release > > of 1.0! > > > > > > Jonathan, let me know if there is anything > > you want me look at - my > > > batteries are fully recharged at the moment! > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Andy. > > > > > > 2009/8/31 Jonathan Thomas > > <[email protected]> > > > Helen, > > > I have added a new blog post tonight > > trying to convince people > > > to jump in and offer some common > > export options for OpenShot. > > > Hopefully this will work out, and > > people will help out. Worst > > > case, we'll get lots of crap added > > to our Wikipedia page. =) > > > Let's keep our fingers crossed. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > -Jonathan > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Mailing list: > > > > https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers<https://launchpad.net/%7Eopenshot.developers> > > > Post to : > > [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe : > > > > https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers<https://launchpad.net/%7Eopenshot.developers> > > > More help : > > https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Mailing list: > > > > https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers<https://launchpad.net/%7Eopenshot.developers> > > > Post to : > > [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe : > > > > https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers<https://launchpad.net/%7Eopenshot.developers> > > > More help : > > https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: > > https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers<https://launchpad.net/%7Eopenshot.developers> > > Post to : [email protected] > > Unsubscribe : > > https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers<https://launchpad.net/%7Eopenshot.developers> > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > >
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