> > * The "columns of info" layout probably wouldn't work well for video, > > particular since video usually has crappy metadata. Maybe a thumbnail > > the size of (say) three rows on the left, and the right side filled with > > some metadata. > Right! Here is my thought about this point, which actually caused me to > answer in the first place: A preview thumbnail is good. Making rows > larger for that is good, too. But, considering that 'movie'- files > usually start with a black screen, and 'episodes of' files probably all > start with either solid-color or identical splash screens, the preview > should include several (5?, 10?, 20?) screen shots from throughout the > file. Agreed, it would look like the advertisements on web pages if you > look at your video source and have 10 randomly changing preview images. > I guess they could animate on mouse-over or something, but I'd like more > than just a single shot of the first screen, as you find in nautilus, > afair - that wouldn't be the idea of 'preview'.
This is a fantastic idea! I love it! Have your little video thumbnails have preview snapshots of the file? Great! I really hope that this gets put in if the whole video in RB idea gets some love. _______________________________________________ rhythmbox-devel mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/rhythmbox-devel
