PSD Placement in Muse (Retain Vector Layers)

So in my eyes, Muse is for those like me. We can design, but can't code. Caters basically to designers without any HTML or CSS knowledge. Well, I think Muse needs to make a few improvements to really be a graphic designer's go-to tool for web design.
I always prefer starting a website concept in Illustrator or Photoshop. It handles and renders images, text and vectors perfectly. Everything looks pixel perfect. This is why I would prefer to build an entire website in Photoshop first, then export elements to then re-organize in Muse.
The problem with this process is that it is very time consuming. When I discovered that I could place a PSD file's layers into Muse, I was excited! BUT, that feature is a little behind the times... Every layer from that PSD is treated as a rasterized image. Logos, and even some text elements I like to use SVG (which is awesome that Muse can import SVG now). But this place PSD tool is useless to those smart object layers in the PSD file. This should be a feature to be added to reflect the new SVG support in Muse.
On a side note / problem, Muse' handling of SVG files is pretty poor. It's not anything like handling a vector in Illustrator or Photoshop. It has the loading style spinning wheel when moved and sized, and has this odd white bar below each image in Muse preview. I wish Muse would render things properly within Muse. It's highly frustrating as a pixel-obsessed graphic designer.
Adobe, please take note and add these to your to-do list!

Thanks for your input , please feel free to add your suggestions in our ideas section. We are working actively to include more features.
Thanks,
Sanjit

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