What happened to : "top 5 things you'd like to see in next version"?
I cannot find the thread in the forum anymore.
has it been deleted?
I cannot find the thread in the forum anymore.
has it been deleted?
Excellent question! If our comments are in the wrong location, please provide a link to Apple's preferred location.
If Apple does not care about our needs, please say so. Although Aperture is currently IMO our best choice in the DSLR image management space, it certainly is not our only choice.
In any event, please provide an answer to the OP question "I cannot find the thread in the forum anymore, has it been deleted?"
-Allen Wicks
P.S. We posters expend a lot of expensive professional time providing what is in our opinion valuable feedback to Apple's commercial enterprise. If Apple considers our feedback irrelevant please so advise so we will not waste our expensive time.
Thank you Apple.
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Lightroom features/bug fixes I would like to see in next version
I love the Adobe Lightroom Application. It is very intiutive and out of the different RAW processing programs I've tried, it is the only one that has most of the features I need and has the least amount of complications. However, I think there are still places to improve upon:
* Decouple raw processor from the monolithic software executable so that updates to the RAW camera component to add new cameras can be made without requiring huge downloads or reinstallation of a new software program but simply updating a few DLLs and files.
* Improve performance of the Develop panel. It is extremely slow on my laptop running 32bit Windows 7 and 3GB of RAM with dual core processor (pre-Core duo). 8 to 10 seconds for the "loading" message to disappear per image no matter how often I have loaded or edited the image. No caching is being done at all.
* On my higher powered Desktop (Quad Core2 processor/4GB RAM,Windows 7), Adobe Lightroom frequently will start behaving strangely after only a few hours of running. It seems like it is leaking resources or something because eventually functionality will start failing. Specifically, right clicking on images will no longer bring up menus for example. If i shutdown and restart the application, the problem goes away.
* Photoshop-like healing brush. Many times I want to "brush" over areas of image defects but the only choice in Lightroom is the healing tool which always creates a circle and does not allow "brushing". This only works if the defect is a spot and not an irregular area.
* Adjustment with Arbitrary Mask tool. Bibble 5 has this nice concept where you can mask out a section of an image and then apply adjustments to it without affecting the rest of the image. You simply draw a mask and then you can apply adjustments to it. The only option in Lightroom is to select the "Mask" option but that leaves the decision of where exactly you want to mask to Lightroom which only uses edge contrast to determine masking area.
* I'd like a way to tell Lightroom to update the metadata (write out) on all images that are out of sync. Right now the write metadata function will write out metadata to all files whether or not it is required. This means that it is inpractical to try to update your entire catalog as tens of thousands of files will be written to and not just those that are out of sync. This is very important as a way to preserve editing metadata in case of loss of the Lightroom catalog.
* Option to write import metadata to imported files. For example, I have an import metadata for copyright and keywords and I want the imported JPG or DNG files to permanently have this metadata so that even if individual files are copied my copyright and other metadata are preserved with it.
* Option to append text labels to automatically generated import destination folder names. So for example, I can still import into date based directories but append a description to help me remember what the folder contains when I'm later browsing it. Right now it is either/or. You can either choose the name of the import folder destination OR you can have the software generate one for you.
* A google-type search box at the top of the library panel so that ad-hoc searches can be done without having to fool around with the filters. Everybody is used to a single search box for simple textual searches.
* some way to filter images by whether they have been exported previously or not
* Please support lens and shooting information for Sony DSLRs in both JPG and RAW files. Also support 3rd party lenses on Sony DSLRs without assigning the wrong Minolta lenses to them. I want to be able to see both Lens name, max aperture, focusing distance (if available) etc...
* Some way to edit the Shooting lens information to support lenses which are not known to Lightroom, and if suggestion above won't be implemented, some way for the user to edit the lens id --> mapping table so that I can properly map my own 3rd party lenses.
* Facial recognition/tagging option. Some way to have Lightroom apply people tags after I have tagged representative images. Handle multiple people in a scene.
* Automatic (batch) export of images on schedule. I would like a way to configure Lightroom to automatically generate particular export configuration of all my images in a catalog (or some defined subset) such that new files or files that have been edited since last export are automatically exported on a schedule even if Lightroom is not running. Perhaps a Lightroom batch service. This is so that I can always have up to date processed versions of my images for use in my media center display. I would like to configure the Lightroom batch service to run weekly at say 2am every day, run a particular export function and export all new or modified images to a network share accessible by the media center. That way, I can always have access to cropped and edit images without manually doing exports all the time or having to remember which files I've edited and then export them. Also by doing this at off hours it would not slow down my computer while I'm using it.
* Better profiles for Sony DSLRs and support for their picture styles the same way that Canon and Nikon camera are supported.
* Teethering support for Sony DSLRs that have this feature
* Support for parametric plugins -- Plugins that do not require the image to be exported before running.
* Simple support for "picture frames" when exporting. Some way to apply a frame to an image as part of export with a dozen or so frames included and a way for 3rd parties to create more.
* A better way to safely share catalogs or pictures between multiple computers/users in a networked environment.Did these come to you all at once, or have you been saving them up for a while?
Anyway, Adobe *should* be able to handle long lists of FR, but another option is to break them up and submit them for voting on the new FR/Idea site that will shortly replace this one: (It was really hot for a while, but has cooled down lately...)
http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/products/photoshop_family_photoshop_lightro om
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
I love the Adobe Lightroom Application...
Me too, and continue to push for improvements as well...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Decouple raw processor from the monolithic software executable so that updates to the RAW camera component to add new cameras can be made without requiring huge downloads or reinstallation of a new software program but simply updating a few DLLs and files.
They are already decoupled - you can update ACR independently for new camera support, however it's released at about the same frequency as Lightroom itself, so that doesn't help much. Perhaps this should be reworded: "Provide more timely ACR updates..."
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Improve performance of the Develop panel. It is extremely slow on my laptop running 32bit Windows 7 and 3GB of RAM with dual core processor (pre-Core duo). 8 to 10 seconds for the "loading" message to disappear per image no matter how often I have loaded or edited the image. No caching is being done at all.
I've been complaining about this for a long time - ACR cache is worthless for me too - if dev image not in RAM cache, takes same amount of time to render whether in ACR disk cache or not. Some say ACR cache speeds things up for them - perhaps you need to *believe*...
PS - After new motherboard upgrade, this went from 15 seconds to 3 seconds average.
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* On my higher powered Desktop (Quad Core2 processor/4GB RAM,Windows 7), Adobe Lightroom frequently will start behaving strangely after only a few hours of running. It seems like it is leaking resources or something because eventually functionality will start failing. Specifically, right clicking on images will no longer bring up menus for example. If i shutdown and restart the application, the problem goes away.
Yep - Lightroom still has some leaks - gotta restart it from time to time...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Photoshop-like healing brush. Many times I want to "brush" over areas of image defects but the only choice in Lightroom is the healing tool which always creates a circle and does not allow "brushing". This only works if the defect is a spot and not an irregular area.
+1 vote - arguably the most desired addition to the dev tools. I bet Lr4 will have this (no inside info though).
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Adjustment with Arbitrary Mask tool. Bibble 5 has this nice concept where you can mask out a section of an image and then apply adjustments to it without affecting the rest of the image. You simply draw a mask and then you can apply adjustments to it. The only option in Lightroom is to select the "Mask" option but that leaves the decision of where exactly you want to mask to Lightroom which only uses edge contrast to determine masking area.
+1 vote - this is one of my highest hopes for Lr(4) too: sophisticated auto-masking + manual masking: to apply to all or at least most adjustments...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* I'd like a way to tell Lightroom to update the metadata (write out) on all images that are out of sync. Right now the write metadata function will write out metadata to all files whether or not it is required. This means that it is inpractical to try to update your entire catalog as tens of thousands of files will be written to and not just those that are out of sync. This is very important as a way to preserve editing metadata in case of loss of the Lightroom catalog.
Frequently requested - some use pre-startup database query + plugin to make collection in the mean time (I dont).
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Option to append text labels to automatically generated import destination folder names. So for example, I can still import into date based directories but append a description to help me remember what the folder contains when I'm later browsing it. Right now it is either/or. You can either choose the name of the import folder destination OR you can have the software generate one for you.
RC Importer supports this - its an import plugin that bypasses the import dialog box - not for everyone...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* A google-type search box at the top of the library panel so that ad-hoc searches can be done without having to fool around with the filters. Everybody is used to a single search box for simple textual searches.
Maybe the seeds of a good idea here, but may be worth some refinement/clarification - what would be searched? Would special syntax be supported? Personally, I mostly hate all 1-box search fields, because one never knows what's being searched and how, e.g. does it search the whole catalog?, is it case sensitive? On the other hand, I get the convenience factor... - I think if accompanied by help and/or the ability to pop up a dialog box for refinement or options, this might make a nice addition. Along these lines, I sometimes think a quick-smart-collection would be nice too - for when one wants to search 2 text fields, instead of just one. I keep a temporary smart collection just for this purpose, but still...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* some way to filter images by whether they have been exported previously or not
Change detecting export plugins have mostly solved this for me (and publishing for some folks), although adding export info (and metadata change info) to catalog for searching / sorting still sounds like a good idea to me...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Automatic (batch) export of images on schedule. I would like a way to configure Lightroom to automatically generate particular export configuration of all my images in a catalog (or some defined subset) such that new files or files that have been edited since last export are automatically exported on a schedule even if Lightroom is not running. Perhaps a Lightroom batch service. This is so that I can always have up to date processed versions of my images for use in my media center display. I would like to configure the Lightroom batch service to run weekly at say 2am every day, run a particular export function and export all new or modified images to a network share accessible by the media center. That way, I can always have access to cropped and edit images without manually doing exports all the time or having to remember which files I've edited and then export them. Also by doing this at off hours it would not slow down my computer while I'm using it.
Yes, better export management would be welcome. Export Manager might help you (if you have multiple export destinations to update), but its not a panacea... Many of us ultimately "consume" our photos outside Lightroom, having the consumption copies kept up to date more fluidly would be good. Using change detecting export plugins (along with export-manager) and/or publishing helps..
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Support for parametric plugins -- Plugins that do not require the image to be exported before running.
Yep - much room for plugins to get better integrated with Lightroom proper, to participate in image enhancement, as well as other things...
HopeSpringsEternal2008 wrote:
* Simple support for "picture frames" when exporting. Some way to apply a frame to an image as part of export with a dozen or so frames included and a way for 3rd parties to create more.
That would be nice. Although support for 3rd parties to add frames *upon export* already exists (export filter plugin + export post-process actions), as well as adding text overlays and such. But since its not built into Lightroom, one has to find them and configure them... And there is no good way to preview them in Lightroom... I think this would go nicely with the previous request - ability to feed image data to plugins for preview in Lightroom. Even if these updates were not built-into the dev module - i.e. weren't kept updated automatically whilst editing - just being able to click a 'see final' button or have it rolled into the build-previews function, so one could have post-process imaging plugins (with preview before export) - might be a nice compromise until true imaging plugins (that fit into dev pipeline) are supported.
The end - for now...
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What happened to this thread? -- LabVIEW poll "Features you would like to see in LabVIEW!"
What happened to this thread? --> LabVIEW poll "Features you would like to see in LabVIEW!"
Warren Massey -
Unfortunately, we were not able to migrate the polls and topics to the new system when we launched. The good news is that we still have access to the data and are investigating our migration options available.
We will also focus on getting some new topics and polls out to the community in the next few weeks.
Thanks!
Molly K.
Web Support & Operations Manager
National Instruments -
What would you most like to see in a future version?
I'm pretty sure the DSC development team looks at these posts so what would you most like to see in the future? For me, I'd like to be able to dynamically add tags without shutting down the engine.
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RobertIn "context help". No more "no description available". At least give me the data type.
PaulG.
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What happened to the T4i? Seems like it was here then gone...didn't seem to last very long.
What happened to the T4i? Seems like it was here then gone...didn't seem to last very long. Did it have major problems?
"How do you like your 7D?"
Westy,
In my opinion the 7D is the 'best buy' in a professional level DSLR out there. The pro level featuers are many and the downsides are few.
If you couple the Canon 7D with the Sigma APO 50-150mm f/2.8 II EX DC HSM, you truly do have a fantastic set-up at the most value considered, reasonable, price.
EOS 1Ds Mk III, EOS 1D Mk IV EF 50mm f1.2 L, EF 24-70mm f2.8 L,
EF 70-200mm f2.8 L IS II, Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 EX APO
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What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux?
Hello everyone, this is my first post.
What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux or any other FOSS OS?
I would say Xorg. Mainly because it asynchronous and that cause windows tears.
Try resizing a window. See how it kind of jumps. It bugs me
I only wish something would replace Xorg soon.brebs wrote:
the one thing you hate
Backwards-compatibility is cheerfully broken, about a hundred times too often.
,..not to mention regression.
Linux is free, because people wouldn't want to pay a company in return for such treatment.
Agreed.
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TS2446 what was the first thing you learned to cook
What was the first thing you learned to cook and what is model of your first car.
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What happens to objects when you redeclare a new object?
... and is there a more proper way of "deleting" them from memory, or is it a case of waiting until the garbage collector in java sweeps them up?
i.e.
private CustomObjectType myObject;
public final void myMethod() {
myObject = new CustomObjectType("I am the first object");
// do some temporary work with myObject
/// now I need to do more work with another temporary object, so just replace the "link"
myObject = new CustomObjectType("I am a second object");
Is it better to declare new variables to hold this second object?
Should a person declare the object to be null when no longer required?
Do I ever need to worry about this, does the garbage collector sort out references for me?
(Please go easy, still learning and don't really need to know this right now but I'm curious! :)What happens to objects when you redeclare a new object?If you go:
Dog myDog = new Dog();
and then go:
Dog myDog = new Dog();
you are replacing the first reference to Dog() with another one. I don't think it would make sense to do this because it is redundant.
But if you go:
static Dog myDog = new Dog();
and then go:
static Dog myDog = new Dog();
then then second one will be ignored because the first one already assigned Dog() to myDog.. so the second one won't replace the first one - it will just be ignored or generate an error.
is there a more proper way of "deleting" them from memory, or is it a case of waiting until the garbage collector in java sweeps them up?In c and c++ you have to think about when the life of an object ends and destroy the object to prevent a memory leak. But in Java the garbage collector takes this task on if a certain amount of memory is used. If you don't use a lot of memory the gc won't bother and the objects will be destroyed when you exit the program.
You can use:
finalize(){
// insert code to be executed before the gc cleans up
and if you call System.gc() (which you probably won't need to do) then the code in the finalize() method will run first e.g. to erase a picture from the screen before collecting the object.
private CustomObjectType myObject;public final void myMethod() {
myObject = new CustomObjectType("I am the first object");
// do some temporary work with myObject
/// now I need to do more work with another temporary object, so just replace the "link"
myObject = new CustomObjectType("I am a second object");
you could do:
public class CustomObjectType{
//this constructs an instance of the class using a string of your choice
CustomObjectType(String str) {
System.out.println(str);
static void main(String[] args){
CustomObjectType myObject = new CustomObjectType("I am the first object");// This sends the constructor the string you want it to print
CustomObjectType myObject2 = new CustomObjectType("I am the second object");// This sends the constructor the string you want it to print
}Bruce eckel wrote Thinking in Java 4th edition considered to be the best book on Java because of how much depth he goes into, although some recommend you should have atleast basic programming knowledge and a committment to learn to get through the book.
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Improvements you'd like to see in Novell's Knowledgebase
We're excited with the success you have searching our Knowledgebase. We put tremendous focus into it to help you find answers to your questions.
There might also be improvements you'd like to see with the Knowledgebase and the ways you search novell.com/support for technical info for your questions/issues. This Thread is meant to capture your ideas on these things we should consider improving.
Kind Regards,
-Todd
Todd Abney
Technical Support Director
NovellProviding better access to information...
The current Knowledgebase does a pretty good job of consolidating technical documents but what I would really like to see is a single location where I can access a wide range of Novell documents and very quickly zero in on the relevant ones.
There are still too many places to search when problem solving or trying to remember where I may have previously encountered a particular document. If I need a specific TID and have the number, it's easy to find it (most of the time). If my interest is a bit more general, I may have a large number of documents to sift through. For some things I may even have to visit a different site.
The knowledgebase, in a broader sense, can be taken to mean any information pertaining to Novell, its products & services, its partners, press releases, licensing, training, events, technical documents, forum posts, NUI, Brainshare, patches, downloads, etc. I think it should be wide-ranging in scope - almost like a general purpose search engine. The trick would be to provide a rich set of selection criteria to limit the results.
In addition to the standard keyword search, date range (created/changed), Author, etc. a broad selection of categories would allow the search to be refined to the point where a relatively few meaningful results are returned. Some examples might be:
Product Group / product / release
Location: Region / Country / City
File Format: HTML, PDF, PowerPoint, video, audio, iso, executable, ...
Target audience: Sr. Mgmt., Middle Mgmt., Admin, General, ...
Document Type: TID, CoolSolution, product read-me's, Connections article, white paper, forum post, product announcement, presentation
Subject matter: technical, marketing, sales, training, events, partners, security, patches,
I would expect this list to be enhanced and refined over time to make it more useful.
Of course, we often don't know exactly what we're looking for so I'd like see a breakdown of the results (i.e. number of documents satisfying the various criteria) and the ability to include/exclude certain criteria to refine my selection.
Once my search criteria has been refined to the point where it provides the desired results, I would like to be able to save it. I find often myself searching for the same things over and over again.
Once the search has been saved, it would be very convenient if I could be notified by email whenever any new items appeared that satisfied my search criteria. For example:
- What new TID's or Patches are available for these products?
- What training or other events will be coming to my city during the next 30 days?
- Have any of these documents been updated since I last checked?
I'm sure, given a little time, I could come up with more...:) I hope this helps!
Kevin -
I don't know if these have already been addressed or if there is some setting that I've overlooked but I'll list them anyway. Here are some things I'd like to see different in Safari:
1. "Save As..." or "Run". Not all files should go into one folder. Sometimes videos should go in its own folder, programs in another, as should pictures, etc. Also some programs have a file that needs to get ran in order for something else to get started. So there should be an option.
2. View video or pictures in the web browser. Sometimes people will post a link to a video or picture and instead of viewing them in the browser, Safari tries and downloads it. Now I have to open the folder, clear the download manager's entry of the file, view the file, delete the file, and then empty my recycle bin. What a hassle! I'm sure Safari can give some native support to Mov or M4V files at least.
3. Better website compatability. Even major sites like Chase for banking won't show up correctly because it didn't have Safari in mind but it shows up fine for IE or Firefox. I'd like to see some better code for that.
4. Ability to sort bookmarks by name. I have imported all my bookmarks from IE just fine. But if I want to reorganize my folder by dragging the folder and moving it between folders, it won't let me. Instead, it opens up the folder like I want to add it between them. I'd like to see some better interfolder organzing with drag and drop or a "sort by name" option.
5. This probably isn't a big one, but on some forums that have drop-down menus for searching (like forums), it just links down to a search box somewhere else on the page instead of providing the drop-down box.
I love many of the other features that Safari offers but there are a few quirks that need to be addressed, IMO.{quote:title=lordodin99 wrote:}
I don't know if these have already been addressed or if there is some setting that I've overlooked but I'll list them anyway. Here are some things I'd like to see different in Safari:
1. "Save As..." or "Run". Not all files should go into one folder. Sometimes videos should go in its own folder, programs in another, as should pictures, etc. Also some programs have a file that needs to get ran in order for something else to get started. So there should be an option.
Would it detect based on filetype, like .VIDEO?
2. View video or pictures in the web browser. Sometimes people will post a link to a video or picture and instead of viewing them in the browser, Safari tries and downloads it. Now I have to open the folder, clear the download manager's entry of the file, view the file, delete the file, and then empty my recycle bin. What a hassle! I'm sure Safari can give some native support to Mov or M4V files at least.
I haven't experienced this. I prefer my movies to open in my movie player, so I can full-screen it and keep surfing. Pictures open in the browser for me, but I'm not right-clicking or anything special.
3. Better website compatability. Even major sites like Chase for banking won't show up correctly because it didn't have Safari in mind but it shows up fine for IE or Firefox. I'd like to see some better code for that.
Some websites require extra code to get the site to look like they wanted. This goes for ALL browsers. The web developers did not take Safari into mind, so they didn't program for strict CSS rules, or other things. However, as far as I can tell most sites work fine, they just "look" different. (Fonts look better imo.)
4. Ability to sort bookmarks by name. I have imported all my bookmarks from IE just fine. But if I want to reorganize my folder by dragging the folder and moving it between folders, it won't let me. Instead, it opens up the folder like I want to add it between them. I'd like to see some better interfolder organzing with drag and drop or a "sort by name" option.
Try Bookmarks -> Show All Bookmarks
5. This probably isn't a big one, but on some forums that have drop-down menus for searching (like forums), it just links down to a search box somewhere else on the page instead of providing the drop-down box.
Is that the website? Some websites default to simple controls if Safari doesn't work with the preferred control.
I love many of the other features that Safari offers but there are a few quirks that need to be addressed, IMO.
{quote}
I use other browsers like Firefox and IE. I use IE for work. Firefox is best for watching YouTube and letting plugins run wild.
I have all plugins disabled in Safari and Java too. If I think a plugin is appropriate, I click the Firefox icon and paste in the URL. -
What's the first thing you do with a new computer?
I'm getting a new MBP in a couple of weeks. I've been in the Mac family since my first Performa years and years ago. In the past, I've just opened up the box and started. This time I want to take a different approach and I'm wondering what sort of things you do to/with your computers when they are new and before you start loading them up with "all your stuff." Example: I've thought of using "Color Label" to code everything that originally comes with the computer in one color. Maybe what you do isn't "serious" but it's just about personalizing your Mac.
This will be the first computer I won't have to share with anyone else in the family! It will be mine, all mine. Mine, mine, mine!
ChipFirst off, connect to AC and charge the battery fully. Within the first couple of days, calibrate the battery using these instructions:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490
Otherwise, you really can just open the box and start.
Personally, though, I usually reinstall the OS from the Install DVDs that come with the MBP. I do an Erase & Install and I customize the installation to save space (for example, I don't use GarageBand so I omit that, along with limiting the language(s) and selecting only the printer driver families I'll need. Doing that saved me ~4 GB with Leopard (even large HDDs fill up eventually...). -
What exactly is the new thing you can do with photos with the new 5.1 update ?? Can I now delete photos from photo library directly on the phone itself??
I don't think so. It's an apple mouse that and under the setup menu it's referred to as a Bluetooth mouse
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Please help
Reset Security Questions
Frequently asked questions about Apple ID
Manage My Apple ID
Or you can email iTunes Support at iTunes Store Support.
If all else fails:
Go to: Apple Express Lane;
Under Product Categories choose iTunes;
Then choose iTunes Store;
Then choose Account Management;
Press Continue;
Now choose iTunes Store Security and answer the bullet questions, then click Continue;
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Encore...things I'd like to see tweaked
Why do we like Encore? Primarily:
Does Bu-ray
It’s an Adobe product (which we trust and usually intuitively understand)
It works well with other Adobe products
It’s menus are cleaner and far easier to alter & customize than DVDsp.
But..
It disobeys several of the Adobe expected/intuitive operating principles found in other Adobe software:
doesn’t properly sort assets alphabetically ---and the way it sorts assets in the Project window is different from the Menu window
doesn’t automatically sort menu assets..you have to refresh the sort by clicking, for example, the name column twice
doesn’t allow to you to alter the name of an item by clicking, double-clicking or striking the return key while it’s selected in a list — it must be altered in the Properties palette onl —which isn’t intuitive or flexible
doesn’t allow you to create a menu by right clicking on an asset and choosing "new menu"--- which it should then create using that asset
I could be wrong but asking it to replace or locate an asset doesn’t usually work for me if it’s missing the asset..you have to “revert to original” before replacing or locating it...not intuitive
duplicating a menu asset creates a new menu which it throws in a different part and illogical part of the list
closing timlines leaves behind multiple empty timeline tabs rather than closing the tab itself in favour of another “full” tab; Command-W does not close them—rather you have to click the tiny “x” to close each one.Annoying.
it’s progress bars aren’t indicative of what is going on...for example: it may be copying media from one folder to a new one while saving a copy of of project but to you it looks like it has hung up
it doesn’t process/transcode items in a logical order ..making it harder to determine when the transcoding will be done
it’s not intuitive to “revert to original” a clip before re-transcoding it..you should be able to transcode it again if you wish at any time
When custo,izing a transcode setting and saving it...it should make that new setting the selected one of choice when you exit the window...you can easily assume, incorrectly, it has done so for you.
it’s not intuitive to forbid you to transcode something before using it as an asset —you should be able to at least override that after a warning or by un-checking a preference selection
it doesn’t automatically re-adjust a duration of a menu item if you replace it’s assets with one of a different duration (or at least warn you that the duration has changed) -- the only way to have the menu item readjust its duration is to pick-whip a totally different item and then pick-whip the correct one...take loads of extra time and could create a lot of mistakes
it should allow you to group items into folders & subfolders in the menus palette
doesn’t permit you to have motion menus larger than 1 gig...we use DVDs for show reels which allow us to use quicktime movies to act as a kind of fully-customizable Powerpoint or Keynote format (clicking enter advances to the next menu/movie --works pretty well!) and the 1-Gig-max rule is a huge drawback
doesn’t offer an infinite hold at the end of a menu or timeline item
And the error you receive when you open a project and it tells you it’s can’t open it because it has been created in a Windows program WHEN IT WASN’T is rather unforgiveable. That should have been corrected long ago and it keeps happening for no logical reason or without any apparent avoidable process
Disclaimer: if I'm wrong about anything & everything here..I'm thrilled to find out why and how to fix it.
All the above said..Adobe is my favourite company in the world.. they created "the standard" for good program design which is why I get frustrated when I see weird things in one app that don't exist at all in any of their othersQuite a list. Where to begin? I'll take a crack at it from the beginning...
adobefishman wrote:
doesn’t properly sort assets alphabetically ---and the way it sorts assets in the Project window is different from the Menu window
doesn’t automatically sort menu assets..you have to refresh the sort by clicking, for example, the name column twice
The Project panel contains all the assets in the project: menus, timelines, slideshows, playlists, video/audio/still assets, etc.. You can sort by Name (alphabetically) and also by other properties of the assets such as Type, Duration, DVD Transcode Status, etc. by clicking the column headers to sort by the selected property. The Menus panel contains only menus, but you can also sort by Name, End Action, Aspect Ratio, etc.
Default behavior in the Project panel is to sort new objects in alphabetical order- if Name is the chosen sort method.
adobefishman wrote:
doesn’t allow to you to alter the name of an item by clicking, double-clicking or striking the return key while it’s selected in a list — it must be altered in the Properties palette onl —which isn’t intuitive or flexible
Not the only way. You can also right-click an asset and choose Rename, or choose Edit > Rename. But as you noted, Encore doesn't have inline editing for asset names.
adobefishman wrote:
doesn’t allow you to create a menu by right clicking on an asset and choosing "new menu"--- which it should then create using that asset
That might be a nice enhancement request, but there are limitations: a motion menu can have only a single video and audio track. What happens if multiples of each is selected and you choose "New Menu"? The current method (opt-drag video into the menu, or drag audio in the menu) replaces any previously selected assets. Encore also has default menus and buttons in the Library, which are user-settable that are used when you choose "New Menu" or "New Button". Would those be ignored when you choose "New Menu/Button" with an asset selected?
There are solutions to all of those problem, but they don't add much value to the user once the user understands how to create motion menus in Encore. And the current implementation hasn't prevented very many from creating motion menus.
Personally, I don't see a tremendous amount of value in adding this functionality, but I'm just a fellow user.
adobefishman wrote:
duplicating a menu asset creates a new menu which it throws in a different part and illogical part of the list
You must mean in the Flowchart, right? There are two parts to the flowchart - the hierarchy of the disc (from First Play, to menus to buttons linked to timelines, etc.) and the orphanage, where unlinked assets go. If you duplicate a linked menu, where would you expect it to go? Since it's a new menu that's not linked to the disc hierarchy, it should go in the orphanage, yes? And then it can be linked.
adobefishman wrote:
closing timlines leaves behind multiple empty timeline tabs rather than closing the tab itself in favour of another “full” tab; Command-W does not close them—rather you have to click the tiny “x” to close each one.Annoying.
Cmd-W works for me, as long as the timeline in the Timeline editor has focus. But it only closes the timeline, not the panel. There's a reason for this, though - if your settings are right, a single panel can hold multiple timelines, just as a single Menu editor panel can hold multiple menus. These are configurable in preferences. If you set your Timeline editor to a single panel containing multiple timelines, then Cmd-W closes the timelines without leaving the empty panel.
adobefishman wrote:
it’s progress bars aren’t indicative of what is going on...for example: it may be copying media from one folder to a new one while saving a copy of of project but to you it looks like it has hung up
This blanket statement isn't universally true of all progress bars in Encore. Most times, progress bars are indicative of exactly what's going on.
adobefishman wrote:
it doesn’t process/transcode items in a logical order ..making it harder to determine when the transcoding will be done
Have you looked at the Progress panel? You can see the order there. Personally, I don't do any transcoding at build time, so I don't care what order it's in but if you do, that's the place to check it. You can stop transcoding here as well.
I'm going to stop here for now, but I'll probably take up the rest later tonight or tomorrow. -
These aren't meant as suggestions for a specific model, but more improvements for future products.
1. Since most processors now have an integrated GPU, we're losing a lot of back-panel space to HDMI, DVI, VGA, and DisplayPort sockets. FireWire, eSATA, and extra USB sockets are the casualty (admittedly, nobody cares about the first two, but I like having 8 USB sockets!). Why not put the video sockets on a special card that sits along the main PCI-E x16 slot. If you want to use the integrated GPU, you install that in lieu of a video card. Side benefit for systems integrators: No risk that some user will decide to plug his monitors into an inactive motherboard video port.
2. Instead of a backup BIOS system, why can't they find a way to put the BIOS on a MicroSD card? A bad flash can be fixed by taking the card to another PC, rather than having to replace a non-socketed ROM chip. This would be great for boards on a long-lived platform-- if you bought an old board and a new CPU, you could just take out the BIOS card and flash it on another PC, rather than having to do the "can I find/borrow an older CPU to do the flash" dance. In addition, having loads of flash space (even a 128Mb card would be cavernous for this purpose) would allow for cool stuff like "put Memtest86+, or a minimal bootable Linux districution, or other utilities on the card."
3. On a related note-- if that's infeasible, can they put the installed BIOS version on the sticker on the box? That way, you can check, before leaving the store, if the parts are compatible. I know the 990FXA-GD80 "V2" product was the same board with a newer BIOS... but this would eliminate the need to do such an elaborate reworking.Quote from: Hak Foo on 24-January-15, 10:34:38
These aren't meant as suggestions for a specific model, but more improvements for future products.
1. Since most processors now have an integrated GPU, we're losing a lot of back-panel space to HDMI, DVI, VGA, and DisplayPort sockets. FireWire, eSATA, and extra USB sockets are the casualty (admittedly, nobody cares about the first two, but I like having 8 USB sockets!). Why not put the video sockets on a special card that sits along the main PCI-E x16 slot. If you want to use the integrated GPU, you install that in lieu of a video card. Side benefit for systems integrators: No risk that some user will decide to plug his monitors into an inactive motherboard video port.
Many cpus made by Intel & AMD do not have an IGP. (I actually search for motherboards that do not include an IGP.) The way it works is that you buy an IGP cpu before you buy a discrete 3d card, generally. Most people who buy an IGP do so because they don't want/need a discrete 3d card. Some motherboards, especially those made by Apple these days, feature surface-mount technology, which means the cpus are soldered to the motherboard and cannot be removed/upgraded. As well, when you add a discrete 3d card into a system with an IGP cpu, and you make whatever bios/efi adjustments are called for, the on-board IGP is disabled. A customer who buys a discrete 3d card and installs it is presumed to know where the "video socket" is located--but even if he's not too sharp, connecting up the disabled IGP won't do anything detrimental, and if he gets no video because he's in the wrong socket he'll soon figure it out...
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2. Instead of a backup BIOS system, why can't they find a way to put the BIOS on a MicroSD card? A bad flash can be fixed by taking the card to another PC, rather than having to replace a non-socketed ROM chip. This would be great for boards on a long-lived platform-- if you bought an old board and a new CPU, you could just take out the BIOS card and flash it on another PC, rather than having to do the "can I find/borrow an older CPU to do the flash" dance. In addition, having loads of flash space (even a 128Mb card would be cavernous for this purpose) would allow for cool stuff like "put Memtest86+, or a minimal bootable Linux districution, or other utilities on the card."
Well, a UEFI is in a discrete motherboard chip for security purposes that would be hobbled by having systems load a bios from an SD card. The bios or UEFI, these days, is the strongest link in the chain of security in a PC--for instance, UEFI "secure boot" is absolutely dependent on a set of inviolate UEFI instructions. If a hacker can get into the machine UEFI/bios then he can control the machine, essentially, and remedies run at the OS level won't have an effect. Some OEMs like Dell ship machines with bioses/efi's that include links to certain kinds of diagnostic routines, however, so perhaps a Dell is more inline with your preferences than a discrete retail motherboard. When customers buy components like discrete motherboards it is assumed by the manufacturer that they already know enough in general to have little if any trouble installing the board--otherwise, they'd not be buying a discrete motherboard in the first place. Right? Makes sense to me...
As for knowing which motherboards support which cpus, well, MSI has an online list of motherboards you can consult, which includes a list of the cpus each board & efi/bios version supports. References like these should be consulted prior to purchasing a motherboard. And if you are in a retail store that is selling such motherboards, it never hurts to ask for that information in the store--assuming the store isn't completely clueless, they should be able to answer questions like that.
I certainly don't understand why you'd think that it's easier to have a second, fully operative computer system around than it is to have a separate cpu handy... I would think the opposite, because if you are buying a new cpu and a new motherboard, then the chances are good that your *old cpu* might be compatible with the new motherboard. At any rate, it is these kinds of questions the buyer is assumed to have the answers to by the motherboard manufacturers when he purchases a discrete motherboard--if you don't have the answers to these questions then you really don't even know what you're buying, right? Someone like that is not going to buy a discrete motherboard because chances are he won't have a clue as to how to install/use it--I think that is generally a logical assumption.
For instance--my motherboard is an MSI G46-970a with an AM3+ cpu socket. When I bought this (excellent) board a couple of years ago, it was to replace an older AM3+ motherboard which was running an Athlon II (it could have been a PhenomII, as well) so I knew when I ordered the board that if I needed to update the bios to support an FX-6300--which it turned out I did--I would need to boot initially with the AthlonII, download the latest bios from MSI, and then install the FX-6300. That's what I did and it went like clockwork because I already knew what I might have to do and was prepared when it came time to do it. Customers who buy discrete motherboards are expected to know certain things when they buy the boards else they risk buying/doing everything related to the motherboard erroneously. Sometimes, though, that's not all bad, because that's how people best amass information and knowledge that is worth having. Nothing beats hands-on.
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3. On a related note-- if that's infeasible, can they put the installed BIOS version on the sticker on the box? That way, you can check, before leaving the store, if the parts are compatible. I know the 990FXA-GD80 "V2" product was the same board with a newer BIOS... but this would eliminate the need to do such an elaborate reworking.
Doing Internet research *before* buying a product is always highly advised. It's only an "elaborate reworking" when you do it the first time, because you don't know what to do and you have to learn your way through, step by step. I can guarantee that if you retain your lessons learned that you will not make the same mistake again, but you'll be fully prepared when buying your next motherboard/cpu.
Good luck... Computing is a lot of fun when you know which way is up--and I'll pass along a hint that has helped me enormously through the years...learn how things work as they work and not as you think you'd prefer them to work...! Some folks spend/waste an enormous amount of time/effort in trying to make their hardware and software do what they think it should do instead of simply learning how and why it does what it does. As you grow in experience you'll begin to get a glimmer of how & why things are done as they are done, and you'll come to understand that there are very good reasons most things work as they do.
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