[Kdenlive-devel] Finally, a few keyboard shortcuts.

[Reinhard Amersberger]

kdenlive-devel at lists.sourceforge.net schrieb am 09.05.03 10:20:25:
> 
> On Wednesday 07 May 2003 22:33, Reinhard Amersberger wrote:
> > > No, we don't need an "overwrite" mode. You just drack the clip to the
> > > timeline, and the clip will only attach to a empty track. "Overwrite" is
> > > a redundant operation for an editor with infinit number of video tracks.
> > > It just adds to the confusion.
> >
> > But this will result a_lot_of_tracks, which also adds to the confusion in
> > my opinion. Think about an music video where sometimes you have a new scene
> > every second ....
> 
> Hmm.. I don't think so. maybe we are talking about different things here. 
> Right now in kdenlive as it is, you can already put together a project where 
> you have a new scene every _frame_ and you only need _one_ track. where is 
> the problem?


Just a missunderstanding .... I thought you would like to put every new scene into a separate track.


 
> > Apropos transition......
> > How do you like to do it?
> >
> > I would prefer to do it just like audio tools.
> > I mean user simply overlap two clips in the same track to create a
> > automatic dissolve (called "crossfade" for audio). Same for fade-in,
> > fade-out .... just move the upper left corner to right to create a fade in
> > ...
> 
> That is not possible, since "transition" will probably mean an arbitrary 
> operation which involves two video tracks. so I think we have to insert 
> something like effect tracks, which relate two video tracks. But Jason has 
> probably more to say to that.


I agree.


 
> > Why providing a special GUI for capturing?
> > It is very unconfortable in my opinion to open another application just  to
> > capture new material that is needed for the already opened project.
> 
> You think windows. Think KDE. The user will not be able to tell what part of 
> kdenlive is in a single binary, in a separate application or KPart etc... 
> Also, it doesn't matter much from point of view of programming. Maybe it adds 
> some flexibility. If not, it will just be a GUI element in kdenlive. It realy 
> doesn't matter in the end I think.


Okay, but new material should be automatically synced with the actual opened project (folder), right?
So I would prefer to have it as a GUI element in Kdenlive.



> Actually, I think you question about the transition thing is much more 
> interesting and important. 


I agree.


greetings
Reinhard