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
