the dean devlin section

[Marcus Moore]

To be fair, I think the toolbar appears thinner because on the higher-resolution display. The interface isn’t just being scaled up- it’s being reconfigured to give you more space. I was initially skeptical that this was anything new, since I’d imagine that the rounded corners on the video clips would probably also be reduced rescaled for the 4K display. But there is at least one key difference– There’s no timeline Index button in the lower right.

It’s interesting that in both potential screenshots we’ve seen, the Event Browser, info, and effects tabs have all been hidden.

[Nick Ring]

I was wondering if the toolbar appeared thinner because of the display, but I decided to go with it being part of the general minimizing of chrome and open spaces. Even on a 4K monitor, wouldn’t there be proportional consistency (rounded corners in relation to thumbnail size)?

The absence of the timeline index also suggested that this isn’t just a misinterpreted viewing of the current interface. My eyes aren’t good enough to tell if they’ve moved the timeline index to join the other buttons on the right of the toolbar. Whatever they did with it, I hope it remains easily accessible.

[Jeremy Garchow]

*minimizing of bubbles

[Bill Davis]

I’d prefer the more colloquial term “disbubbleification” – simply because is so very much fun to say.

Know someone who teaches video editing in elementary school, high school or college? Tell them to check out http://www.StartEditingNow.com – video editing curriculum complete with licensed practice content.

[Jeremy Garchow]

Speaking of disbubblefication, just take a look at the “favorite sites” page of the new Safari (command-option-1). You don’t need Mavericks to download the new safari.

It is decidedly square.

I would be happy if this came to FCPX.

[T. Payton]

(OT Shane, thanks for putting out a new podcast. I was about to remove my subscription and then boom, you came out with a new episode. I always appreciate your insights. I even go back and re-listen to old episodes to gleed more nuggets of editing wisdom.)

I’m thinking if I were Apple and going to tweak the interface of FCPX, would I reveal it in screen shots a month and a half early? It seems to me that Apple is VERY secretive about their products before an official announcement and they would be very careful to what is being shown publicly.

Personally, I wouldn’t read to much into these screen shots. The first screen shots of FCPX two years ago at NAB had a audio waveform toggle at the bottom right of the timeline (ala iMovie), which was removed..

I think Logic Pro X and iMovie 10 (which is actually a stripped down version of FCPX) would be better indications of where FCPX is headed. i.e. “flatter” less distracting UI. But much more exciting the changes in workflow: Project Timelines reside in Events and yet have their own database, freely ejectable Library containers, etc.

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T. Payton
OneCreative, Albuquerque

[T. Payton]

[Andy Branner] “There is a dead give-away”

Do you mean the removal of the projects button?

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T. Payton
OneCreative, Albuquerque