...if it were simpler to enter the timecode for take after take?
I remember using an Abekas A34 in the bad old days of linear editing. I could enter time-code to submit edit points so fast and easy. Several things streamlined the process that it would be great to see in VidCap as well.
1. I didn't have to enter "punctuation." The system understood if I entered "100" I meant "00:00:01;00" If I entered "35920" it accepted "00:03:59;20"
2. I could do simple math in time code. If I entered "+25" it added 25 frames to the existing timecode.
3. After performing a cut, the former out-point automatically became the new in-point, thus saving the drudgery of entering it again.
4. When I began typing, the old time-code would disappear and the field clear for a new entry. I didn't have to select the entire entry to overwrite it. VidCap fields should be all highlighted by default when I tab to them.
Microsoft has one thing right with its Office applications. They do the job of meeting you halfway. If I enter part of a date or time when scheudling a meeting in Outlook, it understands what I mean and completes the entry for me. It would be nice to see some improvements to the most tedious of tasks in video editing. With that in mind:
5. VidCap should recognize the take numbering system *I* am using and increment that accordingly rather than demanding a 3-digit zero-padded number for the next cut.
Just some ideas to make an already excellent production tool even better.
Regards,
Michael Morlan
http://michael-morlan.net
[added later]
P.S. Oh! And one more thing. Why can't I log without a deck attached and tape in the deck? Entry fields and operational buttons are disabled if I'm not actually ready to capture video.
I remember using an Abekas A34 in the bad old days of linear editing. I could enter time-code to submit edit points so fast and easy. Several things streamlined the process that it would be great to see in VidCap as well.
1. I didn't have to enter "punctuation." The system understood if I entered "100" I meant "00:00:01;00" If I entered "35920" it accepted "00:03:59;20"
2. I could do simple math in time code. If I entered "+25" it added 25 frames to the existing timecode.
3. After performing a cut, the former out-point automatically became the new in-point, thus saving the drudgery of entering it again.
4. When I began typing, the old time-code would disappear and the field clear for a new entry. I didn't have to select the entire entry to overwrite it. VidCap fields should be all highlighted by default when I tab to them.
Microsoft has one thing right with its Office applications. They do the job of meeting you halfway. If I enter part of a date or time when scheudling a meeting in Outlook, it understands what I mean and completes the entry for me. It would be nice to see some improvements to the most tedious of tasks in video editing. With that in mind:
5. VidCap should recognize the take numbering system *I* am using and increment that accordingly rather than demanding a 3-digit zero-padded number for the next cut.
Just some ideas to make an already excellent production tool even better.
Regards,
Michael Morlan
http://michael-morlan.net
[added later]
P.S. Oh! And one more thing. Why can't I log without a deck attached and tape in the deck? Entry fields and operational buttons are disabled if I'm not actually ready to capture video.