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Let's play... Guess The UI Element!

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Flabasha

Let's play... Guess The UI Element!
April 14, 2011 01:08PM

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In case you guys haven't seen this, here are 3 hi-res photos of the UI in FCP X, sent by Apple (click on them to enlarge for maximum geekout)

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So here's my first question... what do you think the little "light switch" button is under the far right corner of the timeline, next to the Zoom slider?

"Switch source/record timelines" like in Avid? (Even though there's no more "source" window)

What other hints can we suss out from these photos?

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Flabasha

Re: Let's play... Guess The UI Element!
April 14, 2011 01:10PM

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Also looks like EQ drop down menus on the upper left corner of each audio clip. Cool!

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Russ Blaise

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April 14, 2011 01:19PM

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Right side in the middle. The text tool. I see two of them. I'm hope this is going to be a big big improvement over the current versions.

What is the button with the "2" in it, in the middle of the two text buttons? Looks like a count down.

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Flabasha

Re: Let's play... Guess The UI Element!
April 14, 2011 01:26PM

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I'd bet the "2" is the drop-down for countdown leader, generators, etc., like FCP has under the current source window.

The two text boxes, hmm. Intriguing...

And how about the "speedometer" pulldown next to the "magic wand" (which I assume is quick n' dirty color correction)...

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Francois

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April 16, 2011 04:23AM

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From a fellow editor

Magic wand "Pop-down"

Tools on the side

Keyframes in Timeline

About Text tool ... you can bet on something working the Motion way. Directly on the canevas, (obviously...)

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Andy Mees

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April 16, 2011 08:05AM

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>So here's my first question... what do you think the little "light switch" button is under the far right corner of the timeline, next to the Zoom slider?

at the moment it allows you to toggle clip appearance in the timeline

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Jon Chappell

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April 17, 2011 09:26AM

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A light switch to change clip appearance? I would never have guessed that. I hope they change the icon to something more representative in the final version.

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Andy Mees

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April 17, 2011 11:15AM

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You don't remember Apple's old icon for "System Preferences" Jon? It was a light switch :

A bit of an interface theme in FCP X perhaps ... so the timeline "preferences" switch:

And the canvas "preferences" switch ( top right of the FCP X canvas window ):

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Jude Cotter

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April 17, 2011 07:23PM

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Wait, is up or down on in America? And I wonder if the Australia version work like Australian light switches, or be all upside down :/

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Nick Meyers

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April 17, 2011 08:34PM

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yeah, we are one way (Down = on), US the other
cant remember Europe, or Asia.

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Michael Horton

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April 17, 2011 08:41PM

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Australian light switches are different than American ones? Down is on? Wow, must of been done as a tourist attraction. Must be a You Tube vid somewhere.

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Dean

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April 17, 2011 09:27PM

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Yea in the US mainland we Shut The Light Off, Switch Down but in Hawaii they "Put The Light Out" Don't know which way the switch goes.

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Mike Hardcastle

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April 17, 2011 10:28PM

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Yep - same here in Enzed as in Oz - down is on. Of course, we've got twice as much power to deal with - 240V rather than the measly 110 you guys have in the US. tongue sticking out smiley