Do you guys think that we together can agree on and produce python UI scripts as a working suggestion for the default settings and UI of the VSE workspace in 2.80 in the chat room?
The main goal is simply to improve the user experience(not adding new functions).
I and other people have been throwing up some balls in the air ex.:
Hereās what the menus currently are looking like. Does anyone have feelings or opinions about this menu layout?
Download here if you want to test it yourself:
Are there any functions from existing VSE add-ons you think is vital to include in the default Blender?
(āextract/ripple deleteā, āselect under the cursorā and āselect channelā has been added)
Iām afraid I donāt think I have anything useful to add at this stage but I certainly applaud an effort regarding this neglected but really important part of Blender!
The problem with the VSE is that is orphaned. The only developer remaining that know the internals/features/limitations of it is Sergey, but he have his plate full for quite some time.
Probably in the future BF can focus on the VSE and video edit in general, but i was told at the time it touches many areas of Blender and wonāt be exactly easy to fix all itās problems/limitations/papercuts in it (probably it will require a full rewrite). For now BF is focused in making 2.8 future proof and the UI work.
Is more realistic to wait for the 2.8x series to stabilize and after that, speak to devs/BF about the VSE. As far i remeber, is not neglected because of lack of interest of BF, but lack of developers wiling to work on it.
Well, what Iām doing here is integrated into the files Blender comes with, so this could be patched into Blender by a click of a button, if only it is good enough, that is. So the question remains. Look at the gif or download the files and try for yourself. Can this menu be improved for a better UX?
Are there any (small) existing functions included in the existing add-ons which you think should be part of the default Blender VSE? Which of those functions would be essential for an improved editing experience?
Really great progress here. Going to have a play with it. Iāve used the VSE for quite a few projects, but always get frustrated with silly UX annoyances.
Keep posting the GIFs, these are great to see progress and learn the features. I wish the blender docs contained GIFs to show bits if functionality.
I really really need testers to feedback on it asap, as my work with this project is coming to an end soon. And by testing I mean are there any bugs, errors, or unexpected behaviours, which can be described so I can repeat the process and get the same error.
As for more GIFs, follow me on twitter and look up the VSE Reworked thread on devtalk too:
This looks really good, will test it in the upcoming days, if I manage to make a new video.
I enjoy mostly the selection tools like Select + ctrl, Select +Alt, Select + Shift,the Razor tool and move in steps.
So nice to see the VSE is getting some love, it is a bit like Blender itself, if you know your shortcuts itĀ“s a powerful and fast tool to work with.
Edit: seems to work so far, IĀ“ve tried all your above gifs, good work.
Only minor difference was the Select + Shift is only working with Select + Ctrl for me.
Do you know what is the difference between soft and hard cut?
The select +shift/+alt/+Ctrl are built-in Blender functions, but unknown to most users(including me). For now they are added to the select - Mouse - submenu, but they mostly work as hotkeys in combination with Mouse selected and Mouse position. I hope info about these functions can be moved into the statusbar.
The only audio functions supported internally in the vse are volume, pan and pitch. So if you want a DAW or a tracker in Blender, youāll need to convince someone to start from scratch.
If you want to edit the audio from a VSE video project externally, there are scripts to export to Ardour, Davinci Resolve/Fairlight, Premiere, Final Cut, Lwks, Avid, Reaper and Vegas.
The only nle with a real daw included is Davinci Resolve, the rest needs to export to ex. Pro Tools for soundwork. So it is very normal to edit the video in one program and the audio in another.
