How some others perceive Vegas

bigrock wrote on 10/31/2007, 12:58 PM

There's been some talk about Vegas over on the Pinnacle Liquid forum recently. I just thought I would let you see some of the comments made about Vegas on the Pinnacle Liquid forum. It always good to see how others percieve the product that are not close to it like most of us.

"I think that if Liquid gets Vegas UI will be a disaster as this UI for me it's amateurish."
"I also do not like the Vegas interface. Sure it has great features in the UI but I just find it ugly. I feel as though anything that takes on a Windows look has been beaten with the ugly stick."
"I must add that Vegas interface is as bad as Avid Xpress for me.
"If you want to destroy Liquid and turn users away, give it a Vegas look."
"I use Vegas and I absolutely love the interface"
"Vegas looks like a toy (imo)."

Personally I use Vegas and Liquid. One of primary things that attracted to me to Vegas was the interface. It's the one that seems natural to me. Comments anyone, does our Vegas interface seem unprofessional to you and need changes? Do you feel like you are using a toy product? What do you guys think of our Vegas interface in comparison to other products like Liquid, Preimere, and FCP.

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rmack350 wrote on 11/2/2007, 12:20 PM

Using the "Girl you date, girl you marry" analogy, I'd say looks really do matter, because you usually date before you marry.

And if you married a snaggletoothed troll or troll-ess what are the odds you won't flirt with all the pretty little things that come along.

Do you want to take the snaggletoothed troll out in public?

Okay, Vegas isn't ugly, Just plain and dresses in overalls. Cosmetically, it might be nice if it could dress up a little, suck in its gut, comb it's hair, go to the gym. But it still needs to get out there and pound some nails without breaking nails.

Rob Mack

smashguy37 wrote on 11/3/2007, 3:55 PM

Does anybody have a screenshot of Vegas 8 with a preview window? Somebody mentioned that earlier in this thread and I'd be interested to see it.

rmack350 wrote on 11/3/2007, 10:39 PM

It's the same playback window that you've always seen. Nothing new or special.

RobMack

rcdanek wrote on 11/4/2007, 6:13 AM

Regarding...

"The one thing I like about Avid and Final Cut is a seperate monitor screen for preview of source video. I like having the master screen and the preview screen

"You can get that with VP8.
"Go in internal preference and set "Trimmer Single Frame" to TRUE.
"You have to uncheck "Show Video In Preview Windows" too (right click the Trimmer)"

...where is the Trimmer Single Frame setting? What are "internal preferences"?

jimmyz wrote on 11/4/2007, 8:06 AM

hold shift before opening preferences and a new tab will be there called internal preferences.

jimmyz wrote on 11/4/2007, 8:25 AM

The vegas source window is the trimmer but the internal preference set to single frame view.
It is a great way to slog through video. I wish someone would have shown me sooner.

Golfer wrote on 11/4/2007, 7:05 PM

Is this option avaliable in VEGAS 7?

blink3times wrote on 11/4/2007, 7:22 PM

Bigrock syas:
"There's been some talk about Vegas over on the Pinnacle Liquid forum recently. I just thought I would let you see some of the comments made about Vegas on the Pinnacle Liquid forum."
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It's just freaking hilarious reading through some of that "Deal breaker" thread over there!

Some are hoping that the UI won't change... others are hoping the new program opens the old liquid projects. They just don't seem to get it... Liquid is being DISCONTINUED... as in dead, deceased, over, finished, complete and done with.

They don't discontinue a product just to create another that is a carbon copy of the discontinued one!!?! Pinnacle has already clearly stated that the new program will NOT have things like 10 bit color space, network rendering... and all those other things. They want the 10 million + studio users to eventually graduate on to other Avid products so this new program... if it ever comes out.... will be much closer to studio than any of them will like.... I'm just so amazed that these people are so wrapped up in themselves that they can't see this coming!!!

jimmyz wrote on 11/4/2007, 7:25 PM

I just checked and it's not an option in the internal preferences in v7. Interesting.

DGates wrote on 11/5/2007, 7:23 AM

Who cares what others think? I Don't.

stopint wrote on 11/5/2007, 7:50 AM

i like to do basic editing in premiere or final cut...i like the double monitor approach...have tried the vegas single frame trimmer view but just not the same...but i like to assemble and do everything else in vegas...the timeline and the overall functions have just always made sense to me and it is a comfort level...especially coming from an audio multitrack background...