What I DON'T like about Movie Studio 13

geekazine wrote on 1/26/2014, 4:10 PM

I understand you are moving toward a touch display crowd, but there are still a lot of mouse-based people out there. Nonetheless, in the last 48 hours, this is what I found

- The Simple-Advanced options are confusing, but once I switched over to Advanced, I was fine. I think you should put in an option to figure out if the editor is on a touchable screen or desktop.
- The buttons are TOO BIG for the desktop. All I ask is for an option to switch to smaller icon buttons, I would be happier.
- What happened to the selection edit tool arrow!?! I use that ALL THE TIME. Especially when I have to re-edit a scene and move the rest over.
- the fade button I can live with.
- The tabs on the sides of each video are also too big. They get in the way when I am trying to move a clip rather than size it.
- Why can't I put the TRIMMER in with the Project Media, Explorer, transitions and Video FX? I don't like it as a pop-out window.
- The Render Window setup is horrible. I have to click through more windows just to get to my presets. Can you go to a bypass window so it will go straight to my presets?

I still admit Movie Studio is a lot better than Premiere Pro or FCP. The indivdual / overall effects allow me to set effects and not have to repeat. I hope these issues I mentioned could be addressed. I will still be editing on a non-touchscreen desktop, so don't forget us supposed dinosaurs.

Thank you.

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vkmast wrote on 2/26/2014, 3:24 PM

>>>Is anybody out there working with a mouse?<<<
Can't speak for others, but I'm still working with a mouse in v 13. The workflow is a bit different from my previous MSPs (10 to 12), but I get things done. I am not overly keen on some of the changes either, but I can live with them.
That said, I agree that a separate Touch Screen version might have been created for the touch screen computer users as suggested in a very good review of MSP/MSS 13 here.

I do not have a touch screen and do not intend to get one for editing in the near future.

D7K wrote on 2/26/2014, 3:35 PM

I use a WatCom tablet and it works just fine.

Paul E wrote on 2/27/2014, 7:06 AM

I use a mouse AND keyboard shortcuts all the time. All MS13 lacks is the ability to customise the toolbar like you could in 12. Then both mouse and touch users would be happy i think. At the moment it is biased too far in favour of the touch screen user.
They have already built in the switching with Simple and Advanced - there should have been third option for Touch too. Then the advanced mode can be genuinely that with more buttons. Its not rocket science.

MovieMogul wrote on 2/27/2014, 1:59 PM

I would have to agree, I wish we could customize the toolbar. Also, the configure button is a pain. I wish I could turn on Auto ripple with one click. The buttons are all to big, and I feel like there is just a lot of wasted space on the interface.

TreeTops wrote on 2/27/2014, 3:18 PM

Maybe someone can do a poll on who edits videos with their fingers.

JustOneOldMan wrote on 2/27/2014, 4:05 PM

Another agreement here. Definitely don't like the upgraded UI - not configurable, and too many clicks to do what previously could be done in fewer clicks.

Going through a little 'upgrader's remorse' now. This should have been labeled the upgrade for touch users, I guess. I know I won't be using it as much as I thought I would...