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Re: Call for export settings
Hello Jonathan,
This sounds a good plan.
May I suggest that the settings/presets should be stored in an XML file.
This is a current convention, and if all data stored, eg project files
as well, were in XML files, it should standardise the parsing of stored
data and make the programming more transparent.
Best wishes, Helen
On Tue, 2009-09-01 at 10:37 -0500, Jonathan Thomas wrote:
> Andy, here are my thoughts on the "Simple" tab. Sorry this is so
> long. =)
>
> Yeah, the simple tab would hopefully be a "simple" list of export
> options. Here is the key... the simple export options should have
> only 1 function, and that is to set the advanced widgets (which are on
> the advanced tab) to their correct values. This way, the progress bar
> and export button continue to work, without having to touch that
> code.
>
> In fact, this would allow a user to select "YouTube" for example, and
> then switch to the advanced tab to tweak any settings (if they want
> to). Otherwise, the user could just hit the "Export" button, and it
> would just work.
>
> Here are the fields that would be "Shared" (i.e. outside of the tab
> interface):
> 1) General Options (my mock-up should have the tabs appear below the
> General Options)
> 2) Progress Bar / Export Video button
>
> Here are the dropdown fields that would be on the "Simple" tab. I'm
> imagining that these 3 fields would be like cascading dropdowns... As
> you answer the 1st dropdown, the next dropdown populates, etc...
> 1) Type (i.e. DVD, Blu-ray, YouTube, Vimeo, Xbox 360, Web, etc...)
> 2) Size (i.e. Simple dropdown of valid profiles - example: HDV 720
> 25p, HDV 720 30p)
> 3) Quality (i.e. Maybe just a few options... like Low, Medium, High)
>
> The trickiest part of this feature (as I'm sure you've figured out),
> is where and how do we store this "simple" info. Ideally it would not
> be embedded into our code, you know. It should probably be easy to
> update, so we can easily refine the list. Should it be in an XML
> file? a Text file? a Python file with lots of lists / dictionaries?
> Something to think about...
>
> Please let me know how this sounds. If anyone disagrees with this,
> let's discuss and come to an agreement before we begin.
>
> Also, if for some reason you don't have time to work on this feature,
> please let me know so I can jump on it after I finish the "effects"
> module.
>
> Thanks!
> -Jonathan
>
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 3:26 AM, Andrew Finch
> <we.rocked.in79@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yeah, I can take a look at that as well - the simple tab is
> for the 'preset' export options, right?
>
>
>
> 2009/8/31 Jonathan Thomas <jonathan.oomph@xxxxxxxxx>
> Welcome back Andy! Darn, Helen got to you first. I
> could use some help with the Export Dialog. I've
> attached a screen with a laughably rough mock-up. If
> you don't have time for this, let me know, and I will
> start on it.
>
> I'm working on effects right now.
>
> Thanks,
> -Jonathan
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Helen McCall
> <sappho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Andy,
>
> Welcome back. :-)
>
> I've got a simple programming job which needs
> doing. It would take me a
> month of Sundays to learn enough Glade to do
> it.
>
> I need an entry in the Help menu dropdown, to
> call yelp with the uri of
> the openshot.xml file so that the help manual
> can be launched from
> OpenShot.
>
> Every time I try using Glade I manage to break
> everything!
>
> Andy; would you be willing to take on this
> task?
>
> Best wishes, Helen
>
> PS: I am adding some more Export Settings to
> the table I have put in the
> help manual. This has been a major labour of
> love. I have had to
> research all the formats and codecs from
> sources like Final Cut Studio
> documentation, the websites of vimeo and
> youtube etc.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 2009-08-31 at 20:32 +0100, Andrew
> Finch wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > Looks like lot's have been going on while
> I've been away on
> > holiday...at least I didn't miss the release
> of 1.0!
> >
> > Jonathan, let me know if there is anything
> you want me look at - my
> > batteries are fully recharged at the moment!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Andy.
> >
> > 2009/8/31 Jonathan Thomas
> <jonathan.oomph@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Helen,
> > I have added a new blog post tonight
> trying to convince people
> > to jump in and offer some common
> export options for OpenShot.
> > Hopefully this will work out, and
> people will help out. Worst
> > case, we'll get lots of crap added
> to our Wikipedia page. =)
> > Let's keep our fingers crossed.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Jonathan
> >
> >
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