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[Jonathan Thomas <Jonathan.Oomph@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the suggestion.  We could also look at optimizing the init
tab code, which might minimize the delay to a fraction of a second.  The
slowest part of loading the tabs is resizing very large images into
thumbnails.  If we already had "thumbnail" images for the transitions
and effects, I bet that would solve the speed issue.  Just a thought.

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   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

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A splash screen would solve the loading dilemma
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/534350
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Bug description:
Due to a recent change, OpenShot is not loading effects and transitions during startup, but only when the respective tabs are selected for the first time. This effectively improved the startup time, but created a very noticeable delay when the effects and transitions tabs are selected for the first time.

One could argue that the previous situation was better, as a longer startup time makes the user wait when he has not started to work yet, while taking longer to open tabs interrupts the workflow, even if just once.

My suggestion is going back to the previous situation, but adding a loading splash screen with a progress bar, so the user can see that there is a clear reason for the delay.

Alternatively, if the current situation will be kept, some kind of "loading..." label could appear while the tab is not fully loaded.