0000515: Effect bars to create a better overview.

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0000515	Cinelerra-GG	[All Projects] Feature	public	2020-09-29 17:10	2020-10-02 12:15

Reporter	Sam	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	have not tried
Status	new	Resolution	open
Product Version
Target Version		Fixed in Version

Summary	0000515: Effect bars to create a better overview.
Description	This idea has been hovering in my head for quite some time. With many effects and many files, you quickly lose track. ;-) To make life in Cinelerra much easier it would be very handy if I could drag an effect bar into the timeline, which I can give a color and new name. This empty effect bar is only there to provide a better overview and color separation. Maybe you can add a small note function there, so you can make notes about certain sections, which you can recall later. So you can summarize effects and sections by color and name. Probably this implementation would not be a big effort, but would be a great help to create order and structure in the timeline.
Tags	Timeline

IgorBeg 2020-10-02 12:15 reporter ~0004112	I know it is not the same but, sometimes, I use one or two "Subttl" tracks to do that. I disable "Play track" and "Don't send to output", and change the color bar like an edit can do. And if I needed I can move them with Roll feature.

Sam 2020-10-02 11:40 administrator ~0004108	@quintao Yes, exactly. Like a commentary track. To make notes ("up to here done" or "this point needs colour" or "this was shot at 60p on the camcorder") and mark certain areas with colors.

quintao 2020-10-02 11:36 reporter ~0004107	A comments track could be turned on/off with choice of top or bottom of stack

quintao 2020-10-02 11:35 reporter ~0004106	Edit title bars only highlight an edit, they can't give information of precise points on the timeline, eg. "up to here done" or "this point needs colour" or "this was shot at 60p on the camcorder"

quintao 2020-10-02 11:30 reporter ~0004105	Much like a new track? A comments track. Shaded background so it appears different. On that one can set -marker lines or arrows, any colour, -titles and notes for organisation/reminders/to-do list -symbols for quick pointers

Sam 2020-09-29 17:10 administrator	Namable_effect_bars.jpg (212,999 bytes) Namable_effect_bars.jpg (212,999 bytes)

Date Modified	Username	Field
2020-09-29 17:10	Sam	New Issue
2020-09-29 17:10	Sam	Tag Attached: Timeline
2020-09-29 17:10	Sam	File Added: Namable_effect_bars.jpg
2020-10-02 11:30	quintao	Note Added: 0004105
2020-10-02 11:35	quintao	Note Added: 0004106
2020-10-02 11:36	quintao	Note Added: 0004107
2020-10-02 11:40	Sam	Note Added: 0004108
2020-10-02 12:15	IgorBeg	Note Added: 0004112