A collection of informal notes on development for V5.
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0. Ideas
- authoring mode
- rate random? links to create your film experientially
- everything linked to everything, refined by feedback
- #1139 - Keyword1(Keyword2)
- #1159 - Dim background for preview text (workaround)
- "Keep Links" / "Clear Links" rules
- Show BackgroundImage? in interfacer (maybe be able to toggle)
- Paid version?
- price?
- Managing without flash
1. Bugs
1.5 S: (#727) new bug: In All Links window, mouse scroll wheel doesn't scroll unless on a header.
1.8 F: (#730) (see m12h notes.rtf). menu-items gone when SNU-editor-window is open. Possibility that the preview-text comes up on rollover (default) or is there all the time.
1.14 (#735, with a follow up at #736 when we decide to fix it real.) Disable font management for now...
1.15 (#748) (2009-06-15) No matter which out field was last selected, clicking the out keyword number only adds to the first out keyword field
1.18 (#838) non english characters in filename break export
1.30 some videos exported from final cut pro as "PAL" get resized to 5:4 even though they were originally 16:9
1.31 (#913) "x" - key to advance to next search does not work.
1.32 (#914) snu rules set to a time later than the snu's length should just execute at the end of the snu
1.34 after changed size of video in interfacer to 640 video still came up as 320
1.36 if you have a saved project open and the folder structure is renamed or deleted, when saving again it should prompt for a filename instead of recreating the path and filename
1.37 (#915) provide better error message when trying to open a file that is not supported (or corrupt)
1.38 (#1003) keep links should not find links to snus that have been shown already.
1.39 (#1002) time-out after the last snu has been shown
1.40 (#1201) When you Play Again, any unfinished Background Sound keeps going.
1.41 (#1189) Random link should only activate on a SNU's last search
2. Updates / Tweaks
2.1 (#1191) Default size of new Preview widgets should be same as in Default interface.
- Should take the size of any current previews
2.2 (#1210) Need warning prompt if you drag in new media file with same name as
existing. (Right now it just replaces it.)
2.3 Reduce size of Playhead in Example and default setting in Widget.
2.4 Reduce default height of subtitle.
2.5 Rename Movie size to Project size. Put in Interface Editor instead?
- Should be able to interact with areas outside the "stage"
- Zoom (CMD+0, CMD++, CMD+-)
2.6 Improve Subtitle function.
2.7 (#803 #804) under Get Info have Rename, and allow click then 300ms delay if mouse is still there to go into rename mode (all items in all resources) (S)
2.8 Ability to toggle grid (button, hotkey)
2.9 Toggle grid colours
(#1190) 2.10 Grid size should go down to 1 (or 0 to turn off)
2.11 When moving multiple items, verify that all items respect modifiers (like grid)
2.12 Open interfaces in tabs of the interfacer
2.13 (#1190) Ability to set by aspect ratio
2.13.1 (#1190) preset choices
2.14 Toggle snap to grid globally
2.15 Default grid should be 16x9 pixels
3. Features
3.0.1 Operations in interfacer when multiple widgets selected: Drag selection (ie drag a selection rectangle over widgets you want to select)
3.0.2 Interfacer can preview/simulate project settings
- background color
- background image
- other properties...
3.0.3 Way to stop background sound per SNU (with fade)
- perhaps adjust volume
3.0.4 Way to stop background sound per Interface (with fade)
3.1 (#737 set as unnasigned for later consideration) It was agreed that making the project files claim the K icon might be for a later date
3.3 (#738 set as unnasigned for later consideration) When Exporting, the dialog should prompt the user to name a new exported project directory/folder, not to re/name the index.html file. (M)
- 8/6: D S G to investigate and harmonize.
- 15/6: Not priority. Leave as is.
3.5 The Berlin Sketches show several features, especially in the SNU editor, which are not yet implemented. Please confirm they are being dealt with. (M)
- 3.5.1 (#740 marked as unassigned for later) All resources: Open folders in new tabs? (F) (2009-06-08 : Do later)
3.6 #1162 - File > Import > Media (and hotkey)
3.7 (#1192) Preview sounds should fade in and out (<1sec)
4. Features - new
4.9 (#807) Need an 'Undo' function (Cmd + Z).
4.11 (#808) Visual cues on All Keywords should be disabled when there is no SNU Editor open (S)
4.13 (#809) All windows snappable. Not a priority. (S)
4.20 (#813,#857) Add background-color (including transparent) field in the interfacer for text elements
4.21 (#794) The font chooser in the interfacer should work like usual (F)
- deferred until font exporting is revisited
4.24 (#816) Review VLC and check for other options to consider for a Linux version
4.30 version compatibility of KRW files
4.37 Satellite feature
4.40 (#916) Add filters in Unused Media view: by media type, possibly by "used anywhere" vs "not yet used as snu"
4.45 (#1190) Ability to lock aspect ratio of gride size 4.45.1 presets 1:1 = 30x30, 16:9 = 32x18, 4:3 = 40x30
4.47 (#882) Resource selection comboboxes should put similarly named resources at the top of the list
4.48 Double clicking keyword in All Snus tool should bring the All Keywords window to the front (and possibly open it as well)
4.50 Ability to reset a playing Korsakow, for example hitting escape
- pause screen should have option to reset, continue...
4.63 use arrow back key to navigate backwards in snu history
4.68 (#1208) UI to manage Z-ordering of widgets in interfacer
4.72 (#917) Kisok Mode (AutoPlay)
4.74 (#1195) web version should remember the point at which you had stopped watching and offer choice to continue or restart
4.75 drag KIF files into resources (handle the naming issue)
- ability to swap interfaces
- perhaps context menu on SNUs
4.76.1 option to continue export using some default image/video placeholder
4.77 Better error dialog when importing a K3 film. In particular if there is an invalid rule line, since K3 doesn't validate and it might thus be a common scenario.
4.79 (#929) Multilpe default interfaces
4.80 Have a way to automatically attach subtitles files to videos
4.90 Allow dragging of any files (regardless of extension) and try to load it anyway, error if not.
4.91 MainMedia? widget show allow specification on how to handle aspect ratio
4.92 Windows Installer
4.93 MediaArea? in interface should have options: autoplay, play on click, hover, loop (default autoplay loop)
4.94 Multiple subtitles?
4.95 Comments on Snus
4.96 Preview widget should have options: play always, hover; loop
4.97 A range of different default interface templates, perhaps selectable in the area below Widgets in the Interface Editor.
4.98 Pause screen should center pause icon over main media
4.98 (#1194) Dim preview on rollover for sake of text
5. Design issues (GUI, look and feel)
5.0 Changes to Main GUI (discussion following on from Matt's 13/6/09 sketch responding to r. 12h) (ticketed below)
5.0.2 (#821) Need 'Add Text' icon
5.0.8 (#822) On rollover, file location appears in status bar at bottom. Low priority.
5.0.9 (#823) F to design new icon set. (G and F)
5.8.1 Clicking on X should ask for confirmation if it's a save (ok) or just leave (cancel). Enter is ok in that dialogue, and space is cancel.
5.9 (#827) (2009-06-08 S) The interfacer would only list two types of widget, Main Video and Preview Area, and everything else would go into some advanced interface. One of the ways to do this would be to have "buttons" for each item, "Main Video" and "Preview Area" on top, then a bunch below.
5.11 (2009-06-16 S) (#733) upgrade context menu when displaying multiple items
5.12 (2009-06-16 S) (#734) improve responsiveness when loading up snu editor (it can take a few seconds)
6. User Guides for Portal
6.1 Dave to create 2-3 short tutorial videos as soon as the GUI is locked down. A tour of the interface; the process of basic SNUifying; exporting and publishing. (M)
- Asked F to put together some scripts (2009-06-08). Get this first.
6.2 Matt is writing the FAQ: <http://staging.korsakow.ca/tiki-list_faqs.php>. If you have any ideas for FAQable questions, please add them to the 'Final Release Planning' wiki page. (M)
6.3 We need a text-based user guide. Who/how/when? (M)
- Suggest open text-based documentation via wiki. To be built over time.
- Make major headings based on Florian's scripts (GG or M can work on that).
- Florian suggested a 1:30 video presentation on how to use K.
- Florian also suggests an in depth manual.
7. Wishlist
7.1 One informal comment M received was that if the History widget's info could be saved as a text file, this would effectively make K5 an interesting tool for 'traditional' video and film postproduction: feed in a bunch of clips/scenes (ie snus), add keywords, watch until you got a good sequence, save that history, and import it into say FCP as an EDL. Wow. Might have to be a plugin down the line. (M)
- (2009-06-08 S) There is a history button that copies history to clipboard.
8. Other
8.1 M will begin trademark applications for the K logo and 'Korsakow' in the US and Canada ASAP. Florian already has apps pending in GERMANY. (M) (F)
9. Korsakow web site planning
9.1 Visuals
9.1.4 Box at bottom
9.2 Forums
9.2.2 Clean up the look ???
9.3 E-mail masking (spam-proofing) on the page
9.4 News site
9.4.1 Tikiwiki news without the menu... possible?
9.5 Check why e-mails aren't getting through
9.6 Enable searching functionality
9.7 What form will Institut take?
