Sorry, didn't mean to imply that any kind of feature implementation
would be easy, just that this one might be less difficult than say,
Monet-style tracking or full-on integrated 3D environment.
Since you mention developers & beta testers, can I infer some insider
(beta-tester) knowledge on your part that this feature may actually be
planned for v8? ;)
Care to start a rumor?
Derek
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
Of Jef Huey
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:17 PM
To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: DS v8 Feature Request
It wasn't "really" easy. There was LOTS of discussion between the devs
and the beta testers for that one.
Jef
Derek Herr wrote:
>Benoit - thanks for the feedback!
>
>The Autodesk Fire/Smoke boxes can do this--it's quite a timesaver.
>
>This feature seems like something that might be relatively easy to
>implement without too much R&D, since the DS can already perform all
the
>required tasks, it seems like generating an internal script and
carrying
>out the instructions (inserts)--similar to how batch digitizing
probably
>works.
>
>I'm sure many of us would find it quite useful!
>
>Derek
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
>Of Benoit Melancon
>Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 2:11 PM
>To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
>Subject: Re: DS v8 Feature Request
>
>I love it :-)
>
>Great suggestion. Prompts me to ask : does any other app out there can
>do it? It does seem like something I would use a lot myself.
>
>Anybody?
>
>
>Benoit
>
>
>
>Derek Herr wrote:
>
>
>>Just call me optimistic, okay?
>>
>>
>>
>>Besides really wanting a big red "EASY" button, like in the office
>>
>>
>store
>
>
>>commercials, I submitted the following feature request through "proper
>>
>>
>
>
>
>>channels", using the upload tool on the support site, but what do you
>>guys & girls think? Has anybody else requested this?
>>
>>
>>
>>Read on...
>>
>>
>>
>>One thing we do a lot of on the DS is "drop in sessions". We finish a
>>
>>
>
>
>
>>show on DS, then the client has it colored and comes back a couple of
>>days later to "drop in" any outsourced effect shots, stock shots, and
>>whatever else wasn't available during the original session.
>>
>>
>>
>>Sometimes there are over 100 of these!
>>
>>
>>
>>It would be FANTASTIC if there was a way to have the DS automatically
>>*insert* every clip on a given track to tape.
>>
>>
>>
>>If you wanted it to also re-insert a section of the timeline instead
>>
>>
>of
>
>
>>a clip on that track, you could just add a de-activated clip to the
>>track--and the DS would still use it to set IN-OUT points for an
>>automated insert.
>>
>>
>>
>>This function could be available from the Output Tool as a button near
>>
>>
>
>
>
>>the "Insert" button, perhaps labelled "Auto Insert Selected Tracks".
>>Pressing that button would cause the DS to perform a series of insert
>>edits, using timeline timecodes and whatever clips were present in the
>>
>>
>
>
>
>>selected tracks to determine each IN-OUT.
>>
>>
>>
>>If the "Entire Sequence" box is checked, it would auto-insert shots on
>>
>>
>
>
>
>>the selected tracks for the entire show; if Sequence In/Out is
>>
>>
>selected,
>
>
>>it would only perform the auto inserts for the section between the
>>
>>
>marks.
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Derek
>>
>>R!OT - Santa Monica
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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