v6.56+dev0428 - April 28 2022

[musicbynumbers]

v6.56+dev0428 - April 28 2022

• * Includes feature branch: Rrreeeaaa timestretching mode
• * Includes feature branch: improved render loudness charts
• * Includes feature branch: render individual tracks via master track using render matrix
• * Includes feature branch: fix potential partial undo points being added
• * Includes feature branch: media item fixed lanes
• * Includes feature branch: video decoding/encoding via Windows Media Foundation
• * Includes feature branch: internal pin management overhaul for future extension
• * Includes feature branch: display options for recent projects list
• * Includes feature branch: media explorer user-defined tags
• + Appearance: add separate preferences for "Draw labels above the item when media item height is more than" and "Hide labels when media item height is less than"
• + Appearance: never draw labels above the item if the item would be smaller than the label
• + Media items: allow opening and editing per-take FX on locked media items, but not alt/opt+click to delete all FX
• + Media items: allow vertical autoscroll when moving/copying items using certain customized mouse modifiers [p=2551896]
• + Performance: reduce RT CPU use when repositioning edit cursor while stopped [t=265983]
• + Razor edit: simplify display of pre-edited razor edit areas [p=2552009]
• + VST3: clear all parameter info on kParamTitlesChanged [t=265989]
• # Render: more performance improvements when rendering tracks/regions via master [p=2552222]

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[ovnis]

"+ Appearance: add separate preferences for "Draw labels above the item when media item height is more than" and "Hide labels when media item height is less than""


Thx you!

[thommazk]

Since there are some changes on the appearance, would you look at this request for piano roll odd/even background?
https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=249365

[Embass]

[schwa]

Originally Posted by Embass

gifs

Doh, these are all the same bug, fixing, thanks!

[Edison]

Hi Devs,

Two things:

1) When installing, it asks for an Administrator account.

2) To the new dialogs below in [DLG_236]

B8EB0572152C2FAB=Draw labels above the item when media item height is more than:
C391457FF967B9AA=Hide labels when media item height is less than:

In [prefs_mediavu_help]: I think new texts would be better suited for the two new dialogs above.

P.S: [DLG_295] - The 'Draw as opaque' checkbox seems to have no effect.


Windows 7/64


Best regards,

[Funkybot]

v6.56+dev0428a - April 28 2022

• * Includes feature branch: Rrreeeaaa timestretching mode
• * Includes feature branch: improved render loudness charts
• * Includes feature branch: render individual tracks via master track using render matrix
• * Includes feature branch: fix potential partial undo points being added
• * Includes feature branch: media item fixed lanes
• * Includes feature branch: video decoding/encoding via Windows Media Foundation
• * Includes feature branch: internal pin management overhaul for future extension
• * Includes feature branch: display options for recent projects list
• * Includes feature branch: media explorer user-defined tags
• # Media item lanes: fix behavior when copying or adding new media items [p=2552585]

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Changelog - Pre-Releases

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Quick turnaround!

[musicbynumbers]

What happened to the up and down arrows for moving lanes?

Did I miss that being removed or is there a bug in my theme?

[Phazma]

Originally Posted by musicbynumbers

+ Appearance: never draw labels above the item if the item would be smaller than the label

Looks like this is no longer possible?

Anyway, as the appearance of item labels is in work now, could we please have an option to draw content of items below labels?

That would be a far better solution than the "yellow lines hack" anyway for those who want some kind of item header area which doesn't overlap with peaks, inherits item color, can be clicked/dragged and keeps the label/buttons always visible regardless of item size.

Similar FRs with slightly different approaches:
https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=240034
https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=239941

[Embass]

[Edgemeal]

I think you have some user settings values mixed up. When I update v6.56 to this Pre (+dev0428a), my "Hide labels when media item height is less than" value gets changed from its current value to 28.

Win10_x64

[schwa]

Originally Posted by Embass

git from post 10

Is this using the updated +dev0428a build?

... aah, never mind, fixing, thanks.

[kytdkut]

Originally Posted by musicbynumbers

[*]+ Performance: reduce RT CPU use when repositioning edit cursor while stopped [t=265983]

THANKS! Silky smooth

[mks]

Originally Posted by musicbynumbers

[*]+ Performance: reduce RT CPU use when repositioning edit cursor while stopped [[url=http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=265983]t=265983

Amazing! Huge performance and useability gains from this. Thank you.

[souk21]

Media items: allow vertical autoscroll when moving/copying items using certain customized mouse modifiers

Thank you!
I wanted to make sure, and surely that fixes this: ALT+drag to copy item does not scroll the view on edges
Which is horizontal scroll as well.

Or was it fixed in a previous release and I missed it ?
That's huge! That has been bugging me since day one.
Thanks again

[Odys]

Originally Posted by musicbynumbers

[*]+ Appearance: add separate preferences for "Draw labels above the item when media item height is more than" and "Hide labels when media item height is less than"
[*]+ Appearance: never draw labels above the item if the item would be smaller than the label

In my workflow I use top half of an item to move it, bottom half to edit it.

When label is drawn above item it creates empty space that isn't useful to me at all. Also it makes item half's smaller so its harder to use them.


When it's drawn inside item it obscures it's content.


Since work is done with labels please add extra option to draw peaks bellow label when label is drawn inside item to create best of both worlds.

[sockmonkey72]

Originally Posted by Odys

In my workflow I use top half of an item to move it, bottom half to edit it.

When label is drawn above item it creates empty space that isn't useful to me at all. Also it makes item half's smaller so its harder to use them.


When it's drawn inside item it obscures it's content.


Since work is done with labels please add extra option to draw peaks bellow label when label is drawn inside item to create best of both worlds.

But your best of both worlds #3 is identical to #1, just that the label isn't grey. Is the empty space in #3 more useful than that in #1?

[Odys]

Originally Posted by Odys

In my workflow I use top half of an item to move it, bottom half to edit it.

Originally Posted by sockmonkey72

But your best of both worlds #3 is identical to #1, just that the label isn't grey. Is the empty space in #3 more useful than that in #1?

When label is drawn inside item top half is clickable, no wasted space. In #1 clicking on empty space does nothing for me.
Currently I'm using option #2, sometimes toggling labels appearance.

[sockmonkey72]

Originally Posted by Odys

When label is drawn inside item top half is clickable, no wasted space. In #1 clicking on empty space does nothing for me.
Currently I'm using option #2, sometimes toggling labels appearance.

Ah, ok, now I understand the difference -- wasted target space for clicking. Thanks.

[_Stevie_]

Originally Posted by Odys

In my workflow I use top half of an item to move it, bottom half to edit it.

This is also an issue I have been battling for years now.

Here's example where the label gets in the way of the MIDI data. It's barely visible if there are notes in the area of the label:


Moving the label outside the item shrinks the available space of the item, therefore it's hard to see if there is a chord or single notes:


Bear in mind, the screenshots are scaled up.

Maybe you guys have an idea how to approach this.

[Triode]

Originally Posted by Odys

In my workflow I use top half of an item to move it, bottom half to edit it.

When label is drawn above item it creates empty space that isn't useful to me at all. Also it makes item half's smaller so its harder to use them.


When it's drawn inside item it obscures it's content.


Since work is done with labels please add extra option to draw peaks bellow label when label is drawn inside item to create best of both worlds.

I like this idea also.

[Phazma]

Great to see Odys chiming in and sparking some further discussion about my request I really hope our arguments are convincing enough for the devs.

Originally Posted by sockmonkey72

But your best of both worlds #3 is identical to #1, just that the label isn't grey. Is the empty space in #3 more useful than that in #1?

As I wrote in post 9 the main benefits/reasons of the request are, as far as I am concerned:

- no overlap of peaks and labels, unlike:



- label area follows item color, unlike:



- label area can be used to select and drag items easily with coherent visual information, unlike:



- label and buttons are always visible regardless of item heigth, unlike:



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This is how it SHOULD LOOK (for items at different sizes in default theme):




The default theme doesn't go as small, but for other themes at very small sizes only the label would be visible and no peaks:


And obviously if the item was blue (for example), also the label area should be blue:

[Daodan]

Originally Posted by Phazma

...
This is how it SHOULD LOOK (for items at different sizes in default theme):




The default theme doesn't go as small, but for other themes at very small sizes only the label would be visible and no peaks:


And obviously if the item was blue (for example), also the label area should be blue:

Looks nice and well explained!

[MonkeyBars]

Yeah, thanks Phazma!

[GeneralMidi]

Originally Posted by Phazma

- label area can be used to select and drag items easily with coherent visual information,

This!