More on Media -- the backdrop
Timothy Miller
gandalf at doctorTimothyMiller.com
Wed Mar 8 17:53:06 EST 2006
Peter wrote:
>
>I'm not sure if the Rev Media IDE will have the backdrop on by
>default, or if it is just the player that will have the backdrop.
Well, if just the player has a mandatory black backdrop, that's no
big deal and it might be a good thing, I suppose.
I had gotten the impression from other messages that the black
backdrop will be mandatory for Media itself, not just the player.
Actually, this page seems to indicate the black backdrop will always
be turned on in Media: http://www.runrev.com/section/platform.php
I hope not, though.
I've been trying to use my Dreamcard stacks with the black backdrop
turned on all the time for a few days, as a preview. It's not a
nightmare to have it turned on. Maybe some users will prefer it. But
it's a little inconvenient for me -- just enough to be user hostile
if it can't be turned off. I can't see any good reason to make it
mandatory.
Removal of database access for Dreamcard is incentive enough for many
former Dreamcard users to move up to Studio. The backdrop is just
inconvenient enough to be user-unfriendly, but not a good reason, by
itself, to upgrade to Studio. Worst of both worlds...
Tim
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