Premiere Pro CC: can blue text interface be changed back to yellow?

I've got amazing color-senstivity, especially for a 60yr old male. Been tested numerous times, my ability to blast through the color-test charts always puzzles the eye docs. So ... yea, I CAN read this. I can work with it, though I do prefer the 'old' way, as it was clearer to scan quickly.

That's not the issue, is it? Whether or not someone like me with WAY above average eye sensitivity to all colors/quantities can use it? Unless of course, Adobe wants to tell the majority of males especially that we DON'T want your business.

As noted above, that deep "soft" blue is way too close to the background for good readability and quick "scanning", even for someone with eyes/visual circuits like mine.

For most males, with slightly less capability ... that dark blue is a nightmare. Separating that from the black/charcoal background IS going to create literal headaches. This isn't a "preferences" issue ... this is a phsyiological failure. THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET "USED" TO IT. It's a physical thing ... though I've found over the years that trying to point out the simple fact that known physiological human design makes something hard for certain people means absolutely nothing to most folks who don't have those issues. Which of course makes it quite clear that most people don't give a crap if they design something so that someone else simply will have painful attempts at using it ... if the designer likes it themselves. And they will roll eyes and otherwise act incredibly childish and stupid and uncaring about the physical problems they cause.

Most "sound engineers" think the way to solve hearing issues for those with most hearing disabilities is simply to make it all louder ... which is, if you know anything about this stuff, incredibly stupid and asinine. It just makes "difficult to discern" into "painful".

This color palette is exactly the equivalent. Sadly.

Neil

We actually did use a brighter blue color during our beta cycle, but some of our beta testers felt it was too bright and harsh, so we dialed it back.

Have you tried adjusting your Appearance preference Brightness slider to a lighter gray background? This also brightens up the blue a bit.

David Kuspa | Adobe | Sr. Experience Designer, Digital Video & Audio

My point is not about aesthetics - whether I like or dislike it, will or will not get used to it.

I simply have extreme difficulty reading it. - across the whole CC 2014 refresh.

shooternz wrote: Wonder if it was the same dude that chose the purple for EOF indicator?

Nope. The end of sequence indicator was entirely the work of the PPro team, whereas the overhaul of the whole was a collaborative effort of the Experience Design crew across multiple programs. For what it's worth, several beta testers reported that they started off not so keen on the new look, but within a short time they came to like it.

OK then, but it would be great to have the option to select your own color. I noticed that a number of other people had problems with the blue color interface as well.

I find it harder to see text and digits with the blue. The yellow stood out more and was easier to read.

Where on Adobe's web site should I go to recommend this as a feature request?

Thanks again.