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August 6, 2024
Question

Audio waveform hard to read since 24.5 update (not colours)

  • August 6, 2024
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Since updating from 24.3 to 24.5 the audio waveform is much harder to read. I have changed to the  'classic' colours and understand the audio colour can be changed to a darker colour to invert the waveform back closer to how it was before this update.

 

However, what is going on with the waveform scale, alignment and white space? Comparing the waveforms above, which are of the exact same audio, the 24.5 version on the right looks really small and squashed with the left and right audio not having equal height, and there seems to be empty space at the top of the waveform now.

 

I would really struggle to edit with the new waveform design as I can barely make anything out. It is even worse if I untick 'Logarithmic Waveform Scaling'. Surely this must be a bug, as I can not imagine this is the intended design.

 

Is anyone else seeing this issue with the new waveform design? And to reiterate, I am not talking about the colours.

 

 

 

 

 

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    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    August 6, 2024

    PG73 ...

     

    Don't know why you'd need examples. It's so fast to simply drag to a new height and see what you think yourself. Not so pleased we need to do this now, but among all the other pains in the Universe, it ain't huge either.

     

    Tom ... you might feel better, but I gotta tell you, the comment just looked well ... silly.

     

    You don't like something, so what, you think everyone is just like you? Well, I'm not a fan of this change either.

     

    But I can realize that there are tons of others who loved the changes. No accounting for tastes it seems, but there it is. I think thee & me is rather outnumbered over the entire user base.

     

    It's like some of the color changes I've wanted for years. Well, they're not something that the devs think enough people would even use, or at least, correctly. So I've been told don't count on 'em.

     

    Because my wants ain't what the vast majority of users would even understand. I get that. Don't like it but I understand.

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
    Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
    Community Manager
    Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community Manager
    Community Manager
    August 6, 2024

    Hi @10172044,

    Thanks for the message. Sorry for the annoyance on the updated feature. The team is looking into improving the design. In the meantime, I'll move this post to the Discussions forum. Feel free to also file a feature request in the Ideas forum, if you like. I appreciate your comments.

     

    Thanks,
    Kevin

    Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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      PG73Author
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      August 6, 2024

      Thank you R Neil Haugen, I will give that a try when I install the update again, I had to revert to an older version. I was worried I would be stuck trying to edit with that "improvement"!

       

      Do you have before and after images to show the difference in doing that? Thanks.

        R Neil Haugen
        R Neil Haugen
        Legend
        August 6, 2024

        You need to make track height presets, which can be popped by keyboard shorts. Then you can get the track heights back where you can see stuff.

         

        Sorry you need to do this, but they "improved things!" for us a bit too much, perhaps ...

        Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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