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hqhempen
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October 6, 2014
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New CC update (10/6/14) change the Blue color????

  • October 6, 2014
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I appreciate the hardwork involved in updating the apps, but the light blue on grey isn't cuttin' it for my eyes.  Is there a way to change it?  I can't seem to find a setting in Prefs > Appearances.

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      Peter A Blacksberg
      Peter A Blacksberg
      Participating Frequently
      January 8, 2016

      Working with 4K video of waterfall. Can hardly see controls.  ADOBE: Titling has long been critical in film and video production.  No different for interface.  In addition to user controlled UI color scheme, line thickness, shadow, or dynamic and/or coloring for controls on Video makes sense.   PS blog reads pages of similar complaints.  This is a working tool - form following function.  Seriously consider the design parameters in that order.

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      ericsbowman
      Inspiring
      October 20, 2015

      Anyone wanting to change the color of the keyframe icons can do so. Just follow my instructions here:

      You can change the color of the keyframe icons in After Effects CC 2014 and 2015.

      clauderozsa
      clauderozsa
      Known Participant
      October 20, 2015

      The major issue is the color of the characters in the menus and titles in the UI.

      Claude

      JohnnyRandom
      JohnnyRandom
      Participating Frequently
      October 15, 2015

      Wow over one year and still nothing. I thought "Cloud Subscription" was supposed to bring a great things in less time. I have been using CS6 up until about two weeks ago. So far, I am really wondering where all of these great and wonderful things are, what have I just bought into? This is a bit ridiculous.

      I don't even consider this "great" but more of a UX thing, which is critical workflow. Something Adobe has always seemed fit to want to have utmost control over. If I want pink highlights let me use pink highlights. Other far more "professional" software I use gives me ultimate control over my personal user experience. I can change the colors that suit me and my environment, I can customize the UI to create toolbars with frequently used tools, I can create custom tools for repetitive tasks (photoshop can do this)

      Why in the name of all that is good cannot I not do this in a 20 year old program yet? Seriously. Really seriously.

        clauderozsa
        clauderozsa
        Known Participant
        October 15, 2015

        Johnny don't you think those lyrics could not apply to this situation?

        "The Lord above gave man an arm of iron

        So he could do his job and never shirk.

        The Lord above gave man an arm of iron-but

        With a little bit of luck, With a little bit of luck,

        Someone else'll do the blinkin' work!

        With a little bit...with a little bit...

        With a little bit of luck you'll never work!"

        I know I'm a very naughty froggy


        R Neil Haugen
        R Neil Haugen
        Legend
        October 15, 2015

        Ha ...

        Neil

        Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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        kwgonline
        Participating Frequently
        July 21, 2015

        Vote: +1 ... Please Change back to yellow or provide an option to pick color.

        The blue is harder to see (less contrast) and requires more concentration to work with.

        The blue looks nice, however, ease and proficiency of use should always come first.

        clauderozsa
        clauderozsa
        Known Participant
        July 21, 2015

        I totally agree with you, and we will never stop to advocate such request. One should never forget, it's the user who's point of view should prevail because he's the one confronted to the job and the use of his tools and this is valid in any kind of business. A faulty color of a financial software's GUI or its characters can be also a source of mistakes with incredible financial consequences to his company and customers.

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        actionfigure00
        Participating Frequently
        June 17, 2015

        I submitted another feature request for adobe to ignore. I can't believe they updated the appearance panel so extensively without actually modifying the selected keyframes. Not that the modification helps the things it does change. Bring Back the Yellow. You people who make design software are bad at designing UIs. Stop trying to be clever, and just go back to what works.

        Kevin-Monahan
        Community Manager
        Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        June 18, 2015

        Hello AF,

        I submitted another feature request for adobe to ignore.

        I know you're just kidding, as feature requests are never ignored. They are counted as to provide priorities for the engineering team.

        I'm also sorry that the Appearance preference didn't contain the features that you wanted for this release. At least there was incremental improvements made at a time when the engineering team was focusing mostly on performance enhancements. I will continue advocating for more customizability.

        Thanks,

        Kevin

        Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
        {KMS}
        {KMS}
        Known Participant
        June 18, 2015

        The adjustments for the UI were the first thing that I tried in the latest version (2015). The verdict... If Adobe was going for less terrible, congratulations Adobe nailed it. You can change the brightness all that you want. The blue is just bad. Adobe could have put this to rest had they put a color picker in there. Why not just do it right the first time? I have a hard time believing that the color controls are so buried in the code that it can't be done. Just for reference, look at the control that Cinema 4D provides. It has been there for years. I think the blue is purely marketing because there isn't a single logical reason for the change. What are they so reluctant to give users more control? Off to fill out a feature request. If I can't pick any color, give me a check box for "legacy color scheme".

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          TimmyCrackCorn
          Known Participant
          April 11, 2015

          Looks like we STILL will not be able to change the color.    WTH?  I don't get it Adobe.  Our breathern  in the Premiere forums aren't taking it well.  I completely agree with KMS's statement in regards to Adobe's response that we should keep requesting the feature:

          "I don't understand why we would submit a feature request again either.  I think people were very clear on what they wanted...  Why pull up short like this?  Obviously Adobe wants to stick with the blue for some reason."  -KMS

          I also don't understand why it is so hard to implement ... seems like the height of programming inefficiency, no?

          clauderozsa
          clauderozsa
          Known Participant
          April 11, 2015

          I've just watched a tutorial on the new AE version 13.5 ( https://youtu.be/MfOH7UyH0lQ ) which is to bepresented at NAB and obviously the Blue is not color corrected! Again the dogs bark  and the caravan goes by ; really sad and disappointing....

          clauderozsa
          clauderozsa
          Known Participant
          April 1, 2015

          I'd like to add to my comments that in the same discussion about Prp and the use of Blue instead of yellow a member of the staff said very precisely that the suggestion was a good one but that of course it would be tricky to implement it because of the actual complexity of the architecture of the software.

          This goes exactly in line with what I was saying in my comments earlier. When you add devices or options like this too late of course you create a whole new situation which can be tricky to implement and make sure it doesn't create malfunctions of the software.
          The same goes with updates and I think that Neil here said to someone that it was better when you were in a the middle of an editing not to upgrade your software because of risks of incompatibility. This makes sense and I do follow his advice.

          R Neil Haugen
          R Neil Haugen
          Legend
          April 1, 2015

          Kevin Monahan was the Adobe staffer here who put out the advice to NOT upgrade during major projects ... or perhaps even minor ones. He's a long-time pro editor hisself, dating back to FCP more than a decade ago, as a user, certified trainer, and teacher of pro workflow to pro users. Before coming into PrPro & the Adobe Way, of course. But as he notes, that's what he taught long before he even came to Adobe.

          It's problematic in action as sometimes the programs can't play nicely in different versions fully installed on the same computer. So you've got a project in CC-dash-2 that's ongoing, and want to start a new project in the latest CC2014.2 ... um ... got different computers? Wanna clone your system drive, then on the other one uninstall one & install the newer CC? Or, simply uninstall the old one, install the new ... work that project ... then uninstall to re-install the old, work that project ... huh.

          That's something that could use a bit of tweaking on Adobe's coding side.

          Neil

          Everyone's mileage always varies ...
          Szalam
          Community Expert
          SzalamCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          April 1, 2015

          R Neil Haugen wrote:

          It's problematic in action as sometimes the programs can't play nicely in different versions fully installed on the same computer. So you've got a project in CC-dash-2 that's ongoing, and want to start a new project in the latest CC2014.2 ... um ... got different computers?

          I've never had a problem with this. I have CS5, CS6, CC, and CC 2014 all installed on the same computer without problem.

          I don't recall hearing anyone else with issues doing this either. AE should be able to have multiple versions installed at the same time without a problem.

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          Dan_Donley
          Participant
          March 31, 2015

          I agree about the dark grey, the blue and the monochromatic icons.  Please make something in prefs so we can switch back to the gold...

          R Neil Haugen
          R Neil Haugen
          Legend
          March 31, 2015

          Good to file this as a feature request ... the more the better!

          Adobe Bug Report /Feature Request form ...

          https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

          Neil

          Everyone's mileage always varies ...
          clauderozsa
          clauderozsa
          Known Participant
          March 31, 2015

          Hi Neil,

          There are times when I wonder if our posts in the Adobe Bug Report /Feature Request form  are even read. This is shouting in the desert or as the French says " Le chien aboit , la caravane passe" which translates into "The dog barks , the caravan goes by"...

          The same problem can be said of the size of characters in the workspace in particular in Photoshop. How is it that Blender has an option enabling to change it in the preferences and it is as much a complex software than Adobe's.

          Adobe should understand that comfort in the way you can use a program is as much essential and mandatory than its content . From this point of view I'm sorry to say we're light years from this situation.

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          Senhay
          Known Participant
          January 24, 2015

          Is it possible to change the color now?

          I can´t update until this "improvement" is fixed.

          R Neil Haugen
          R Neil Haugen
          Legend
          January 24, 2015

          Not yet ... we hope soon, and I think some of the staffers hope soon also so they don't keep getting the complaints about this! 

          Neil

          Everyone's mileage always varies ...
            Jonas_Naimark
            Jonas_Naimark
            Participant
            November 10, 2014

            I agree the blue is difficult to work with. The yellow had more contrast and let me work faster. I find myself often hunting for keyframes where I didn't have to before. Everyone at work had the exact same reaction. Please add an option to change the colour! Thanks.

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