DP8 playing hide and seek in Sequence editor

[Timeline]

Select the down arrow on a track and try this yourself.

In 7 and 8 in the sequence edit window on each track we see the small pulldown arrow that reveals SIZE EDIT LAYER TAKE AND INSERT as normal.

BUT

when you select edit layer separately, in 7, you would also see track mute at the bottom which i depend on constantly and use to highlight the mute line for editing.

NOW, it's not there but instead in the insert select of version 8 they have now placed a MUTE EDIT heading and removed the pointer replacing it with a pencil which changes to a lasso after one click. WIERD to the max!!! ...anyway...

After we try this edit new fanged mute select "feature?", guess what happens? NOW the highlight window suddenly appears where it used to in 7 under edit layer. WHAT THE...


If this is not a bug then why all the hide and seek?

[Shooshie]

Select the down arrow on a track and try this yourself.

In 7 and 8 in the sequence edit window on each track we see the small pulldown arrow that reveals SIZE EDIT LAYER TAKE AND INSERT as normal.

BUT

when you select edit layer separately, in 7, you would also see track mute at the bottom which i depend on constantly and use to highlight the mute line for editing.

NOW, it's not there but instead in the insert select of version 8 they have now placed a MUTE EDIT heading and removed the pointer replacing it with a pencil which changes to a lasso after one click. WIERD to the max!!! ...anyway...

After we try this edit new fanged mute select "feature?", guess what happens? NOW the highlight window suddenly appears where it used to in 7 under edit layer. WHAT THE...


If this is not a bug then why all the hide and seek?

I'm having a little trouble understanding everything you said (highlight window?), but I checked the menu you mentioned in DP 8, and it's working properly. It doesn't let you edit a mute until you've inserted a mute. Once you've got a mute in the track, the edit-mute line appears in the Edit Layer mini-menu. The following sequence shows how it goes:







As for the changing cursor, it's working as it's supposed to. When you insert a mute, it's a pencil. Once the mute is in place, it becomes a lasso in case you want to edit or copy the mute.

Nothing wrong that I can see.

Shoosh

[Timeline]

Nothing wrong with that I agree but ...

the fact that the highlight feature in edit layer ONLY SHOWS after you select the mute edit tool is a waste of time to me. We could do everything with the pointer previously in 7 by just going to the "highlight edit function. There is no reason to turn it off ever or hide it IMO.

and BTW I have mutes written on all my tracks so I don't see why you draw the conclusion that a mute has to be there. Brining the mute line forward should work regardless. This appears as a bug to me. I called MOTU this morning and although it seemed hard to explain to the phone person he did call me back and said "I see what you mean"