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I think this interface should be integrated into an editing program, such as Avid, Adobe premiere or Apple's Final Cut Pro.

as an editor Iwould love to have a physical side to my clips and projects, something that was lost some years ago with the transition to all-digital editing. I would love to see that side of physical editing coming back.

is this something you are looking into at all?

thanks,
Yohanan

I am wondering if Bumptop should consider choosing BETA testers by their computer experience, specifically if BumpTop is generating various errors at this time. Experienced users (such as myself) are more capable of dealing with, and reporting errors, and finding solutions. I don't think that inexperienced users should be blocked out of the picture, but, they may have more difficulties. How does the current selection process work?

Also, I really would like a more general idea about how many system resources BumpTop will end up taking up, as well as how windows for applications are handled.

I would like to say that I am VERY glad to see an employee on the public site forum, this isn't something that you see very often.

How is the BumpTop development getting along so far? Is it considered "stable"? How long should we expect to wait before a "Download Now!" Button is added to the site, without requirement of an invitation code? ("Not Long", I will admit, really doesn't say much at this time... a lot of people, such as myself, have waited nearly a year, sometimes longer, for BumpTop to be released publicly. I myself am quite disappointed at this time, but, continue to wait, since I understand that there are probably quite a few quirks to figure out. I understand that, with a small amount of BETA testers, its easier to manage the bug reports, and direct user help.)

What about actual 3 dimensional icons. The technology is there and you think of bumptop as a link to the real world desktop. But most people have several cluttered toys and trinkets that will enhance their work environment.

Imagine when the new spore game is out and they load one of their iconic characters as the "bumptop icon" but it moves around the desk or remains in one place and occasionally hops or just remains stationary like a doll.

Or for minesweep you could just make a 3D iconic landmine that if you allow the company to customize the loading animation, it explodes when you click on it.

Most of this is speculative and I realize is probably not going to be possible for the first release but hopefully will be implemented some time in the future.

I noticed one thing when I watched the video again. The pie menu was kinda full of stuff.
Then I thought about this:
What if the pie menu had a sub-menus? So when you hover above an item, a sub-menu appears. If anyone has played Sims and remembers how the menu works there, that's what I mean.

You were saying that you would make some scripting functionality. It would be awsome if this scripting language is LUA based.

Also, it would be great if you could tell us a little bit about the functionality we will be able to use then. Thanks!

Hey Everybody,
Thanks again for all your excellent Beta feedback. We've gotten a bunch of things to improve and a ton of feature requests.

To help us keep track of these and let y'all contribute more we've setup a Digg-like site for this. Go ahead and vote up/down the existing feature ideas or contribute your own.
http://bumptop.com/vote