Posted by: t6en on: February 1, 2009
Jahshaka(@) is a video,animation,effects,paint etc. software with a “morphing interface allows you to work as a editor when you are editing, to work as a compositor when you are creating effects, as a audio engineer when you are mixing, and as a animator when you are doing 3d. It will even allow you to create your own hybrid interfaces to match your workflow.” Jahshaka(@)
Sounds good doesn’t it? Well it does but the software especially its usability is the worst I have ever experienced. There is no right click menu(besides load/save/play …) where you could select properties or copy or paste etc.
The UI design isn’t that bad but its total mess you cant find anything and there is no logical explanation for most of the icon or menu positioning. Basic things as loading clips and combining them and then rendering them is just a nightmare to get it done. Positive is you can import videos and they actually work and you can play them in more or less fluid playback.
Overall it’s a nice try but why create such a complex and not comprehensible with it’s all UI design software when you can’t do basic things on it without reading wiki’s or watching tutorials and still having hard time to get it done.
p.s. I have worked in Avid, A. After Effects, A.Premiere Pro