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Release video looking at the new UI (Qt6 based): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTQymidLYIM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTQymidLYIM

skrebbel 14d ago
I usually hate product announce videos but this one is so concise and fast and to the point, I'm very impressed. Also wow the new UI looks delicious!
- Aldipower 14d ago
  Yeah, it is a hand-made video! Someone put actual work into it. :-) Results are speaking.
- Ajedi32 13d ago
  Best thing is it's not just a new coat of paint; there seem to be some very significant usability improvements in here.
- wilkystyle 13d ago
  Delicious really is a great word! It looks gorgeous and so pleasant to use.
lovedaddy 13d ago
Lost me at QT.
- dieortin 13d ago
  Why do you care so much about the UI framework used?
  - LtWorf 13d ago
    [flagged]
    - rauli_ 13d ago
      Or he just prefers GTK. I sure like it better than QT.
      - LtWorf 13d ago
        No person who has written software with both prefers GTK :D
        kvemkon 13d ago
        I can still use and develop GTK2 software in Debian out-of-the-box, but not Qt3 or even Qt4.
        majewsky 13d ago
        Yes, because GTK2 is so difficult to upgrade to new versions, whereas Qt4 to Qt5 usually only involved replacing a few identifiers (cannot speak to Qt6 since I don't do Qt anymore). That's why distros need to drag GTK2 along even though we are already at GTK4.
        kvemkon 13d ago
        > so difficult to upgrade to new versions Perhaps, because GTK developers insist, that GTK2, GTK3, GTK4 are different toolkits. > Qt4 to Qt5 usually only involved ... I'd start with Qt3 to Qt4.
        okanat 13d ago
        Yeah let's start on a specific version that they overhauled the API since computers are getting new hardware features, god forbid a different DPI. And use that as a leverage point against a library that kept their API quite stable for the last 20 years! Especially when comparing Qt against a library who couldn't keep its shit together for 5 years and is infamous for breaking all sorts of API and removing features.
- iLoveOncall 13d ago
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iLoveOncall 13d ago
It should be illegal to announce a UI update and not include at least screenshots, so thanks for sharing.
- gcr 13d ago
  The URL should probably be its landing page, which does a good job with the overview: https://www.audacityteam.org/audacity-4/ https://www.audacityteam.org/audacity-4/
  - fusslo 13d ago
    thanks I think this may be the first time I've wanted to buy merch https://merch.audacityteam.org/ https://merch.audacityteam.org/
  - ciaranmca 13d ago
    Usually I can’t stand scroll animated pages but they actually did a nice job at it.
dom96 13d ago
Wow, looks amazing. Qt6 seems to be really great. Is there a free open source tool for video editing that has the same UX chops?
- ezst 13d ago
  In case you missed it, yesterday there was a hn post about openshot 4 (also a Qt modernization release)
flexagoon 13d ago
It seems like the new UI look doesn't have light mode available and the only option to have it is to switch back to the old UI? That's a weird choice.
- samtheDamned 13d ago
  They do appear to have a light mode, along with general UI customizability according to the homepage [1]. 1: https://www.audacityteam.org/audacity-4/ https://www.audacityteam.org/audacity-4/

skrebbel 14d ago

I usually hate product announce videos but this one is so concise and fast and to the point, I'm very impressed. Also wow the new UI looks delicious!

Aldipower 14d ago
Yeah, it is a hand-made video! Someone put actual work into it. :-) Results are speaking.
Ajedi32 13d ago
Best thing is it's not just a new coat of paint; there seem to be some very significant usability improvements in here.
wilkystyle 13d ago
Delicious really is a great word! It looks gorgeous and so pleasant to use.

lovedaddy 13d ago

Lost me at QT.

dieortin 13d ago
Why do you care so much about the UI framework used?
- LtWorf 13d ago
  [flagged]
  - rauli_ 13d ago
    Or he just prefers GTK. I sure like it better than QT.
    - LtWorf 13d ago
      No person who has written software with both prefers GTK :D
      - kvemkon 13d ago
        I can still use and develop GTK2 software in Debian out-of-the-box, but not Qt3 or even Qt4.
        majewsky 13d ago
        Yes, because GTK2 is so difficult to upgrade to new versions, whereas Qt4 to Qt5 usually only involved replacing a few identifiers (cannot speak to Qt6 since I don't do Qt anymore). That's why distros need to drag GTK2 along even though we are already at GTK4.
        kvemkon 13d ago
        > so difficult to upgrade to new versions Perhaps, because GTK developers insist, that GTK2, GTK3, GTK4 are different toolkits. > Qt4 to Qt5 usually only involved ... I'd start with Qt3 to Qt4.
        okanat 13d ago
        Yeah let's start on a specific version that they overhauled the API since computers are getting new hardware features, god forbid a different DPI. And use that as a leverage point against a library that kept their API quite stable for the last 20 years! Especially when comparing Qt against a library who couldn't keep its shit together for 5 years and is infamous for breaking all sorts of API and removing features.
iLoveOncall 13d ago
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iLoveOncall 13d ago

It should be illegal to announce a UI update and not include at least screenshots, so thanks for sharing.

gcr 13d ago
The URL should probably be its landing page, which does a good job with the overview: https://www.audacityteam.org/audacity-4/ https://www.audacityteam.org/audacity-4/
- fusslo 13d ago
  thanks I think this may be the first time I've wanted to buy merch https://merch.audacityteam.org/ https://merch.audacityteam.org/
- ciaranmca 13d ago
  Usually I can’t stand scroll animated pages but they actually did a nice job at it.

dom96 13d ago

Wow, looks amazing. Qt6 seems to be really great. Is there a free open source tool for video editing that has the same UX chops?

ezst 13d ago
In case you missed it, yesterday there was a hn post about openshot 4 (also a Qt modernization release)

flexagoon 13d ago

It seems like the new UI look doesn't have light mode available and the only option to have it is to switch back to the old UI? That's a weird choice.

samtheDamned 13d ago
They do appear to have a light mode, along with general UI customizability according to the homepage [1]. 1: https://www.audacityteam.org/audacity-4/ https://www.audacityteam.org/audacity-4/