I've been using Media Composer for over a year now, and I just don't like the new way the colored oval markers are handled. In my old Xpress machine, when you hit the oval marker buttons, you woud just get a nice oval that would show up on your timeline and whatnot. Now, it seems I get a dumb dialog box that wants me to make notes and type stuff. Yuck. Also, I don't even see the ovals in my timeline.

Is there a way to change these setting back to Xpress behavior (just put the stupid oval down when I hit the button)? I find the default behavior in Media Composer to be unusable, and very much a hinderance to the editing process. Ideas?

Hi,

In the lower left corner of the window that pops up is a hamburger menu.  Click on it and select Disable Locator Popup.

good luck,
Carl

Thank you Carl!

This has brightened my day!

Ed

You're welcome Ed!  Glad to help.

adios,
Carl

Also, they are called "Locators".  

I have also heard them referred to as "peanuts", which is why I have mine mapped to my "P" key.

Kenton.VanNatten:

Also, they are called "Locators".  

I have also heard them referred to as "peanuts", which is why I have mine mapped to my "P" key.

Ha!  We always called them "beans".

Hamburger Menus, Peanuts, Beans. I'm getting hungry.