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Segment colour scheme generate results in poor contrast ratio #1199
Description
Describe the bug
A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
To Reproduce
- Run LosslessCut 3.45.0
- Load a video
- Add enough segments that you start to get pastel-type colours, or high-lightness colours such as yellows etc.
- Observe that the the white timeline & playback indicators against these high-lightness colours are not easily visible due to the contrast ratio unless they are directly over the timecode/percentage indicator.
Expected behavior
Either:
- dynamic timeline/playback indicators that switch between black/white depending on which is best for contrast
- extend the translucent background of the timecode/percentage indicator across the entire width of the timeline scrubber.
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Desktop (please complete the following information):
- OS: Windows 10
Activity
SignpostMarv commentedon Jun 18, 2022
p.s. I was tempted to add multiple highlight circles on the screenshot to prove a point, but left it with just the actual timeline indicator loosely circled so you're in the general vicinity but still have to look for it carefully.
mifi commentedon Jun 27, 2022
Gotcha. I never thought people would add 1000 segments on top of eachother but I guess it's also a use case 😅
I think what we need is css
mix-blend-mode: differenceor so..SignpostMarv commentedon Jun 27, 2022
These particular ones are are consecutive, not overlapping? 🤔
mifi commentedon Jun 27, 2022
Ah i thought the overlapping caused the color to wash out into one pastel/grey like color. But yea it makes sense to make the cursor higher visibility anyhow
WEGFan commentedon Jul 4, 2026
v3.69.0 gives even poorer contrast ratio, the first segment color is
#956650in dark mode, the keyframe indicator color is#7b7b7b, which gives a 1.15:1 contrast ratioImprove contrast of timeline cursor and keyframes over segments