Also, ask around. Do your fellow artists have the same niggles? Do they have their tricks? Is everyone (combined) losing so much time it's worth writing a script or maybe even a small application?
cheers guys. Its an in-house editor im working with so cant get my hands dirty like i could with max script. Also we are close to the end of development so i wouldn't feel comfortable bring up these issues at this stage. Its a small team and a relaxed atmosphere so i would be fine to talk to the tools programmer or lead…