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Wacom woes
From time to time I just sicken of the mouse and want to use my tablet for everything. Problem is, I am constantly finding that in the process of selecting clips I am constantly slipping them a frame or two and not noticing that I’ve done it. Adjusting sensitivity won’t fix it, as I definitely intend the click, its the tiny drag that kills me. Being super conscious not to do it makes my hand more tense than using the mouse. How do you tablet only guys avoid this?
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6 Replies
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practice, i’m afraid!!
i have used the wacom intuos2 for the past 5 months and love it – i hate going back to a mouse now.
adam
Editor/Mixer
Character Options Ltd
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I use the pen instead of a mouse everyday. In FCP I always slip audio as yo udescribe. It’s second nature to me hit apple Z, in fact I don’t realize I did this until you said something.
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This drove me nuts too until I developed a new habit:
Instead of tapping directly on a clip to highlight it, I tap just outside the clip and drag into into it. This highlights the clip without moving it.
Very easy.
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I’ve programmed one of the tablet’s switches to single left click and use that if I worried about a small drag.
Alan
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I’ve noticed this, too, but I think it’s more an FCP problem than the tablet. Sometimes, even when using the mouse, I accidentally move a clip I’m trying to select.
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I don’t know FCP too well, but in Vegas there’s a tool, an alternative to the selection arrow like in FCP, that can select clips on the timeline, but not move the clip.
Alan
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