A friend for my Wave??

[Rodrigo Silvestri]

I also use a G13, have it since before buying the Wave.
When I got the Wave I was so crazy about it that I left the G13 apart, but when I got used to the Wave I noticed that there were some functions that I wanted to have always there, no matter the room I am in (using Color here).
As the Wave software let you choose the functions foe every room, then I used the Wave buttons for room-specific functions, and the G13’s keys for “always-there” functions (like rooms, grade toggle, keying, saving, etc).
Great peripheral 😀

How does the Wave work in Resolve? Are there “rooms” which change the panel’s functionality?
Are there many keyboard-mappable actions?

Rodrigo.

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Some people seem to love getting angry. I don’t 🙂

[Josh Petok]

I kinda like these, but haven’t tried it yet:

https://x-keys.com/xkeys.php

Seems like it would be nice to add your own labels to the keys 🙂

Josh Petok
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[Vladimir Kucherov]

So is the G13 basically a macro-able keypad? I might look into one of these especially since there’s no customizing the wave for davinci yet.

The mapping for the wave in Davinci right now is pretty simple right now (could be a good or bad thing). Basically the Function keys, and the wheels never change, and the bank buttons and nobs have about 6 layers, that you cycle back and forth using the “up” and “down” bank changers.

Unlike color, you don’t simply cycle knobs and buttons separately. They are tied together.

Darin Wooldridge put up an excellent little graphic on his facebook that I’d like to link to here as well:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=508705&fbid=159379747407354&id=117363011609028

[Ola Haldor voll]

I’ve been using my ShuttlePRO2 during the entire beta period and will for sure keep it going when I some day get a panel in place.

[Alexis Hurkman]

The Wave has two buttons that change the functionality of the nine rotary controls above and nine buttons along the top of the Wave. All in all, there are five “pages” of control mappings that you can switch among, all particular to the Color page in Resolve.

Unlike the Wave software for Color, the Wave is not user-configurable for Resolve.

I myself have a multi-button mouse (just a Microsoft) that I’ve gotten used to mapping keyboard shortcuts to (Grade Off and Toggle Stillstore), and I’ve found it really handy. With the page-shifting necessary to using the Wave, I still find this to be a handy solution for frequently-used functions, and I’m looking into getting a gaming mouse with a few more buttons.

http://www.alexisvanhurkman.com | http://www.correctionforcolor.com

[Vladimir Kucherov]

I just put this idea in motion today, and I really like it. It allows me to have some key buttons “always there” unlike a lot of functions on the wave that would have required tabbing through several banks.

Having fast access to all the different kinds of add node, add version, cycle through versions makes using davinci with wave even snappier!

[Ola Haldor voll]

I ordered a G13 last night. Will arrive on monday or tuesday. Can’t wait! Will be used for more than just Resolve though. I sense it will come in very handy in LightWave 3D, Final Cut and what not. And it’s so cool you can assign colors to the different “pages”!

Think I’ll put the ShuttlePRO2 on the shelf..

[Peterson Mark]

Hi Josh, have you tried this xkeys pro yet? Isn’t working with Resolve? With the key cover I guess it’s a better one than novation launchpad.

[Josh Petok]

I have not purchased the xKeys controller. I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work since it’s using the same “Universal Access” that many other programs use. However, you’re limited to items that are mapped to the keyboard. There have been some posts that note some DaVinci panel only keys, so you couldn’t use those.

Upon investigating it further, I noticed there wasn’t too much difference in price between the two key surfaces.

Novation (64 buttons) $150
Quickeys (software) $60
Automap (software) $30

Total
$240

xkeys (wSoftware) 58 keys

$190

There’s not a massive difference in price, but you get 6 more keys with the Novation. $8.33 a key? 😉

Novation does seem a bit “sexier” if you have clients in your room. Some might be a little distracted by the lights anyway and opt to turn them off.

Personally, I’ve gravitated to a Magic Trackpad and BetterTouchTool ($70 + batteries)

BetterTouchTool allows you to map gestures to keystrokes. For instance, I have 3 finger swipe down mapped to all nodes off and 3 finger swipe up mapped to all nodes on. The trackpad takes up very little space and I find it useful to quickly modify windows and shapes rather than jumping through the menus on the wave. It takes time to get used to and remember all of your gestures, but when you have it down, you can be very fast.

It’s all a matter of preference. I’m sure others will prefer physical keys. Others that have used a tablet before may feel more at home.

Josh Petok
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