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Mouse Recommendation
In addition to a stiffness with its scroll wheel, I’m plain not thrilled with the MS Mouse that we just got. There’s also no audible or tactile “click” as the scroll wheel is turned which is also annoying.
Any other suggestions? We’ll eventually get the Bella keyboard, so Shuttle Pro’s not an option. Cord or cordless doesn’t make a difference.
Thanks,
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WACOM tablet. once you start using one, you’ll never touch a mouse again.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
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I have a Wacom table on the left and a mouse on the right! Very efficient!
I’m left handed, but was “forced” to learn to mouse with my right hand. Consequently, and happily, I can drive a mouse as comfortably in my right hand as I hold a stylus in my left.
Not recommended if you’re not at least a little bit ambidextrous. If you are, you will be amazed at how easy it is to compartmentalize tasks into pen vs. mouse and move along in your day very quickly.
The mouse is the Kensington USB wireless 2-button optical mouse with scroll wheel. With a backup set of rechargeable batteries, it’s a great combination. (It does tend to suck down regular duracells.)
debe
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What MS mouse are you using? I find my MS Intellimouse is all I need a mouse to do, provided you’re into using the keyboard too.
John
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I received my Kensington Expert Mouse last week. This is my first trackball. I didn’t think that I would like it but I wanted to find something to ease the discomfort I’m developing in my wrist. I’ve tried the Wacom tablets and it just does not work as a mouse replacement for me. So far I’m really enjoying the trackball. There’s an adjustment period with learning it but I really like it as a mouse replacement. It has four programmable buttons and has acceleration. The acceleration feature lets the mouse move quickly from one monitor to the other but also works precisely for detailed work.
Bill Carnicelli
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I use a blue Microsoft optical mouse and it’s kinda nice.
You may have a dud.
– Rick
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3m has a nice ergonomic mouse.
This mouse doesn’t have scroll wheel or anything fancy, but if you use the mouse for hours it will decrease the repetitive strain symptoms, as it keeps your hand at a natural angle:
https://www.3m.com/us/office/myworkspace/mos_ergo.jhtml
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I love my Apple Mighty mouse. I hate those mice with big balls (wow.. that was a very weird sentence), and Apples small ball is great for moving around in the timeline, not only up and down but also back and forward.
Anders
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The professional choice of the 90’s was a Kennsington trackball. Now, the pro choice seems to be tablets.
I’m still stuck in the 90’s – I love my trackball, especially the new optical one.
For the left hand, my secret weapon is the Belkin Nostromo:
https://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Product_Id=157024
You can program the wheel to zoom in and out of the FCP timeline. That alone makes it the greatest thing since sliced bread. The other keys I have set to do common things like copy, cut, paste, swith to all the tools, etc. Three shift states so you can cover the whole keyboard if you want. I even have macros to multi-step commands with a single keystroke (such as “select all from here” in timeliene). No other piece of software or hardware has created such a drastic speed increase for me.
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[Anders Haavie] “great for moving around in the timeline, not only up and down but also back and forward.”
I too have a mighty mouse, and while it is a little sensitive at first, it really is great for the timeline scolling. what’s more, if you place your cursor over either the canvas, viewer or top of the timeline window and scroll, you can scrub through your footage. also, check out USB overdrive, which let’s you programme the different buttons to perform specific keystrokes, effectively adding to your keyboard shortcut accessibility. you can further set the horizontal and vertical scrolling rates for greater control when moving through footage this way.
oh, and the built in speaker ensures you get the audible clicks you want as feedback to your actions…
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