rt. click mouse? Track ball? what do the pros use?

[Jerry Hofmann]

Read about ergonomically working with mice.

I use one without pain.

Some people like trackballs, but I don’t. Others like Wacom tablets, I think it has it’s place for sure.

Jerry

Apple Certified Trainer

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Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D

[Tom Matthies]

I use a Wacom Graphire tablet to largely replace my mouse. I find that it’s a lot faster (to me) than a mouse and I can edit all day without any serious physical side effects. Plus it’s handy in programs like Photoshop as well. My 2

[Jeremy Garchow]

I use a Wacom and it has cleared up a lot of my repetitive task pains. It works very well and once you get used to it, is really nice. Also, mapping the keypad on both sides of it really helps as well.

Also, if you use AE/Motion/photoshop for any kind of masking work the tablet is really really sweet for this.

Jeremy

[John Davidson]

I use a logitech media play mouse with about 12 buttons that I mapped using a program called usb overdrive. It takes quite a few keystrokes out of the way like: snapping on/off, next edit, volume up/down, etc. I find that, for me, it works best to use the mouse with fcp, Maya, and the majority of Apple apps.

For After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and the adobe family, I use a wacom intuos tablet.

Ultimately you’ll have to try each setup out for a day and see what works best for you.

Good luck!

John Davidson____ writer | producer | director____https://www.magicfeather.tv

[Ben Oliver]

i wear out mighty mouses like i do socks after running a marathon.

just make sure you have a good chair, and perhaps consult a dr. I had horrible carpal tunnel esque tendenitis, but i corrected my posture, and it’s all gone now.

[Debe]

Put me in the Wacom tablet group.

debe

[Larry Asbell]

I went through 5 years of wrist and shoulder pain from bad editing ergonomics. But the last 10+ years have been much better with these helps:

I too learned to mouse left handed and switch frequently.

I keep the height of my keyboard/mouse surface LOW. For me about that’s about 22″ off the floor. When I was freelancing in rooms with higher editing desks I would bring a “Herman Miller scooter” so I always had a comfortable height.

I did a few years of accupuncture and massage therapy which both helped. I learned and do a morning stretch routine from a great book by Bob Anderson called “Stretching.” But the therapy that I strongly recommend anyone with back or shoulder tension look into, can be found by Googling “self massage tennis ball.” A massage therapist recommended it to me as a between appointment tune up. Not a great business move for her, because with it alone I’ve nipped in the bud every flare-up of back/shouder pain for the last ten years. If you like it and want to try something even better, Google “Theracane,” buy one for $35 and use it when you need to.

Wishing you good health,

– Larry Asbell

[Stuart Simpson]

Our suites all use Kensington Expert Mouse Pro’s – basically 4 button trackballs. Keyboard shortcuts are your friend for FCP though…

-Simmie
2 G5 – Kona LH
3 G4s – Cinewave
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[Steve Radley]

Mighty Mouse. I find that as long as my wrists are supported, either by a gel pad or the desk, it doesn’t matter what I use.

Steve Radley
Digitec
Orlando, FL
https://www.digitecinteractive.com

[Pxlmvr]

Wacom Intuos 3. 4 button mouse, 5 including click wheel.

Occasionally, after long periods of editing, my wrists will start to hurt a little. I usually change to using the stylus for a while. Also, as been said, keyboard shortcuts break up mouse usage.