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Tablet
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Another vote for Wacom. I don’t think I’d be able to work without one.
Has anyone tried the touch functions in the newer Wacoms?
It seems like it would be very cool.
I have a v4 now, but considering a new Pro version if the touch functions work well with FCPX.
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I find it hard to use my Intuos with FCPX. I use it with Photoshop, Illustrator, Smoke, Resolve without any issues…but Motion and X just seem clunky to me. There’s something about the weight of the clip containers that just feels off. Not to mention how small all the slider controls are.
I put in an enhancement request asking Apple to make the two more tablet friendly 🙂
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[Sandeep Sajeev] “There’s something about the weight of the clip containers that just feels off.”
That’s because the actual attach point of whatever container you grab, is not the edge of the container itself, but where you clicked and picked it up.
So if you pick up the clip in the middle of the clip, you need to drag the middle of the clip to the cut point of where you want to move the clip.
If you pick up the left edge of the clip, then drag the left edge to the cut point.
It works nothing like any other program, but we all know how that goes.
That’s kind of why I was wondering how the multitouch functions worked. it seems like it would be a good intermediary between an Apple trackpad, and Wacom’s functions.
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[Jeremy Garchow] “It works nothing like any other program, but we all know how that goes.”
There are days when it just aggravates me no end. Today, I had a primary and 2 layers stacked above. Trying to compare the exact same frame on all 3 was so fiddly that I found myself missing tracks, and focus points. Seriously, having to disable the skimmer, turn off the clip, then turn it back on, and turn on the skimmer again and repeat, really pissed me off.
A simple page-up/page-down should be all that is required.
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[Sandeep Sajeev] “A simple page-up/page-down should be all that is required.”
Yes. Please.
I also find that with the Wacom, leaving clip skimming on, but regular skimming off and setting a marker with snapping turned on, sometimes helps to compare layers at the same frame.
How’s that for some silly juju?
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[Jeremy Garchow] “I also find that with the Wacom, leaving clip skimming on, but regular skimming off and setting a marker with snapping turned on, sometimes helps to compare layers at the same frame.
How’s that for some silly juju?”
Yeah it’s ridiculous how the program makes some basic editorial functions so horribly convoluted.
I don’t understand why I can’t hold down Option when skimming to automatically activate clip skimming when needed, and then release it to put it back in Normal Skimming mode. Little things like that can make such a difference. Or for example, to change the Opacity of a clip, I have to Apple4, scroll down and then drag the slider. I can also hit CtrlV, but then I have to hit the little expand icon all the way to the right before I can access the line and drag it down or up. Both those options take about the same time. They really need to think about getting rid of some of these poor design decisions. Ideally CtrlV should bring up basic fields that can be maniupulated instantly.
All these things require work, regardless of whether you’re working with a client in the room or not. I hope this new version takes some serious strides toward making creative editorial as fast as ingest and sorting.
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Me too!
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You can hold down R or T or B when skimming to automatically activate clip skimming when needed, and then release it to put it back in Normal Skimming mode.
Hope that helps.
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Wow what’s that command called in official FCP lingo please in terms of keyboard shortcuts commands?
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[Eugene Korkhin]
You can hold down R or T or B when skimming to automatically activate clip skimming when needed, and then release it to put it back in Normal Skimming mode.Hope that helps.
It does! I’d totally forgotten about this.
Thanks!
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