What Control suface do you prefer?

[Neil Ryan]

I wonder when (if already?) someone will try working in Final Cut using one of Wacom’s interactive pen displays?

I wonder if this is the future of user interfacing?

Although, as our 9100 friend will testify, ten fingers on a keyboard is can be darned fast …

[Walter Biscardi]

[Post Man] “I wonder when (if already?) someone will try working in Final Cut using one of Wacom’s interactive pen displays?”

If you like working on a single display, I guess this could work, but I like a minimum real estate of a 22″ and 24″ display side by side. Seems a waste with the Wacom since you’re locked into a display and tablet. I’ve already replaced both of my monitors twice since I’ve had the one tablet.

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[Alan Lacey]

I’d agree with Walter, the tablet’s great. Beats RSI stone dead.

I like the idea of the N52 speedpad, as navigating the TL quickly is one of my problems.

How easy was it to set up?

Alan

[Sean Oneil]

[Alan Lacey] “I’d agree with Walter, the tablet’s great. Beats RSI stone dead.

I like the idea of the N52 speedpad, as navigating the TL quickly is one of my problems.

How easy was it to set up?”

Very easy, just download the Mac software from the website. I can’t tell you how much I love that thing. And just so you know, you can have different settings for all your applications, plus a global setting for ones you haven’t programmed.

I’ll tell you how I have it set up for FCP.

Top row of keys (left to right): undo, cut, copy, paste, delete.
Middle row: Shift, Add Fav. Transition, Selection Tool, Select Track Tool, Select All
Bottom row: Control, Option, Command, Pen Tool

Wheel up/down: Zoom In/Zoom Out
Wheel Button: Add Edit (ctrl-V)
D-Pad: Arrow Keys
Orange Button: Play/Pause
Thumb Button: Change Shift State

[David Cooke]

I use the standard keyboard, a Wacom 3 Tablet and the Contour Shuttle Pro. The shuttle
pro works pretty darn well during editing, BUT it has issues when it comes to controlling
the “deck”. Doesn’t work very well. I’m also spoiled because at my real job the “Affinity” editing system (a mac-based proprietary system now 6 years old) has a “KILLER” jogwheel along with extra buttons on its “sidecar” as we call it.

[Walter Biscardi]

[1Videomilkman] “BUT it has issues when it comes to controlling
the “deck”. Doesn’t work very well”

This is one place where the Bella Keyboards shine. The jog/shuttle works equally well controlling decks and playback within FCP.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Broadcast and independent productions.

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[Russell Lasson]

I’m a keyboard shortcut type of guy. But now that Motion 3 has really cool vector paint, I’m definately going to get a tablet.

-Russ

[Alan Lacey]

Thanks for the info Sean, looking forward to giving it a go.

Don’t give up on the tablet though, I love that thing.

Since Walters advice, I’ve been using the Bella keyboard which is good, but again not a patch on the jog/shuttle on my old Liquid Silver. My guess is it’s a software thing. The Bella jogs by pretending to be a keyboard and passing the key equivalent of ‘frame forward’ repeatedly.

Alan

[Neil Ryan]

… and how long, crystal ball owners, until we see these in the edit suite!

https://www.microsoft.com/surface/

the mind boggles.
Enjoy!

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