Editing Keyboard/Mice/Pad?

[dmontgom]

I'm just wondering what everyone on here uses beyond a traditional keyboard/mouse at their editing station. I'm thinking about getting a contour shuttle pro, but are they really a huge time saver?

It seems to me like they would be helpful once you get the hang of it, but on a limited budget my money might be better off spent elsewhere... however, time is very limited in my life, so any time saver is huge. Thoughts?

 

[Jeff Troiano]

I have a a contour, and while its decent, I have to say I end up going back to my keyboard. Once you learn the keyboard short cuts for the basic functions, it really is all you need. Sometimes ill keep a hand on the shuttle pro, when going frame by frame, the wheel works great.

 

[jax_rox]

I use an Avid Artist Transport which is absolutely great. I don't think anything other than a keyboard or mouse is necessary, but the MC makes my life easier - you can program it to do almost anything you want in just about any program, so it's not only great for editing, but whatever you want.

 

[Mannie Bothans]

I finally got the right driver installed to make the small jog/shuttle dial work on my Bella, and yes it is more convenient but in hindsight my money could have been better spent elsewhere.

 

[dmontgom]

Cool, thanks for the input guys. I think I'll just learn all the keyboard shortcuts then. Now that you mention keyboard shortcuts a Google search informs me that for Sony Vegas I can use ctrl+shift+scroll wheel to scroll frame by frame... nice.