Make sure this fits by entering your model number. PowerMate is the coolest volume knob your computer has ever seen - and so much more. Edit home movies or scroll through long documents and web pages. Plus, PowerMate is an assignable controller.
$125Contour Design Inc.10 Industrial DriveWindham, NH 03087(800) 462-6678We love finding inexpensive tools, software or hardware, that truly make playing with video more fun. The sleek ShuttlePRO multimedia controller serves primarily as a jog/shuttle device, but also has 13 completely customizable buttons.
This is a great tool that may dramatically improve your editing efficiency.Jog/ShuttleAt the center of this almost flat unit is the jog/shuttle dial. The unit works by sending keyboard commands to your application via a USB connection. For example, with each incremental clockwise rotation of the jog dial, a single Right Arrow keyboard press is communicated to your software, moving the timeline cursor one frame forward. Likewise, counter-clockwise rotations send Left Arrow commands, moving the timeline cursor backward a frame at a time. The very distinct notches in the ShuttlePRO have a great feel and it is very satisfying to slowly move forward and back frame-by-frame, or zip a few tens of frames with a quick flick of the wrist.The shuttle aspect was less appealing.
While it worked as it should, it is not equivalent to an analog shuttle found on an editing VCR. It works by sending a single keyboard signal for small rotations and sending progressively more strokes as it rotates further. While the feel of the dial itself was good, no matter how much we tweaked the behavior, we just couldn’t get the shuttle to zip as fast as we’d like. This isn’t a flaw in the product, since we couldn’t get the timeline cursor to zip about as we’d like using the keyboard alone either.Custom KeysYou can customize every aspect of the ShuttlePRO.
Contour Design includes a number of templates for many of the most popular editing environments. So, if your application doesn’t use the Left/Right Arrow keys to navigate frame by frame through the timeline, you can still load the proper template and the jog dial’s behavior will match your particular software’s navigation keys.
Or, you could program the jog dial to type '-' for a counter-clockwise turn and '+' for a clockwise jog, changing the behavior to zoom in and out on your timeline.Customization is most important for the 13 buttons on the device positioned within fingertip reach of the jog/shuttle dial. Again, these are pre-programmed with useful editing shortcuts from your application according to a template. If you are still learning your editing environment, you may want to consider learning the thoughtful template that the Contour Design professionals created.
Perhaps we’re just stubbornly independent, but instead of learning what each button did, we immediately reprogrammed all of the buttons to our liking. The process couldn’t have been much easier. We made the first row above the dial Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete. We then placed Redo (above Undo), C (for the cut or razor tool in Premiere), V (for the standard tool) and Ctrl+S (Save) on the top row.We reserved the four keys on the bottom for Ctrl, Alt and Shift modifier keys as well as the Space Bar for playback. As you can see, modifier keys and key combinations are all possible.
When we combined a slightly different setup in Vegas Video (different tool-change commands) with a mouse that had a scroll wheel, we only had to touch the keyboard to type file and marker names. We were addicted to this product at that point. What’s more, it can be programmed to automatically detect the active application and switch templates accordingly.Your ToolNo matter what editing application you work with, you’ll find the ShuttlePRO useful. After just one editing session, you’ll find yourself wondering how you ever got along without it.
Out of stockAbout this ProductThey say time flies when you're having fun. It goes even faster when you have to waste it by moving your mouse all over the screen or hunting for the correct keyboard shortcut to enable various functions. Contour Design knows that when you're developing a project, every second of your time is precious so why not streamline your workflow and eliminate any unnecessary actions? Let Contour lend a hand with the ShuttlePRO v2, an editing tool that will have you wondering why you even need a keyboard.Sleek and low profile, the ShuttlePRO v2 is designed for the comfort of ergonomic integrity while simultaneously maximizing productivity. Paired with your computer mouse, the Shuttle sits comfortably under your opposite hand, its 15 programmable buttons, jog knob, and spring loaded Shuttle wheel awaiting your every command. And commands will come easy as the Shuttle arrives pre-configured for many of the industry's leading audio and video editing applications. But beyond its factory settings, the Shuttle can also be programmed with custom settings for any application with keyboard shortcuts, creating endless possibilities.
No longer will you need to memorize pages of keyboard shortcuts or waste time searching your screen for the correct button to click.
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