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Trevor.Dennis
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December 18, 2018
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Loupedeck — How to waste money and slow down your workflow.

  • December 18, 2018
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I thought I'd share this as I'd not seen this device before.  It would cost me NZ$250 here, and a bit under US$180 on Amazon.  It's the size of a small house, and I can't think how you'd use it along with a keyboard and tablet.

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https://loupedeck.com/

https://petapixel.com/2018/12/14/loupedeck-can-now-be-used-for-photo-editing-in-photoshop/

The video made me cringe because it is so awful.  I mean don't get me wrong...  I love the single click solutions I get with my gaming mouse and keyboard, and while an analogue knob is great for fine adjustments, I am happy using the cursor keys.   (My wee tip of the day in fact, is to have my mouse sensitivity set with just two positions, normal and fine, so I can toggle instantly to fine control for the up close bits.)

So good luck to you if you have one of these on your Christmas list, but I feel there are better ways to streamline your workflow.

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jane-e
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December 19, 2018

Trevor.Dennis  wrote

The video made me cringe because it is so awful.  I mean don't get me wrong...  

So good luck to you if you have one of these on your Christmas list, but I feel there are better ways to streamline your workflow.

I’m pretty sure it would have made #1 on Dave Barry’s Gift Guide, but it looks like he may have stopped doing them. Some of his older lists are here:

Dave Barry Holiday Gift Guides

As for me, I barely made it almost halfway through, Trevor. I tried.

D Fosse
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December 19, 2018

It's a turkey, right in time for Christmas

I don't know why, but this gives me a distinct '70s feel, an analog control device, James Bond-villain style...does it come in teak?

davescm
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December 19, 2018

Hi,

..and yet such hardware controllers are very popular in the video world.

Me though, I'll stick with my pen, tablet and mouse.

Dave

D Fosse
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December 19, 2018

Right. Now that you mention it, I've seen those "jog wheels" or whatever they call it. And despite appearances, those contraptions are not used to control an underwater nuclear facility, built on the ocean floor in the middle of the Pacific Ocean by a mad oligarch.

Pen and tablet is tried and thrown out here. Not enough precision - a good wired mouse beats it legs down. I have a Wacom sitting on my desk right now, giving me the evil eye. I tried to give it away to one of my co-workers, but she gave up on it too. Maybe I can use it to prop up that slightly slanting bookshelf over there