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muroshi

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Does anyone use a wacom pen and tablet for editing here? Is this recommendable?
 
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muroshi said:
Does anyone use a wacom pen and table for editing here? Is this recommendable?
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Hi there - even though I'm new to FCP etc - I wouldn't find a wacom pen tablet setup all that beneficial.

I own a Wacom setup and use it more or less for post photo processing where it's main purpose to use it like a pen and tablet is best used.

In my experience with FCP and such - it seems that you eventually try to merge using the keyboard with shortcuts rather than using a pointing device. But even then, the mouse with a wheel is best used. I don't see where fine pointing / pen style strokes are needed in video editing. Perhaps in after effects or something there (no experience just something that seems to have more art base to it). If using a tablet - it would be more bothersome to hold pen to table select etc rather the more natural feeling of keyboard and mouse.

Just my unexperienced .02

I know with the Final Cut Pro Total Training dvd series - they do recommend a keyboard and mouse (microsoft mouse w/ wheel) as an equipment setup.

Take Care!

Jason
 
I use a Wacom tablet along with a Kensington track ball.

The combination's worked very well for the past several years. Meanwhile my mouse lies somewhere behind the monitor as a backup in case the tablet should suddenly quit working -- highly unlikely given it's perfect track record so far.

The tablet is especially useful when it comes to doing any kind of roto work or painting in Photoshop. And because the position is "absolute" rather than "relative" there's no hunting for the cursor. Put it in the middle of the tablet, and the cursor is there in the middle of the screen.

The tablet doesn't do very well if you're trying to make adjustments in keyframe points in audio levels, or if you're trying to do tiny movements in the three-way color corrector while looking at the video monitor. That's where the track ball comes in handy.
 
i´ve been using tablets to edit on both fpc and avid for years and would never go back to the mouse. its hard to get used at first but is great, specially if you will have to spend too many hours editing and dont want your arm to get hurt after some years.
 
I've had a crack with a wacom tablet for editing in Premiere and doing photoshop/AE work - they certainly have their place (especially for masks in AE) but I find that I'm just as productive using a mouse and keyboard shortcuts when editing :)

... in saying that, I've been using a mouse waaay longet than I've been using a tablet :thumbsup:
 
this thread got me to unpack my tablet (moved into a new apt a few weeks ago) and start using it again. i only used it once in a while for photoshop... but even after a short time using it for everything, I'm really starting to like it.

I'll be interested to see how it feels in final cut.
 
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