The jog/shuttle wheel was a precise instrument, that depending on its mode and how fast you spun it in which direction, could nudge frame by frame with ease – or fly through a scene quickly, easily narrowing into the perfect in- or out- point.Ī responsive, sturdy jog wheel was a mainstay in professional editing for decades, just like color control surfaces are for colorists today. Well, in the linear days – we had it for editing also. This is why companies have always developed physical surfaces for us to interact with our color controls.
We make so many precise adjustments to so many different things – doing it all with a mouse and keyboard, like you’re building a spreadsheet, just doesn’t work. Physical Control – It’s Not Just For Color Wheels!Īs colorists know – having physical knobs and wheels and dials to control the image is a HUGE timesaver. This computer-controlled editor was incredibly advanced, had a fantastic software interface – and most importantly – an incredibly precise hardware user interface, centered around a jog/shuttle wheel on the keyboard. Looks like we’re all set up to 2 second dissolve up on Player 2 at 1:09:25:00 on the record machine, then roll for 7 seconds! Image courtesy of Sony The software interface for the Sony BVE-9100. If you never worked in a linear suite before – the concept is that all editing is done tape to tape, with players and recorders precisely starting, stopping, inserting, assembling, etc.
This is because I started my career in linear online editing. I bought one the day they started shipping, and it has been the keyboard on my main Resolve system ever since. No matter what it did, no matter what it cost. When I first laid eyes on the new keyboard, I took one look and knew I was going to own one. However – If you truly only care about the color page? Skip down to the bottom where I’ll walk you through what it can do there! A Bit Of History And Nostalgia This is obviously going to be pretty edit-focused Insight, but it’s relevant to conforming and on-lining as well. In this article, I’m going to go through all the reasons I love the keyboard, talk about some of its shortcomings, and talk about its use in the Color Page. Along with the keyboard, they also introduced a streamlined editing interface called the Cut Page, designed to work hand in hand with the new hardware. It is a dedicated keyboard for Resolve, with a shocking (to some) price-tag of $1,000. Tutorials / The Blackmagic Editor Keyboard: 1 year laterĪt NAB 2019, BMD sort of surprised everyone by introducing the new Resolve Editor Keyboard.
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