Mouse choice
 

What is the best type of mouse to use for video editing?

In all seriousness, a Shuttle Pro.
List is $110 but the B&H page says "email me a price" so I'm guessing that it's a lot cheaper.
I've already got one and am VERY happy with it.

do you know what the difference between a version 1 and version 2 Shuttlepro is?

Sorry Simon but I have no idea.
I bought mine earlier this year and it's a V2 model.

Simon -
2 buttons... 15 instead of 13 (haven't used 'em all YET, but I'm TRYING!!) and a slightly more substantial feel (mainly weight if my memory is correct, sold my V1, own a couple V2 for editing stations)...

I believe the software is the same, function is identical...

Oh yeah, and V1 is silver, V2 is black... black matches my monitors better <wink>!

IMO jog/shuttle is worth the price of admission, the ability to set often used functions to buttons at will is a big timesaver.

I use the shuttle on my left, with a MX1000 logitech mouse on the right, hardly ever touch the kbd...

Actually, functionality is slightly different. The V2 will allow one button to do multiple keypresses by pressing one button - the V1 will only assign a single keypress to one button.

Will I still need a mouse to drag events or does the Shuttlepro scroll like a mouse?

You'll still need a mouse.

You'll still need a mouse for point, click or drag functions.

The Shuttlepro gives you jog, shuttle, scrub, mark in, mark out, add, zoom in to timeline, zoom out, and more that I'm forgetting. You can also custom map the buttons to whatever you want.

I use my Shuttlepro... however, I'm also very focused on keyboard shortcuts, and have found the j-k-l shortcuts most useful.

J - scrub backwards, K - pause, L - scrub forwards.

Hold down k and hit L once, slow forward, additional hits = faster.

Hit j once for 1x, additional hits = faster.

And so on.

My two cents:

Since I have a job inputing data during the day, and then I edit at night, lunch and weekends, I was having issues with using a mouse and fatigue.

I realized it had a lot to do with my wrist movement as well as 'gripping' the mouse itself.

So I switched to a Logitech Trackball. It took me about two weeks before I got the hang of it, and now, with exception to first person shooters, I use a track ball almost exclusively. The one I use is http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mi...s/159&cl=us,en

This was probably too much information, but I hope it helps.

Hi Edward -
Just to prevent misinformation if I'm wrong (DVInfo is a great resource, don't want to get the facts wrong, and since I don't have a V1 anymore I can't "fact check" myself...).

Is the multiple keystroke function in the software or the hardware - thought that updated software would allow the V1 to have programmable keystrokes? Or does it recognize it's a V1 and won't allow the programming?

I have the V1 and did do some searching when I discovered the V2 *did* allow multiple keystrokes. At that time, it was only available on the V2 and not supported on the V1. I'm not sure if that has changed since then.

well my bid on ebay just won a V1 shuttle...not the best deal bid I have ever put in but about 1/3 price of new...looking forward to getting my workflow speeded up and slicker...thanks for the tips...might come back to you guys asking where to get V1/V2 software if this thing doesn't ship with it (its used).
S

Just in case :-)
Countour drivers

Logitech Thumb Ball Mice
 

I used one of those Logitech trackball mice for a while, but noticed that my thumb got cramped very easily. It was just too much movement dedicated to one finger. I might use one of the larger ball mice (where several fingers are involved) but for now, I just use a Logitech MX500. Good shape, and smooth movement.