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What is your preferred way of changing detail settings in DEVELOP?

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I have been doing the fine adjustments in DEVELOP to setting like Exposure using either keyboard or mouse. I have a mouse that is ergonomic (important to me) but really lousy otherwise (and overpriced, to boot).

So I can think of five different ways to do these fine adjustments:

Keyboard
Mouse
Shuttle Pro
Tablet
MIDI Controller

Which do you prefer, and why? Do you use any in combination? How?

Phil Burton
 
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Almost-totally mouse, with a little keyboard. I've acquired various other input devices over the years, but they soon gather layers of dust.
 
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I spend my time split between Keyboard, Mouse and Tablet
Left hand on Keyboard, Right on mouse, anytime I brush something, I move right hand to tablet.

Personally, I've found midi controllers and other devices not apt to my style.
 
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John,

Which model mouse? Mine has terrible sensitivity.

Phil Burton
 
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RikkFlohr said:
I spend my time split between Keyboard, Mouse and Tablet
Left hand on Keyboard, Right on mouse, anytime I brush something, I move right hand to tablet.

Personally, I've found midi controllers and other devices not apt to my style.
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Rikk,

Which brand and model of tablet? I have seen many reports of issues with tablet drivers. What is your experience?
 
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It's a Microsoft Trackball, Phil, and I've probably had it for 10 years or so.

John
 
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PhilBurton said:
Rikk,

Which brand and model of tablet? I have seen many reports of issues with tablet drivers. What is your experience?
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Windows - I am using an Intuos Pro Medium. It replaced an Intuos 4 Large.
Mac - I also use a Intuos 4 small

I stay current on drivers and don't remember any issues in the past year other than an ACR bug filed at Adobe.
 
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Logitech Trackball for gross adjustments.
Then keyboard to fine tune. Often directly entering values.

Tim

Sent from my LG-TP260 using Tapatalk
 
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I use a mouse almost exclusively, with a small bit of keyboard input very occasionally.

When I do adjustments using Develop module sliders I am concentrating on the image itself - not the numbers...

Tony Jay
 
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johnbeardy said:
Almost-totally mouse, with a little keyboard. I've acquired various other input devices over the years, but they soon gather layers of dust.
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John,
Just wondering. What other devices did you use, and then stop using? Why?

Phil
 
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Tony Jay said:
I use a mouse almost exclusively, with a small bit of keyboard input very occasionally.

When I do adjustments using Develop module sliders I am concentrating on the image itself - not the numbers...

Tony Jay
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Tony,

Agree, but I find that I really can't control the sliders using my crummy mouse. If I'm using the keyboard, it's almost distracting, at least to me, so I don't concentrate on the image itself. I'm wondering if there is some way that seems more "natural" or "intuitive" to control the sliders, at least for me.

Phil
 
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I mostly use a tablet in my right hand for sliders

I also have a mouse under my left hand, which I mostly use for menus including "right clicks". The mouse is a trackball one, and so has a minimal footprint and does not need to be moved.

I rarely use the keyboard whilst editing.

Dave
 
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PhilBurton said:
Tony,

Agree, but I find that I really can't control the sliders using my crummy mouse. If I'm using the keyboard, it's almost distracting, at least to me, so I don't concentrate on the image itself. I'm wondering if there is some way that seems more "natural" or "intuitive" to control the sliders, at least for me.

Phil
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Phil I guess the only suggestion is to get a better mouse - there are dozens of variations on the theme so it should be possible to find something that works!

Tony Jay
 
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PhilBurton said:
I really can't control the sliders using my crummy mouse.
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Like Tony said. Look at gaming mice. They can be pricey, but are really precise. Mine has buttons that let me change the dpi on the fly.

Also, LR lets you hold down the shift key while you move a slider. It vastly decreases the sensitivity, giving you more precision, no matter what mouse you're using.
 
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