Man, do I wish it had some functionality in Avid Xpress. It's just the
right shape for it! I know the puck doesn't do anything, but I forgot if
you can get the buttons to do stuff - jump 10 frames forward/back,
switch to color correction mode and stuff like that. I'll have to test
that when I get home.
Marc-Andre Carbonneau wrote:
>
> I applied to get a trial of the Space Pilot. We’ll see how that goes.
> If a lot of XSI users give them suggestions to improve and finish the
> email saying, if you fix all that I’ll buy all my artists one, then
> maybe they’ll pay attention? ;)
>
> On a side note, is the Space Pilot useful in an editing program like
> Avid Xpress or Premiere? I mean for scrolling in the timeline and
> such? Or am I better off with a ShuttlePro or perhaps someone has
> something even better?
>
> Thanks,
>
> MAC
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *From:* owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] *On
> Behalf Of *Byron Nash
> *Sent:* August 18, 2006 9:48 AM
> *To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> *Subject:* Re: SpacePilot
>
> When using the SpacePilot, do you keep the other hand on the mouse
> still? I use a tablet instead of a mouse and I really like the idea of
> the SpacePilot. I had a chance to play with one for a few minutes at
> SIGGRAPH and I was impressed. How often you have to take your hand
> back off of it? I have one of those ShuttlePro devices but I rarely
> use it because I have to keep moving my hand back to the keyboard. If
> the SpacePilot allowed you to keep your hand on it almost all the time
> it would be a strong tool.
>
> -Byron
>
> On 8/18/06, *John Bell* <jbell(at)massrender.com
> <mailto:jbell(at)massrender.com>> wrote:
>
> Though they are both input devices, I wouldn't consider the MX1000 an
> alternative to the SpacePilot no more than I would consider a touchpad
> an alternative to a Intuos.
>
> Can the MX1000's scroll capabilities be used to control XSI's camera? If
> so, then that's something! If not, it's just like the other devices of
> it's kind (mice) which prompted me to get the SpacePilot.
>
> I do agree that for all the money it costs, and with all of the
> requests, it should work in all the XSI views. I would think, since
> Softimage has matched the navigation of all the views that it would be
> easier, but I'm no programmer so I don't know. But even if it doesn't
> right now, I still find it much more comfortable than 100% mouse.
>
>
> 98 cents to go
> jrbiii
>
>
> Raffaele Fragapane wrote:
> > It's one of those catch22 things.
> > I personally would buy one, but the atrocious drivers and the horrible
> > support made me desist pretty soon.
> >
> > It's unreasonable enough when you buy cheap software based on a
> > roadmap that will make it good in the future, it's absolutely
> > unacceptable that a device costing 5times the most expensive
> > alternative's price (a top mice like the mx1000) requires me to wait
> > for their userbase to reach critical mass before I can use something I
> > already paid for.
> >
> > If they work on the drivers and interaction modes then they might
> > start selling it.
> > As it is now I've never seen one in any of the shops I've worked for,
> > which means a great deal when you consider that several people here
> > have 600+ US$ alternative keyboards and a couple stand-up desks.
> >
> > ******************************
> > | Raffaele Fragapane |
> > | Rising Sun Pictures |
> > | "Remember, TD is for TopDog" |
> > ******************************
> >
> >
> >
> > Sam Cuttriss wrote:
> >
> >> agreed.
> >> the drivers are 90% there, but saddly every time i take my hand off
> >> the space mouse it becomes less relevant, and i do it far too often.
> >>
> >> i tried bugging them about all the issues for a while.
> >> ive kind of retired from that role now, i dont think there were
> >> enough xsi people buying it to justify their efforts.
> >> I did manage to get them to organize the list of things that can be
> >> assigned to buttons into categories!
> >>
> >> _sam
> >>
> > ---
> > Unsubscribe? Mail Majordomo(at)Softimage.COM
> <mailto:Majordomo(at)Softimage.COM> with the following text in
> > body:
> > unsubscribe xsi
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Byron Nash
> www.armoredsquirrel.com <http://www.armoredsquirrel.com>
>
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature
