Carl Jirestedt wrote:Nr 9 No key/button illumination
This was a question asked at NAB when both the Speed Editor and the Editor Keyboard were introduced at NAB: "why aren't there illuminated keys?" And the answer was, they looked into it and the cost would have been through the roof and impractical. They pointed out that Avid, CMX, Sony, and several other companies had released editing keyboards over the years, and none of them were illuminated (for similar reasons). Note that the very-similar CMX and Sony editing keyboards were about $3000 when they were being sold in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Nr 10 Misleading product name
You know, I've never been able to edit
quickly on the Speed Editor, but I consider myself a colorist and not an editor... even though I've waded in the pool of being a finishing editor for about 10 years. I've seen people be lightning-fast on the Speed Editor, and you can watch the demos on YouTube to see for yourself. A lot of it boils down to lots of time, practice, and experience -- do it long enough, and you'll be very fast.
The Cut Page isn't appropriate for the way I work, but I know people who love it and use it every day, so it's one of those "choose a way to work and go with what you like" situations.
I know people who've purchased inexpensive macro keyboards and tied them to the Speed Editor just to give them the ability to customize keys and do lots of different things -- even jumping out of Resolve, going into a Note program, making a note, then coming back to Resolve. A lot of this involves changing your way of thinking. If you spend more time learning the software (and the hardware) and less time complaining, I guarantee you you'll be more productive.