New OgygenTec ProPanel for Resolve

Davinci Resolve 11.1 seems to have added support to a so-far-unheard-of control panel called Oxygentec.

Here is the link http://www.oxygentec.com/products/251/node

Since everything is written in a language I can't read, anyone having details about it and any experience with this?

The pricing etc.?

Seems like a clone from outside the patent treaty area that has about 5% of the functionality of the Tangent Wave.

jPo

Seems like a clone from outside the patent treaty area that has about 5% of the functionality of the Tangent Wave.

jPo

Yes, that was my impression too...

The design seems interesting (especially for $700), and I gotta say they picked the 9 buttons I'd want the most:

The design seems interesting (especially for $700), and I gotta say they picked the 9 buttons I'd want the most:

That will fill the nice of the DIT: just what they need and nothing else...

The design seems interesting (especially for $700), and I gotta say they picked the 9 buttons I'd want the most:

Yes, the design is interesting, minimalistic. But justifies the price point.

But I'm a bit confused about the size of the panel. 430 cm x 235 cm?

That is hugely absurd!

The design seems interesting (especially for $700), and I gotta say they picked the 9 buttons I'd want the most:

Yes, the design is interesting, minimalistic. But justifies the price point.

But I'm a bit confused about the size of the panel. 430 cm x 235 cm?

That is hugely absurd!

That actually seems appropriate...

Yes, the design is interesting, minimalistic. But justifies the price point.

But I'm a bit confused about the size of the panel. 430 cm x 235 cm?

That is hugely absurd!

That actually seems appropriate...

Ah! So the panel would be 14.1076 ft x 7.00997 ft. It might be appropriate for you for grading, but for me it's good for swimming. Or "biking/running for a cause".

Yes, the design is interesting, minimalistic. But justifies the price point.

But I'm a bit confused about the size of the panel. 430 cm x 235 cm?

That is hugely absurd!

That actually seems appropriate...

Ah! So the panel would be 14.1076 ft x 7.00997 ft. It might be appropriate for you for grading, but for me it's good for swimming. Or "biking/running for a cause".

ahaha!!

No, really, when you are all day in front of the board you kinda need some bigger knobs/balls that have more tactile feedback, at home I have the Wave and it is "cheaper" even if usable.

If you do not need tactile feedback, there is and app for the IPAD: no hardware necessary...

No, really, when you are all day in front of the board you kinda need some bigger knobs/balls that have more tactile feedback, at home I have the Wave and it is "cheaper" even if usable. If you do not need tactile feedback, there is and app for the IPAD: no hardware necessary...

And there are also quite a few colorists who use programmable XKeys panels to add a lot of additional functions to simplified control surfaces:

http://xkeys.com/xkeys/xk60.php

My OxygenTec ProPanel has arrived in Australia and it works very nicely!

This is a copy of my post on Lift Gamma Gain forum:

Well, the panel has arrived! Beautifully packaged in 2" thick closed cell foam inside the usual heavy cardboard box, as you would find with a heavy duty road case. The panel itself is remarkable heavy - probably 4-5KG without the packaging so the unit is not likely to accidentally slide off your desk. It seems to be made out of hammer-toned, charcoal painted 1/8" thick steel plate instead of the usual ABS or lightweight alloy and measures 450mm wide by 235mm deep and about 65mm high at the back. It is entirely powered from a single USB (v2) cable which is the only accessory supplied.

After a quick inspection, I plugged it in, fired up my Haswell workstation (PC) and the USB driver automatically installed. I opened Resolve 11.1, selected 'OxygenTec ProPanel' in DaVinci Resolve>Preferences>Control Panels. I closed and re-opened the programme, then navigated to the Color page and set up a shot. The panel has a low level blue LED under each button. This appears to be the only indication that the panel is live as the blue LED moves to backlight the button last activated. So far, so good!

Next, I tried the three main control surfaces. Being relatively new to Resolve from an operational point of view and having only ever previously use a wireless mouse with centre wheel, the three main controls on the ProPanel successfully operated each of their assigned three Color Wheels. Compared with the wheel on my mouse, the ProPanel control surface controls were much, much finer in their operation and the reset buttons all worked as expected. For example, one and a half complete 360 degree rotations of the Lift ring was required to move my blacks from 128 on the Resolve waveform monitor to zero. This I like.

I'm not sure of final pricing yet as I've not seen all the paperwork but it will be around AU$800 + EMS shipping from Taiwan.

Here is a link to the forum post if you want to follow the discussion.
http://liftgammagain.com/forum/index.php?threads/oxygentec-propanel.3837/page-3#post-33749

Seems colorist Warren Eagles has a ProPanel too and he likes it as much as I do! Here's Warren's recent review:http://icolorist.com/oxygen-tec-propanel-review-by-warren/

BTW, RedSharknews has just published a short article I wrote on setting up my basic Resolve 'starter' suite: http://www.redsharknews.com/post/item/2 ... shoestring

My OxygenTec ProPanel has arrived in Australia and it works very nicely!

Here is a link to the forum post if you want to follow the discussion.
http://liftgammagain.com/forum/index.php?threads/oxygentec-propanel.3837/page-3#post-33749

Would like to know how does one order the ProPanel from outside China. Where did you get it from? Whom did you order?

I ordered mine through an independent Wholesale Agent in Taiwan who sourced the Panel from the Chinese manufacturer. (who does not deal internationally). the Agent's name is Jenny Chen and she ships items insured through EMS to the rest of the world. The ProPanel costs around US$750 at the current exchange rates and weighs close to 6KG or 15Lbs.

People interested in the OxygenTec ProPanel can contact Ms Chen direct for a quote at: jenny@kittenstudio.com

I ordered mine through an independent Wholesale Agent in Taiwan who sourced the Panel from the Chinese manufacturer. (who does not deal internationally). the Agent's name is Jenny Chen and she ships items insured through EMS to the rest of the world. The ProPanel costs around US$750 at the current exchange rates and weighs close to 6KG or 15Lbs.

People interested in the OxygenTec ProPanel can contact Ms Chen's direct for a quote at: jennyyuchia@hotmail.com

Thank you Craig for all the information. Have just shot off a mail to Ms Chen and would wait for her reply.

Going by your report and a few others, I believe this could be a very good investment for a Colour Panel for a VFM DaVinci setup. My only worry would be, if the panel arrives defective, I would have to junk it!

I guess that's a risk we all take with international purchases. I hoped mine would not end up as a paper weight but as I reported in my recent RedSharkNews article, (linked above) I plugged in the USB connection, told Resolve what to look for and, Voila, away she went!

PS: Jenny Chen emailed me today with a ballpark price of around US$85 for Insured, EMS Airfreight from Taiwan to North America. Given the weight of the Panel, that's very reasonable

I guess that's a risk we all take with international purchases. I hoped mine would not end up as a paper weight but as I reported in my recent RedSharkNews article, (linked above) I plugged in the USB connection, told Resolve what to look for and, Voila, away she went!

PS: Jenny Chen emailed me today with a ballpark price of around US$85 for Insured, EMS Airfreight from Taiwan to North America. Given the weight of the Panel, that's very reasonable

Yes, I read your post in Lift Gamma Gain and also saw Warren Eagle's video yesterday. That's nice and here it scores better than the Tangent Element Panel. Also it has more keys.

Since I am based in India, the EMS Airfreight should be a bit less. IndiaPost has an official tieup with EMS and this should work fine. Besides the cost and the postage, I'll have to take care of the import duty also. I'll have no clue on that till it arrives.

Yes, as Warren posted, all the development has gone into the balls & rings on the OxygenTec Panel and that's what you're paying for. If they aren't well engineered, any control panel is pretty useless, irrespective of how many other switches and buttons it may have and that's one of the reasons I like the X-keys controllers too - well engineered, user programmable buttons.

The ProPanel costs around US$750 at the current exchange rates and weighs close to 6KG or 15Lbs.

People interested in the OxygenTec ProPanel can contact Ms Chen's direct for a quote at: jennyyuchia@hotmail.com

The quote that I got today was US$ 729 plus US$ 47 for EMS postage. Ms Chen was fast in replying back to me.
I am now waiting for the payment details.

Paid today through Paypal.
Hope the thing arrives safely and it works...

Hello. I have a question concerning the build quality i quess to people who purchased The OxygenTec. For about a year now i'm working on tangent element TK panel for my home setup (shown on the attached picture). In coming weeks i will probably have to ship my station out of my house so i'll probably buy the rest of the panels (MF/BT/KB) panels. So the OxygenTec panel would be ideal to replace my TK at home (as i kind off work at home on jobs i can do alone). My concern is, if you look at the picture The TK Panel already started to wear off. material started to peal off from the wheels. And it is a 1100$ peace of gear. I'm wondering how long the OxygenTec would last. Does it seem well build? Don't get me wrong The TK Panel works without issues but the wear and tear of the material used on the wheels kinda makes me wonder for how much longer?


Just to follow up. I received new rings for the element for free. Thanks to good people from Tangent. They are shiny and chrome

I'm wondering how long the OxygenTec would last. Does it seem well build?

Concerning my own ProPanel, yes, it does seem exceptionally well built and built to last. I've not seen or used a TK panel (I'm in the bush) so I cannot really compare the two but here is a link to a report I wrote on my ProPanel in another forum: http://liftgammagain.com/forum/index.php?threads/oxygentec-propanel.3837/page-3#post-33749

G'day Craig, I'm not far away, in Mudgee, and I have a Tangent Wave panel. If you would ever like to try it out to compare with the new panel, let me know and I can drop it off on my way to Sydney one weekend.
I'd be interested in how the two compare.

Thanks Peter, PM me and we'll catch up next time you're passing through...

I am interested in this or should I go with the Avid Artist Color over this Pro Panel unit? Obviously the Avid unit is more plastic and the ProPanel is more solid in build quality.

I am interested in this or should I go with the Avid Artist Color over this Pro Panel unit? Obviously the Avid unit is more plastic and the ProPanel is more solid in build quality.

True about built quality maybe. But ProPanel will work only with Resolve, while other panels can be used for other softwares also.

I am interested in this or should I go with the Avid Artist Color over this Pro Panel unit? Obviously the Avid unit is more plastic and the ProPanel is more solid in build quality.

I've been using the artist color for several years now, and that's 40-80 hour weeks, 50 weeks/ year, so it's a high mileage unit, mine dates from before Avid, so it has Euphonix labels on it.

It's very solid after all this time, rings and balls are tight and wobble free, rotary encoders need to be cleaned every couple of years, the surface shows some wear, but that's about the sum total of wear

ballanced against Oxygen, i think it's a no brainer, the color has so much better mapping that the small diffrence in price is soon made up in productivity

I say this haveing an interest in a panel to use at home, and following the Oxygen, but it is too little functionality, and the low price cannot make up for that...

I'd hunt down a used Artist Color on FleaBay.

BMD advise that the next Resolve v12 beta should include a Windows 10 driver for the OxygenTec ProPanel which (as well as one or two other third party control surfaces) may not work under Win 10 OS.

PS: The ProPanel works very well with the current v12 beta on Win 7

[Rohit Gupta]

BMD advise that the next Resolve v12 beta should include a Windows 10 driver for the OxygenTec ProPanel which (as well as one or two other third party control surfaces) may not work under Win 10 OS.

PS: The ProPanel works very well with the current v12 beta on Win 7

Please use the Beta2, and it should fix the issue on Win10.