[kdenlive] Comparision between Kdenlive and AVID, Premiere and FCP

[Massimo Stella]

Hi Pascal,


> Great write Massimo!
>
> That's very interesting.
>
Thank you for appreciating it.
>
> I have one question about input devices like jogdials. In your 
> professional setups you seem to have only keyboard and mouse. Are 
> these devices like ShuttlePro not used?
>
> In my experience (not a pro!) They have been very useful to navigate 
> within clips and timeline.
> I would be curious about their perception in the pro world.
>
>
In my personal studio setup I have just keyboard and mouse and some 
external devices as an audio mixer, an old DVCAM deck, a professional 
pair of speakers and a condenser microphone. Then I have a 5.1 speakers 
setup for when I have to create surround sound.
The pictures I published in my document are not my studio. These are 
from the web just for showing different setups with 3 monitors.

If want to watch more professional configuration (the ones I shown are 
more home studios) check this search on Google:
https://www.google.it/search?q=editing+console&client=browser-ubuntu&hs=bZt&sa=G&channel=fe&hl=it&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ved=0ahUKEwjw7IT0z6nLAhVG7xQKHYRjCwUQsAQIHw&biw=1920&bih=953#imgrc=XzpFthm8FvAUwM%3A

For which is my experience not at my home but at big companies as SKY (I 
worked for this company which part of News group and FOX, probably one 
of the biggest television group in the world, for 10 years) the AVID 
standard setup is the one I shown in the document. I used jog/shuttle 
consoles when I used analog editing system in the past and I think this 
kind of approach is just a legacy of that time. Of course a lot of 
expert editors come from that age and they prefer to use these devices 
still.

Actually I think that AVID used totally by the keyboard is the fastest 
way to edit I ever used even if at home I have a licence of Premiere Pro 
and I worked for a long period even on FCP.
Who still tries to sell jogdials is Lightworks which gives you some 
feature as the frame by frame audio scrubbing only by using their 
proprietary device.
Without the jog/shuttle you have only a analog tape like scrubbing by 
holding pressed the Shift key and by using the mouse.
So if the software is well implemented for be used by keyboard I think 
keyboard is the fastest interface.
Mouse can be useful for newbies, when you are not too in rush or if you 
like to use it.
Obviously the fact that Kdenlive can accept jog/shuttle device inputs 
(as it does already) it a good thing and a plus.

Thank you again for reading my document and for your email. I hope my 
answer solved you doubts.
Ciao.

Massimo Stella.