Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel - Manual (Page 37)

CHAPTER CONTROL PANELS
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While DaVinci Resolve can be operated with a mouse and keyboard, the full creative power of the
system is unleashed when used with the DaVinci Resolve Control Surface.
The DaVinci Resolve Control Surface consists of three panels. The center Trackball panel is used for
most grading operations and includes a slide-out keyboard and trackballs. The two side panels are
interchangeable for left- and right-handed operation. The Transport panel includes a jog/shuttle control
and is often placed on the right (for right-handed colorists) with the T-bar panel on the left. The panels
are usually located some distance from the Resolve workstation, however it is very simple to connect
them together with a USB2.0 cable.
Details of the panel operation and menus are found later in this guide.
DaVinci Resolve also supports the Avid Artist Color, Tangent Devices ‘Wave’ and the JL Cooper ‘Eclipse
CX’ panels. These panels offer significantly improved creative control compared to using a mouse,
however there are a number of features offered with the DaVinci Resolve Control Surface that are not
possible on the third party panels.
Control Panels
Tangent Devices Wave