ShuttleXpress
| Release date: | ? |
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| Series: | Contour Shuttle |
| Model No.: | S-XPRS |
| Company: | Contour |
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| Main colours: | Black Silver |
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| System: | Personal Computer |
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| Connection: | USB |
| Purpose: | Editing |
| Mechanisms: | Paddle Jog wheel Digital button |
The ShuttleXpress is a controller designed for video and audio editing. It has eight digital buttons and two dials: one that functions like a paddle, turning about 70° left and right (intended for scrolling backwards and forwards through clips) and springs back to the centre; and a jog wheel, which is similar to a Spinner, but moves in increments (for scrolling through clip a frame at a time). For assigning buttons the paddle is considered to have seven discrete directions on each side. The jog wheel has ten steps.
It could be fun to make a game around using it. It'd be a bit clumsy, but you can use a dial with each hand and still access three of the buttons.
For some reason it's significantly cheaper to buy it from Contour directly than secondhand.
I've seen some pictures of a grey/silver coloured one.
I've seen somewhere that said it was 'Thin As a Drinks Coaster', but it's 3cm tall…
See Also
- ShuttlePRO and ShuttlePRO v2 - Similar devices by same company, larger size, six-eight more buttons.
- ShuttleXpress on Contour's website.
