Anybody Using Touch Screens?

[Dzerdzinsky]

I'm trying to put togther a PT|HD rig for feature post-production, and LCD touch screens look alot cheaper than a control/mix surface. Has anyone tried this with off-the-shelf touch screens?

[dr sound]

posted August 17, 2002 05:39 PM
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I'm trying to put togther a PT|HD rig for feature post-production, and LCD touch screens look alot cheaper than a control/mix surface. Has anyone tried this with off-the-shelf touch screens?

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_ __________________ _ Dzerdzinsky
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">dr.sound replies:
Ten years ago the touchscreen was used on the Harrison MPC consoles pictured in this link
http://www.sonypostproduction.com/tvrr.htm
It seems like a great idea, but having used touch screens to both select items such as routing,eq and fader level, they get rather sensitive that is you have to touch them a couple of times to operate on occasion. Neat and Futuristic, YES, functional on a daily basis to mix by, NO!
I have also seen the PT rig at DSP with it's touch screen and it too was tempermental.

[Doug Ring]

I operate a Soundtracs desk with touchscreen, and it too has some very small icons. You can just use a pen though, or some sort of pointer. I'm not saying all touch screens will operate this way, but the Soundtracs does.

[beatboy]

tron. So, this makes sense to me. I love the idea. Have you found a screen that can do this?

[beatboy]

Check this out. www.enablemart.com/products_detail.asp?id=532

[Jason Ritchie]

Here's a good review of using the Wacom Cintiq (like a touch screen, but with more accuracy and features).

Digi user's Cintiq review

[dr sound]

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posted August 18, 2002 08:40 PM
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Check this out. www.enablemart.com/products_detail.asp?id=532
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Some very nice products!! Thanks for the link.