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A question for fast VR editors. Do you have to use the keyboard - commands to be successful? sm


Posted: Feb 01, 2010

I tried for a month not to use the mouse and only use keyboard commands but it's soo awkward.  I started experimenting with using the mouse again and my production went way up. Is it a short-term gain?  Should I hide the mouse? LOL.  

Still using the mouse, never changed - Answering

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Just did not want to change horses in the middle of the stream and didn̢۪t. I do ok with the mouse.

Ditto that, me 2. - MT20

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I am a full keyboard user. What do you do with the mouse exactly? - JJ

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One must still make corrections to the text using the keyboard, so I just prefer to keep my hands there, but I seriously don't understand how the mouse is needed. Fill me in, maybe I am missing something. I am a Dictaphone Editor user, love it! Mainly do 350 to 400 on VR.


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