THE VIDEO EDITOR

LOUPEDECK+

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₹20,300/amazon.in

If you spend a lot of time editing video and audio tracks, you'll be vividly aware that a standard computer keyboard isn't exactly ideal: as much as rubber overlays can help you remember rarely-used shortcuts, there's no substitute for the buttons and knobs you'll find on dedicated editing consoles.

There's a precision and an intuitiveness to actual physical controls that's like bashing out a beat with a pair of drumsticks instead of painstakingly programming it; adjusting colours in particular is so much easier with a rotating control than stabbing away at a keyboard. That physicality is what the Loupedeck+ brings to photo and video editing on PC and Mac.

Designed primarily for Adobe software, the Loupedeck+ is a useful editing add-on that integrates tightly with Adobe CC apps such as Premiere Pro to make your video editing and colour grading pretty much effortless.

It's a much faster and more intuitive way of controlling your favourite app than using keyboard shortcuts, and its control dial and shuttle controls are particularly useful for sweeping through footage to find the perfect place.

It's very slightly bigger than a normal keyboard but light enough to take on location or on your travels - and small enough to sit between your normal keyboard and display without being awkward to reach.