USER GUIDE FOR LOUPEDECK CT & PREMIERE PRO

SOFTWARE V.3.0

TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW OF LOUPEDECK CT .................................................................................................................................. 2

DEFAULT PROFILE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3

KEYBOARD MODIFIERS ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

LOUPEDECK CT & PREMIERE PRO ............................................................................................................................ 5

GENERAL ELEMENTS .............................................................................................................................................................. 6

WORKSPACE ELEMENTS .................................................................................................................................................... 7

WORKSPACE 1: EDITING .................................................................................................................................................... 8

WORKSPACE 2: COLOR .................................................................................................................................................... 12

WORKSPACE 3: AUDIO ...................................................................................................................................................... 17

MORE QUESTIONS? .............................................................................................................................................................. 19

OVERVIEW OF LOUPEDECK CT Before getting familiar with Loupedeck Creative Tool (referred to in this manual as “CT”) and all that it offers for Adobe Premiere Pro, let’s go through some things that are important for your usage and ideal understanding of the device. Please read this manual as well as the User Guide on how to use the Loupedeck Setup to fully understand the depth and usage of the device and its software before fully getting into it to avoid potential confusion and misunderstanding. LOUPEDECK CT SUPPORTS:

§ Windows® 10 § Mac® OS 10.12 or later § Adobe® Premiere Pro® (most recent version)

MAC TIP: Install applications into Applications folder. Otherwise Loupedeck software may not be able to detect editing software on your computer.

WIN TIP: Install Loupedeck Setup software using admin rights. Otherwise there might be issues, as some parts of the software are either not installed correctly or installed with insufficient rights.

NOTE!: For Loupedeck CT, minimum requirement is Loupedeck Setup software 3.0, which does not work on MacOS 10.11 (or older) or 32-bit Windows versions. 64-bit Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 versions are also not supported. Loupedeck Setup software might work if .NET Framework 4.5.1 (or later) is installed. HOW TO SET UP YOUR LOUPEDECK CT: 1. Download & install the latest Loupedeck software by visiting www.loupedeck.com/en/setup 2. Connect the USB cable to your computer’s USB port HOW TO SET UP YOUR LOUPEDECK CT WITH ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CC: WINDOWS: 1. While Loupedeck softare is running, open Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2. Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Control surface -> Push “Add” 3. Select “Loupedeck” and accept MACOS: 1. While Loupedeck softare is running, open Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2. Go to Premiere Pro CC -> Edit -> Preferences -> Control surface -> Push “Add” 3. Select “Loupedeck 2” and accept NOTE!: Your computer keyboard should be using UK or US keyboard settings (you can change this in your OS preferences). For the time being, this has to be done for CT to work within Adobe Premiere Pro. Some actions do not work properly with Scandinavian and Ger-man layouts, for example.

DEFAULT PROFILE The default profile that you get with CT may not be 100% fitting for your needs and workflow, but don’t worry: it's possible to customize Loupedeck CT freely to your liking. We are aware that people have different needs, workflows and projects – so do feel free to modify things! Having what matters to you where it matters and memorizing it will speed up your workflow. Use Loupedeck Setup to make the profile – or several, if you wish – perfect for you and save them (e.g. on the built-in CT storage). CT is not designed to eliminate all mouse usage. Moreover, with some functions, CT works best when it gets a little help from your mouse (e.g., selecting a clip with the mouse and then working with the clip with CT). With some actions, CT nicely takes the workload off the mouse, though – e.g., navigating through the timeline, moving clips, adjusting color, tuning transitions etc. You might think that some obvious and much-needed actions are missing from the default profile. However, by hovering over buttons in the Setup window (or just by trying out the device), you will notice a few more actions such as: Mark In - 4 Mark Out - 5 Go To In - Fn + 4 Go To Out: Fn + 5 Copy: 7 Paste: 8 Paste All Attributes: Fn + 8 Edit: E Edit All Tracks: Fn + E These actions are useful throughout the whole editing process, so we placed them in easy-to-reach locations. Tip!: Remember that pressing the Fn button gives you a second layer of actions. So for example, behind the Undo button, you will find a Redo action by pressing Fn + Undo. Enter key works as Esc when you press Fn + Enter.

KEYBOARD MODIFIERS As some editors love their keyboard modifiers, e.g. to copy a clip, we have them available on CT, too. Pressing the keyboard modifier button, makes keyboard modifiers accessible on the round buttons. The round buttons are turning white when keyboard modifiers are enabled. ARROW BUTTONS: A B C D With ABCD arrow buttons and Fn + ABCD, you can jump to next/previous Frame, go to to Sequence Start or End, move your selected clip(s) up and down on tracks, and go to next/previous Edit Point.

A: Go to Sequence-Clip

B: Go to Sequence-Clip End

C: Step Back 1 Frame

D: Step Forward 1 Frame

Fn + A: Nudge Clip Selection Up

Fn + B: Nudge Clip Selection Down

Fn + C: Go to Previous Edit Point

Fn + D: Go to Next Edit Point

LOUPEDECK CT & PREMIERE PRO To make using Loupedeck CT as intuitive as possible for Premiere Pro, all the actions are divided into two levels of control elements:

1) Workspace (elements): a. Dials b. Touch buttons c. Wheel (incl. touch screen)

2) General elements: a. Round buttons b. Square buttons

The first group is controlled by workspaces, and every workspace has an individual set of tools and controls The second group, general elements, contains functions that are needed throughout your creative process. These buttons do not change when workspace is changed.

GENERAL ELEMENTS

Round buttons have a number from 1 to 8, and they change their color according to the assigned action type (e.g., green indicates workspace, purple indicates an action). Square buttons, are dedicated to the most used actions that are needed from time to time regardless of the activated workspace. Square buttons, unlike round buttons, are prelabeled to indicate a set of actions that are, in fact, common amongst almost every editing software (e.g., save, enter, navigation arrows).

WORKSPACE ELEMENTS A workspace is a “toolbox”, a collection of related functions (rotation, press and wheel templates), laid out so that you can do certain actions.

Dials are prioritized for the most used adjustments (e.g., Exposure in Basic Adjustments workspace). Dials also have a press function that is, in most cases, bind for resetting adjustment value (e.g., pressing contrast dial will reset contrast back to zero). TIP! If you don’t need resetting a value, you can assign a different press function to dials. Touch Buttons (on touch screen) contain most used actions within a workspace or page links for dials or the wheel. Wheel contains both rotation capability (wheel ring) and touch capability (wheel screen).

The factory default profile comes with 3 workspaces:

1. WORKSPACE: Editing 2. WORKSPACE: Color 3. WORKSPACE: Audio

You can of course have more workspaces: you can have sub-workspaces that you access with the Fn key. This could be handy, for example, for creating a sub-workspace for your favorite editing functions under the main editing workspace. You can also create Workspaces but only assign them when needed: for example, a Multi Camera Workspace with actions that are Multi-Camera-project-specific. ACCESSING WORKSPACES Access the workspaces directly using the dedicated round buttons. If you double-tap the home button, you will see a “home screen” that has links to workspaces. The order the workspaces are on the pads of the home screen reflects the order they are on the physical workspace buttons. These can be set by the user. If you are viewing a page of a workspace that is not its first one, the first tap of home button takes you to the first page for touch pads and dials of that workspace.

WORKSPACE 1: EDITING This section includes basic actions that are needed for putting together, cleaning up and finalising a video for presentation or output. By default, it includes 3 touchpages, 1 dial page and 2 wheel pages. 1.1 EDIT BASICS - TOUCH PAGE This first page is filled with shortcuts that most editors would use frequently throughout the editing process, along with two blue page links for organising your “Project” and accessing “Tools” as well as the Loupedeck Setup icon. Tip!: In case you don’t recognise an icon right away, a long press on the touch display will show the action name on the wheel. This might be useful if you want to try out other applications that you are less familiar with or Windows Apps.

1.2. PROJECT PAGE - TOUCH PAGE

With the actions on this page, you can:

• Organize your project by adding New Bins and Sequences (Project Panel needs to be the selected Panel)

• Import material • Go through imported clips in

your Project Window using the “Select Clip” dial

• Send a clip to Source Window by pressing “Open in Source”

• Review the clip by using the Shuttle Wheel or the Navigation Wheel

• Mark In and Out points with round buttons 4 + 5

• Send the selection to your timeline by pressing "Insert"

Tip!: Whenever a dialog window opens, you can confirm your selection by pressing Enter or close the window by pressing Fn + Enter (= ESC).

1.3. TOOLS PAGE - TOUCH PAGE Here you can access quickly all TOOLS so that you can either reduce your mouse usage or keep your hands on the device. Tip!: You can also access the touch pages that are linked under “Project” and "Tools" with a horizontal swipe on the touch display instead of clicking the page link button. If you need more space for your favorite actions on the first page, remove the page links and free two buttons that way. SLIP & SLIDE, NUDGE DIALS We have implemented rotate functions for CT dials that replace selecting a tool and dragging with mouse. For example, to Slip or Slide your material, simply select desired clips and start rotating the Slip or Slide dial. It gives you a very precise feel of moving clips, as one tick corresponds to one frame. Same applies to Nudge clips (move horizontally) in timeline. TRIM DIAL The Trim dial works so that pressing the dial will go to the closest edit point. Second push will toggle In / Out Trim direction. Rotating will trim the edit point.

NAVIGATION There are several ways of navigating within your timeline and through clips. You just need to find what feels best depending on the situation and controls needed.

è Navigation Wheel For precise control, we suggest using the pre-defined NAVIGATION WHEEL with the navigation functions 1 Frame and 5 Frames. By clicking anywhere on the wheel, you can toggle between these two functions.

è Shuttle Wheel For navigation through lots of material, the SHUTTLE WHEEL would be the best choice, as it accelerates depending on how much you turn the wheel. Maximum speed is reached with a 90-degree rotation of wheel. Releasing the wheel stops the playhead instantly. If you missed your exact frame, Fn + rotation of the Shuttle Wheel will get you there. Alternatively, use the square buttons C + D, or assign 1 Frame Navigation to a dial of your liking for quick access to frames.

ZOOM DIAL With the Zoom dial, you can zoom in and out your timeline. By pressing the Zoom dial, all material is fit into timeline view.

WORKSPACE 2: COLOR The color workspace is dedicated to the color grading tools that Premiere offers. Using CT dials and the wheel is intuitive and gives you very precise control. You can access the wheels, sliders and curves of all six Adobe Premiere Pro Color Panels. Each Panel has its own blue page link on CT.

• Basic Corrections • Creative Corrections • Color Wheels • HSL Secondary • Vignette • Curves

Tip!: With CT, you can do all color grading (except Curves adjustment) on Full Screen Mode. The Basic Corrections Dials and a Color Wheel with “Menu” are opened when you enter the Color Workspace, so you can start adjusting right away.

WITH DIALS, ROTATE TO ADJUST • Temperature • Tint • Blacks • Whites • Saturation • Contrast

WITH COLOR WHEEL: SWIPE on wheel to adjust Hue, ROTATE the wheel to adjust Brightness for:

• Midtones • Shadows • Highlights

Changing between Shadows, Midtones and Highlights works by pressing Fn + swiping up / down.

When you open one of the blue links, you can choose which controls you want to have displayed on CT. Some controls are assigned to dials and others to the wheel. Simply open the page link for dials or wheel, and most Premiere color controls are already laid out for you, ready to be adjusted by wheel / dial rotation.

As an alternative to pressing page links, you can access all touch, wheel and dial pages again by swiping the displays. Note!: On a color wheel page, remember to press Fn + horizontal swipe – otherwise your swiping will result in a color adjustment. There is no dedicated dial page for Color Wheels, Vignette and Curves. A simple dial page with Zoom and Clip Selection actions is intended to accompany those.

COLOR AND TINT WHEELS: As for Color Wheels (Color Wheels Panel) and Tint Wheels (Creative Corrections Panel), you can SWIPE with your finger on the wheel display and ROTATE the wheel to adjust Brightness. You can even make color adjustments on Full Frame Mode. However, if you prefer to see your adjustments visualised in corresponding number changes, just open Adobe Premiere Pro Panel with a click on the dedicated touch button on CT display, e.g., Open HSL Panel. You can UNDO your changes by pressing the dial, double-tapping on wheel, or removing the whole effect by pressing the touch button “Remove Attributes”. Tip!: For Fn + wheel rotation of color and tint wheels, we have pre-defined "5 Frames" Navigation, so you can quickly check applied adjustments throughout the whole clip, or copy and paste Attributes with the round buttons 7 and Fn + 8 to another clip.

CURVES Accessing Curves inside Premiere is fast and easy, as rotating the wheel automatically sets a point on the curve when you have navigated the cursor close enough to the curve. Inside the Curves Page, open the Curves Wheel Page with one click, and the Curves Panel inside Premiere with another click. Start rotating the wheel, and you will find out how smoothly and precisely it works, as there are separate controls for horizontal and vertical movements. No wobbly movements anymore! You can add as many points to a curve as you want. “Double Click” action resets the curve. Vignette Applying a Vignette has never been faster. Inside the Vignette Page, open the Vignette Wheel Page with one click and start rotating the wheel. Additional Vignette controls can be activated with a tap on the wheel or by pressing Fn and rotating the wheel. The adjustments work also on Full Frame Mode. If you want to reset your Vignette, make sure you double-tap on the wheel on the area of the action you want to reset. Tip: Pressing Fn and rotating the wheel jumps to the next action on wheel pages with several actions (list, cake layout etc.)

WORKSPACE 3: AUDIO For any audio work, you probably want to enlarge the height of your audio tracks first. There is a separate dial for audio and video track height on the left side of the touch display.

To adjust volume, select the clip(s) you wish to adjust with your mouse and rotate the Wheel with Volume action selected. The selected action is indicated by a stronger blue line around it. You can add a default transition with a click on the transition button on the touch display.

If you want full control over your transition right from the start, we suggest you select the PEN TOOL and set keyframes to your audio clip. Alternatively, you can assign "Add keyframes" action to a touch button if you prefer. Make sure you have enabled the visibility of keyframes by right-clicking the audio clip and selecting “Show Clip Keyframes”.

By rotating the wheel, you can move the keyframes up and down on a straight line and achieve a quick fade in / fade out. If you set several keyframes – to turn down the volume of background music during an interview or voice over for example – tap the wheel to toggle between keyframe selection and horizontal keyframe adjustment. If the timing for your transition changes, select the keyframe(s) that need to be moved and turn the dial for vertical movement of those selected keyframes. KEYFRAME INTERPOLATION By changing and adjusting keyframe interpolation, you gain precise control over the rate of changes in your transitions (or other effects).

è EASE IN

Slows down the value changes entering a keyframe. You can manually adjust the handles.

è EASE OUT

Gradually accelerates the value changes leaving a keyframe. You can manually adjust the handles.

è LINEAR INTERPOLATION

Creates an evenly-paced change from one keyframe to another, with each in-be-tween frame given an equal share of the changed value. Changes created with lin-ear interpolation start and stop abruptly and develop at a constant rate between each pair of keyframes.

Tip: Setting and adjusting keyframes works in a similar way for video effects. Right-click on a clip and select “Show Clip Keyframes”. Set Keyframes with Pen Tool and adjust them with functions such as “Change / Move Video Keyframes” assigned to dials or wheel. Thank you for reading this manual till the end. Happy editing!

MORE QUESTIONS? Encountered something unexpected? Here are a few helpful hints. My Premiere doesn’t seem to work with Loupedeck CT. Check your Premiere version. Loupedeck CT is compatible with Adobe® Premiere Pro® (most recent version). I am unable to install Loupedeck Setup. Loupedeck setup is compatible with Windows® 10 or later and Mac® OS 10.12 or later. Loupedeck software also requires a 64-bit OS version. Loupedeck software is not specifically developed for Windows 7 or 8, but it might work normally, as the OS base is very similar. Some of the actions don’t work. Make sure you have your keyboard language set to English. Some actions do not work properly with Scandinavian and German layouts, for example. You can find FAQs and support at www.loupedeck.com/support.