

The keyboard itself is built well and feels great to the touch 8. The arrow keys are squeezed in next to and under the small shift key area 6. The "Shift" key on the righthand side of the keyboard is small and takes getting used to if you are also using this as your typing keyboard 5. The back space key is the "Delete" key, so no delete key where is would normally reside on a standard keyboard 4. There is a "Home" key but no "End" key 3. Ctrl-Alt-Del does function doesn't work 2. These are my experiences with the editing keyboard: 1. The keyboard itself is built well with a metal chassis and just about all the editing shortcuts needed to make quick work of post production projects. The online manual for the keyboard is on page 925 of the manual for reference. This keyboard does its best to work as an editing keyboard and conventional "typing" keyboard.Īs an editing keyboard (Da Vinci 18), it takes some getting used to. I recommend doing this - unless you're going to keep the keyboard in a stationary, such as in a hole cutout in a specially-designed editing desk, or whatever, where it won't move.

Now the keyboard and wiring behind it fit nicely on the keyboard rollout. Also I attached velcro to the wire to keep it held at 90-degrees to the port - to follow the L-shape of the adapter. This removed all worry about protecting the port and extends the life of the keyboard for years I'm thinking. To solve this, I purchased a simple magnetic USB-C mount so it will easily disconnect if any forces are applied. But it could be for some.(2) Since it's not wireless, but a wired keyboard, if you have it on a keyboard rollout, and/or it gets moved left/right or in different positions a lot, I had a fear of the very delicate USB-C port wearing out, or the wire snapping off or bending and permanently damaging the port, rendering it the entire keyboard inop. I work in my own closed-off office, so the typing noise is not a problem for those around me. You might keep a second, quieter, wireless keyboard nearby, if you're going to type a long email or whatever in between editing sessions. They are great quality, that's why they have a lot of bounce and snap-back sound to them, but you do have to be okay with it being noisy for others in the room, if you're typing. The properly-placed and color-coded keys, the dial, easy to read keys, its unquestionable professional build.There's only two things I don't like as much: (1) You have to be okay with snappy/clanky-loud keys. I have not regrets buying this keyboard to get the most out editing. Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2022Įxcellent build.
