I tryed to understand the underlying idea of this shortcut set… but to me it seems to be a bit cumbersome as very basic shortcuts are spread all over the keyboard and the use of "apple" and "option" is not really consistent. It's pretty much based on the default setup of C1 if I am not mistaken.
If you are right-hander, i.e. operate the mouse with the right hand, I think it's more practical when all the shortcuts can be accessed by the left hand.
Too, shortcuts belonging together (like zoom in/zoom out | next/previous etc.) should be placed side by side (for instance zoom out: 1 and zoom in: 2 or in: i, out: o … or whatever you prefer).
Too, why not change all the show/hide shortcuts to either only "Apple" or only "Option", like this:
Option T - toggle tools
Option B - toggle browser
Option V - toggle viewer
Option G - toggle guides
Option F - toggle focus mask
Option E - toggle exposure warning
___
ctrl T - toggle toolbar
ctrl V - show 2. viewer
Customizable shortcuts and customizable tool tabs are a real strength of C1 as it makes the workflow really fast.
Thomas,
I'm consistently amazed at how similarly you and I think to each other.
One of my goals here was to change as few defaults as possible, and stick instead
mostly to adding shortcuts where there were not any and changing the ones I think are really really far off the mark. So for instance I did change the default of "increase/decrease exposure" from option
Option Apple Plus/Minus to
[ and
].
Thomas: you are probably the best example of a user to whom our shortcut list is NOT targeted :-). You already know the functionality of customizing shortcuts and have enough interest and experience to use that functionality to customize to your specific needs (which is the entire point of customization!). Hopefully you got something from reading through our list. Maybe Copy-And-Apply as one keyboard stroke (tilda)? Or maybe option-# for edit-select-by-rating. Or maybe clear-color-tag using forward slash (because its near the + - and * on an extended keyboard). Or maybe you learned nothing - you are one of the most advanced users I know of.
This is, just like our
custom Styles, meant first and foremost to highlight the possibilities. I want nothing more than for power users to take them tear them up, and do a better job (for their specific needs) themselves.
Regarding changing defaults... I played with having all show/hide be
option key based and to move more shortcuts to the left hand. But by changing a lot of defaults you have four disadvantages:
1) larger learning/relearning curve
2) other users of your C1 (including assistants of digital techs) may be VERY disoriented
3) using a new, borrowed, or rental computer becomes increasingly frustrating
4) future C1 versions may add a shortcut that makes you rethink the shortcut you changed
Of course...
1) we spend a lot of time on our computers and a shortcut that saves time here and there is worth a learning curve
2) other users of your computer can change to the default shortcuts in literally seconds.
3) you can put your custom shortcuts on a USB stick and apply them to a new/rental/borrowed computer in seconds
4) you can deal with that if/when it happens
These kinds of arguments are why its so awesome that Capture One allows you to customize just about every part of the program. Rather than having to go with the defaults which usually come from the least common denominator you can really gut the manufacturer's defaults and custom to your needs. It takes an hour or two but saves huge time in the long run.
Doug Peterson
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