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Elgato Stream Deck XL - Advanced Studio Controller, 32 Macro Keys, Trigger Actions in Apps and Software Like OBS, Twitch, ​YouTube and More, Works with Mac and PC, Black

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Only a handful of plug-ins are available, and two of them are tied directly to Elgato applications that are intended to be used with Elgato hardware. Alternatively, if you have a stretch of multiple wires along the same path, you could opt for a wire sleeve instead to banish the wire spaghetti monster to the abyssal plane…or something.

Elgato Stream Deck XL - Advanced Studio Controller, 32 Macro

The most significant difference between the Stream Deck Plus and prior models is its four rotary dials, located below the customizable buttons. It also starts when connected to a powered USB hub, but its behavior is unreliable and sluggish if it is not directly connected to the computer.

That is to say, if the Stream Deck software or marketplace gave you fits, you won’t find anything in its latest version that’s powerful enough to change your mind. What’s tricky is if you’re still typing when the 5 seconds are up, you might override the CMD+A selection and lose your text.

Using an Elgato Stream Deck for Video Editing and Colour Using an Elgato Stream Deck for Video Editing and Colour

The closest you can get right now is assigning hot keys to the dials, but this feels like a squandered opportunity. Even better, the Touch Portal program supports OBS and XSplit integration, so you should be able to quickly get your current streaming setup working in sync with your phone. One great idea I’ve borrowed from the Mixing Light colorists (see below) is to take a screenshot of the part of the user interface that’s being used to create the button icon, for some strong visual cues. Stream Deck also comes with Elgato’s easy-to-use software that makes mapping buttons and creating shortcuts a breeze. Loupedeck’s products are remarkably similar to what’s offered by Elgato, with a large library of free applications to help optimize your workflow.Further on down the post I’ll share some links to some tutorials on creating fairly complex scripts to enhance what the Stream Deck can do today. The deck contains three rows of five physical buttons on its face, each button with a tiny, customizable LCD screen within it. features 15 customizable buttons, each of which doubles as a small, colored LED screen to indicate its function.

Elgato Stream Deck XL – Thomann UK

But this is not a big deal, as this is what it’s designed to be and while the Palette Gear has that tactile benefit, you still have to memorise what each thing does. I’m still in the process of evolving my Adobe Premiere Pro Stream Deck profile, which is why I haven’t gotten around to creating nice looking images for it, the way I have for DaVinci Resolve. My ‘home’ screen on the Stream Deck features some app launching shortcuts, a couple of URL linked buttons and a handy multi-media Play/Pause button. Having read other’s reviews the other negatives would be the integrated USB connection, which means you can’t replace the cable, (though you can use a short USB extension cable) also for some the choice of ‘only’ 15 buttons feels too few – especially for colorists who want a dedicated button for almost every control – which is why those full-size DaVinci Resolve control panels are so massive. The hardware is fun to look at and feels great, so it’s unfortunate that the utility for the dials and touchscreen is extremely limited right now.The manual says that you shouldn’t connect it via a USB hub, but it worked just fine for me through my USB-C hub for my MacBook Pro. My only qualm with the design is how big the bezel is, it feels like the top-plate could have been trimmed a bit. As this is a Stream Deck, there are eight customizable keys with LCD screens inside of them that change their appearance depending on what function they’re programmed to. It allows you to set multiple hotkeys across a variety of programs for streaming and video capture services, as well as other tasks like clipping game footage and setting macros. This mounting option is designed by Ves Designs and Prints for users with two of the original 15 button Stream Decks.

Streamdeck Xl Mount - Etsy UK Streamdeck Xl Mount - Etsy UK

All of the cool stuff you can do with a Stream Deck is tucked away in the Elgato marketplace or on random GitHub pages, which doesn’t make it easy to find new plug-ins unless you know exactly what you’re looking for. Built for Cinema4D this set contains over 1760 custom-made icons plus extensive pre-built Stream Deck profiles featuring up to an incredible 1463 programmed commands. The initial list of applications baked into the Elgato software when you first install it is a bit underwhelming. Load Effects, Instruments and VSTs at the touch of a button and enjoy the flexibility of controlling any parameter in your plugin software. If you do stream consistently, have a chat to manage, and use some or most of the streaming-related software I mentioned, the Stream Deck is a good, useful, and cool tool.The small LCD screens built into them support a variety of image formats for custom icons, including GIFs. Just to say you can copy and paste your custom keys inside the Elgato app if you want to save time replicating keys. Other than that it’s pretty much the same, but if 15 buttons meant you were creating a lot of layer sets, then this could be the answer.

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