Loupedeck LOUPEDECK CT User manual

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!:
Yo u r c om p u te r key b o a rd s h o u l d b e u si n g U K o r US key b o a rd se t t i n gs (yo u c a n
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.
Yo u m i g h t t h i n k t h a t som e o bv i o u s a n d m u c h -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 m a ke u s i n g L o u pe d e c k CT a s i n t u i t ive a s p os si b l e fo r P re m i er e Pr o, a l l t h e a c t i on s a r e
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.
To u c h B u t to n s
(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
Yo u c a n 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.
Yo u c a n a l so c r ea te Wo r k spa ces b u t 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).