It was introduced immediately that Logitech, the large maker of many various {hardware} merchandise, has acquired Loupedeck, the small maker of some {hardware} merchandise.
I’ve made no secret of my love for the Loupedeck CT. I wrote a multi-part, very deep review, of the product when it shipped a number of years in the past. I’ve even labored with the Loupedeck Live. I consider that, when setup appropriately, a management floor just like the Loupedeck can pace up your enhancing.
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On the floor, it looks as if this needs to be an excellent factor. Logitech is a a lot larger firm with a wide range of merchandise starting from cameras to mics to audio system to keyboards and plenty of issues past. Loupedeck simply makes 4 management surfaces. Logitech would have much more assets to proceed to develop the Loupedeck {hardware} in addition to what could be perhaps a extra vital factor, growth of the Loupedeck software program.
The Loupedeck software program has lengthy been a supply of competition for Loupedeck homeowners. Whereas it really works, it’s not the best factor to setup. Early variations have been quiet buggy and in case you assume the present Loupedeck software program is troublesome to make use of you must have seen the early ones. Loupedeck is a small firm and software program growth is pricey so the Logitech assets could be an excellent factor, proper?
Properly, this is just one particular person’s opinion however I’ve all the time discovered the Logitech software program to be clunky and never very full featured, a minimum of on the Mac. I’ve had a number of of their prodcuts through the years, most recently the Craft keyboard. Whereas the Craft {hardware} is superb the supporting software program leaves a whole lot of functionlity on the desk. I’ve really gotten annoyed with it a few occasions through the years and stopped utilizing it. On’y to return later because it’s actually a pleasant keyboard to kind on.
What’s actually behind the acqusition in all probability a robust want to compete with Stream Deck. As a result of while you surf round web boards or chat on social media the conversion is normally, Stream Deck, Stream Deck, Stream Deck. And whereas the Stream Deck is a pleasant software (they is available in a number of completely different sizes) I’ve all the time thought the Loupedeck merchandise are significantly better. Couple way more purposeful {hardware} (dials child!) with native software program that helps a complete lot extra of the video instruments we use and I believe the Loupedeck prodcuts are higher. Sure, I do know Stream Deck now makes the Stream Deck + with dials nevertheless it isn’t pretty much as good and I laid that argument out in my review of the Stream Deck +.
In fact you may all the time bypass a whole lot of the native Loupedeck or Stream Deck software program in terms of interfacing together with your NLE through the use of Command Post because the control surface support is extensive and really, really good.
Time will inform how this Logitech acquisition impacts Loupedeck. According the The Verge will probably be enterprise as common for Loupedeck and its prospects. Who is aware of how this may have an effect on the Razer Stream controller which is only a Loupedeck rebranded. Let’s hope it’s for the higher they usually proceed with good help for the inventive neighborhood and don’t focus all of their consideration on streamers. Heck, with Logitech’s assets perhaps they’ll construct my dream piece of {hardware}: an excellent keyboard with Loupedeck dials constructed into the highest.
