In this video i want to show you how i set up my logitech mx master 3 mouse for faster
video editing and davinci resolve and why you may or may not want to consider buying one
i'm late to the game on experiencing this mouse firsthand because i've been in love with the g600
mmo gaming mouse which has tons of programmable buttons but it doesn't work with the new m1 max
macbook pro so i joined the mx master club and i wish i tried it out sooner
you might already own one of these so let's get straight to how i configure the buttons and then
after that i'll go over some of the missed opportunities oh and just for context i've
been a full-time video editor for two decades so this is just what i found what works best
to complement my left hand on the keyboard but i'd love to hear in the comments below how you
set up your mouse because maybe i could do better instead of using the logitech gaming
hub software the mx master 3 mouse uses the logi option software to control all the customization
i'm not sure where they move tech from their name but oh well once you download it install and open
it and go ahead and open up resolve if you haven't already yet because it makes it easier to add as a
new application while you're on the mouse tab go to the upper right where it says all applications
click it and then turn on the switch for application specific settings
the app is smart enough to know what software is being used and changes the button behavior
based on that and since davinci resolve doesn't have any logitech defaults click the plus icon
to add an application and then of course choose davinci resolve to see the current settings for
each button hover the cursor over the circles and then to change them just give it a click there are
built-in recommendations and what we're looking for is keystroke assignment keystroke assignment
lets you enter any video editing shortcut you'd like but for the scroll wheels i keep those as
the defaults and that's because a middle mouse click is integral to working in davinci resolve
if you're on the color page middle clicking is how you can copy and paste color corrections from
one clip to another also after zooming into the viewer with the wheel you can middle mouse click
and hold to pan around the image to get a closer look oh and a quick tip here to zoom back out to
fit you just tap z on the keyboard to see the whole image again you can also use the middle
mouse button to pan around in the fusion node graphs and the two modifiers that i use with the
scroll wheel all the time are the default option on a mac alt on a pc to zoom into the timeline or
shift while scrolling to change the track height now over here on the horizontal scroll wheel this
is the only other default i have and the idea is to scroll left and right on a zoomed in timeline
and this sounds great and i do use it on occasion but it seems that i can't change the gearing on it
with the resolved timeline so more often than not i use the main top scroll wheel and hold
the keyboard modifier command on a mac or control on a pc to get a faster response i set the wheel
mode shift button the one that's right in front of the scroll wheel with the keystroke assignment set
to the delete forward button also known as shift backspace this quickly lets me ripple delete away
any segment from the timeline and it automatically closes up the gap that would have been left behind
if i'd only chosen the regular backspace then i set the gesture button to option on a mac
or alt on a pc with y option or alt y selects everything forward on a timeline from the current
playhead position which is a quick way to open up a timeline gap for when a moment needs some space
to breathe or give it a beat after making that selection you can click and drag all the clips
together and now my two favorite buttons which by default are the forward and back buttons when you
browse the web but in davinci resolve i set these to shift left bracket and shift right bracket
shift right and left brackets are hands down one of the best ways to speed up your video editing
because they perform so many trimming functions with just a single click avid calls this tops and
tails but what it does if you move your playhead over a clip and you want to make it shorter just
click the trim start button and it removes all of that clip up to the point of the playhead
on the flip side of that go to the end of the clip and shorten it with the playhead parked
at the position where you want it to end click trim end and see that's awesome right
but wait there's more oh man that sounds like an infomercial but for real if you're coming from
using final cut pro and love the magnetic timeline which is really just a default ripple timeline you
can use trim start and trim end so they don't leave any gaps behind by clicking into the trim
mode first which is this button or you could hit t on the keyboard and now position your play head
click trim start and everything is going to tidy up to close the gap and if you want to go back to
leaving gaps behind maybe to maintain timing for a music track go back to regular selection mode or
tap a on the keyboard there's more to the rippling behavior that you're going to want to know for
trim start and trim end regarding the auto track selector button but there's so much to auto select
that i have a video linked in the description that explains all of it oh and super quick before
we move on i gotta say welcome if you're new here and i super appreciate you if you're back after a
previous video i'm chadwick this is creative video tips which is here to help you craft videos that
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so you don't miss out on next week's tips the good and the bad i love that this mouse can
be used while charging it with a usb cable the charging port is not positioned at the dumbest
design place ever for a mouse ahem apple on top of that i rarely have to charge this thing
i guess they say it can last up to 70 days which probably seems to be pretty accurate
so if you're concerned about needing to charge it often don't it's like the energizer bunny
another concern i had with it being bluetooth is that it wouldn't be as responsive as my previous
wired gaming mouse the logitech g600 and the razer naga i guess they improved bluetooth a lot because
it feels as good as a wired connection but without all the extra cables on my desk for what it's
worth this is the mx master 3 mac version which just uses bluetooth it doesn't have the unified
dongle the last couple of things you just need to experience to understand but to me it's the
ergonomics to me this mouse looks like it's trying too hard but seriously just place your hand on
it like this and you're just gonna see what i'm saying maybe i've been skewed by less ergonomic
mmo mice but this one just feels like it was built for my hand it was like molded to my hand
and i could work like this all day with no wrist problems at all and the crown jewel is the smooth
free spinning scroll wheel when i was a kid i used to love the rollerblade and this is like when you
went from some crappy abec 3 bearings to nicer abec 5 or 7 bearings it's just smooth as silk
with just the flick of your middle finger but when you need slower precision you can change it back
to the traditional line by line clicking action and in premiere pro you can use this navigation
to step by step a single frame at a time through source footage now for my criticisms i first
would say that i wish the horizontal scroll wheel over here would behave as dynamically as the main
scroll wheel on a resolved timeline it could also be positioned slightly lower so it's not quite as
much of a reach up with my thumb i also wish that maybe we could add just two or three extra side
buttons they could be slim like my trim start and trim end buttons and that would be super helpful
to add a couple more shortcuts then the cost is another thing this is not the cheapest mouse on
the block the price is constantly fluctuating so you can see the current price with an affiliate
link in the description of this video but there's older models that might save you a few bucks
now since this is something i was going to be traveling with i also picked up this inexpensive
case to help give me the confidence that i could keep using the mx master 3 for a very long time
in terms of filmmaking gear like filmmaking specific gear that's not a ton of money but
yeah for my it's up there and i wish it was less expensive anyways thank you so much for
watching i really appreciate you check out the video that youtube thinks you're going to enjoy
on screen next and because there's so much more to learn i'll see you in the next video