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8.
About the Ripple control panel
The Ripple control panel is aimed at the colour correction and video post production
industry. It doesn’t do any processing of the video data itself, it just provides a physical
user interface to software packages, much like your computer keyboard and mouse. It is
designed to improve speed, ease of use, and efficiency of your software by putting the
controls at your finger tips without having to access them through menu functions and
mouse clicks. Colourists will be familiar with the three trackerball layout for adjusting
primaries and they will know how essential it is to have them on the panel for this
purpose.
8.1 What the panel will control in your software
The panel is designed to be generic. What we mean by generic is that it is not designed
specifically to be used with just one type of software. This means the function any of the
controls is not determined by Tangent – it is decided by the software that you are using
the panel with.
Some applications support the Tangent Mapper which will allow you to customise what
the panel does – see our website for which applications support this. If an application
does not support our Mapper the mapping will have be fixed it its function by the
application manufacturer.
8.2 Drivers
There are no drivers to install for the panel – it uses the inbuilt HID drivers that come
with all current operating systems: Windows, Mac and Linux. The HID driver is the
driver that allows your USB keyboard and mouse to work with your computer.
8.3 Software
Some applications will work with the panel without any additional software being
installed. Some applications will require the Tangent Hub which is available to download
from our website, or may be distributed as part of your application. You should check
with the user manual for your application, or refer to our website, to determine if your
application requires the Tangent Hub.
8.4 Power and communication
The panel receive its power and communicate with your computer through the USB
cable. The only requirement is that your computer supports high power USB devices -
that is it can supply 500mA though its USB port. Most desktop computers can, it is only
laptop or portable devices that sometimes can’t. If you’re in doubt check your computers
specifications.
