Return-Path: Received: from [67.18.44.5] (HELO gateway09.websitewelcome.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4867547 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:49:08 +0200 Received: by gateway09.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 507) id 2CC0639F00242; Tue, 9 Oct 2012 09:51:14 -0500 (CDT) Received: from gator1184.hostgator.com (gator1184.hostgator.com [174.121.151.98]) by gateway09.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1ED0139F00207 for ; Tue, 9 Oct 2012 09:51:14 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [24.167.166.243] (port=55460 helo=Neptune) by gator1184.hostgator.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1TLb9P-0003DH-Mr for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:51:15 -0500 Reply-To: From: "Stephen van Vuuren" To: "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] The best ergonomic input device is... Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 10:50:52 -0400 Organization: SV2 Studios Message-ID: <009101cda62d$7ad067f0$707137d0$@sv2studios.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0092_01CDA60B.F3BF8B40" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQLmsp6+p2NbzeNr68IW2Db5cIdVWpV+9MUg Content-Language: en-us X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator1184.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - sv2studios.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: (Neptune) [24.167.166.243]:55460 X-Source-Auth: stephen@sv2studios.com X-Email-Count: 8 X-Source-Cap: c3RlcGhlbnY7c3RlcGhlbnY7Z2F0b3IxMTg0Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0092_01CDA60B.F3BF8B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Todd's point about teaching yourself to be ambidextrous is the best one yet. I did this back around 2000 and the best ergonomic tool I ever did - mouse, stylus, chair etc. eventually you will be repetitive. On long sessions, I will switch hands every couple of hours. I grew up very right-handed when I started, but in recent years working on my IMAX film with so much fine detail visual work - I've noticed that I'm actually better with my left hand than right hand for that work and prefer it now. I'm sure right-brained visualization is a big part of that. stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 http://www.insaturnsrings.com/ http://www.sv2dcp.com/ http://www.sv2studios.com/ A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. -Stanley Kubrick ------=_NextPart_000_0092_01CDA60B.F3BF8B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Todd’s point about teaching yourself to be ambidextrous is the = best one yet. I did this back around 2000 and the best ergonomic tool I = ever did – mouse, stylus, chair etc. eventually you will be = repetitive. On long sessions, I will switch hands every couple of = hours.

 

I grew up very right-handed when I started, but in recent years = working on my IMAX film with so much fine detail visual work – = I’ve noticed that I’m actually better with my left hand than = right hand for that work and prefer it now. I’m sure right-brained = visualization is a big part of that.

 

stephen van vuuren

336.202.4777

 

http://www.insaturnsrings.com/

http://www.sv2dcp.com/

http://www.sv2studios.com/<= /span>

 

A film is – or should be – more like music than like = fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, = what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes = later.

–Stanley Kubrick

 

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