Loupedeck Live – The Custom Console for Live Streaming, Photo and Video Editing with Customizable Buttons, Dials and LED Touchscreen

I think this device works really well. I use it with Capture One, but also with other photo editing software like Exposure X6. For Capture One the Loupedeck Live works by mimicking the readily available keyboard shortcuts. This works pretty well in general and the Capture One custom profile is a help in setting this up. Having said that I did have to spend a good few hours setting up the device to be how I want it. I could have used the Capture One custom profile straight out of the box, I would say that it does not integrate with Capture One to it's full potential. I used the custom profile as a start point and modified the dials and buttons to suit my needs.The software looks good, but it is a little unwieldy, although with a bit of patience it is easy enough to setup. The software seems stable in operation. The device itself has a really good build quality, the dials and buttons have a nice feel to them. The touch screen also works very well in my opinion.I have started to set up other applications and over time I am sure I will get all of my most used apps integrated into the Loupedeck.Overall I would say that the the Loupedeck Live has increased the speed of editing dramatically and I don't have to touch my keyboard at all while editing. I spend less time looking at sliders and messing with the user interface and more time looking at the image and the effect the sliders are having.One minor gripe is that it needs a longer USB C cable. A one metre cable is provided, but for my setup a two metre cable would be better for my setup. It's a USB C to USB C cable so easy enough to get hold of.I suppose the take away is that if you expect to receive the Loupedeck Live and start using it with applications like Capture One out of the box then you will be disappointed. If you are willing to put some time in to set the device up as you want it then I would say that the result is surprisingly good.NOTE: Before you buy, check the Loupedeck website to see what extended software profiles are available and if one is not available for the software you are intending to use it with then the functionality that Loupedeck Live is capable of supporting is completely linked to the amount of shortcuts the intended software has. Example, Capture One has an impressive number of shortcuts available for many of the sliders and tools within it, so as you might expect each of these shortcuts can be assigned to buttons and dials with Loupedeck Live. DxO have a very limited amount of shortcuts within the software, so as you can imagine the amount of things that Loupedeck Live can be programmed to mimic will be limited.

I've had the much larger Loupedeck Plus that I use for Lightroom and like very much. I then bought a Loupedeck CT to use on another computer for a mixture of video and photo editing. Now I've bought the Loupedeck Live to use on my laptop while editing on the road. In hindsight, it would have been less expensive to get a crack addiction.The Loupedeck Live is an awesome bit of kit (like all other Loupedeck) that helps shave time off of repetitive tasks. Sure, it's great at editing video and photos. But if you go beyond that, you can have it past text that you need to continually write, run macros to perform complex sequences that saves lots of time.I also use it to open folders that are nested within many other folders, for example - Client Name > Year > Month. Then I have another button setup to create and name multiple folders (pictures, video, drone, 360, deliverables). Doing this for multiple clients each day would take many minutes, which adds up to hours every month, year.The Loupedeck Live is well made and well designed! It might also suit a lot of people over the CT if you use the touch screen, but don't need the wheel or the extra buttons.People complain about the flimsy stand, but I've actually put it on my CT (it fits both) and it's really improved the usability of it. I probably won't use it on the live as I'll be using that in cafe's etc, and couldn't be bothered to constantly take it on and off.I highly recommend this device if you value time!

Firstly this looks & feels like an excellent piece of kit & it installed without issue. However I bought this to use with MS Flight Simulator &, although it has a preset you can use, it kept causing problems within the Simulator by losing keyboard connection. I was using specifically as an auto pilot control & had I had more than one use for it I'd have kept it but it was too expensive just to keep in case I might use it therefore returned.