Look, Ma—I’m Editing With One Hand! Check Out This Easy-to-Use Single-Hand Editing Console

To be honest, we’re not exactly sure what designing an editing console that can be operated with one hand frees up your other hand to do, but we’re here for it. In all seriousness, editing consoles can be a great way to speed up your workflows and help editors handle lots of tasks at once.

This new Pilot Pro Editing Console from XPPen looks quite promising, offering a ton of helpful commands, easy controls, and the ability to unlock eyes-free editing with one hand. Let’s check it out and see if it could speed up your flow.

The XPPen Pilot Pro Editing Console

Developed by XPPen, a company that makes a wide range of notepads and drawing pads for professional designers and other creatives, this new XPPen Pilot Pro Editing Console is a step further into the video and color editing market, designed for those looking to handle large video editing projects.

The console is neatly designed with a layout of buttons, a joystick, and dials that can execute over 100 different commands. With this layout, the company claims users can enjoy eyes-free control with one hand while working to speed up their immersive workflows.

It does look quite ergonomic and intuitive to use, and it also lets you create custom themes so you can organize hundreds of commands and integrate them into your editing processes however you like.

Directional Commands and Intuitive Controls

The company is aiming this Pilot Pro Editing Console at video editors, photo editors, and color grading professionals, as its joystick supports color wheel grading with smooth precision without the need to add modifier keys.

The console also offers 4- and 8-way joystick movement, which can be used to provide variable-speed playback for those looking to review footage or go over options with producers or small teams.

Overall, while not a groundbreaking new technology, this is a nice pro editing console that could be quite appealing to those who haven't used one before or are looking for an easy, one-handed option to speed up their workflows.

Price and Availability

The XPPen Pilot Pro Editing Console is out and available now for $209 (although it looks like it’s on sale at times, too). You can find more info on the company’s website here.