[Natural White] Nice work with this panel. Do more than you think

[Yes] Makes color correcting so much faster, easier and convenient than a mouse! Work great as is, but plan to map out a bit more in Premiere eventually.

[Natural White] After a few weeks of using the Tangent Wave2 Panel, I was pleasantly surprised by how much it has helped my workflow with Capture One and Adobe Premier Pro. My primary business is corporate and advertising work split 50-50 between photo and video projects.



When adjusting, I am just looking at the image and using the controls on the Tangent Wave2, which gives me more exact control and speeds things up. Before you move your mouse, go to the menu, and click the setting, and often would be hard to fine-tune your moves. It may not seem like a lot of time with the mouse, but once you get used to the Tangent Wave 2, you will not look back.



The overall size and build quality are good, and it does not take up too much desk space and is easy to move. I considered the Tangent Element, but it was too big for my desk could get by with the Wave2.



My only criticism is that Tangent poorly communicates how it works and the benefits to the end users. They need to show real-world examples and people using their products.



Let's face it we spend thousands on camera gear but spend over half our time in front of the computer. That's why anything that can speed up our work and improve our results is a winner.

[1] While this device can be used with several different video editing platforms, my primary use is with DaVinci Resolve Studio 17, with which it is deeply integrated. Color correction is a breeze, as are many other editing functions. My only complaint rests with the jog/shuttle wheel. Its movements are too coarse, but perhaps I have overlooked some available, in-software adjustment. Otherwise it is great.

[Yes] I was spending tremendous amounts of time on editing photos in Capture One. The Tangent Wave 2 has not only made editing much faster with the ability to quickly tune and readjust shadow, highlights, exposure, etc. It has also made possible adjustments that I would never have performed on a photo by photo basis. This is enabled through the color wheels and trackballs. For example, I can quickly bring details and the right amount of contrast in the shadow areas by lifting shadows with the shadow slider, reducing the shadow luminosity with the shadow color wheel. This may not make sense on paper, but I can tell you from experience, it works!

And then you can also quickly fine tune the amount of cooling of shadows and warming of midtones and highlights with the trackballs. The degree of accuracy achievable with these trackballs is astounding. I can see why this interface is the tool of choice for pro colorist in video production.

When time and money are at their peak, the best tools are needed. In this case, the price point is affordable, so that the enthusiast, such as myself, can experience the benefits.

Highly Recommended!

Complaints:
Support Undo with buttons and Straightening with the wheels or knobs.

Somehow Ctrl-Z undo acts a little funny and undo's more steps than I expect. And straightening must still be done manually.

I also wish there was a way to refresh all the LCD numbers to reflect the currently viewed photo. The LCD displays the last photos settings or whenever the last time the control was touched. As a result, you might scroll to a photo and look at the LCD to see Exposure set to 1.4, but that was the setting of the previous photo you adjusted. Lightly touch the exposure knob and it will update to the current photos setting. This is certainly far from a deal breaker and just a minor annoyance. Perhaps this can be improved in the future.

[1] I am using Wave2 in DaVinci Resolve and FCPX.
It make my work faster that I ever thought.
I made 20-30 shots in the day before I got Wave2.
Now I am making more than 250 shots.


The few things that makes me sad.
1) HDR wheels. It haven't hotkey in DVR so I have to use mouse. But maybe Keyboard Master will help to make script and then add it to StreamDeck.
2) Offset/Temp/Tint/Mid.Tones - not sure why guys from BM decide to not add it in Wave2. Wave2 have many possibility and FREE buttons in DVR but BM chose to make software restrictions.


I am sure even after this problems Wave2 much better for DaVinci then Micro Panel. BUT if you are choosing between Wave2 and Mini... Mini will win.


Wave2 are great choice to learn how work on panel.
To make your work faster.
And if you want work not only in DaVinci but in FCPX, Premiere, Mistika Boutique etc Wave2 is great choice.

[Yes] lightweight, portable temporary walls, easily put in place when I'm recording or on a zoom call. Easy to unzip and set to the side. I'm ordering one more so I have 4! The feet do fall out when moving them with is mildly annoying but overall an excellent product and worth the extra #$ compared to other options if you care about sound quality.

[Yes] I primarily grade in Resolve, but I went with the Wave2 since I sometimes need to hop into other programs. The price and weight is great as I sometimes might need it on set to help streamline simple grades for transcodes. It does have a lightweight/thin plastic feel, but all the controls feel solid for a flexible, budget friendly option. There is a bit of a learning curve in memorizing the F1-9 buttons for resolve. After two sessions, I've found myself hopping through the pages with ease. I do see a benefit in pairing this with another customizable key pad to speed things up. The biggest downsides would be on resolve's end which isn't a fault of this product per se.

[Yes] I think this makes the grades easier and better quality. The unit is small and light and connects with just a USB cable.  I wish the buttons were back-lit and I wish Resolve allowed customization but other than that, it works really well.  It is quick and easy to learn where things are in the menus.   (It would be better if they added separate buttons for Main Menu A and Main Menu B rather than hitting up and down together.)  

The panel lets me make adjustments more quickly but also more precisely.

[1] This is a solid unit and I would not hesitate to purchase again if I need another patch panel.