ParksTool products offer two ways to control the timeline of Premiere Pro.
The first method is a traditional one where you can configure the dial as an arrow key on the keyboard. Turning the dial left sends the left arrow signal, turning it right sends the right arrow signal, and clicking the button works as a "c" command, which is a cutting command just like on the keyboard. Once configured, the dial will work in this manner throughout the entire application, regardless of context. While this method is sufficient, it can lead to unexpected results since it literally sends keyboard signals.
The second way is to use the Control Surface feature from Premiere Pro. This allows the application to be controlled by a MIDI device. You would need to map the dial with MIDI notes and allocate those notes with Premiere Pro commands. The benefit of this method is that you can navigate in any context. For instance, if you're adding subtitles to a video clip and your keyboard cursor is on the text box, you can step forward or backward using the "Control Surface" feature without losing your context. If it was mapped with keyboard arrow keys, your cursor would move unintentionally.
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Step-by-step Configuration
Prepare the firmware with the latest
Set your dial with the following notes
Web tool configuration
First step is to set the dials to send midi messages based on turns. For this example, the fist dial sends F2 midi signal when it turns left. and it sends F4 midi signal when it turns right. The 2nd dial is set F1 and F3 for turns. Click on the Apply button and close the web configuration tool.
Premiere Pro Configuration
Open Premiere pro and go to "Edit - Preferences - Control Surface"
In the control Surface, Click on Add
Select "Mackie" from "Device Class" and click on settings... button
Click Edit button
check like above picture. Click OK
35 messages from Midi device are available. In this example we are using F1 to F4 Midi message to navigate frames.
