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> albeit poorly documented That's an understatement. Haha The docs are basically worthless. There is so many different versions, all scattered around the web.

> albeit poorly documented That's an understatement. Haha The docs are basically worthless. There is so many different versions, all scattered around the web. Not to mention, most of them are in the form of a .pdf that is hundreds of pages, with a terrible search function. hah With that said, Palette [1] is an awesome company that builds exactly what you are describing. I've used there products for a bit now for PS work, and love it! [1] https://palettegear.com/index https://palettegear.com/index

kmfrk 7y ago
Was looking at potentiometers (knobs) the other day, and it's crazy that you basically have to make your own in Arduino if you want one that isn't from Palette. Microsoft infamously made the Dial that has the unfortunate design flaw of sliding off the Surface monitor it's supposed to stick to.
- DonHopkins 7y ago
  That Microsoft "Dial" was the triumph of gimmickry over functionality.
- pierrec 7y ago
  There are other options. Controllers with knobs are often made for music, but can also be used effectively for stuff like 3D and image/video editing. A popular choice for editing photos is the Behringer X-Touch Mini. Also, you generally don't want potentiometers for these applications, but rotary encoders. Pots = physical min and max position; encoders = infinite rotation. So for example, when you're switching from one photo to the next, pots would annoyingly keep the old value, while encoders will switch to the correct value. Just a little detail, but it's nice to have to right term to search for.
ape4 7y ago
Now that would be a good research paper: documenting the Photoshop API.
StrangeSound 7y ago
Tell me about it. I remember trying to write scripts for CS....5? Digitally flicking through a PDF was an absolute pain, and their "JavaScript reference" is a stretch when you could barely write any JavaScript for it. Tonnes of basic features missing from the reference meant coming up with your own extravagant way of performing basic tasks. I don't know what it's like now, but I'm glad I don't use Photoshop anymore to worry about it

kmfrk 7y ago

Was looking at potentiometers (knobs) the other day, and it's crazy that you basically have to make your own in Arduino if you want one that isn't from Palette. Microsoft infamously made the Dial that has the unfortunate design flaw of sliding off the Surface monitor it's supposed to stick to.

DonHopkins 7y ago
That Microsoft "Dial" was the triumph of gimmickry over functionality.
pierrec 7y ago
There are other options. Controllers with knobs are often made for music, but can also be used effectively for stuff like 3D and image/video editing. A popular choice for editing photos is the Behringer X-Touch Mini. Also, you generally don't want potentiometers for these applications, but rotary encoders. Pots = physical min and max position; encoders = infinite rotation. So for example, when you're switching from one photo to the next, pots would annoyingly keep the old value, while encoders will switch to the correct value. Just a little detail, but it's nice to have to right term to search for.

ape4 7y ago

Now that would be a good research paper: documenting the Photoshop API.

StrangeSound 7y ago

Tell me about it. I remember trying to write scripts for CS....5? Digitally flicking through a PDF was an absolute pain, and their "JavaScript reference" is a stretch when you could barely write any JavaScript for it. Tonnes of basic features missing from the reference meant coming up with your own extravagant way of performing basic tasks. I don't know what it's like now, but I'm glad I don't use Photoshop anymore to worry about it