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@Velocio are you using the Stream Deck in any other ways which I might miss out on?
I probably push the buttons on the thing about 5-10 times per day.
Thinking of what that looks like as a % of use, I use it for:
- 70% of my Key Light Air control... pre-programmed buttons for brightness and colour temperature means I can adjust the lights in a moment between meetings as the day progresses.
- 20% Hue light control... turning lights on and off in the room I'm in, the hallway, or after making a cup of tea I may remember I need to turn out the kitchen light and can't be arsed getting up to do it.
- 10% microphone and volume control. This is mostly to mute the microphone regardless of which video conference software is fired up. If I need to mute fast then this button does it and I don't have to try and point the mouse at the right part of the screen.
The Key Light Air control is the vast majority of use though... muting is down at once or twice a week as normally I'd use the mouse, and things like volume I have a huge knob on my desk to do, and Hue lights I tend to use the Hue control at the doorway.
So yeah... you really do not need a Stream Deck, I thought I'd use it even more than I do. I also thought I wouldn't use the Elgato Control Center (Key Light tray software)... but I actually use that the most.
- 70% of my Key Light Air control... pre-programmed buttons for brightness and colour temperature means I can adjust the lights in a moment between meetings as the day progresses.
Velocio-
thanks for the explanation - it's what I was hoping you'd say.
What does the Elgato Control Center do? It's not compatible with OSX 10.13.6 which I use, so will i miss some important feature? Or does this mean that I'll be forced to get a little Stream Deck to control Key Light Air(s)?
Alternatively I could sack off both Elgato products and get some hue bulbs which work independently of my OS. Planned obsolescence is so frustrating!
freddo
great setup. I've been considering adding key lights to my setup which is pretty similar which got me looking into the ways in which they can be controlled. The idea of a Stream Deck is nice but it's one more item on an already cluttered desk.
So for mac book pro users, there's an automation possible which lets you use the touchbar like a basic Stream Deck. It requires a little basic scripting but it's not complex from what I can see.
https://vninja.net/2020/12/04/automating-elgato-key-lights-from-touch-bar/
@Velocio are you using the Stream Deck in any other ways which I might miss out on?