In all of my videos, right behind me is my editing setup.
This is the setup that I use to edit all of my 4K videos.
And it has been about a month ever since it's made its way into Episode 10 of Setup Montage
by Techsource.
I thought it's about time that I gave you a tour of this whole editing setup.
There isn't a whole lot to talk about, but hopefully you'll find it interesting and maybe
you'll find some inspiration for your own setup after having watched this video.
First of all, powering this setup is a 2017 15" MacBook Pro.
"But Danny, haven't you said before that the Touchbar seems like a gimmick?
Why do you have it?"
It was the only way to max out the machine.
Without the Touchbar, you can only get so far in terms of specs.
And this is like, maxed out completely.
Now, I probably don't need this much for video editing, but I want this machine to last me
a long time.
This is the workhorse that I use to edit my 4K videos on, after all.
And in case you were wondering, I am using Final Cut Pro X to edit.
Although, I am also familiar with Adobe Premiere, Hitfilm Express and Sony Vegas or now known
as Vegas Pro.
The MacBook Pro itself rests on this stand called the BookArc by Twelve South.
By the way, links to all of the products mentioned in this video will be available in the description below.
Then, using only one Thunderbolt 3 cable, it is charged by and drives the 27" 4K monitor here.
This is the LG27UD88-W. And as you can tell, it is a 4K Thunderbolt 3 monitor.
This display is gorgeous; the colours look very nice and saturated and it is extremely
accurate right from the factory.
On the back, there is also a USB 3.0 hub, which I use to plug in a few peripherals.
The keyboard that I use is a custom WASD keyboard, equipped with Cherry MX Brown switches.
It's a 10-keyless layout and the keycaps are entirely blank.
I'm going to be real honest, the only reason why I got this keyboard is because of a movie
called Justice League: Doom.
Batman was typing on a blank keyboard and he's my favourite hero in the universe.
It looks very cool and minimalistic, and although it isn't really the best for editing, I am
familiar enough with all the key placements that I can actually use it pretty well.
For editing, that is.
For typing, it is not a problem whatsoever.
It just takes a little bit of getting used to and actually, I like it because it forces
you to never look down at your hands when you're working.
This improves overall efficiency.
Next to the keyboard, I have a Logitech MX Master 2S mouse.
This is commonly regarded as the best mouse for productivity and I have to agree with
everyone who thinks that way.
The mouse is nice and ergonomic, there are some cool gestures that you can incorporate
into your workflows.
And most importantly for me, there is a thumb scroll, which enables horizontal scrolling.
This is super useful if you're going to be editing videos because timelines are horizontal.
I can just scroll right through it using my thumb and it's really convenient this way.
Now, I do have some problems with the 2S and I will probably make a video about that later.
And I will also talk about how to fix those in that video but that is not what this video
is about.
Then, towards the back corner of my table, there is a Philips Wake Up light, which I
use to wake me up in the mornings when I'm sleeping.
I have a video just dedicated to my review of about this alarm clock, so I'm going to
put it in a card in the top right corner right there.
Or right there...
Check it out if you're interested.
Behind the whole setup, there's just some acoustic foam which doens't really help with
the room acoustics all that much.
Not as much as I'd hoped for, anyway, but it does look pretty nice in my opinion.
And hopefully, one day I'll get to put more of it up into the room.
That way, it'll actually help dampen more of the echoes.
And above all of that, I have two IKEA LACK shelves, these are just used for storage;
the bottom one for easily accessible camera equipment and the top one for random stoage.
It's a huge mess and I have to clean it up at some point.
I'm actually starting to think that it was the one thing that was keeping me out of the
Setup Wars main series.
So, if you have any opinions about this setup, or if you see any room for improvement, please
make sure to leave it in the comments section below.
And that is it for this video, thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next one!