September 19, 2018 --Loupedeck, the custom photo editing console built with an intuitive design that makes editing faster and more creative, has announced its first foray into video editing, beginning with its integration with Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

Following a year of success and innovation, the decision to include video editing functionalities is exclusively based on feedback from Loupedeck's invested community. The Loupedeck+ will make the video editing process faster, more intuitive and more affordable than the industry norm, offering a native integration with Adobe Premiere Pro CC, with all Premiere Pro functions available on the device.  

New video editing functionalities of the Loupedeck+ include:

• Faster and more intuitive video editing and color correction. All basic tools for color grading are simply labeled on the console
• Total flexibility with Premiere Pro CC, allowing editors to make their own configurations to fit their workflow
• Ability to export/import a editors' personal Loupedeck configuration setups and easily transfer them to another computer
• Lumetri Color workspace compatibility for color grading
• Ability to toggle between your favorite LUTs, serving as a significant time saver 
• Flexible timeline navigation, content trimming and clip adjustment
• Option to customize console buttons to preferred Adobe Premiere shortcut demands or use preinstalled functions

"Our mission is to keep on improving the editing workflow, so it's only fitting our next step is in the video editing space," said Mikko Kesti, Founder and CEO of Loupedeck. "Just like we developed the Loupedeck+ exclusively from community feedback, we felt it was imperative to listen to what our users had to say and make the device's functionality even more well-rounded, providing all the same editing functions that photographers have at their fingertips to videographers. Users can now count on Loupedeck+'s intuitive design and user-friendly approach to enhance their video editing quality and increase their output. Our ongoing partnership with Adobe made introducing these new capabilities with its Premiere Pro CC suite an easy decision."

Additional video software integrations will be announced later this year. On the photo editing side, the Loupedeck+ will include future integrations with Skylum's other products, including Skylum Luminar. It is also currently in beta with Capture One, with full integration on the way, as well as additional photography software integrations to follow later this year.

The device is available for purchase in the Loupedeck Online Store, B&H Photo and Amazon.com for $229.

For more information visit www.loupedeck.com.

Loupedeck+ Announces First Integration with Adobe Photoshop

The photo & video editing console continues to evolve based on community feedback, now even more adaptable to photographers’ needs

HELSINKI, Finland – December 14, 2018 – Loupedeck, the custom photo & video editing console built with an intuitive design that makes editing faster and more creative, has announced its first integration with Adobe Photoshop CC 2019. This compatibility further expands the product’s utility for editing in several Adobe Creative Suite applications, including: Adobe Lightroom Classic CC and Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

After this year’s launch of the Loupedeck+, the decision to integrate with Photoshop is exclusively based on feedback from Loupedeck’s invested community, many of whom utilize the imaging and graphic design software in their editing workflow. The Loupedeck+ will permit more intuitive and faster editing, providing more accuracy on controlling Photoshop’s functions.

New Adobe Photoshop editing functionalities of the Loupedeck+ include:

Total flexibility with Photoshop CC, allowing image editors to configure Loupedeck+ to match their personal workflows

Intuitive features that make editing faster: swap between current and previous tools, reset blending or to fit image on screen by just a press of a button

Ability to focus on the image instead of navigating: minimize mouse pointing, list scrolling and target practicing with tiny icons

More direct access to tools, functions, layers and other Photoshop options to save time

Excellent layer control by moving, grouping, merging, adjusting opacity, fill, visibility or masking

Ability to run smart filter with Loupedeck+’s configurable buttons

Custom mode that gives even more possibilities for mapping different Photoshop functions on Loupedeck+

Ability to create your own actions and run them with Loupedeck+´s configurable buttons

“In our ongoing mission to make the editing processes of both professional and amateur photographers more intuitive and efficient, we continually work to integrate Loupedeck+ with the editing suites they utilize and cherish most in their workflows,” said Mikko Kesti, Founder and CEO of Loupedeck. “Members of our dedicated user community emphasized their eagerness to use the console to edit with Photoshop and we listened. Following Loupedeck’s original integration with Adobe Lightroom and recent foray into video editing by way of Adobe Premiere Pro, this next stage of our partnership will continue to support photographers worldwide.”

In addition to its Adobe integrations, Loupedeck+ is compatible with Skylum Aurora HDR while future integrations withSkylum’s other products, including Skylum Luminar, are expected as well.

The device is available for purchase in the Loupedeck Online Store, B&H Photo and Amazon.com for $249.

For more information visit https://www.loupedeck.com