The Ripple Color Correction Panel from Tangent is made for the usage of color correction and video post production industry. In brief, this product suitable for editor, colorist, student, and also other professional users. This device does not do any processing of the video data, but it only provides the physical user interface to software packages, similar to the function of mouse and keyboard. This product is designed to improve the speed, easiness in usage as well as the efficiency of software by putting the controls at user’s fingertips without the need to access through the menu functions and mouse clicks. With this device, colorists will be familiar with the 3 Trackerball layout for adjusting primaries and they will know how essential it is to have them on the panel.
Built with the Generic functionality in mind, that means this Ripple Color Correction Panel is not designed only for the usage with one type of software. In other words, the control functions are not determined by Tangent, but it is decided by the Software that user uses. Some applications support the Tangent Mapper which will allow users to customize the functionality of the controls. In depth, this panel receives its power and communicate with user's computer via the USB cable. The main requirement is that the computer needs to support high power USB device; it should compatible with 500mA power through the USB port. Most desktop computers are compatible which laptop or portable devices that sometimes do not compatible.