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Arc

Sometimes you just need more!

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Not everyone has the luxury of a dedicated grading suite, but when you do, and you want a control surface that makes a statement to your clients, then Arc is the panel to choose. But Arc has more than impressive looks; it has the controls, features, and ergonomics to match, allowing your skills to shine through and for you to make your own statement.

Intuitive

Arc takes its name from the way the panel sections sweep round in an "arc" in front of you, putting its many controls at your fingertips. The two outer sections can be swapped over to suite your handedness. When it comes to having lots of controls, one of the problems can be "just what does each control do?" This isn't the case with Arc; every programmable control is clearly labelled with its own display, so if the function of the control changes, so does its display label. And with every control having its own label you won't be left searching around in a darkened suite for the one you want; the display guides you to it. When Arc is used with the Tangent Mapper* you can even customise the layout of the controls.

*see the Application Support tab to see if your application supports the Tangent Mapper.

Precision and quality

Made in three sections, each section is precision machined from a solid aluminium block, making for an incredibly strong, and unbelievably thin profile. All rotary controls and trackerballs have optical pickups, which means they are long-life and high precision.The buttons are ultra-reliable with a positive tactile response. The displays are crisp, high-contrast, high-resolution, easy to read, dimmable, white OLEDs. The tablet tray at the front can be swapped out to allow for "no tablet", or to keep up to date with changing tablet technology*

*tablet not included. Tray for Wacom Intuos Pro medium included, others options can be made to order.

Flexible support

Any application that supports the Tangent Mapper will already support the Arc panel. For some applications default control maps have been provided by the application manufacturer. Where no default control map is provided, it's easy to make your own with the Mapper. Please check the Application Support tab for further details.

Availability

Please contact your software manufacturer for details of how to buy.

Features
  • Three sections: Grading, Navigation, Function
  • Each section precision machined from a solid aluminium block
  • Thin profile
  • Left and right sections can be swapped to suit handedness
  • Every programmable control is labelled with its own high contrast, high resolution, dimmable, OLED display
  • Individual control displays also provide value / feedback where appropriate
  • Each section has a large high contrast, high resolution, dimmable, OLED display at the back to provide mode / bank information
  • Large displays also provide application specific information when supported by application
Trackerballs and knobs
  • High resolution, long life trackerballs with optical laser pickups
  • Each ball has a third axis “ring” with smooth bearing
  • Rings precision machined from solid aluminium block giving perfectly weighted feel
  • High density 46mm diameter ball giving the precise feel of larger diameter ball
  • Balls retained by the rings, which can be removed for cleaning
  • High resolution, long life knobs with optical pickups
  • Each knob has a built-in "press to reset" switch
Single USB and single power cable
  • USB plug-and play (HID device therefore no drivers are required)
  • Single USB cable
  • Single power cable
  • Outer panels connect to Grading panel
Arc Grading panel
  • [[4x]] Programmable trackerballs with 3rd axis ring
  • Individual reset buttons for ball and ring
  • [[9x]] Programmable knobs with integral push button resets
  • [[4x]] Programmable buttons
  • Every button and knob has its own display for soft labelling control
  • Rear display for bank/mode and application specific information
Arc Navigation panel
  • [[1x]] Programmable trackerballs with 3rd axis ring
  • Individual reset buttons for ball and ring
  • [[53x]] Programmable buttons
  • Every button has its own display for soft labelling control
  • Rear display for bank/mode and application specific information
Arc Function panel
  • [[18x]] Programmable knobs with integral push button resets
  • [[22x]] Programmable buttons
  • Every button and knob has its own display for soft labelling control
  • Rear display for bank/mode and application specific information
Documentation
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User Manual
The Arc product User Manual to download in pdf format. Arc User Manual (4585 downloads)
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Pre-Purchase FAQ
Answers to some common questions asked before buying Tangent panels Pre-Purchase FAQ (21027 downloads)
Firmware Update
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Firmware Updater Tool
There are no firmware updates for this panel.
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