Re: [Avid-L2] Computer eyeware?

I, too, hate looking up. At home I use a 27" iMac. I have built a small shelf, fitted under the desk, for the iMac base. This lowers the whole thing so that the bottom of the panel 'floats' a fraction of an inch above the top of the desk. Makes it much more usable.

On 16 May 2013, at 19:29, John Heiser wrote:

> My desk has a monior bridge, which was fine when a) I didnt' have
> progressive lenses; and b) the monitors were 20" CRTs. Now with
> progressives and a 30" monitor, I either break my neck looking at the top
> of the monitor through progressives, or I now own a pair of single-vision
> "computer" glasses adjusted for the distance to my monitor (about the
> length of my reach). Much better.
>
> ----
> *john heiser | senior video editor*
> *o2**ideas*
> birmingham, alabama, USA
> http://vimeo.com/johnheiser
>
> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Tony Breuer <tonybreuer@mac.com> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > I use progressives as well (with three foal length ) and have for about
> > ten years.
> >
> > I used to get neck aches and headaches as well, but when I'm working at a
> > facility I now make sure that the monitors ore at eye level, or better yet,
> > below eye level.
> > I hate the desks that have monitor bridges. They are torture. If the room
> > has a bridge I politely ask to have it removed. I work a lot better if I
> > don't have a constant headache.
> >
> > Luckily I mostly work on my own system so I have Dell monitors that can be
> > adjusted up and down. Not as elegant as Apple monitors, but they work. The
> > video monitor is at eye level as well.
> >
> > My eye doctor also suggested that I get the same lenses, but in a larger
> > frame which makes it easier (and less head and neck movement) to
> > concentrate and work. I also take frequent breaks and try to spend as much
> > time outside as I can.
> >
> > Getting old's a bitch. It ain't for the faint of heart.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > PS The Avid font in Symphony 6 IS worse. PLEASE AVID let is change the
> > font sizes in the marker tool and the Effects menu. They are torture for
> > any editor who has passed the age of puberty.
> >
> >
>
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>
>

With best wishes,
Roger Shufflebottom
+44 7973 543 660





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