Designed for Windows 7-10 and featuring a 104-key US English layout, the Adobe Photographer ASTRA Backlit Keyboard from LogicKeyboard provides color-coded and labeled shortcut keys with graphical commands for Adobe Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC. Thanks to five levels of selectable brightness, which are controlled with a tap of your finger, the ASTRA may be used in a variety of lighting conditions, from bright to dark and day to night. Also featured are two USB 2.0 Type-A ports, which may be used to connect a mouse, contour shuttle, or a USB dongle. Connectivity with your host system is achieved using a 5.9′ cable with two separate USB Type-A connections. Use the gray connector to power the keyboard and use the black connector for the USB hub. This helps make it suitable for editing systems that use USB KVM extenders, as well as installations that require data security.
LogicKeyboard built the ASTRA with plug-and-play connectivity, meaning that no additional drivers are required for use. It also draws power from the USB bus, so no additional power is needed. In the event that you need this to serve as a replacement keyboard for another system, all letters, numbers, and symbols can be found just as they would be on a standard keyboard.
Sammy Will (verified owner) –
It does help me some of the shortcuts and I love that it’s backlit. Some labeled shortcuts don’t match up but that can be expected since these apps are always getting updates. Keys feel nice and I like that you can adjust the brightness of the backlight. Overall I’m happy with it.
Nina Herzog (verified owner) –
I’ve had this for two months and the keys are falling off. Not a quality build.
Retta Kihn (verified owner) –
In essence it is a cheap keyboard with poor quality print on the keys that charges the price of high end gaming keyboard. It’s sad that anything with the tag of film gets so overpriced. But you know… no other options…
Alejandrin Spinka (verified owner) –
My first was the LogicKB 14, used it to death. This unit with its update DRS17 rocks, feels responsive and tight. Really a must for a Blackmagic user!
Raymond Schiller (verified owner) –
Recommendation: DO NOT PURCHASE. I had such high hopes for this keyboard, backlighting, DaVinci Resolve keys, perfect for learning the app and color grading in a darkened room, nice key travel. That was in July. By September the poor design and low quality of the keyboard became obvious in four ways: 1. Two of the keys came off, and would not stay on due to the fact that one of the brittle plastic clip molded to the key that attaches to the switch broke. Wrong material for molding keys, the plastic is too brittle. 2. The paint started coming off some of the keys. 3. The key spacing matches a Windows keyboard, not a Mac keyboard, the spacing of the Command and Space relative to the keys on the row above it are the wrong place for a true Mac keyboard, so if you are a touch typist and go between this and a standard Mac keyboard (like I do switching between desktop Mac and MacBook) you find yourself hitting the wrong keys when you do command shortcuts due to the difference in spacing. 4. Sometimes the caps lock does not work properly, I have to unplug and reconnect the keyboard for it to work properly sometimes. Sadly, this is past the return window, and while I put in a warranty repair request, I’m unhappy, as I don’t think a new keyboard can resolve these problems, as they are design and material choices, not simply a defective one-off.
Coralie Ullrich (verified owner) –
I love the Astra keyboards. Great way to learn the shortcuts and also, because they’re illuminated, a great way way to see your keyboard in a dark edit room.
Alba Pollich (verified owner) –
Arrived promptly and in good shape. Lighted keyboard is very handy. Very pleased.
Maya Bosco (verified owner) –
Not the slim body of the recent Logic edit keyboards but in a good way