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Posted on 03/12/04 3:15:56 PM |
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bottledregrets
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Wacom tablet
In your book you have a section about your graphic tablet you use. You said you finally found one you liked from Wacom(I am correct?) You also said it was under 100$ where can I find this tablet? Thank you |
Posted on 03/12/04 4:37:39 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Wacom tablet
It's the most basic Wacom tablet. Where you buy it from depends on where you are in the world! I'm guessing you're in the US, from your language ('stores', 'backyard'). So a quick Froogle brings up... Tiger Direct - yours for $79.99! |
Posted on 03/12/04 9:35:12 PM |
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bottledregrets
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Re: Wacom tablet
awesome, thank you...is this one your using now or one of the more advanced ones? what do you call backyard and stores? |
Posted on 03/12/04 9:48:21 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Wacom tablet
This it the tablet I use. Actually, it's a more up to date version of the one I use! Garden and shops. |
Posted on 03/12/04 9:51:18 PM |
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bottledregrets
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Awesome, your a very cool down to earth guy. Your book should be at my house today or monday. I can't wait. |
Posted on 05/12/04 9:05:41 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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After all the build up, I hope you think it's worth it! |
Posted on 05/12/04 9:05:47 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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After all the build up, I hope you think it's worth it! |
Posted on 05/12/04 11:40:00 PM |
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bottledregrets
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I know it will, I have looked at about every book at barnes and noble and books a million and have chosen yours because it was the most interesting, best described, and most eye-catching. Thanks for everything. |
Posted on 09/01/05 2:07:51 PM |
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eventer
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Re: Wacom tablet
I have a tablet pc - I have been trying to use it as a wacom pad to draw around something in quick mask. I keep getting gaps and bleeding out which must mean that my pressure is uneven? It's irritating as it's a lot easier than a mouse for drawing around outlines. Do you have any suggestions? I don't use the pad much, perhaps I just need to practice. I wondered if there was some kind of tolerence setting that can be adjusted for horse fisted types. |
Posted on 09/01/05 8:32:13 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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As far as I know, tablet PCs don't have pressure sensitivity. The stylus is more like the one on a Palm or iPaq: it simply presses a touch-sensitive screen. On the Wacom tablet, all the sophistication is in the stylus: the tablet itself is just a grid which registers position. Data is transmitted from the stylus through the tablet to the Wacom software. …which is a rather long-winded way of saying that I don't think a tablet PC is up to the job! The stylus is meant for annotation, not detailed graphics work. |
Posted on 09/01/05 8:36:21 PM |
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eventer
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Oh.....and I gave away my little wacom pad. It would be so nice to have the whole learning curve be a bit smoother. I still love my tablet, just need another wacom pad I guess. |
Posted on 13/01/05 2:00:31 PM |
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CubanPete
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I got a nice Graphire 3 XL for the ole birthday last month, very very nice, although if you are looking at purchasing one, have more than 1 person using the computer and recently installed XP SP2 then hold off till Wacom release an updated driver. At the moment there is an issue the Fast User Switching (FUS) function, in so much as that the minute the 2nd person signs on the tablet stops working, not the case if you have not installed SP2. However I installed SP2 when it came out as I had no hardware then that had an issue with it. Right now I have to reboot the workstation everytime I want to use the tablet. (there are 3 of sharing my home PC) Otherwise it has has been a fantastic present and I am looking forward to producing some artwork with it. At the moment I am just trying to get used to using it, after using a regular mouse for so many years it is a bit of change in how you move around the screen and I find I keep forgetting that the placement on the tablet is where the pointer will appear on the screen and that the point does not have to "dragged" across like a regular mouse. CP _________________ Paranoia is reality on a finer scale. |
Posted on 13/01/05 3:31:51 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Wacom tablet
It does take some time to get used to. But it's worth it in the end! |
Posted on 13/01/05 6:29:15 PM |
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tabitha 1
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Tablets... I love 'em!! I have used a Genius 1812HR for the last couple of years and I find it fantastic. I know its old and I know its HUGE, but I would not be without it. I bought it on eBay, not really knowing anything about what I was buying but the on-line reviews were excellent, and I had heard that using a tablet for design work was so much easier. The thing I love about the 1812HR is that if I press the stylus on the top left hand corner of the tablet, it will correalate exactly with where the curser is on the screen. Only downside (I can find at least) is that that due to its age, the stylus is connected to the tablet via a wire, rather than cordless. I am used to it now, but it is amusing seeing anyoe who has never used one before try and tackle it 
My brother went out and bought the latest Wacom about 5 months ago, and I think he has used it only a couple of times, saying that a mouse it much easier to use. I am lost at the moment though, I am moving house and have had to downscale my operation to save me time on my moving day, and my precious tablet is wrapped up in bubble-wrap in the garage. 
_________________ "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." Rich Cook. |
Posted on 09/05/13 7:55:01 PM |
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fugleys dad
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I have just got one of these tablets and was wondering if the regular users had any tips? Do you use it instead of a regular mouse or just for photoshopping? It feels so weird but I assume I will get used to it after a while. |
Posted on 10/05/13 06:53:26 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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My advice is to stick with it. Yes, it will seem weird at first, and for the first week or so it will feel quite unnatural - and then you'll suddenly get it. Many users use a regular mouse for stuff like web browsing, at least at the beginning. It's not uncommon to use both. I use mine for just about everything now, although I also have a touch pad I use when I'm typing a lot (so I don't have to keep picking up the stylus). |
Posted on 10/05/13 07:02:08 AM |
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Mariner
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Fugley's Dad Stick with it. I have a Wacom Bamboo which cost under $100 and I use it for almost everything. I only use the mouse when in Linux, which has bad or non-existent drivers, depending on the version. Using Photoshop with a mouse is like painting with a bar of soap. |
Posted on 14/06/13 11:25:15 AM |
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Frank
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I purchased the Intuos 5 (medium) about 5 days ago and it's slowly coming although as Steve says it seemed real weird at first. I'm still a bit clumsy with it but improving , I like the express keys, radial menu, and to a degree the touch function. Quite a few menus to sort out so I printed the manual (129 pages) and now have most set up to frequently used keyboard shortcuts . The salesman (a photographer and Intuous user) said to give it about 2 weeks and you won't look back (we'll see). He also recommended using it for everything right off the bat . So far so good ? |
Posted on 05/07/13 11:22:08 PM |
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brewell
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It's all true - the Wacom Bamboo combined with setting up keyboard shortcuts makes a great difference. And it is frustrating at first. Now, I don't know if I could remember how to use a mouse. _________________ The journey of a thousand hours begins with a single layer. |
Posted on 15/10/13 01:32:34 AM |
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RetroSi
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Alternative tablet...
I have an old Nisis A4 size tablet but have lost the mouse & pen for it so I started looking for a new tablet. There are many tablets on the market which 'do the job' and can be bought very cheap. Budget was a concern for me but I wanted to get as close to a Wacom Pro which has recently been introduced to replace the intuos 5 medium. And although the tablets which 'do the job' are able to do just that, they don't have the finesse of those which have higher resolution and pen sensitivity or reports per second etc. I tried a tablet which 'does the job' but found that the lesser 1024 pen pressure points didn't quite cut it. Has anyone noticed that we as humans are unable to judge this fine detail point by point. 
My hand trembles and so I found that a more sensitive pen was needed because pressing hard with so few (1024) points meant less finesse. So having a higher count helped stop the big smudges effect I kept producing. However, the Intuos Pro is £339 retail & the out going Intuos V5 medium is £285 although Wacom have ex demos for £225 inc P&P. There are many features of the new Pro which are great and some generic ones they have across the Wacom range I felt i didn't need. The Touch feature is such a feature I have tried via use of a friends tablet for they let me use it for 2 weeks whilst abroad. I'm not saying the Wacom Pro or even the V5 isn't worth the money but I have found & now own an alternative which comes very close to the non-touch Wacom V5 and the Pro which isn't available without the touch feature. I now have an Aiptek Media Tablet Ultimate II £116 inc p&p The Aiptek has a very similar spec regard pen pressure 2048 & reports per second 200 plus LPi of 5080 and an active area of 8"x5" & 9.5 inches diagonal. The pen is battery-less & very comfy & weighted in my opinion just right. It has the usual click / double click nib plus two spare & an extractor tool with tow further buttons along its stem with a soft rubber bottom ergo shape. The tablet itself is sturdy and doesn't flex but not heavy. It has two scroll wheels which have three functions each and these can be reassigned for many functions as required. Also there are four express buttons which can be programmed. There are two USB slots for left/right hand use. A unobtrusive light shows which scroll mode you are in and a feature which the Wacom doesn't have officially without programme know how is the Personal Profiles the Aiptek can store. This means different users having different set ups or a single user with many. It has a neat pen holder and in use feels very professional and doesn't scratch the tablet even when pressing hard. There's plenty of extra software it comes with not least for those with Win 8 & its touch screen flick your finger across use a programme called 'Flicks' which has over 20 default setting plus you can set your own, this mimics a finger flick but with the pen. It can be set for things such as print, save, back/forward, copy/paste etc. It has PS Elements 10 (full) shipped a on disc with serial # & other presentation software for over head projectors & hand writing learning & desktop notes plus other stuff. I know I've only just joined this forum but I'm so chuffed with this bit of kit I thought I'd let you know there is a viable alternative out there. Having opposing muscles in both arms makes it very difficult to do a lot of things and I thought that when I lost my pen from the Nisis, as old as it is I still try my hand at image editing and the occasional photo with the camera remote. I couldn't do 95% of the editing without the tablet, as our esteemed leader points out it may take a while to learn but get a tablet and within a week or 2 at most you'll wonder what you were worried about. Get a cheap 2nd hand one off of ebay & try it. I use mine for all aspects of the computer from Word/Excel to PS & Illustrator & browsing. One huge benefit for myself is the absence of fatigue & RSI in the hand & wrist, which are painful all the time but I can work most of the day with a tablet. When I go to a friends & use there computer & mouse at most an hour later & I have to rest. If you'd like any questions answered let me know & I will do my best to answer. Cheers RetroSi.... |
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