Wacom pro??

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bikeit

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I been think about getting a Wacom pro tablet, it will be used for photo editing in PS & LR so anyone here use this or any other tablet for photo editing, are they hard to get used to and does it speed up the time spent photo editing?
 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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bikeit said:
I been think about getting a Wacom pro tablet, it will be used for photo editing in PS & LR so anyone here use this or any other tablet for photo editing, are they hard to get used to and does it speed up the time spent photo editing?
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I've used a Wacom Intuos Pro (wireless) for some time. Tablets are great, for retouching in particular. The real strength of using a stylus, versus a mouse, is the huuuuuge degree of control and precision it gives you. So much so, in my opinion, if you DON'T do a lot of re-touching/detailed corrections, you may want to reconsider buying a tablet to begin with.

Yes, there is a definitely going to be an adjustment period as you learn to use a stylus instead of your mouse if this is new to you. I would suggest you put your mouse away and force yourself to use the stylus exclusively when editing photos so you can get used to it. That's just my suggestion but either way I'd give yourself a couple of weeks to get comfortable with using the stylus. My last suggestion is that if you decide to go this route, get a SMALL tablet, medium at the largest. The reason being is that a smaller tablet will be less work for you. This is hard thing to explain but to put it simply, the smaller the working surface of your tablet, the less motion required from your hands/wrists to get things done. I hope that makes sense... If not, just trust me on this. Smaller Tablet > Larger Tablet when it comes to photo editing.

Lastly, if decide a tablet is the way to go do yourself a favor: Drop the extra dime for a legit Wacom. Seriously.
 
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bikeit

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Cheers Horoscope Fish, i understand all you suggested above, but one thing you said, " Drop the extra dime for a legit Wacom. Seriously." can you explain please?


 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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bikeit said:
Cheers Horoscope Fish, i understand all you suggested above, but one thing you said, " Drop the extra dime for a legit Wacom. Seriously." can you explain please?
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Oh... I just meant don't buy a "cheap" tablet is all. Wacom tablets are the industry standard for a lot of good reasons while cheap tablets are not just not worth it. I can't EVEN tell you how many off-brand tablets we burned-out/had fall apart in the classroom at the college I work at over the years. Once we started using Wacom tablets the only reason I've had to authorize replacement is because of theft. Which skyrocketed... *sigh*
 
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jay_dean

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I was doing some editing the other day, my daughter walked past, looked at what i was doing and suggested i used her Wacom Intuos Pro(medium). I'm giving it real consideration
 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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jay_dean said:
I was doing some editing the other day, my daughter walked past, looked at what i was doing and suggested i used her Wacom Intuos Pro(medium). I'm giving it real consideration
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I use a medium myself... I would not want anything larger.

EDIT: My mistake! I actually use a small Intuos Pro, not a medium.
 
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Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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bikeit said:
Just got the new wacom intuos pro so far so good, anyone set their own tablet mapping sizes?
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I mapped the tablet working-surface to match the monitor screen-size. Maybe I'm not seeing something here but, I'm not sure why you would want to set it up any other way?
 
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bikeit

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I am fiddling about with different tablet mapping sizes, find it better to just move your hand a bit rather that the whole way across the tablet? if you know what i mean?
 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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bikeit said:
I am fiddling about with different tablet mapping sizes, find it better to just move your hand a bit rather that the whole way across the tablet? if you know what i mean?
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I know exactly what you mean; this is why I suggest people who are considering a tablet get a small tablet (versus a medium, or large); a smaller tablet means less movement of your arms/hands.

In all honesty it never occurred to me to use the mapping function in the way you are describing... Are you using a center section of the tablet? Snapping to one corner or... ??? I'd need to do something like that so I could "index" where I am, if that makes any sense.
 
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bikeit

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Yes it makes sense, i have it set up to match the bottom left hand corner and about half way up the tablet and about half the width of the tablet, great bit of kit.
 
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bikeit

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yes right handed, i haven't set up PS yet still messing about with tablet mapping in LR to see what i like the best? do you use lightroom?
 
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Horoscope Fish

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bikeit said:
yes right handed, i haven't set up PS yet still messing about with tablet mapping in LR to see what i like the best? do you use lightroom?
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I don't use Ligthroom; I'm a Photoshop guy. I do use Adobe Camera Raw a lot (which *is* Lightroom for all intents and purposes) for global edits and minor retouching. I use Photoshop for aesthetic/creative effects and serious retouching. I don't like how Lightroom uses a catalog however, and I can't live without Smart Objects and Layers which is why I've focused on learning Photoshop exclusively.
 
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bikeit

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Ok so PS uses sliders as well as LR, so how do you move your sliders? i can only make large adjustments with the pen, when i was using the mouse i clicked on a slider and used the back and forward keys to make small adjustments? any idea?
 
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bikeit

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Na spoke too soon the only thing that works is if you untick use windows ink in the wacam properties under the mapping label.
 
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