Well if prive is really not an option...
http://www.wacom.com/cintiq/21UX.cfm
at $2500USD MSRP.
-Rob A>
Well if prive is really not an option...
http://www.wacom.com/cintiq/21UX.cfm
at $2500USD MSRP.
-Rob A>
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Well, right on, with that:
http://www.wacom.com/cintiq/21UX.cfm
at $2500USD MSRP.
...Now all I have to do is find one at 1/10th the cost.
While I could buy that, I don't think I will. As I mentioned, I don't want to go overboard and get something that I won't use all the features of. Even the next model down would be overkill I think not to mention I wouldn't want to lug that and a laptop around.
What I'm looking more for are recommendations of features and use. For example, if you have one, are you satisfied with it or do you wish you got a different model and why?
After researching and reading for about the last hour and a half I think I'm going to go with this one:
http://direct.wacom.com/stores/5/Int...n_P1222C83.cfm
That way I can also get the new version of PhotoShop and still pay off my Christmas present debt.
Does anyone have an Intous3 and what do they think of it? Is it worth getting over the Graphire?
I have an intuous (not sure if it's a 3) but as I've never had a graphire, I can't compare...sorry!
I love it. Mine is A4 sized. If you want to do fine art stuff with long strokes then a bigger tablet is better. If not, then you can use a smaller one (e.g. A5 sized). As The Cartographist (whom I shall from now refer to as TC to save my poor typing fingers) said, if you get a bigger tablet you need space on the table for it and it means pushing the keyboard elsewhere. A smaller tablet is less of a problem.
Found this comparison site that looks good: http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/abo...osgraphire.htm
The I being considered a professional tool, and the G being a casual/prosumer tool, the big differences (I over G) are (picked from the referenced site):
- Higher resolution results in smoother, more precise cursor movements.
- Double the pressure sensitivity.
- Tilt sensitivity.
- 4 ExpressKeys (versus 2 on Graphire4).
- Touch Strip (versus finger-operated scroll wheel on Graphire4).
- A wide-format 6x11 size is available for multiple monitor and widescreen display users. (which would overcome my previous comment on the graphire)
-Rob A>
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My wife has an A5 (Wacom) pad. I could never get to grips with it due to the pad controlling the cursor even at a distance from the surface of the pad. Personally, I'd like a pad that didn't have this, but only had cursor control when touched to the pad surface. Ideally, pen thickness would be controlled by pressure of the stylus on the pad. Are there any pads like this, or do they all work on the hover mode?
Google Groups for FGII Games:
European FG2 RPG - Fridays & Sundays (8pm UK time)
Using Ultimate FGII and can accept unlicensed player connections on some of the games
Pressure sensitivity is a function of the software. AFAIK, all of the wacoms support this if set up. Only angle sensitivity is a feature of the higher end models. Though A5 is the size, not the model... is it a Graphire or an Intuos?
-Rob A>
Last edited by RobA; 12-13-2007 at 09:59 AM. Reason: spelling corrections
My tutorials: Using GIMP to Create an Artistic Regional Map ~ All My Tutorials
My GIMP Scripts: Rotating Brush ~ Gradient from Image ~ Mosaic Tile Helper ~ Random Density Map ~ Subterranean Map Prettier ~ Tapered Stroke Path ~ Random Rotate Floating Layer ~ Batch Image to Pattern ~ Better Seamless Tiles ~ Tile Shuffle ~ Scale Pattern ~ Grid of Guides ~ Fractalize path ~ Label Points
My Maps: Finished Maps ~ Challenge Entries ~ My Portfolio: www.cartocopia.com