Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/25

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Subject: [Leica] Wacom Tablet: Graphire or Intuos?
From: leicaluvr at comcast.net (Tom Schofield)
Date: Sun Jun 25 10:43:25 2006
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I got to play with the Cintique' (sp?) 21" tablet/monitor at the  
hasselblad ClearFocus seminar Thursday.  Pretty impressive.  Even  
better than the hotkeys is that you have a touch-slider on each  
side.  The right was set to zoom in/out on the image, and the left to  
increase/decrease the brush size.  That was very efficient.  Same  
hotkey/slider set up on the Intuos3 series.  I think I will be  
getting an Intuos3 soon.  Just need to decide on which size.  They  
were demonstrating the 6x11 wide model.

Can anyone tell me whether it Is awkward to use a 4:5 or 4:3 aspect  
pad with a 16:10 widescreen monitor?

Tom Schofield

On Jun 25, 2006, at 10:08 AM, Don Dory wrote:

> Bob,
> Find one to try, the Intuos gives you hot keys on the tablet so  
> that for
> routine PS work you don't need the keyboard.  The only trick is  
> that you
> have to train your hands and mind to go for the hot keys instead of  
> the
> keyboard shortcuts that you have memorised.  If you are a relative  
> newbie to
> PS and don't especially use the keyboard then definately buy the  
> Intuos and
> set up the hot keys.  On the other hand, if you are set in your  
> ways then
> spend less and use the tablet for your brush work instead of the  
> mouse.
> Either way you will be ahead.
>
> Don
> don.dory@gmail.com
>
>
> On 6/25/06, Robert D. Baron <rbaron@concentric.net> wrote:
>>
>> This might be off-topic, but Kyle introduced the subject several  
>> months
>> ago ("Two Words: Get One, People") and I've decided to follow his  
>> advice
>> - there's a first time for everything  :-) - and get a Wacom tablet
>> device for working in Photoshop.
>>
>> I've decided to get the 4x5 version and the only decision left is
>> whether to buy the cheaper (Graphire) model or the higher priced  
>> Intuos
>> model.
>>
>> Advice from anyone Who Knows the real difference would be  
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --Bob
>>
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Replies: Reply from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Wacom Tablet: Graphire or Intuos?)
In reply to: Message from rbaron at concentric.net (Robert D. Baron) ([Leica] Wacom Tablet: Graphire or Intuos?)
Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Wacom Tablet: Graphire or Intuos?)