Does anyone use Wacom tablets to do photo editing, and if so what are your thoughts . From what I see you can do very fine editing over using a mouse which at time is challenging, and can you keep both the mouse and the tablet combined and use both.
Mac
Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.
If you use the Search function at the top of the page and type in Wacom you will find a large number of threads on this subject.
I have a tablet connected to an iMAC. Awesome device, much more detailed than a mouse. I can use a mouse or the tablet, but I choose to use the tablet when accessing post processing and use the mouse for other programs.
Woodworm65 wrote:
Does anyone use Wacom tablets to do photo editing, and if so what are your thoughts . From what I see you can do very fine editing over using a mouse which at time is challenging, and can you keep both the mouse and the tablet combined and use both.
For fine photo editing, you can't beat a Wacom
Thanks for the info thinking about the small pro wireless would take up less room on my desk .
Woodworm65 wrote:
Thanks for the info thinking about the small pro wireless would take up less room on my desk .
Even with the Wacom Intous small, I only map half of the tablet surface for my two monitors.
Woodworm65 wrote:
Does anyone use Wacom tablets to do photo editing, and if so what are your thoughts . From what I see you can do very fine editing over using a mouse which at time is challenging, and can you keep both the mouse and the tablet combined and use both.
I use a Wacom table to do photo editing that can't be done using a mouse. I use it mostly to "cut out" items in a photo that I don't want in the background.
Woodworm65 wrote:
Does anyone use Wacom tablets to do photo editing, and if so what are your thoughts . From what I see you can do very fine editing over using a mouse which at time is challenging, and can you keep both the mouse and the tablet combined and use both.
Lynda.com has good video(s) on the Wacom. You can get a week or so from free to see if you like the site. It costs just $25/month after that. I generally sign up for a month and watch all I can and then take a break for a while.
I've been using one for about four years, and yes I find I can do more precise editing with it than I can do with a mouse. Yes, you can use both a tablet and a mouse at the same time; no additional actions (buttons to click, toggles to throw, etc) needed to switch back and forth. At this point, I couldn't live without mine.
Just got one for X-Mas haven't hooked it up yet, but can't wait.
bkyser
Loc: Fly over country in Indiana
In answer to your second question, yes, I do leave a mouse and tablet plugged in at the same time with ho problems.... mostly because I'm too lazy to crawl behind the computer desk to unplug the mouse. It takes a bit of time to get used to a tablet, don't give up. Eventually, like most people, you'll probably just use the tablet as a mouse, and the mouse will just sit there doing nothing.
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