wacom for photo editing (Page 2): Wacom can have a steep learning curve. I went back to my mouse, but if you can afford the Wacom, look for a deal and try it. I have used a mouse for...

rond-photography Loc: Connecticut

farwest wrote:

Looking into buying a wacom for photo editing and I'm confused with the many models and prices. I usually work in Lightroom Classic. My mouse drives me crazy when trying to make small movements.

Thanks,
Whitt

Wacom can have a steep learning curve. I went back to my mouse, but if you can afford the Wacom, look for a deal and try it. I have used a mouse for so long with photo apps, CAD, and other software, that it is hard for me to use the Wacom.

If you mean small movements of the sliders, try using the wheel on the mouse instead of dragging it. As others have said, you can use the arrow key in a box, or just type in the number there to have total control.

If trying to work on a small area with a brush, zoom in and make the brush smaller - this also gives you greater control over the movement.

gilpog

I have the same problem with mouse fine control. Bought a Wacom years ago and used it a lot. Then I came across the Huion at a fraction of the cost and it works as well as the Wacom. I recommend the Huion 1060 model: cheap and excellent.

dbjazz Loc: Long Island, NY

I use the Wacom Intuit (small) with Photoshop Elements. It serves me well. The learning curve is very small. If you use it all the time, instead of your mouse, for everything (not just photo editing, but for whatever you would use a mouse for), its use becomes second nature. Unplug your mouse and put it in a drawer.

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

I’m considering a tablet for PP. But I also want to use the mouse for the usual computer activities (word processing, spreadsheet, etc). Can you have both the tablet & pen and the mouse (two separate pointing devices) active simultaneously and switch from one to the other as appropriate for what you’re working on?

Stan

pahtspix

I purchased a HUION H640P over 2 years ago to replace a "dead" 10 year old WACOM used for editing in Photoshop CC, and have had no issues!!..I paid less than $50 for the HUION, and a similar WACOM was over $100 USD..Works extremely well for "tight" editing, and is battery-less. Has buttons for which you may customize functions..Well worth the money!!

gilpog

Yes Stan. The two work independently and I use them both, sometimes within the same photo processing session.

PGHphoto Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

farwest wrote:

Looking into buying a wacom for photo editing and I'm confused with the many models and prices. I usually work in Lightroom Classic. My mouse drives me crazy when trying to make small movements.

Thanks,
Whitt

Also take a look at X-pen. I could not get an older Wacom to work with my Win 10 install and was looking for something cheap to get me by while i figured out which new Wacom to purchase. That was a year ago and I have not found a need to pay 5 or 6 times the cost for a Wacom.

Make sure it will fill your needs first. I was never a power used of the Wacom but this makes PP easy. I got the USB connected version but wireless is available. With USB, no batteries to run out

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JD750 Loc: SoCal

farwest wrote:

Looking into buying a wacom for photo editing and I'm confused with the many models and prices. I usually work in Lightroom Classic. My mouse drives me crazy when trying to make small movements.

Thanks,
Whitt

Some people swear by the pen and tablet tools other people swear at them. Pros use them. But they use professional level tablets. A cheap small tablet is worse than no tablet.

Question what kind of small mouse movements are problematic?

For retouching you can always zoom
more, and for adjusting sliders you can use the scrubby slider function for fine adjustments.

BlueMorel Loc: Southwest Michigan

I have an older Wacom with a pen. I haven't tried it with LR yet, but I can envision the pen giving far more control than my clumsy mouse movements, more like using a pen for real.

gessman Loc: Colorado

PalePictures wrote:

Full discussion of wacom that may be helpful!
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-348567-1.html

Hey Russ. Great to see you're still around. I got a large Wacom about six months ago and not doing all that much editing, I have been circling the sucker ever since trying to decide if I want to mess with it or not. I may, given your info, trade it for a small one and see how that goes. Thanks!

sjb3

I have an older Wacom tablet--the Bamboo, and the stylus doesn't use a battery. It has greatly aided my Photoshop editing, retouching most of all. It has worked well with my HP Win 7 system and presently with my Acer desktop running Win 10. I believe it cost about 60 dollars when I bought it in 2012.

dbjazz Loc: Long Island, NY

Absolutely. It's just like switching between your mouse and touch pad.

Vladimir200 Loc: Beaumont, Ca.

So many different experiences by various people. For me personally, I do a lot of editing first with Lightroom then move onto Photoshop for cropping, layers, etc. Years ago, I started with Wacom Intuos Large. Too large for me so I sold it and went to Medium. Still too big and went to small and now, I am a happy camper. Again, all those that have responded with so many different responses are all giving good answers; it's just that their responses pertain to them personally. Oh, btw, I found the learning curve very short and easy and also, I'd NEVER go back to a mouse to edit photographs.

Dennis833 Loc: Australia

farwest wrote:

Looking into buying a wacom for photo editing and I'm confused with the many models and prices. I usually work in Lightroom Classic. My mouse drives me crazy when trying to make small movements.

Thanks,
Whitt

If you want to save some money buy a Huion. I only use mine with the brush tool in PS.

Karl's Bird Photography Loc: Oregon

Another option that I am completely happy with is the desktop Microsoft Surface Studio... a few more dollars, but I use it for everything and especially for editing in PS... can use mouse or pen and the colors are accurate. I have also used a Vaio Canvas Z (touchscreen), which I also like for traveling... great color, great to use with the pen for PS.