I did use a friend's 6x8 for a while but found it difficult to use because of
the direct mapping to the screen. I found that I had to be too precise and
assumed I needed an even larger one which I wasn't willing to buy. Maybe there
are tricks that I didn't learn such as enlarging the image on full screen such
that I'm only working on part at a time. Anyhow, I haven't been encouraged yet
to run out and buy one but the 3 folks in the studio where I tried it wouldn't
be without one.
Chuck Norcutt
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Chris Crawford <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Re: Wacom tablet
> Sent: Jun 18 '07 08:46
>
>
> Andrew,
>
> I had one for a while, it got lost in one of my moves. But here's my
> recommendation from using mine and others that I've had opportunity to use.
> Get the 6x8. 4x5 is too small to use easily, and anything bigger than 6x8 is
> rather hard to use. The way these work is your screen's area is mapped to
> the area of the tablet. So, to move the cursor from one side of the screen
> to the other, you have to move all the way across the tablet. In the same
> way, drawing around something in your picture (to select using lasso, etc)
> requires similarly proportioned movements. With the 4x5, you have to be too
> precise with the pen to easily trace things, while larger than 6x8 (I used a
> 9x12 or something like that for a while) is very hard to use because you
> have to move the pen a long distance to select something.
>
>
> --
> Chris Crawford
> Photography & Graphic Design
> Santa Fe, New Mexico
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> On 6/18/07 1:35 AM, "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> >
> > I'm thinking of treating myself to a Wacom tablet for use with a Mac
> > - nothing extravagant, 4x5 or 6x8 would do me fine. Fancied doing it
> > for years to be honest. Interested in converting photos or areas
> > thereof into line and doing micro-manipulation. Anyone using one? I'd
> > love to hear your experiences/recommendations
> > Andrew Fildes
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