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Subject: [OM] Re: Wacom tablet
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:47:19 +1000
Thanks you lot. Just bought an Intuos 6x8 at an education price so it  
prolly doesn't have the software which i dint need anybut. Seems to  
be the best fit for me.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



On 18/06/2007, at 6:46 PM, Chris Crawford wrote:

>
> 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
>
> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com
>
> http://www.plumpatrin.com  Something the world NEEDS.
>
>
>
> On 6/18/07 1:35 AM, "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> 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
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>>
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