Thanks Scott
The absolute positioning is what I remembered from my CAD days.
DEC MicroVAX had a pad with puck I got really good with, such that
switching back to a mouse was difficult. This was later 1980s.
Mouse technology has come a long way, but hard for me to know
if there is a solution with that path. Hence I would like to try a pad
but spending $370 on a Wacom is a bit steep when I am not fully
clear it is the solution for me.
Pen drag is also an unknown. All the review talking about how fast
the nibs wear out also makes me hesitant. Hence being able to set
a pressure curve seems an important feature. Many say that 8192
pressure levels is overkill. But if it allows you to set up a very light
pressure via a curve, where for instance mapping 0-512 for full scale
range may be important. Hence the research.
It is only recently where I have been doing more selection in PS that
I have found the mouse very frustrating.
WayneS
A < $100 pad is easier to swallow if I don't like it.
At 5/13/2019 12:48 PM, Scott wrote:
>Hi Wayne,
>
>I have a Wacom CTE-640 that's about 13 years old. It's also called a
>Graphire 4. I don't use it for PS, not having a Windows or Mac machine, but
>it works well using various apps on Fedora Linux; usually GIMP for photo
>retouching. Active area is 6" high by 8" wide. It's actually my second
>Wasom pad, the first being a smaller Graphire model now used occasionally
>by my wife.
>
>It came with both a mouse and a pen, and by far, the absolute positioning
>relative to the screen is the thing I like best about it. Where you move
>the pen is where it's going to act, without the typical
>pick-up-and-reposition behavior of a mouse. I'd rate the pen's drag as
>being relatively light, but it's present enough that it has never struck me
>as too little. The pen tip material seems to me to have been chosen to
>provide a decent amount of drag. Can't much comment on the included mouse,
>as I've used it so seldom that, to be honest, I'm not sure where it's
>stored away at this point. It's served well, though, well enough that I've
>never actually considered replacing it.
>
>I've heard of people taping a sheet of paper to the top of their tablet, to
>improve the feel, but haven't ever personally tried it.
>
>Hope this helps at least a little. The current generation of tablets from
>Wacom are, I am quite sure, much different than my venerable model.
>
>On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 10:56 AM Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Thanks. I have tried different settings with the mouse in PS, but I hate
>> having to constantly change it. When I switch to Visual Studio programming
>> or other tasks, especially with dual monitor, a slow mouse becomes nearly
>> useless.
>>
>> I remember how doing CAD work, being able to instantly go from one point
>> to another point on the screen without dragging the mouse there was very
>> fast. Things were always in the same place relative to the puck.
>>
>> I'm pretty sure I want a pad. Intuos seems to be what many gravitate
>> toward, but the XP-PEN Deco 3 is also looking attractive.
>>
>> What I don't know is how the pen on the pad feels. I prefer pencils to ink
>> pens because I like the drag. There is not much info about that feel. Hence
>> looking for other's experiences.
>>
>> Also I probably prefer a pad without a screen. I'm not a real painter type
>> person.
>>
>> WayneS
>>
>> At 5/13/2019 10:32 AM, you wrote:
>> >Have you tried adjusting your mouse tracking rate (up or down), perhaps
>> even a different setting while in PS?
>> >
>> >I seem to be blessed with very good fine motor control, so have my
>> tracking set near the maximum, and that works for me both on the expanse of
>> the main screen and while editing. YMMV.
>> >
>> >Michael
>> >
>> >On 2019-05-13 1:08 p.m., Wayne Shumaker wrote:
>> >>I was wondering if anyone here uses a pen + pad for editing in PS? If
>> so, any suggestions? I am finding it very difficult to use the mouse. I get
>> so far in a stroke and mouse hits something or goes off the pad. Even using
>> it on full desktop is hard for me.
>> >>
>> >>A number of years ago I had a Wacom (before they had builtin display),
>> but never really used it. Even longer ago, while working at DEC (digital
>> equipment corp), doing IC CAD editing, I used a puck and pad. It became
>> very intuitive after a while.
>> >>
>> >>Thanks
>> >>WayneS
>> >
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