Tablets

# 1 14-12-2002 , 01:59 AM

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Who uses tablets?
Are they worth the money?
Any links with prices and reviews anyone can suggest for a prosumer like myself(cheap but good tablet)?

Thanks you guys when i get some money im gonan get a membership, but paying for maya, after effects, premiere, photoshop, macromedia studio mx can really run up a toll including the planned purchase of a Mac G4 for 3,668.95 dollars.

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# 2 14-12-2002 , 02:10 AM

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i use a tablet - a graphire 2 - and i am real happy with it. i would not suggest to buy any other brand than wacom. you need not read tests - select the wacom that fits.

i would say go for the graphire, but i know a a4 or a3 intius would be better for your graphics needs.

edit: forgot the address www.wacom.com

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# 3 14-12-2002 , 02:12 AM

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From what I've heard, pen and tablets are a pain to deal with in Maya but if you're doing a lot of work in photoshop or Illustrator (or Freehand) or really anything that supports pressure-sensitive functions, the wacom intuos is a good series. Awesome for painting textures and whatnot. Size depends on what you need....6 x 8 would be good.

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# 4 14-12-2002 , 02:27 AM

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Originally posted by NitroLiq
From what I've heard, pen and tablets are a pain to deal with in Maya ...

Originally Posted by

negative. a mouse is a pain in the butt - for me. so it highly depends on the physiology of your hand.

and if you use paint effects you are happy to have a pen - and pressure sensitivity - helps to sculpt too. maya makes use of pressure sensitivity ...

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# 5 14-12-2002 , 02:39 AM

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Whatever works, I guess.

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# 6 14-12-2002 , 03:03 AM

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I use a Wacom2, but I've had it for several months now. I do a lot of sketching though and it sure does help a lot. I've even gotten used to the limited area on the tablet.

However, I also have a wireless mouse (Logitech) attached also so I can switch between the two anytime I need to...

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# 7 14-12-2002 , 10:24 AM

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I use an Wacom Graphire (the cheap one, with half of the accuracy of that of the Intuous series). Next time I'll buy an Intuous tablet, sometimes the accuracy becomes an issue, but it works great in maya.

The issue of accuracy is primarily in photoshop.

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# 8 14-12-2002 , 02:21 PM

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hey!!! i have been thinking of getting one too!!!... but wanted to ask what were the uses of it in maya... thinking of getting a very cheap one for start... its 130 riyals (45$ user added image