EP121 photoshop

[gmoneyphx]

Photoshop CS5 and Sketchbook Pro Designer did not have pressure capability until I installed the most recent tablet pc driver from Wacom. Here is the link

Tablet PC - Software

After doing this it worked like a charm. I did have trouble at first because I tried an older version of this driver which caused windows to stop booting and necessitated going back to a restore point. As soon as I got the most recent driver it worked fine.

[heatlesssun]

Thanks for the info!

[nheel]

Did you spend enough time with Photoshop to get a good idea of what the tablet is capable of? Outside of some basic filters I'm wondering if it can handle the intensive stuff (can it do 3D?)

[coldpenguin]

You can't just dangle a carrot, load a 1gig PSD, interpolate it and tell us how painful it will be.

[gmoneyphx]

It is capable of the 3D functions as options for that are enabled in the preferences window. My x61t is not capable so I know what to look for there.

Sorry for dangling the carrot but I am an amateur photoshop user (at best) so i don't even have a 1G psd to try My main mission was to ensure pressure sensitivity worked. It is an i5 after all so it should be at least respectable.

[gmoneyphx]

The way I see it if you are a pro with artistic need you would have a cintiq and a powerhouse computer for normal work and a tablet type of device for being on the road/coffee shop/home etc...

I think the ep121 fits the second use perfectly.

[ilya11naza]

The way I see it if you are a pro with artistic need you would have a cintiq and a powerhouse computer for normal work and a tablet type of device for being on the road/coffee shop/home etc...

I think the ep121 fits the second use perfectly.

Agreed. Don't expect EP121 to replace your desktop setup. When I sat down at my Cintiq after using EP121 for a while it was like a breath of fresh air. Huge, comfortable, holds itself

EP121 is a fantastic sketchbook though. I had no lag in CS5 when using complex custom brushes on a 1800x1300 image for a while. I used similar spec tablets for Photoshop before, and they can manage a lot. There's always a breaking point, but in general I can work on 2000x1000 pixel images with 30-40 layers without reaching it on similar specs. I'm sure EP121 will prove no different. The thin glass surface is nice as it reduces the distance between pen and cursor. It feels very responsive. Without customization, pressure sensitivity is a tiny big lacking (compared with desktop), but by no means bad.

[kurt_hectic]

ilya11naza plz take a look at my post and write sth about it.
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cintiq or slate, and why? is cursor under the pen? or it works like in old tablets pc ?

[Shogmaster]

ilya11naza plz take a look at my post and write sth about it.
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cintiq or slate, and why? is cursor under the pen? or it works like in old tablets pc ?

EP121 works like any other Wacom Penabled tablet PC with Photoshop. And as for Cintiq vs tablet PCs, it's really about whether you need the tilt function of the pen (only Cintiq and Intuos line support that), and whether you can deal with 1280x800 resolution of the Tablet PCs.

Check out this ancient video I made. It may explain things better for you:
YouTube - Cintiq digitizer vs Tablet PC digitizer

[kurt_hectic]

hmmm i noticed that the pressure on my hp paviolion is pretty good, enought for me. (btw. that huge lines on 21ux was weird! its really seems to be the same) But the difference between cintiq and tablet pc, new asus slate too? is the offset between pen and cursor. On cintiq offset is "0 mm" , on my hp pavilion (and others tablets pc) is "1-2 mm" (after wacom calibration!), near corners even "5 mm". Thats the point and thats the question. And imo the drivers are imporatnt. How its looks like on asus? any offsets? What drivers you got?