WACOM tablet

[Walter Biscardi]

It takes a few days to get used to how it works. I just use it on a desk in place of a mouse.

Default settings work for me, except on my Mac Pro. been having a continuing issue with the single click not working correctly on my Mac Pro. Been trying to work with Wacom for about 6 months on this now, but they don’t have any answers.

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[Jason Porthouse]

Walter,

How is single click not working for you? I’m running the A5 wide and it’s fine on my MacPro 2.66… Just curious to see if I can replicate it or even if I’m unaware of the problem!!

Jason

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[Walter Biscardi]

[Jason P] “How is single click not working for you? I”

With a mouse you can single click and hold down for a second to change any file name. The Intuos 3 can’t any longer.

With a mouse you can hold down on any tool in Photoshop to bring up alternate tools. The Intuos 3 can’t any longer.

Also, in FCP, the single click gets “stuck” whereby I can click on a clip to make an adjustment, but then I have to click off anywhere else in the app before I can do anything else in the app.

I have three Intuos 3 tablets and they all exhibit the same behavior on the Mac Pro since about OS 10.4.9. They all work normally on our two G5’s.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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[Jason Porthouse]

[walter biscardi] “With a mouse you can single click and hold down for a second to change any file name. The Intuos 3 can’t any longer.
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Odd – my mouse won’t. I have to do a ‘slow double click’ on order to rename. It’s a mighty mouse, btw.

[walter biscardi] “With a mouse you can hold down on any tool in Photoshop to bring up alternate tools. The Intuos 3 can’t any longer.
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Dunno as I don’t have Photoshop installed on this machine yet!

[walter biscardi] “Also, in FCP, the single click gets “stuck” whereby I can click on a clip to make an adjustment, but then I have to click off anywhere else in the app before I can do anything else in the app.”

I’ll check on this – not experienced it yet but sometimes you can just subconciously work around problems without realising. It certainly hasn’t happened on the Quad G5 I’ve been working on, and I haven’t noticed any difference in functionality between the G5 and my MacPro… I’ll let you know.

jason

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Before you criticise a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
Then when you do criticise him, you’ll be a mile away. And have his shoes.

*the artist formally known as Jaymags*

[Alan Lacey]

Spence I don’t know what size tablet you’ve got but on all of mine (various sizes) I much prefer to have the active area remapped small so that I can rest the edge of my hand on the tablet and use the stylus just like a pencil. Saves all that arm waving!!

I think most of wacom’s drivers allow this area remapping – maybe not the cheap range.

I grew up with the tablets back in the DOS days even before learning to use a mouse and think they are wonderful.

Persevere, all will come good I promise.

Alan

[Matt Callac]

I tried all three on my my Intious 2 on the mac pro here and the photoshop and FCP things aren’t issues. Holding a click on a file doesn’t allow me to change the name. That doesn’t bother me though as I never even knew that was an option before. I either go for a slow double click or just hit return while the file is selected.

Spence,
I have mine set so the bottom button is set for double clicks and the top button is set to right click (I think thats reverse from the default) as I find I use double click more than right click. I also have it set in mouse mode so I don’t have to fly all around to get things far off. And I just keep it to the right of my keyboard like I would a mouse.
-mattyc

[Pxlmvr]

On my mouse, I have the normal left mouse button as single click, right mouse is Control+click, 3rd button on left is Option+click, 4th is Command+click.

[Mike Daniels]

I have been having wrist problems for the last year of so and have been thinking about also switching to the Intuos but it has been a little to expensive for me. I did notice the new BAMBOO version, has anyone tried this yet? I am mainly using FCP and sometimes Photoshop & AE, thanks.

-mike

[Jason Porthouse]

Mike,

I don’t know if the Bamboo will work (you’d need to look on the Wacom site – ISTR that it will) but I’ll say this. At one point last year I was starting to think I’d need to find another career, as my arm was so painful from a combination of RSI and another injury. The Wacom allowed me to continue working and for my body to heal itself… the model I use (tha smallest wide format Intuos) is fine and, I have to say, worth every penny. Don’t think too hard about the money, because once you’ve gotten used to it you will never go back to a mouse!

Jason

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Before you criticise a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
Then when you do criticise him, you’ll be a mile away. And have his shoes.

*the artist formally known as Jaymags*

[Walter Biscardi]

[mikevbs] “I have been having wrist problems for the last year of so and have been thinking about also switching to the Intuos but it has been a little to expensive for me. I did notice the new BAMBOO version, has anyone tried this yet?”

I know folks who are using the inexpensive Graphire line just fine with FCP. For just replacing a mouse, any version of the WACOM tablets will work. What you get for more money is a more solid, less “plastic feel” tablet with more pressure sensitivity feel. Most folks don’t need this.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Broadcast and independent productions.

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