My daughter is a photography student at college.. Is the Wacom med tablet worth purchasing for photo editing?
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Although it is a great tool, most schools with a Photography Dept. have a computer Lab with all the necessary equipment. I currently have a 12x18 Wacom 4. It is a great piece of gear, but does take up a lot of space on the desk. Before purchasing the tablet, try to find out what resources she has for doing her work currently. The Wacom tablet might be a better gift for graduation.In addition, the tablet is really just another version of a mouse...it operates with a 'pen' and has more sensitivity. To really do high end photo editing or more precisely photo manipulation, you need to have Adobe Photoshop installed. This program has all the filters and features to do just that.Good luck. Although it is a great tool, most schools with a Photography Dept. have a computer Lab with all the necessary equipment. I currently have a 12x18 Wacom 4. It is a great piece of gear, but does take up a lot of space on the desk. Before purchasing the tablet, try to find out what resources she has for doing her work currently. The Wacom tablet might be a better gift for graduation.In addition, the tablet is really just another version of a mouse...it operates with a 'pen' and has more sensitivity. To really do high end photo editing or more precisely photo manipulation, you need... » Read More Although it is a great tool, most schools with a Photography Dept. have a computer Lab with all the necessary equipment. I currently have a 12x18 Wacom 4. It is a great piece of gear, but does take up a lot of space on the desk. Before purchasing the tablet, try to find out what resources she has for doing her work currently. The Wacom tablet might be a better gift for graduation.In addition, the tablet is really just another version of a mouse...it operates with a 'pen' and has more sensitivity. To really do high end photo editing or more precisely photo manipulation, you need to have Adobe Photoshop installed. This program has all the filters and features to do just that.Good luck. « Show Less
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Wacom is the best what you can get, she will be really satisfied. It has no competition! I have iMac 27" that is why I bought Medium size. But S is also good choice for editing. I bought Intuos4 because Intuos5 is still pretty expensive. Difference is between few not REQUIRED functions. I think she will be very happy with this product ;)
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Although it is a great tool, most schools with a Photography Dept. have a computer Lab with all the necessary equipment. I currently have a 12x18 Wacom 4. It is a great piece of gear, but does take up a lot of space on the desk. Before purchasing the tablet, try to find out what resources she has for doing her work currently. The Wacom tablet might be a better gift for graduation. In addition, the tablet is really just another version of a mouse...it operates with a 'pen' and has more sensitivity. To really do high end photo editing or more precisely photo manipulation, you need to have Adobe Photoshop installed. This program has all the filters and features to do just that. Good luck.
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Hello I bought the Wacom tablet because I'm a graphic designer and digital artist, for me, was the best money I ever spend, I work daily with my Wacom and I never regret for purchased it. If you will gift it to your daughter I recommend you buy a briefcase for save it and carrier it (the original box is not good enough), a flex laptop table or something like that for comfort and better grip too.I use a laptop stand similar to this Rolodex Mesh Workspace Laptop Stand, Black/Silver (82410)
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I find it works well in photoshop. certainly better than a mouse. It takes a lot of practice to get fine details, but I think it's worth it.
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No Kim. the tablet is simplya surface interface. What you draw can only be seen on the monitor. I think that what you are looking for might be the touch screen monitor that supports Wacom pens. That is somewhere between 900 & 2000 dollars depending on the size you buy.
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I'm not certain if it does. I works great with my Intuous 4 tablet, creates very subtle masks in Photoshop CS6 and is good for when you need a delicate touch on a digital drawing. You might want to ask someone at the Wacom website.
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I wouldn't be surprised if Wacom comes out with an affordable all-inclusive wireless pen tablet. Naturally that'll happen soon AFTER you buy the latest wired tablet.
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I was disappointed with this product because it could not activate 5-6 tools (brushes, pens, pencils). I could have gotten a bad one so I would not consider my reply as the gospel truth. Just my personal experience with it. If I were in a profession such as yours, I would opt for a more expensive device such as Wacom Intuous 5 or 6. Go to Facebook and search for renderings using various tablets. You'll see actual the methods of how the artists use these various devices to make their art. Hope this helps.
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Absolutely. I'm way behind on the tech myself and find it not only easy but fun and fulfilling. I had and still have difficulty with photoshop, which was originally recommended for me. I was creating with this within 10 minutes after installation and had an idea of what I was doing. You can create digital paintings with ease and if you want, you can create a comic from ground up. Text, word balloons, everything. I love it!
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This computer is amazing. It came with Windows 8 pro and you can work with Photoshop in it. It is a computer/tablet, with e-mail and everything. I have the wacom 24", it is very good, but you Need a computer attached in it. This one is lighter and easy to use.
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I have never used a Wacom, but this is so worth the price. Nothing can beat it.
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I use this tablet in Photoshop myself, and it does make it a lot easier to do touch ups. You can probably even go with the small tablet if your mainly using it for PS and LR. I don't see this tablet as an overkill, I look at it as another tool to add to my creative flow. If you do decide to purchase the Wacom tablet, I would recommend purchasing the POSRUS surface cover on Amazon. It makes the drawing surface a lot smoother, and it gives it a better feel when it comes in contact with your pen. I hope this helps you out.
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Thanks for your answers. If there's a Wacom rep reading this, do you know of any plans to develop more types of tips? I really liked the multiple tips & styli when I used them for my Wacom tablet (bought 6 yrs ago) & there would definately be a market for them. :-)
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The pen input is really nice for Adobe Creative suite. You'll have to download addition drivers from Wacom. So from that perspective it would be a great PS tool. But if I were to go that route I would rather spring for a core i5 surface pro 3. A traditional laptop should be more powerful dollar for dollar but you don't get the wacom digitizer.
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Yes, though make sure you don't lose the extra nibs. I'm not a great artist and the skill is more important than the tablet (this is a pretty baseline one, I think).You can definitely draw with it.
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If I were primarily interested in editing, marking up, adding creative after-touches to photos I would go with the Bamboo Capture based on its capabilities and the software bundled with it. I have the create because I wanted it more for drawing and wanted some more advanced features.
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Photography has been a hobby of mine for 40+ years. I am not a photographer and I am not paid by anyone to write this. My display is 21inches, at a resolution of 1440 X900. I have owned my CTH480 after someone on YouTube giving a retouching seminar said that if you don't have one of those, you're missing out. He was using an Intuos Bamboo Small. I had been thinking about getting one for some time, so I took his advice and took the plunge. Man, had I been missing out! This thing works great! It completely replaced my mouse at my desktop computer's side. When you first use it, it will be like the first time you used a mouse, but within a day, you'll be flying. I specially enjoy using the pen to refine a selection's mask with magnification and a very small brush. The tablet's active working surface area is customizable for different applications. For Photoshop, I use the whole surface to get more precision. For email and word processing, I only use the bottom right quarter of the tablet's surface and that's more than enough. One drawback, though: this tablet doesn't erase. I use Photoshop's eraser when I need one. But that's a very minor thing; I don't erase that much. I hope this helps.
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My daughter she loves the Wacom Intuos she's in her third year Majoring art at U.C. Irvine. She hasn't had a problem yet. She has the smaller version, but I will invest in the larger version soon as she is comfortable with this one.
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ohhh, thats a hard question since I don't have experience with the Wacom Cintiq. As far as I know I don't think you can use this tablet the same as a Wacom. If you have the link of someone saying it could be a good alternative, please send it over. This tablet can not be used as a Wacom for Adobe Illustrator on Windows/Mac OS (As far as I know) for example. You will have to depend on the Android drawing software available, like Quill, NoteScript, etc. The Wacom Cintiq is for professional illustrators, I don't think you should get this for this kind of professional work, at least, not without knowing the Android software you want to use for that. Regards. Martín ohhh, thats a hard question since I don't have experience with the Wacom Cintiq. As far as I know I don't think you can use this tablet the same as a Wacom. If you have the link of someone saying it could be a good alternative, please send it over. This tablet can not be used as a Wacom for Adobe Illustrator on Windows/Mac OS (As far as I know) for example. You will have to depend on the Android drawing software available, like Quill, NoteScript, etc. The Wacom Cintiq is for professional illustrators, I don't think you should get this for this kind of professional... » Read More ohhh, thats a hard question since I don't have experience with the Wacom Cintiq. As far as I know I don't think you can use this tablet the same as a Wacom. If you have the link of someone saying it could be a good alternative, please send it over. This tablet can not be used as a Wacom for Adobe Illustrator on Windows/Mac OS (As far as I know) for example. You will have to depend on the Android drawing software available, like Quill, NoteScript, etc. The Wacom Cintiq is for professional illustrators, I don't think you should get this for this kind of professional work, at least, not without knowing the Android software you want to use for that. Regards. Martín « Show Less