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Riley Harmon August 11th, 2006 04:43 PM

Wacom
 
Just got my Intuos 3 6x8 Wacom. Damn I love this thing. Beautiful for rotoscoping and everything else i do. My carples were about to die.

Emre Safak August 12th, 2006 02:39 AM

The good thing about having a 6x8 tablet is that it doubles as a mouse mat, so you can save space on your desk.

John Kang August 12th, 2006 06:59 AM

mac serial to usb adabter?
 
Anyone know if there is such a thing? Would like to use my Mac wacom tablet on my PC.

Boyd Ostroff August 12th, 2006 07:09 AM

I've had the Intuitos 2 6x8 for quite awhile and would be lost without it. Recently I've been putting it aside though when doing non graphics stuff however. With a 23" screen the mouse area seems a little too limited and I can work quicker with the regular Apple mouse.

John, not really sure what you're looking for. Do you have some sort of ancient serial tablet, or doesn't your PC have a USB port. Keyspan makes USB to serial adaptors: http://www.keyspan.com/products/ however I doubt they are going to accomplish what you want. AFAIK the Wacom tablets work with both Macs and PC's, so if your PC doesn't have a USB port then maybe it would be better to buy a card. OTOH, anything without a USB port must be getting a little old...

John Kang August 12th, 2006 09:10 PM

Thanks Boyd, I'll check out keyspan.

I have an old Mac serial Wacom tablet that I havn't used in ages. Would like to use it with my PC, though...

Hope Keyspan will be my solution.

Chris Hocking August 12th, 2006 10:19 PM

You can certainly purchase RS-232 and RS-422 to USB adapters. However, I have no idea what a "Mac Serial" connection is...

Nick Jushchyshyn August 13th, 2006 10:00 AM

The older (like years and years ago .. before USB) Macs had their own serial interface for keyboards, mice and other input devices .. the plug looked a bit like an S-Video connector. If this is what is being referred to ... I don't think there's a converter for it.

Boyd Ostroff August 13th, 2006 01:33 PM

You're probably right about that. This would be the serial adaptor:

http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/...e.2.specs.spml

But it's probably for a PC serial port. There used to be adaptors to go from Mac to PC ports, no idea if you could still find them. "Back in the day" I used to make my own adaptors, and even had a cool little breakout box where you could jury rig them for special purposes. :-)

But honestly, I can't believe it would be worth spending any money to adapt a graphics tablet that old. Plugging it in is one thing, getting it to work with modern software is another. If you just want a graphics table and don't want to spend a lot of money, check out the Wacom Graphire series. They're a great value: http://www.wacom.com/graphire/index.cfm I used the 4x5 Graphire for years until I got a big monitor, and it wouldn't let me mouse all the way across so I gave it to a friend who still uses it.

Riley Harmon August 13th, 2006 09:53 PM

i may suck at drawing, but it is beautiful for rotoscoping and mask painting. something that consumes my life.

Chris Hocking August 13th, 2006 10:07 PM

Nick, I think you are referring to an "Apple Desktop Bus" port.

You can certainly still purchase ADB to USB adapters.

I would also presume that the latest Intuos3 drivers would support your device.

Riley Harmon August 14th, 2006 12:28 AM

time to draw: too long!
I can't imagine the time to roto waking life or scanner darkly.

http://www.rileyharmon.com/temp/ME!.jpg

Peter Ferling August 14th, 2006 12:22 PM

Agree, the intuos 2 is a carpal tunner miles saver package. I alternate between that and the mouse, pending on how my wrist feels. I really like the combination of using both the 4d mouse for left hand button clicks and the pen in right for manipulation.

Travis Maynard August 14th, 2006 12:26 PM

Congrats Riley! I got my first Wacom a few months back. They are a great little tool. I don't know what I would do without mine now that I'm so used to it.

Riley Harmon August 25th, 2006 03:59 PM

wee for wacom

www.rileyharmon.com/temp/me2.jpg


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