From: "Roei Tzoref" Received: from mail-it0-f43.google.com ([209.85.214.43] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6319065 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 16 Sep 2017 19:45:30 +0200 Received: by mail-it0-f43.google.com with SMTP id y126so5086645itb.5 for ; Sat, 16 Sep 2017 10:46:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=XI5MzQFwMXZC+xcFmNk4JQlDrrMCPAKly9L3K1WAuB4=; b=NA+Yc6pBqdnTOyqvU4pD9g+j96eijPy81JXtf4sT5PKaicOfx6NDQVVAbTu5eaFWUq TsGcQwiRxg0Ix879/0S96KuvpQGQsUhgpzhY8fd8fhMxMEf3ISwCtFHZKAo2PnR8pANE iS2iJAz0VHIuxeXq+sYqivGR+N3kwkkhBXlu0aiVAnfK+sEzMqoiw6KnorhvRRaYg5kC LFyVCtj6f+SLsB6vG3X3xGOWaVpY01qIhGvPFLvgjcg271Tq2b+oIFxxejfNPlzRFnvm vnV3vuT8II8HFmk9GgNJYApgr4lTed5csN8IB4tuSqNyQdbTgsrIrtQW5+hMhJFjnQnY lNDg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=XI5MzQFwMXZC+xcFmNk4JQlDrrMCPAKly9L3K1WAuB4=; b=lKExD5upS50idSHW4d+0ztczym0ZlKKvksBqoJozVDz+5LnWdpQp3rEerYATYNHpeO L4n3iddNoLUFFQyfyGeY+FheF+A/Z1kAuIbESKugV2Q3zuZ1Dj+HppwksZlJuWRnAe21 wWeqPMarkINKALcx1PfuwnJvyo/SeUDPL7BsNLvN2jEveBX7DrX+TtH8tcOZw8Oz76+U o7kP4wrKUnaElH1C81ywK11f9ky9EpIhksYsy3Kh4UzM8Ovk77i8ossZq1g32rUpEIzb 1+m5kL7eJUNqLrFrFxOVeuFVh4G71xrxDj7megMt/AGWrKH0LXA1ZPaPvqtai2ms/gdB ZAZw== X-Gm-Message-State: AHPjjUhbaJPPqLJtWUKvOLTqFw7Rb17A4BTy6BMJ7XmCb682hQ2cT8t+ yfQeg6cnfFt4oh1jo4oZh8ubnFFUvFT912PzI9g= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AOwi7QAHXBoLrjd4PVX92x1PLTuxWKjZfPt6ss+lIrqiRr9CMyHDxv2M+KUPPcUBXiE1phc1wVp/RB0ZbnYbyieMo5A= X-Received: by 10.36.127.146 with SMTP id r140mr9579102itc.79.1505584002743; Sat, 16 Sep 2017 10:46:42 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.2.48.83 with HTTP; Sat, 16 Sep 2017 10:46:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 20:46:02 +0300 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Wacom vs Mouse To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a1146a08ea9c1cb05595217a7" --001a1146a08ea9c1cb05595217a7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Jim. I consider myself very fast with a mouse too.I have not switched to a tablet for health reasons, though I see many advocate using a wacom for that reason alone. I just want to make sure I am as efficient as I can be, and as I said, adjust myself to the customs of the places I work in. ("get a mouse for that new guy!", "-a what?", "-he uses a mouse??!") if everybody there is using a wacom, I might as well get up to speed. that's what it comes down too I think - speed. and health some say... On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 6:27 PM, Jim Curtis wrote= : > A lot of people like tablets, but I can work faster with a mouse. Most o= f > what I would use with a tablet is cutting masks in Photoshop for faking 3= D > moves on stills (The Kid Stays in the Picture effect). I lost a lot of > time going back and forth between mouse and tablet. I should add that I= =E2=80=99m > left handed with the pen, and right handed with the mouse. The times I= =E2=80=99ve > tried the tablet while my hand was still on the mouse, the cursor jumps a= ll > around the screen. > > I=E2=80=99m not an advocate for control surfaces, like audio mixing board= with > multiple faders either. I=E2=80=99m used to "rubber band" mixing of fade= rs with a > mouse (which is easily doable in Pr, even though it has real-time mixing > capabilities using faders as well), because visual editing of audio is so > intuitive. > > It also may be worth considering whether carpal tunnel is an issue for yo= u > and made better or worse by tablet vs. mouse. > > My .02 > > > > On Sep 16, 2017, at 5:49 AM, Roei Tzoref > wrote: > > > > Hi, just bought the intuos pro medium. Trying to get into the habit of > working soley with a Wacom Tablet. I don't paint, but I composite, animat= e, > roto and track. Rarely used it before, but have been freelancing in a pla= ce > that doesn't even have a mouse, so I want to make a smooth transition. > > > > I find it a struggle using the pen buttons. I set them to right click > (the button near the tip) and scroll/pan (the other one). It's makes me > move my hand slightly (and the cursor as a result) when I want to use the= m. > > > > Scrolling with the mouse wheel is a feature I use in Ae all the time. I > am missing finer control there. Right click is also used a lot. Do any of > you have a recommendation for a pen setup?maybe pen holding posture that > could help make this easier? Or is it just something to bare through for = a > while? What do you use? What is your tablet position setup? > > > > > > > . > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > --001a1146a08ea9c1cb05595217a7 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks Jim. I consider myself very fast with a mouse too.I= have not switched to a tablet for health reasons, though I see many advoca= te using a wacom for that reason alone.=C2=A0
I just want to make sure = I am as efficient as I can be, and as I said, adjust myself to the customs = of the places I work in. ("get a mouse for that new guy!", "= -a what?", "-he uses a mouse??!")
if everybody the= re is using a wacom, I might as well get up to speed. that's what it co= mes down too I think - speed. and health some say...=C2=A0

On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 a= t 6:27 PM, Jim Curtis <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:=
A lot of people like tablets, but I can = work faster with a mouse.=C2=A0 Most of what I would use with a tablet is c= utting masks in Photoshop for faking 3D moves on stills (The Kid Stays in t= he Picture effect).=C2=A0 I lost a lot of time going back and forth between= mouse and tablet.=C2=A0 I should add that I=E2=80=99m left handed with the= pen, and right handed with the mouse.=C2=A0 The times I=E2=80=99ve tried t= he tablet while my hand was still on the mouse, the cursor jumps all around= the screen.

I=E2=80=99m not an advocate for control surfaces, like audio mixing board w= ith multiple faders either.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m used to "rubber band&quo= t; mixing of faders with a mouse (which is easily doable in Pr, even though= it has real-time mixing capabilities using faders as well), because visual= editing of audio is so intuitive.

It also may be worth considering whether carpal tunnel is an issue for you = and made better or worse by tablet vs. mouse.

My .02


> On Sep 16, 2017, at 5:49 AM, Roei Tzoref <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
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> Hi, just bought the intuos pro medium. Trying to get into the habit of= working soley with a Wacom Tablet. I don't paint, but I composite, ani= mate, roto and track. Rarely used it before, but have been freelancing in a= place that doesn't even have a mouse, so I want to make a smooth trans= ition.
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> I find it a struggle using the pen buttons. I set them to right click = (the button near the tip) and scroll/pan (the other one). It's makes me= move my hand slightly (and the cursor as a result) when I want to use them= .
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> Scrolling with the mouse wheel is a feature I use in Ae all the time. = I am missing finer control there. Right click is also used a lot. Do any of= you have a recommendation for a pen setup?maybe pen holding posture that c= ould help make this easier? Or is it just something to bare through for a w= hile? What do you use? What is your tablet position setup?
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