From: "Walter Soyka" Received: from mail-qk0-f174.google.com ([209.85.220.174] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6319613 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 20:54:38 +0200 Received: by mail-qk0-f174.google.com with SMTP id o77so5652770qke.9 for ; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 11:55:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=keenlive-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=4iQ3VlsJo4a9zGb9X0plVkTU5sM4Zansy/KLfXnxbeM=; b=DjuZ2klquLqD82/KY13zVXuJi9WlB8J93588nJQPknZC7O0/wBxh8CWBE87FQKy5XR KkA7ykR0beptYb4Cxyq90eZ5spEHfDJYyELqi0VzgEXA794D05EITTwlgoD6HHgZHMRq HGXcsUvFo6UqZCBMuQBobTFFTAd/HsyHLBDyQpA1laA40GHm/GiLD1/A/RfEMOHOTLtP +WxaxSbksIFmoe4CRCZFYl6AcNNv6PwY0d8V30uZAY7BVad+QzMVehj5mChRVSpCpajc S9ri3LxDDL0zGFIgbo9gWXSRYgqLHss8kgnxq6W2Wao5Ldgf5tIA/cInHtptifhFskzK Jh3Q== 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=4iQ3VlsJo4a9zGb9X0plVkTU5sM4Zansy/KLfXnxbeM=; b=Ln2GkN3Qza+3As9Kq590zc6lyDR9BmZEJxlKkNpuZQpy8VJ2Z2eXwbklEjECLxiVK8 JRNnzfjhc5AZTVfCDnbaegDB2MdggMIaEi0lq5PkS2wBSBv+UTWqcUNwPFWyUNHoObAS Ubf6dPnWe2H73UgpzjLABZgcGmxnyfZg2jWNO3gKbO0MXp40AYEpYBvOocCQFvQEWIK8 YAU76+kj3IazyA7U7Li5YAuu9L0n2PP8ze3KR/m9k7fblBRTOd4RJpTlSUGRpq4NBAus D5OSSn25X6mppVUNacnqQ6g7PsH0kP/XFGKhKMosMcAHd0Ma/m4KeH//RGAdQxVHAyqN bgZA== X-Gm-Message-State: AHPjjUhasEe2NR/GOBdIjbZpyyojM/B+nNRL4qZxXdee6gxsQfQwqAJB AIQhXy5t4YPV8bcdOy+zy7i1iUD/J33AlSc1r6GkKREf X-Google-Smtp-Source: AOwi7QB7v0WmgYIlC4yU1/QBGpN29rbzJyvXHplrIhnAJ+Gy7wuMRUUpferg2GH6cBCDqFN8jMLjnhUjWICDqQp9Cog= X-Received: by 10.55.31.211 with SMTP id n80mr16129287qkh.179.1505674552425; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 11:55:52 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.12.135.79 with HTTP; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 11:55:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 14:55:31 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Wacom vs Mouse To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a1147af74d86acd0559672c83" --001a1147af74d86acd0559672c83 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I use a Wacom tablet all the time, on every system I use. I travel with a Wacom when I'm working out of my office. I don't use the default settings. I actually use the same pen buttons as you: Right Click on the top of the switch, and Pan/Scroll on the bottom. If you're using Hover Click, try Click & Tap -- that's my overwhelming preference. Hover click feels very imprecise to me, whereas click and tap always does what I want it to. No matter what settings you choose, using a tablet feels weird and slow and awkward for a week or two, but once you've used it for a while, you will become much more natural and speedy. A couple other notes: For some specific apps, I'll change the lower switch to Middle-click as others have suggested. Also, Robert's tip to turn off Windows Ink is vital. I don't have much trouble double-tapping manually for a double-click, and I find normal tablet mode (vs. mouse mode) is perfectly usable on 4K monitors. Although I find the pen and tablet way more natural than the mouse, you can still get repetitive stress injuries, because if you tablet full-time, you'll still have repetitive stresses! I also keep a Kensington Slimblade Trackball on my workstations. It's very easy to use, and you can actually twist the trackball clockwise or counterclockwise to scroll. I bounce back and forth between the two input devices all day. Good luck, *walter soyka* =E2=96=BC keen live walter@keenlive.com On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 6:49 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 (th= e > button near the tip) and scroll/pan (the other one). It's makes me move m= y > hand slightly (and the cursor as a result) when I want to use them. > > Scrolling with the mouse wheel is a feature I use in Ae all the time. I a= m > missing finer control there. Right click is also used a lot. Do any of yo= u > have a recommendation for a pen setup?maybe pen holding posture that coul= d > help make this easier? Or is it just something to bare through for a whil= e? > What do you use? What is your tablet position setup? > > > --001a1147af74d86acd0559672c83 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I use a Wacom tablet all the time, on every system I use. I trav= el with a Wacom when I'm working out of my office.

I don't use = the default settings. I actually use the same pen buttons as you: Right Cli= ck on the top of the switch, and Pan/Scroll on the bottom. If you're us= ing Hover Click, try Click & Tap -- that's my overwhelming preferen= ce. Hover click feels very imprecise to me, whereas click and tap always do= es what I want it to.

No matter what settings you choose, using a tablet= feels weird and slow and awkward for a week or two, but once you've us= ed it for a while, you will become much more natural and speedy.

<= div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">A coupl= e other notes: For some specific apps, I'll change the lower switch to = Middle-click as others have suggested. Also, Robert's tip to turn off W= indows Ink is vital. I don't have much trouble double-tapping manually = for a double-click, and I find normal tablet mode (vs. mouse mode) is perfe= ctly usable on 4K monitors.

Although I find the pen and tablet way more = natural than the mouse, you can still get repetitive stress injuries, becau= se if you tablet full-time, you'll still have repetitive stresses! I al= so keep a Kensington Slimblade Trackball on my workstations. It's very = easy to use, and you can actually twist the trackball clockwise or counterc= lockwise to scroll. I bounce back and forth between the two input devices a= ll day.

Good luck,

walter soyka =E2=96=BC keen live=C2=A0

On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 6:49 AM, Roei Tzoref= <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Hi, just bought the intu= os pro medium. Trying to get into the habit of working soley with a Wacom T= ablet. I don't paint, but I composite, animate, 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 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 them.=C2=A0

Scrolling with the mouse wheel is a feature I use in Ae all the t= ime. I am missing finer control there. Right click is also used a lot. Do a= ny of you have a recommendation for a pen setup?maybe pen holding posture t= hat could help make this easier? Or is it just something to bare through fo= r a while? What do you use? What is your tablet position setup?=C2=A0
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