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pixelrain

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    how do you get the drawing to show up in AD?

     

    Tablet replaces mouse control, it offers you a more "natural" (like a pencil) controller. So while plugged in it will control the cursor instead of mouse, if you are using it. Unlike a mouse you can control the pressure or tilt on some more advanced models.

     

     

    Also, do people typically draw on tablet and then scan it into AD or is it more efficient/helpful to draw on the tablet and edit/view/draw on the computer's screen in AD?

     

    This is a question that you should ask yourself, as everyone is different. If you are good at drawing traditionally you might be faster if you draw on paper and scan, a tablet with no screen its like drawing something and not looking at what you are drawing, (you will be looking at your computer's screen and not hands) so it will require you to adapt a bit. 

     

    Intuos is a good tablet to start, if you don't care about touch (personally I wouldn't) you can also pick the Intuos Draw model, as you progress you might find it a bit small though.

     

    A word of warning, while i haven't tested in latest AD beta, yet, drawing with a tablet was not as smooth as in other software right now.

  2. Hey guys, if you browse a bit the forums you'll see that you're not the only ones who encountered this. It's a unfortunate situation but for now this is how it is until they discover what's causing it and issue a fix. :)

     

    Things that hit the performance most are effects and live layers (practically what's continuously calculated and nondestructable is a big hit), try it with them off and then on and you should see some difference.

  3. Wouldn't it be better to do a limited no save/export/watermaked type of demo instead of a time limited trial ? Users could download, test, learn, and update it to newer versions like the full app without time restriction.

     

    If someone tries, lets say 1.5, and that expires and then after a couple of months 1.6 is up how are they going to retest that if those 15 days are up ?

  4. Compared to a subscription plan Affinity's offer is much kinder on your wallet and their development pace is quite good. Compared to open source software I guess it depends on features, speed, stability and usability for your desired workflow.

     

    With open source you don't have to worry about price ( you'll be more worried about development and reliability though ) but you have to test all of them on your machines to check how they are running ( they are more picky and prone to crashes ) or if their features fit your workflow.

     

    Personally i would test open source / free at the start, see how that works out for you and then decide next.

     

    Also when you compare software, compare them by their features to see if they meet your requirements and not by just looking at works done with them to avoid the "GEE, what nice XYZ, what software / hardware did you use ?" mindset :P

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