![]() ![]() When you want to do quick work for example to take away the background or do spot removal or brush a bit? Yes I own an iPad, the iPad 2, I am NOT going to buy a new tablet every year.Īnd YES the iPad is inferior to a Wacom tablet that costs thousands of dollars, but to be honest? I love reading the idiotic comments here "the ipad sucks, i cant wait for the ipad defender army to come here to attack us because they are such a**holes & we are not despite us attacking anyone who owns an iPad. The iPad app can be downloaded free form the App Store and the Mac companion app can be purchased for $49.99 at A $19.99 educational version is also available and you can make use of the 7 day trial before you hit the purchase button. Astropad also claims the system delivers excellent image quality without any compression artifacts and colors that are true to the source material.Īstropad supports all iPads with iOS 8 and all Macs with 10.9 (Mavericks) or a newer operating system. LIQUID allows for very smooth operation at 60 fps which is double the rate of Apple's own AirPlay technology. The Astropad works with most styluses and its makers claim their system is being used by photographers not only for retouching and image editing, but is also useful for illustration, sketching and painting tasks.Īstropad works via Wi-Fi or USB connections using the proprietary LIQUID technology. If you head to the Astropad site, you can see some pretty impressive examples of the image quality possible.ĭefinitely worth a try (there's a 7-day free trial) if you're an artistic Mac and iPad owner.Two former Apple engineers have today launched Astropad, an app for Apple's iPad and Mac computer that turns the former into a drawing tablet for the latter and allows you to use applications such as Photoshop with more precision. The developers promise a lag-free performance and no compression artifacts. ![]() Additionally, you can use the iPads touchscreen to pinch to zoom and pan in Mac apps.Īstropad works with most iOS styluses, including those from Wacom, Adonit, and Hex3 (support for FiftyThree's pencil is coming soon). Besides the obvious sketching and painting uses, you'll also be able to use a stylus with the iPad for detailed photo editing. Once you've installed the app on your iPad (free) and Mac ($50 or $20 if you're a student), you can connect your iPad over Wi-Fi or USB to your computer and start creating in any app on the Mac. Two former Apple engineers created Astropad for this purpose. Save some big bucks by turning your iPad into a full-fledged graphics tablet. Professional graphics tablets aren't easy on the wallet-especially ones with displays like the Cintiq so you can see what your drawings or sketches will look like on your computer. ![]()
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