![]() This is the best Toon Boom inking environment I have ever found on a Tablet PC. I experienced no clumsiness on the edges, which is frequently a digitizer phenomenon seen in other models.īottom line: Animate Pro runs well on this machine. The “tm2” has one of the best inking environments on a Tablet PC. The screen is a bit slick, but this was not a problem. ![]() So, what about the inking and drawing experience? I found screen accuracy and inking to be very enjoyable. Aero is a lot of flash that ultimately adds very little in your day to day computing experience.Īgain, there was no lag with the ATI graphics in use. You can dramatically improve performance by switching to "Classic" windows mode that eliminates Aero. Use Toon Boom Studio’s enhanced features to create your own cartoon or movie following the animation workflow. Key Features Make it happen with Toon Boom Studio, an easy-to-use animation software that’s ideal for animation fans, students, teachers and hobbyists. Incidentally, this lag seems to be an issue of the Aero portion of Windows 7. All new scene transitions available in Toon Boom Studio. Serious drawing lag appeared in integrated graphics mode, even with the i5 processor. I ran Animate Pro in both Intel integrated graphics mode and enhanced ATI graphics mode. The additional ATI graphics card is extremely important. The keyboard is reasonable and designed to look slightly Mac-like. HP keeps experimenting with redesigns and this one is not especially successful. Perhaps the most aggravating problem that must be mentioned: The tracking pad is very difficult to use. Also, the screen must be reinforced to prevent damage from all the direct pressure. ![]() Tablet PC’s present a harsh trade-off: Touch and pen sensitivity mandates a screen overlay of additional hardware. I was surprised at the brightness of the screen. True, there is some issue with viewing angles in portrait mode, but I found this to be a minor issue. Viewing angles and screen brightness have been criticized. I have not decided if this is helpful or a pain. HP tends to install many programs to help you "manage" the machine. ![]() Three cheers to HP for appropriately configuring the Wacom driver to allow pressure sensitivity in Toon Boom and Adobe applications "out of the box." Other vendors are rarely so considerate.
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