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The Wacom I got is the medium One by Wacom, currently retailing at £68.I have downloaded a few Wacom apps, works great though will use with more advanced software. I need to look online and find the software than enables more customisation of pen etc. The tablet was still in its cellophane unopened it had all the spare pen nibs etc never used. When on leave I will do a deep dive in what I can do with it. I have watched a few YouTube videos already, the reviews are good considering it's seen as a budget tablet. It's ideal for me being a beginner with drawing tablets.
I found some great looking black boxes ideal for CD's though we're a bit expensive. I will shop around I may stumble on something in the local hardware shops or general stores.
The purchase would have been a good one even if the pen and nibs were used – it's a great one seeing as it's all unused! I don't have many suggestions as to the customisation of the pen; the only major thing I've ever done, is to adjust the pen pressure to fit my drawing style. Straight out of the box the pen pressure was too sensitive, so I've always made sure to having to use a bit more pressure, allowing slower movements.
I don't like spending much on storage, so I try to avoid the fancy stuff for more all-purpose kind of boxes etc. I've tried finding good storage boxes at the local hardware stores, but failed at finding anyone that I liked. I'm sure something will turn up, though.
I downloaded Wacom desktop from there website ffor Windows, not had chance to have a proper look though there appears to be a lot you can do with it. To be honest even without downloading the Wacom drivers the tablet was just plug in and play on Windows 11.
I had some connectivity issues initially when I got my Wacom years ago, but I think there was a driver issue, which was easily resolved by downloading an older driver. Your tablet is probably newer, and Wacom have no doubt sorted out any driver issues. It could have been a particular issue between the driver and the OS on my Macbook at the time.
I am pretty good at using Graphic Design software but god my free hand drawing is poor :)) I am determined to improve. I think my first port of call is learning to use the pressure nib and configuring it correctly.
Windows 11 is great for just about every device I have plugged it, the drivers update immediately. Though i think before I installed the Wacom software it just treated the graphic tablet as a mouse.
Drawing on a tablet is a different experience than drawing on paper too. Despite having exclusively used tablets for illustration work for many years, I'm still getting used to it. On my work iPad I have a screen protector with a paper like texture. It's not perfect, but the touch and feel is much more comfortable, to me at least. Don't know if there are similar ones for Wacom though.
Yes, that's pretty much what the tablet worked like for me too, before installing the software.
A handy thing you're now able to do, is image editing using the tablet. I haven't used the tablet for that purpose many times, but I remember editing a few images with the tablet back when I was a design student; doing closeup editing on details for example.
Good point to start with image editing is likely how I will use the tablet. Do you find it easier using a tablet with a screen or using it the track pad way (not sure what the term is). It's almost a tear since I did any new designs hopefully the pad will spark some creativity.
My PC desk is cluttered and not ideal for placing the pad on I need to sort that.
On leave now so will start soring my CD's, I have four CD towers I will donate them to charity shop when done. I still need to find decent boxes for CD storage first.
I have CD's decades old, I think as long as you look after them they will probably last forever. I had a CD listening evening yesterday right now it's my favourite listening format, streaming music has all the bells and whistles though I find CD's a more enjoyable listening experience on my old CD player.
I definitely prefer Wacom tablets with a dedicated screen, which the Cintiq has. I've tried other tablets without a dedicated screen, and never felt comfortable using them, which is why I ended up with the Cintiq. I'm sure the tablet will be a creativity spark for you though; it certainly has for me. Having a dedicated spot to place it can be good though. It makes it much easier to sit down and take the time to draw something.
Before sorting my collection, I had a DVD tower. It took up a lot of space, and I certainly don't miss it!
My CD collection include some older releases too, and they all work perfectly.
Not so much for CD purchases, but I've had several DVD/and Blu-ray releases delivered with cracked cases or broken "teeth", leaving the disc(s) loose in the case. I think it's only luck that none of these have been unplayable or damaged – but it also shows that the discs can take a beating and still work fine.
Trying to find a plastic wallet to test how the CD's will look, I have a few with my PC stuff somewhere and innards.
Oh, definitely. I know people who are used to track pad tablets though, so it's a matter of preference most of all. It's definitely cool tech, like you say, and I'm not at all surprised that many illustrators – both professional ones and hobby illustrators – switch from pen and paper to tablets. I've actually found out that I've saved money on the Cintiq, from the money saved on drawing supplies.
I did the same before ordering the sleeves I use now. I had a few plastic sleeves (which didn't fit artwork), and I quickly saw that sleeves was the best option for me.
Had a stroke of luck this morning found 5 immaculate DVD disk and sleeve storage folders for only £1 each in a charity shop, on role finding bargains of late. Finding these folders has saved me some money. I have filled 2 folders so far, I think I will throw away the original plastic cases, I have to be ruthless and commit to clearing space.
Those look really nice, @Fire_and_Ice_Returns. How is the quality of the folders?
Excellent barely looks used, three of the folder have fabric sleeves at the back for two disk which is added bonus for double disk movies. Even with the 5 folders its not nearly enough, I found more boxes with DVD's in, I will have to select certain DVD's that I don't want and donate to charity. I can see space starting to appear in my spare room, I have ripped up a lot of empty boxes also.
Everything is digital these days, though a few of us still value physical media.
Its great just flicking through the folder, I am likely to watch a few films I otherwise would not bother with as it would've been too time consuming to look through storage boxes previously.
That's handy! I have TV shows that include six to eight discs, and have no good solution for storing them when I store them in sleeves.
I got rid of a big amount of films when I downsized my collection. There were a lot of films there I had little need to watch again.
Physical media is very much for those that holds particular interest in these releases – and the market for things like CD/DVD folders is no doubt very slim. I like to have some releases on physical media, but I buy considerably less these days than before. The titles I do buy are often releases I won't find on any streaming service.
There are certain movies and box sets I will keep in there original boxes though there are many DVD's I also have on other formats. For example I have all the Fast and Furious movies on Bluray so I will give away the DVD's I have of the same films.
I current;y have the folders on a table they are wide enough to stand upright which is handy, they actually look good aesthetically, they match a lot of my decor in my movie room, literally all my furniture's black lol
I have a few releases that are to tricky or too good looking to replace with sleeves. As an example, my Blu-ray set of the complete Mission:Impossible original TV series takes up considerable space on one of my shelves right now, but the set itself is quite small considering the number of discs it contains. The packaging is also too nice to throw away.
That's my main concern about folders; they need to be able to stand upright on their own, because the weight of several discs on top of each other can't be good.
Good point regarding disks being stacked, I did not consider that. Great boxset I am a fan of the Mission Impossible series, the problem is they never seem to rerun the later series here, I should buy that set. I may even consider buying the short lived reboot series. I decided not to remove any Bluray from there original boxes it will just be DVD's. My CD's I have put on hold for now, when I have finished clearing other stuff I will see if I still need to streamline my CD's. For now I have moved my most listened CD's to a shelf which is easy to get to.
Yes, M:I was a great series – and the video quality of the Blu-ray release is really good, so I can definitely recommend it. Since M:I and similar older shows aren't available on any streaming services here in Norway, I jumped at the chance to get the box set. I just hope we'll get Blu-ray releases of shows like Hawaii Five-O etc. too!
I haven't done this with my CD collection, which is small enough not to, but my movie collection is sorted in boxes where my most watched films and series are in a box of their own. This makes it easier to just pick them out whenever I want to watch them. And if there's a film I haven't watched in a long time, I know it's likely in one of the other boxes.
Several hours later and filled five folders lol I went back to the shop they had 2 more folders so got seven in total which will house 145 DVD,s. when looking through my storage i found even more DVD's in boxes :-O already got a pile of films going to charity shop. these folders are awesome I really struck lucky. I have already watched a few films on DVD that I have not watched in ages. One of my folders is exclusively full with only Will Ferrel DVD's lol debating whether to bother putting sticker labels on the spine of the binders. Decided to keep Cd's as they are even though i just bought another 3 CD's lol
Haha, I had the same thing happen to me when I did this; I found several movies in a cabinet, which meant I had to buy more sleeves. Fortunately it gave me the opportunity to rediscover a few films I had forgot about – all of which I've watched several times since.
I meant houses 145 movies, with the double disk sleeves in total there a 100+ extra spaces for disks.
I looked on online for tall narrow CD towers yesterday then realized I don't even have the space for that.
A desk top CD drawer solution is a good idea, back in the 90's they were easy to get hold of for CD ROM storage, I had quite a few..
Its my birthday soon so got the next best thing to the Mission Impossible TV Boxset and bought the TV soundtrack. I had it to listen through streaming though wanted to own it, some great themes...
There were floppy disk ones too! As for the pre Ikea Moppe chests of drawers, I seem to remember having seen a video of a guy showing a room with wall-mounted chests of drawers, which mean he had floor to ceiling CD storage, with a simple (and cheap) Ikea hack. Couldn't find the video now though, unfortunately.
There are plenty of great tunes from the TV series. Everything Lalo Schifrin did was fantastic, but the TV series had other great composers too, like Hugo Montenegro and Gerald Fried.
Just bought another 4 CD's today, what is great to see is when i am looking at CD's in shops a lot of younger generation seems interested in the format which is good, they favor something tangible rather than streaming digital.
I think the more digital we get, there will be a certain niche market for physical media and products, like vinyl, which has gone from non existent to a popular format again. Some artists have cassette releases of their albums too these days, and CD might get a revival at some point. For now though, the CD market looks small, and it's a great opportunity to pick up physical releases for more affordable prices than vinyl.
I often think if all the streaming services and internet went down at least I have my more analogue media to fall back on.