![]() ![]() In many ways, whether or not you choose to go with a Wacom tablet may come down to what you already own. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at both options so that you can make the best choice for your setup. Multiuse tools like the iPad, especially when combined with a stylus and a drawing app like Astropad Studio, can deliver an incredible drawing experience ( here’s an example) without the need to purchase extra hardware. Today, things aren’t as clear because you don’t necessarily need a dedicated drawing tablet to complete your digital workflow. Twenty years ago, Wacom would’ve been the obvious choice. If your favorite applications does not offer such a mode, you would need to ask (or pay) the developer to create such a mode.If you’re a digital artist, you already know that having the best tools at your disposal is essential to producing high-quality work. ![]() You can avoid some of the disadvantages that you experience by using applications intended for your purpose, as described above. Specific applications can avoid that by having a "black" window on the iPad so that video data does not have to be transferred, and having a "content" window on the Mac display showing that results.Īll in all, SideCar is not meant to be the same as a Wacom tablet. Yes, video data is being sent to the iPad - that's how it works. If you want to see the effect of using the pencil on the iPad simultaneously on your macOS display (and not only on the iPad display), you would then want to use an application that allows you to have the same document open in 2 windows at the same time. By default your desktop "extends" to the SideCar display instead of mirroring - in that case you do not have the black bars. No, you do not necessarily have to have black bars. Individiual applications are free to offer "simulated" hover - for example in the manner you describe. ![]() ![]() Yes, there's no "hover" feature - and it is not possible to enable such a feature with the current hardware and software. However, a specific application on your Mac is free to implement such a mode for that application specifically. Yes, there's no generic option for having a "relative mode" input. If you prefer Wacom tablets, I would suggest buying such a device instead of using Sidecar - then you can get a product that works exactly like a Wacom tablet (because it is a Wacom tablet). Your question is based on the false premise that the quote "You can also use to write, sketch, and mark up documents while seeing the updates live on your Mac." must mean that it should work exactly like your preferred Wacom tablet. If there was a way to turn an iPad into a Pen Tablet via Sidecar, similar to how the documentation suggests, I'm guessing all of those issues would likely be addressed.Īlso note that I'd rather avoid a 3rd party app so I don't need to install/set up anything. as opposed to keeping the screen off/black.) It needs to send video data to the iPad, likely reducing battery life on both the iPad and MacBook.Had it been functioning as a Pen Tablet, it wouldn't need to match any resolutions, therefore I could use my iPad's entire screen real estate for pen gestures, as well as my entire MacBook's screen real estate for display purposes. Since the screen resolutions aren't the same, I'm either going to have black bars on my iPad or black bars on my MacBook.light pressure = hover, stronger pressure = click). Even if it's not possible for the iPad to detect when the pen is hovering above it, the same effect could likely be mimicked thanks to the pressure sensitivity (e.g. This is useful so you know where you're about to draw on the screen before you actually draw. Theres no "hover" feature that Pen Tablets usually have.A tablet like Wacom allows you to choose between absolute (i.e. However, this has several disadvantages over a Pen Tablet: The closest I could get was by mirroring the screen and drawing on the tablet. (Sidebar: if they're referring to something else here, please let me know what they mean by this line.) I "write on my document" and "see the updates live on my Mac." However, I don't see how to enable that feature. This sounded like the iPad could be used as a Pen Tablet just like a Wacom tablet. You can also use to write, sketch, and mark up documents while seeing the updates live on your Mac. I recently started using Sidecar and noticed the documentation states: It could refer to a device like an iPad, but it could also refer to a device similar to a Wacom tablet, often called a "pen tablet" or "graphics tablet." ![]()
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