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Cintiq Sadness and Joy
10 years ago
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A few weeks ago I had to upgrade my computer to 10.10 because we switched over to using a new compiler at work.
The update introduced the usual host of problems. Illustrator would no longer launch.. I was able to find a work-around and cobble together an Applescript that launches java's console and simulates pressing a couple of buttons before launching Illustrator. Clumsy but it at least works.
The other, more irritating problem was the introduction of pauses when using the cintiq. The animation test I did a couple of weeks ago: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16626653/ Was actually a test of the lag in ToonBoom. I was having to wait up to a second before starting a line when going to a new cell. Doesn't sound like a big deal but it was really maddening.
Anyhow... I had an older laptop sitting around as a backup just in case. Pulled it out and found its battery had died but a new one only cost $30. Since we were going to open it up anyhow, we brought the RAM up to 16G and put in a SSD. My partner kindly put it together for me and, after booting it up with 10.8, it works great! The other computer has a slightly more powerful CPU but the old machine is clearly significantly faster when using the cintiq with ToonBoom or ArtRage. Hurray!
The update introduced the usual host of problems. Illustrator would no longer launch.. I was able to find a work-around and cobble together an Applescript that launches java's console and simulates pressing a couple of buttons before launching Illustrator. Clumsy but it at least works.
The other, more irritating problem was the introduction of pauses when using the cintiq. The animation test I did a couple of weeks ago: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16626653/ Was actually a test of the lag in ToonBoom. I was having to wait up to a second before starting a line when going to a new cell. Doesn't sound like a big deal but it was really maddening.
Anyhow... I had an older laptop sitting around as a backup just in case. Pulled it out and found its battery had died but a new one only cost $30. Since we were going to open it up anyhow, we brought the RAM up to 16G and put in a SSD. My partner kindly put it together for me and, after booting it up with 10.8, it works great! The other computer has a slightly more powerful CPU but the old machine is clearly significantly faster when using the cintiq with ToonBoom or ArtRage. Hurray!
Theo-Wizzago
~theo-wizzago
:much applause:
