Wacom debuts three new Cintiq pen shows with slimmer designs and Professional Pen 3 assist

Wacom’s Cintiq line of pen shows give designers and illustrators the flexibility to make use of a stylus instantly on a display in varied inventive apps. At the moment, the corporate introduced its newest entries with the Cintiq 16, Cintiq 24 and Cintiq 24 Touch. All three characteristic a slimmer design than the earlier fashions, together with thinner bezels across the exterior. The corporate additionally trimmed down the burden, making even the bigger choices lighter and extra transportable.

The brand new Cintiq shows work with the Professional Pen 3 the place the earlier era supplied the Professional Pen 2. The third-gen model has a 12ms response time, 8,192 stress ranges, three programmable buttons, helps as much as 60-degree tilt and can be utilized with varied grips. You may as well swap out the pen nibs for a unique really feel or add steadiness weights as wanted. Inside, “an developed IC chip from the Professional Pen 2” recreates the exact and pure really feel of drawing on paper. It additionally does not have a battery, in order that’s one much less factor you must fear about charging.

The show panels in every mannequin provide 2.5K decision (2560 x 1600 on the 16-inch, 2560 x 1440 on the 23.8-inch) and 60Hz refresh charge. Wacom touts its “true-to-life colour” and anti-glare glass serves to each nix reflections and supply satisfactory friction for the Professional Pen 3. That latter merchandise produces “a pure, paper-like drawing expertise” when mixed with the corporate’s highly effective stylus.

You possibly can anticipate USB-C, HDMI and USB-A ports round again, though the Cintiq 16 connects to a pc with a single USB-C cable (show sign and energy supply). The Cintiq 16 additionally comes with built-in foldable legs that enable the pen show to sit down at a 20-degree angle. Each the Cintiq 24 and Cintiq 24 Contact include an adjustable stand that provides extra positions (you should buy this stand individually for the Cintiq 16).

In my expertise, Wacom shows are at their greatest when touch gestures are involved. Because the title suggests, these are solely out there on the Cintiq 24 Contact on this trio. This added functionality permits you to zoom, pan, rotate and extra together with your fingers, which makes your workflow extra environment friendly. And on the Cintiq 24 Contact, you need to use as much as 10 fingers concurrently for these duties.

The brand new Cintiq lineup shall be out there later this summer season. The Cintiq 16 is $699.95, the Cintiq 24 is $1,299.95 and the Cintiq 24 Touch is $1,499.95.

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