iOS Questions: Thinking About iPad Pro as my First Apple Product

[Ries]

Unless you free hand draw alot, get an iPad Air 3. The pro is just a larger overpriced iPad.

 

[ZombiePete]

Unless you free hand draw alot, get an iPad Air 3. The pro is just a larger overpriced iPad.

I disagree; to each their own.

OP, unless you're willing to re-evaluate your workflows, I think you'd be better off with a Windows device. Unless something drastic changes in iOS 10, the kind of granular control you want over files without working in the cloud is going to be sort of a pain and I think you'll grow to resent iOS because of it. There will be trade-offs, of course; like you said, iOS is so fluid and secure because it works the way it does, and going to the Windows route brings lots of disadvantages along with the conveniences, IMO. If your workflow is that important to you, though, I just can't recommend iOS unless you're willing to jump through some hoops.

 

[DaniJoy]

I have just tried to replicate what you did in your movie with Procreate and I had NONE of those issues on my iPad Pro. None. You most likely had an intermittent Bluetooth connection between your Pencil and the iPad.
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Don't believe everything you read. The Pencil works very well. I know people who are very fussy about simple things like their ballpoint pens. You can imagine how fussy the people can be about a digital stylus. Especially professional painters and illustrators. Unless you're one of them, take their opinions with a grain of salt because they are very hard to please and have peculiar demands from their tools.

wow thanks captain obvious. me and all the other people having these issues would have never tried to use our tablet anywhere else. except i have and the issues happen even when im out in the middle of nowhere.

check the procreate forums. im not the only one with these issues.

ya fussy, i actually expect the thing to work.......
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I don't know if you made that video yourself but if that is you, have you even tried the Palm Rejection settings in Procreate? In The iOS Settings > Procreate there are Palm Rejection settings. Off, Standard and Fine.

yes been all over that with procreate. unfortunately no setting solves the issues completely.

 

[bensisko]

wow thanks captain obvious. me and all the other people having these issues would have never tried to use our tablet anywhere else. except i have and the issues happen even when im out in the middle of nowhere.

check the procreate forums. im not the only one with these issues.

ya fussy, i actually expect the thing to work.......
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yes been all over that with procreate. unfortunately no setting solves the issues completely.

That's weird - I have not had the issues you're having with Procreate and my iPad Pro/Apple Pencil either.

The one thing I will say is that Palm Rejection quality varies from app-to-app. I tend to rest my entire right hand on the screen when using the Pencil and I don't notice any issues in Procreate, Sketchbook, or Paper. I do occasionally get some loose marks in OneNote - nothing that's really bothersome, but occasionally I notice it. Occasionally, I will have some weird things pop up in the Adobe Apps, but it's usually when trying to use the Slide with Apple Pencil and palm touching.

 

[DaniJoy]

That's weird - I have not had the issues you're having with Procreate and my iPad Pro/Apple Pencil either.

The one thing I will say is that Palm Rejection quality varies from app-to-app. I tend to rest my entire right hand on the screen when using the Pencil and I don't notice any issues in Procreate, Sketchbook, or Paper. I do occasionally get some loose marks in OneNote - nothing that's really bothersome, but occasionally I notice it. Occasionally, I will have some weird things pop up in the Adobe Apps, but it's usually when trying to use the Slide with Apple Pencil and palm touching.

dang man im super jealous. ive noticed the inconsistency in the pencil with different apps too. Umake has zero palm rejection for me. marks everywhere my palm touches.

 

[Wowereit]

If you need a drawing device first and you can live with the restrictions get the iPad, the Apple Pencil is superior compared to the Surface Pen.
Otherwise I would get a Surface, but buy the 10$ (or something like that) tip kit, the default tip sucks. With the right tip Surface Pen gets way better, allthough it can't reach Apple Pencil's drawing capabilities.

 

[exanimo]

I disagree; to each their own.

OP, unless you're willing to re-evaluate your workflows, I think you'd be better off with a Windows device. Unless something drastic changes in iOS 10, the kind of granular control you want over files without working in the cloud is going to be sort of a pain and I think you'll grow to resent iOS because of it. There will be trade-offs, of course; like you said, iOS is so fluid and secure because it works the way it does, and going to the Windows route brings lots of disadvantages along with the conveniences, IMO. If your workflow is that important to you, though, I just can't recommend iOS unless you're willing to jump through some hoops.

I think you're absolutely right. I don't mind changing my workflow for most of my work. It's only a few projects that I'd like to keep under wraps.

Honestly, the iPro is exciting to me and seems like I can use it for what I want, albeit clumsily for things I want to keep private, but it seems like it's still in its infancy from things I've read here and elsewhere.

It's no easy decision, but I think I've decided what I'm going to do; I'm going to wait for the Samsung ProTab S and hope that it has EMR technology. If it does, I'll pick that up, if not, I'll have to deal with N-Trig on the SP4. Next year when the iPro 2 is released, I'll see if it has worked out its kinks and has better apps that work with the A10x and larger screen.

When and if that happens I'll give the Samsung to my SO.

Thanks for all the information and anecdotes, you've been a great help.