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iPad Pro Hands-on Makes the Case for Productivity Uses, Apple Pencil Is Excellent

TrueBlou said:
Completely agree, I use Photoshop and Illustrator on a daily basis and I'd be delighted to use fully featured versions of these on a nice big iPad screen with a good stylus, reclining on the sofa, blethering to the wife while she watches whatever godawful nonsense she's currently into on the telly. Instead of me being in the office and communicating with her with iMessage.

I can foresee absolutely no issues with using those apps with a 12 inch screen and a precision stylus provided Adobe did a good job of making the iOS apps, they need be no different in operation to their desktop counterparts other than interface changes.
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It would be amazing if the app developer could allow some form of mouse pointer within the app itself.

Come apple implement a mouse pointer.
 
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TrueBlou said:
Completely agree, I use Photoshop and Illustrator on a daily basis and I'd be delighted to use fully featured versions of these on a nice big iPad screen with a good stylus, reclining on the sofa, blethering to the wife while she watches whatever godawful nonsense she's currently into on the telly. Instead of me being in the office and communicating with her with iMessage.

I can foresee absolutely no issues with using those apps with a 12 inch screen and a precision stylus provided Adobe did a good job of making the iOS apps, they need be no different in operation to their desktop counterparts other than interface changes.
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Off topic but have you used graphic on an ipad? Basically a watered down version of illustrator.
 
i think iOS 10 and 11 will be focused on productivity and extend that slide over pip and other even more because of this ipad pro and his accessories
 
TrueBlou said:
I haven't as it happens, would you recommend it?
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If you want to do some light vector editing or designing it should work although it is a touch interface. They also have a desktop app that resembles illustrator even more. Can import fonts and open psd files which is an added plus.
 
TrueBlou said:
Out of curiosity, why would you want a pointer when you could touch the exact pixel you want with the Apple Pencil?
Is it just so you aren't obscuring your target in any way?
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I am very skeptical of this claim. It means you would have to specify a pen tool with a thickness of 1 pixel or 1/264th of an inch.
 
TrueBlou said:
I do get your point (pardon the pun) but with the iPad pro there will be a very precise pointing device available. I'd welcome it, actually putting pen to screen, to the exact point you're looking at and aiming for, can easily be as accurate as any mouse.
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imo--the issue is ergonomics, not precision. interfacing with video or audio software without a pointer--mouse or track pad--just sounds fussy and tiresome
 
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rowspaxe said:
I am very skeptical of this claim. It means you would have to specify a pen tool with a thickness of 1 pixel or 1/264th of an inch.
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You can zoom in on the image just as you would in say, Photoshop, to whatever level you like therefore making the individual pixels larger and easier to select. There's no need for a microscopic pen nib.
 
TrueBlou said:
You can zoom in on the image just as you would in say, Photoshop, to whatever level you like therefore making the individual pixels larger and easier to select. There's no need for a microscopic pen nib.
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Well, you won't be zooming in Photoshop on an ipad pro. But I see your point, assuming near infinate zoom--the claim pixel selection, not painting
 
rowspaxe said:
imo--the issue is ergonomics, not precision. interfacing with video or audio software without a pointer--mouse or track pad--just sounds fussy and tiresome
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I guess, naturally, everyone is different. I'm perfectly happy to move along with technology, touch in this case, and having tried several stylus options for the iPad already, none of which are perfect by any means. I find a certain ease and simplicity in being able to directly interact with the on screen interface.

In most use cases I have tried there has been absolutely no issue with selecting what I need, or performing precise adjustment. I often find it quicker and easier to just touch what I want, where I want, than guiding a cursor with a mouse or trackpad. But then I'm one of those people who, a number of years ago before iPads and iPhones existed, wished it were possible to just touch the screen with precision rather than dragging my mouse around my desk.

If good quality, intelligently designed, powerful, professional level apps were created for the iPad Pro I'd likely be first in line throwing my money at them. Along with running to my nearest Apple Store, money in hand, shouting, for the love of God Apple you need as much of my money as possible, you poor struggling company ;)
 
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rowspaxe said:
Well, you won't be zooming in Photoshop on an ipad pro. But I see your point, assuming near infinate zoom--the claim pixel selection, not painting
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I've a reasonable level of confidence that Adobe will at some point release a suite of pro level apps for iPad Pro, provided of course that the iPad Pro sells in significant numbers. There's nothing to stop them and if the market is there they would be crazy not to capitalise on it.
 
sfwalter said:
You can add OneNote to the iPad list. Also Affinity is working on an iPad version of their Photos app.
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I think there is a valid ios software arguement for the "ipad prosumer" crowd. If your not working in an environment where you need Adobe CC applications--you could probably have great results with a friendlier workflow for a lot less money using ios apps. Plus you get access to fun apps like paper 53. If you have cash and are looking for a designated sketch only tool, the ipp is very attractive
 
rowspaxe said:
I think there is a valid ios software arguement for the "ipad prosumer" crowd. If your not working in an environment where you need Adobe CC applications--you could probably have great results with a friendlier workflow for a lot less money using ios apps. Plus you get access to fun apps like paper 53. If you have cash and are looking for a designated sketch only tool, the ipp is very attractive
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Yeah, I can see how an app like Paper could be good for the artistic crowd. Although I must admit I have used it myself in the past for scribbling the occasional idea.

I think part of the trouble just now is the lack of the big players "serious" applications for iOS. Fair enough, I don't think Apple has properly provided the opportunity for that market yet. So some people may have a hard time imagining their existence at all (incidentally I don't mean you.)

But just because something doesn't exist now doesn't mean it can't in the future. If the iPad Pro manages to successfully create a market for such apps, they will appear. I think the iPad Pro is possibly Apples first step at trying to create the environment for that market to exist.

Of course, I've just had my medication so that could be the morphine talking :D
 
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Yes, it's pretty simple in my case. All I want is a tablet running full version of Photoshop.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Microsoft understands that, Apple is trying to force me to use some gimmicky dumbed down versions
instead of the full working Photoshop. Why? Because their "full" OS X doesn't support touch screen
and their gimmicky iOS doesn't support file system and full OS X apps...
 
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