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wacom bamboo fun, OS X leopard and Adobe CS3

for my birthday I got a wacom bamboo fun via amazon. I use it with my macbook Pro running leapord OS X.

Unpacking:

wacom unpacking close

wacom unpacking close

wacom unpacking

wacom unpacking

Installation:

wacom Installation

wacom Installation

the installation is really easy. the product comes with 4 separate CDs so you get to choose how much of the bundled software you install. I only went for the drivers and the artRage software since I am not interested in the handwriting recognition part.

Set Up:

wacom settings

wacom settings

The Installation adds a preferences pane to your mac os X settings where everything can be configured.

Usability:

It takes some time to get used to the pen, but after a day or two you will not have any problems. I got the small tablet which is sufficient perfectly fine for my purposes.

ArtRage:

this software is very nice for practicing and goofing around with your tablet. it offers a lot of functionality and was made to be used with a tablet.

artrage 2.5

artrage 2.5

Adobe CS3

The main reason to wish for a wacom tablet was, that is works really well with adobe CS3 suite. I work a lot with flash, and I really like flashs drawing capabilities. I also tested photoshop, and it worked really well.

Verdict:

I used the tablet for just a few days now and I just love it. I recommend it any Mac user.

Update – Adobe CS 4 support:

I recently upgraded from Adobe CS 3 to Adobe CS 4 and it works just as fine. After using the tablet for a couple of months now I still hold up my recommendation!

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  1. Jeff Wymer February 11, 2009 at 23:37

    This is exciting??thanks for posting this. I have been wanting a wacom tablet for a very long time and I thought about getting the bamboo because it is much cheaper; however, I was concerned how well it would work with osx leopard and photoshop cs3 & illustrator cs3. I considered saving up for a intuos series; however, after reading this I think I might go ahead and get a small bamboo. Thanks!

  2. Dre May 21, 2009 at 19:11

    This is wonderful information. I have been researching tablets and CS3 or CS4. I do a lot of playing around and rearranging photos but ready to expand. I am interested in the Bamboo Fun since I felt it could take me to next level in photo altering, more into graphic designing without having to pull much out of pocket. I appreciate you sharing your experience. It has convinced me that I am looking in the right direction.