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Wacom Introduces Cintiq 12WX Interactive Pen Display
December 03, 2007
Wacom announced today the Cintiq 12WX, a new addition to the Cintiq family that combines all the advantages and power of direct pen-on-screen input with a new low-profile, lightweight and flexible design.
The new Cintiq 12WX is aimed at professional creators of digital content looking to improve and streamline their workflow. Storyboarding for 2D or 3D animations, compositing for post production, designing graphics, as well as retouching photos are just a few of the many creative applications where the Cintiq excels.
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The Cintiq 12WX is suitable in a variety of computer environments, especially those where users wish to work across displays. It is ideal as a companion monitor for a primary display, alongside other displays in a multi-monitor environment, or even by itself. Additionally, with an estimated street price of $999, the Cintiq 12WX is an affordable pen-on-screen option for creative users seeking an interactive pen display experience.
"Users will appreciate the interactive pen display’s ability to integrate seamlessly into existing workflows," said Michael Marcum, director of product management for Wacom. "Whether developing content at a workstation with a large-format display or creating material with a laptop, the Cintiq 12WX provides all the advantages of interactive pen display usage in an intuitive and functional design."
Key to the Cintiq 12WX is its attractive size and low-profile design for comfortable and effortless handling. Weighing just 4.4 pounds, its dimensions and thoughtful styling make it an ergonomic product ideal for flexible integration into existing workplaces or use at a remote location such as a collaborative meeting at a client site. Combining the small size and flexibility of a desktop pen tablet with the natural hand-eye coordination of an interactive pen display, the Cintiq 12WX offers slimline dimensions comparable to Wacom’s Intuos3 6x11 pen tablet.
"Current Intuos3 users who switch to the Cintiq 12WX can gain an even more natural and liberating edge over their current workflow," said Marcum . "In addition, the Cintiq 12WX works seamlessly with over 100 software applications, providing navigation and creative control freedoms that place an emphasis on ease-of-use, intuitive on-screen input and a welcome jump in productivity."
The Cintiq 12WX features a high quality 12.1” TFT LCD display for direct pen-on- screen drawing, painting, sketching, navigating and collaborating. Like the Cintiq 21UX (launched in February 2005), the Cintiq 12WX enables near perfect hand-eye coordination.
Users can work with the pressure sensitive pen directly on screen, providing WXGA resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels with 24-bit color depth and a wide viewing angle of 170°. The Cintiq 12WX also features ten freely programmable ExpressKeys, five on each side of the display, which can be customized to initiate keyboard shortcuts, modifier keys, and important functions such as Display Toggle.
The Display Toggle function is especially beneficial to those using the Cintiq 12WX in a multiple monitor environment, allowing users to easily switch between screens or maximize pen control across different displays. Additionally, a programmable Touch Strip is ergonomically located on each side of the display with presets to allow zooming and scrolling in various applications. These "on board" features significantly improve workflow and productivity by off-loading environmental controls to the non- dominant hand and allowing the user to focus on the pen with the pen hand.
The patented, cordless and battery-free Grip Pen offers precise inking and advanced controls for realistic, “natural art like” results due to the 5,080lpi resolution and 1,024 levels of pressure in both the pen tip and eraser. Tilt functionality is supported with angles of up to 60 degrees, allowing natural-looking pen, brush and eraser strokes. Additionally, the Cintiq 12WX supports Wacom’s optional input devices such as the 6D Art Pen and Airbrush. The Cintiq’s option-rich driver software allows users to define and save application-specific settings for a simple and uninterrupted workflow.
The display comes profiled out of the box and can be calibrated with most color measurement solutions on the market from companies including X-Rite and Datacolor. It can also be connected either by VGA or DVI for added convenience.
The Cintiq 12WX comes with an adjustable stand that is conveniently and completely integrated into the Cintiq’s body. The stand is optimized for use in three different orientations – at a 25-degree angle from horizontal, at a 65-degree angle or flat (with stand totally retracted) for use on the desk or lap. Due to its compact size, the Cintiq 12WX can be used in a similar way to a traditional analog sketchpad, meaning that ideas and creative content can be shared in a digital format immediately and spontaneously. When placed flat on a desktop, it also rotates on a pivot point to fit the architecture of the human body. Visit www.wacom.com/cintiq to discover more about Wacom’s latest interactive pen display.
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