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I am a novice at digitizing, but I wish I had better control of moving lines, etc. I have a cheaper mouse and wondered if there is a good mouse for digitizers?
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There are several ways to go. If you're using a mouse with a ball on the bottom then you can move up to an "optical" mouse. It's not as "jerky" as the old ball-style mosuse. Prices for good brand names are around $20 - $29 for an optical mouse.
The next step up is a "laser" mouse. The laser works a little better than the "optical" mouse. It has a slightly noticable improvement in accuracy.
Many people like using a pen & tablet instead of a mouse. Wacom makes a line called the "graphire" and another one called the "Intuos" which is a step up from the graphire. They come in various sizes and start under $100 for the "graphire" and go up to over $500 for the larges "Intuos". Some people swear by them. Others find they don't improve anything.
The last step on the ladder is the Wacom "Cintique" or "DTF" tablets. They are computer monitors with touch sensitive screens. Prices start around $1,000 for these. I've already written an article about them and members of ATW can read it here...
-- Larry
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