photoshop + touch screens?

[Blue_Max]

I have a friend who's considering a laptop primarily for Photoshop, but has her heart set on using the touchscreen and a stylus to crop images.

I don't know much about Photoshop and a few google searches seem to indicate that Windows Photoshop only accepts a few commands via touchscreen and cropping is not one of them. So can PS use a touchscreen to draw a crop line around an image, etc?

Anything else I should be considering, like Intel IGP vs. CUDA, etc?

Thanks for the input!

 

[OlyAR15]

Are you talking about a touchscreen with a pressure-sensitive digitizer? If so, then that is definitely worthwhile for photoshop. Check out the Wacom Cintiq Companions, MS Surface Pro or Surface Book, Lenovo Yoga line, etc. Any of these would probably fit the bill. For more info from people who use these for drawing, check out the tabletpcreview forum. They have a section for artists and there is quite a bit on using these types of tablets.

 

[OlyAR15]

I think he's talking about laptop with touchscreen on monitor...

Well, that's also what I'm talking about. All the models I've listed have pressure-sensitive digitizers built into the screen, allowing for the use with a stylus.

 

[OlyAR15]

yep, but hes talking about using the one on laptop right?

Wow, for someone who supposedly uses Photoshop, you seem to be completely ignorant on current technology. Have you even bothered to check out the machines I listed?

To the OP: if your friend wants to use photoshop or other drawing software on a mobile pc, she should concentrate on tablets and convertible systems running Windows. There are several that are either purposely designed or can be used for photoshop. And once you've used PS or any of the drawing software on a pressure-sensitive tablet, you cannot go back to a mouse.

The granddaddy of PS tablets is the Wacom Cintiq Companion:

http://www.wacom.com/en-ca/products/pen-displays/cintiq-companion-2

Note that there is a difference between the Cintiq and Cintiq Companion. The Companion is a full-fledged tablet pc, while the plain Cintiq is just a pressure-sensitive screen. This machine is pretty much designed for photoshop. It does not come with a keyboard, and is not very good for typical desktop/productivity/general computing uses. However, for photoshop or other professional drawing software, it is excellent.

Microsoft also makes the Surface line of tablets that work well with PS. The Surface Pro 4 is a tablet that can also function as a laptop, while the Book is more a laptop that can also function as a tablet.

https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us?ocid=OCTEVENT_MSCOM

There are other machines that also fit in the same category. Here is a list of current machines:

http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/thr...0-tablets-and-convertibles-with-stylus.67533/

The same forum also has an Artist section where tablet use is also discussed, although it is heavily slanted towards the Wacom tablets.

http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/forums/artists.1067/

Finally, there are other sites dedicated to using these tablets for artists and illustrators. Here is one: http://surfaceproartist.com/

 

[OlyAR15]

I am talking about apples you are talking about pears. You should take time to understand what are you reading...

Yeah, nice personal attack. How about providing some useful information rather than these useless posts?

I have a friend who's considering a laptop primarily for Photoshop, but has her heart set on using the touchscreen and a stylus to crop images.

How is the information I provided not applicable to the original post? And how is the "information" you provided helpful in the slightest. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. The machines I listed are full Windows PCs with touchscreens and integrated active digitizers that support pressure-sensitive stylus, and are fully supported by Photoshop and other drawing software.

 

[Blue_Max]

I almost forgot about this thread... thanks to all contributors.

Sadly, it seems like for her to do what she wants, she has to spend 2.5x the money. Instead of an affordable touchscreen, she needs a "surface" type machine.
Well... that's the price you pay for refusing to use a mouse, I guess.

Her job doesn't even require PS so I think it's a giant waste... but, hey, none of my business.

Thanks again for the info - I'll pass it along.