Pen pressure and tapering problems

Anonymous
2015-11-08T20:03:41+00:00

I love the new SP4 pen, but I've noticed the pen pressure is not consistent. The biggest problem is that paint brush strokes in Photoshop don't taper smoothly when drawing. I tired using the SP4 pen on my Surface Pro 3 and it doesn't have any problem. Here is a screen capture of what I'm talking about.

Since the pen isn't the problem I'm assuming it's a calibration issue with the Surface Pro 4. I downloaded new Wintab drivers to see if that would solve the problem (got the idea from this thread about pen problems).

It's not just Photoshop. The actual Surface pen pressure app has the same problem. It's harder to see because the brush strokes are thinner, but there is a much faster tapering happening than there is on the Surface Pro 3. Here is a screen cap:

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Anonymous
2016-07-15T19:53:13+00:00

Hey Everyone!

Thanks for all the feedback!

As some of you have already noticed, on July 14th, 2016, we released an update to the Surface Touch Driver that should significantly improve the pen tapering and pressure experience that this thread talks about.

For more information on the 7/14 update, you can go here.

If you experience any difficulty downloading or installing updates, please check the Troubles installing Surface and Windows updates article for assistance.

Thanks!

Zachary

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-06-25T01:24:54+00:00

    Nope, photoshop, paint tool sai 1 and most other programmas I use have this issue

    plus manga studio still have it but the smothing hide it but when you use bigger brushes with less smoothing, it still happen

    If sketchpad don't have the issue is because they cut the end of the stroke before it tapers

    but photoshop have it and you can't deny it

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-06-25T01:33:13+00:00

    Are you on the latest windows 10 preview build?

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-06-25T01:40:16+00:00

    Nope but if the issue happen on control panel, then it means it happen everywhere scince it is a driver issue

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-06-25T01:45:31+00:00

    Nope but if the issue happen on control panel, then it means it happen everywhere scince it is a driver issue

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