Surface Pro Pen pressure sensitivity is not working in photoshop CS6.

Anonymous
2013-02-10T14:58:36+00:00

Surface Pro Pen pressure sensitivity is not working in photoshop CS6. Was anyone able to get their surface pro to use the pen pressure sensitivity? In my photoshop settings when i turn on Pen Pressure for brush settings i see a yellow exclamation mark next to each settings which has to do with pen pressure. If anyone knows how to solve this problem please let me know.

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Barb Bowman 80,805 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2013-05-09T21:41:01+00:00

http://www.wacom.com/support/drivers

Select windows 8

or use the direct link

http://www.wacom.com/feeldriver

Download the driver dated may 9th ...today.. install and

reboot.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-03-23T10:56:27+00:00

    i feel confident microsoft will have the issue fixed.  we just need to have patience.  im in the same boat as yall.  i want to use zbrush, photoshop, and other progs with pressure sensitivity.  one of the costs of early adoption is bumps in the road.  in the grand scheme of things, the surface pro hasnt been out that long.  the fix will come, just have patience.  

    ps.  the fact that microsoft has even acknowledged the issue publicly is a good sign.  in the past other tablets have not worked and it was up to the community to find hacks that fixed the issues.  so even if microsoft doesnt fix the issue, im sure the geniuses in the community will hack the surface pro to get it to work the way we need it to.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-03-23T05:12:35+00:00

    In all honesty I completely fell in love with the structure and design of the Surface, it just feels nice in every way. I agree with the distaste for plastic feel of rival tablets, but in this case, I guess looks can't win for everything. I need that pressure sensitivity for Flash and Photoshop. And what worries me is that Microsoft hasn't exactly confirmed that they're implementing Wintab drivers. They say they're working on drivers but (as usual) they're not being specific. For all I know it could just be a workaround for select programs

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-03-23T02:27:11+00:00

    I love my surface pro and I really want to recommend it to any artist out there. The only problem is the lack of wintab drivers. I mostly use it for ZBrush, but I have had to do some homework assignments in photoshop. The lack of pressure sensitivity really kills my workflow and slows me down a lot. ZBrush isn't as much of a problem because with the art dock combo changing intensity is easy and quick. But I use both programs often and it is a must in photoshop. 

    If they don't get the wintab drivers soon I would recommend the Samsung Ativ Pro. My brother has it and he has pressure sensitivity and it is pretty nice little machine, I just don't like the plastic. I prefer the metal surface pro. In hindsight, I would have gotten the Ativ Pro instead just for the the usable pressure sensitivity. And I think the Ativ pro also the ink api from microsoft and the wintab drivers which I don't understand why the surface can't have them.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-03-22T22:37:33+00:00

    I am about to buy a convertible soon and luckily found this thrad.

    All the Ultrabooks with pen interface look promising, but some of them more. So the Surface pro is from my behalf the most promising. Because I do much with Lightroom and Photoshop the pressure sensitivity is a MUST.

    In Germany the release date of the surface pro will be somewhen in the second quarter of this year. If till then is no solution found i definitely have to chose one of its competitors.

    as I read online the Samsung Ative Pro and the Asus Taichi will work with pressure sensitivity and have still impressive and portable hardware.

    I hope for a solution, because the surface pro is an more impressive, sexy, nice little computer. It would be a shame to stick to that drivers downside.

    PLEASE Give at least answer about the process on finding a solution!

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