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

Adobe isn't going to change their software to support new API's that don't support as many input options as the old ones and therefore break all other high end graphics tablets. Adobe uses the Wintab API's which support recognizing pressure, tilt, different tools (Wacom multi-button mouse, airbrush, etc.)  More info on the Wintab API is here: http://www.wacomeng.com/windows/index.html

Since the Suface Pro's hardware is Wacom (or Wacom compatible since it works with other Wacom pens), it should only require a properly written driver. With other Windows tablets that included Wacom hardware, it was often just a matter of going to the Wacom website and installing their "Tablet pc" drivers in order to enable the Wintab API functionality that Adobe CS6 interfaces with. That doesn't work with the Surface Pro, possibly because it's using newer or modified technology. Regardless, Wacom's Wintab compatible drivers don't recognize the Surface Pro hardware (er, I haven't found any version that does.)  Either Microsoft can write a driver update that enables the proper API for Adobe CS6 (and other graphics apps that use Wintab), or Wacom can write an updated driver that recognizes the Surface pro hardware.

tweet to @panos_panay too.  this is absolutely tragic.  I was just going to take a Disney animator to buy a Surface.  He was willing to try it and maybe even switch from Mac, but without pressure in photoshop and illustrator he can't do storyboards, or anything.

FAIL.

UNBELIEVABLE.  Microsoft is just unbelievable.

Start tweeting to @surface about this.  take it public.

chap

I'll sadly return mine tomorrow. Until this gets sorted out.

😢