[MacOSX] Instability with latest Wacom drivers

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Thierry
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[MacOSX] Instability with latest Wacom drivers

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Hello Mac users,

A few days ago, Wacom released a new version of their drivers, 6.3.13w3.
It would seem that on MacOSX, these drivers can bring lot of troubles, wheter you use an Intuos, Cintiq 27 or Cintiq 13HD : a few examples here, here, here and here (the last two are mostly related to Photoshop, but there's a possibility that other software may be affected).

While Wacom may be developping a new update, I would not advise you to use the 6.3.13w3, but to stay on an older version.

I'll keep this topic updated :)
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Re: [MacOSX] Instability with latest Wacom drivers

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Thierry wrote:Hello Mac users,

A few days ago, Wacom released a new version of their drivers, 6.3.13w3.
It would seem that on MacOSX, these drivers can bring lot of troubles, wheter you use an Intuos, Cintiq 27 or Cintiq 13HD : a few examples here, here, here and here (the last two are mostly related to Photoshop, but there's a possibility that other software may be affected).

While Wacom may be developping a new update, I would not advise you to use the 6.3.13w3, but to stay on an older version.

I'll keep this topic updated :)
Thank you for posting this warning . I will share this with others who may be affected by this driver update.

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Re: [MacOSX] Instability with latest Wacom drivers

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I missed this warning and updated my wacom driver. Now every time I switch to another app and then back to TVPaint the cursor follows my pen, but TVPaint doesn't recognize the pressure, meaning that I can't even click.
If I use the mouse to draw something, I can use the pen afterwards. This behavior only exists in TVPaint, not in Photoshop or Mischief.
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Re: [MacOSX] Instability with latest Wacom drivers

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El Capitan | Wacom Americas
http://us.wacom.com/en/elcapitan/
Wacom does not recommend upgrading to OS 10.11 (“El Capitan”) if using a Cintiq 27QHD or Cintiq 27QHD Touch until an updated driver is released.
Wacom expects the driver to be available within one week of Apple’s release of OS 10.11
WACOM MacOSX - Driver 6.3.15-1 (10.8x - 10.11x)
Drivers | Wacom (updated 8th Oct 2015 JST)
http://us.wacom.com/en/support/drivers/
Changes log : Fix compatibility with OS X El Capitan (10.11)
  • Sadly my sub-using paint tool is not working with the driver version & intuos 3 Medium (external boot with Yosemite), 4 small (not Touch) and Cintiq 13 HD (not Companion).
    For examle Ambient Design ArtRage 4 (64bit), one of "made in the Rising Sun" painting software and other.
     http://tablet.wacom.co.jp/support/info/ ... 10.11.html (written in Japanese)
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