Posts Tagged ‘Yiynova’

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Illustration: SpaceMan

by Krishna on June 1, 2013 at 12:23 am
Posted In: Art, News

It’s been a while since I drew an environmental piece, so I thought I’d tackle one this evening. With projects like these, I always start out with planning the layout via a sketch (using digital pencils in this case). I used my Yiynova MSP19U tablet and Manga Studio Pro for the penciling stage.

Concept:

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Colors and textures were added in Photoshop. I went back in and added some inks (used for details) in Manga Studio 5. You can see the inks on the car dents and the spaceman.

Final:

final

From concept to final took approximately 3 hours.

-Krishna

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Color Calibrating the Yiynova MSP19U Tablet Monitor

by Krishna on May 8, 2013 at 4:38 pm
Posted In: News, Tips

Out of the box, the colors on the Yiynova MSP19U tablet monitor display run towards the cool side of the color spectrum. Using the XRite ColorMunki Display1 color calibrator, you can quickly dial in a more optimal setting. This blog post will show you how some tips and techniques on how to do that. For reference, you may want to read my earlier reviews on both the Yiynova MSP19U and the ColorMunki Display1.

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1. Tilt your display at an angle (45 degrees or so). Doing so will allow the color calibrator to sit flush with the display and ensure more accurate results.

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2. Activate the Yiynova’s on screen menu (it’s located on the lower side of the unit) and use the arrow buttons on the side to select the OSU option (pictured below). Next, adjust the horizontal and vertical position of the OSU so that the on screen menu is placed to one of the corners of your Yiynova display. This step is important, because the default on screen menu occupies the same area as the color calibrator. You’re moving the on screen menu off to the side so that you can make brightness / contrast adjustments from the Yiynova without falsely triggering the color calibrator.

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3. Next, move to the Palette icon on the Yiynova on screen menu and make sure to choose “Warm” for the Color option.

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4. Run through the ColorMunki software. Save the profile settings. After adjustment, my contrast and brightness settings were 53 and 23, respectively.

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Because of the limiting viewing angle on the Yiynova, I recommend setting your Yiynova back to its most upright position when comparing its color values to a secondary display. Note that because of the Yiynova’s limited viewing angle, your eyes have to be parallel to the surface to get a clear sense of what the color looks like.

Also, since the Yiynova’s brightness and contrast adjustments are somewhat less precise when compared to a standard IPS display (the adjustments increment by units of 3 instead of 1), you might have to manually tweak the brightness settings again AFTER the calibration. It helps if you have another display to compare your results against (see below).

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Hopefully that clears up some confusion on how to calibrate the Yiynova MSP19u device. After 5 months with the device, I’m still very happy with my Yiynova and continue to highly recommend it.

Got questions? Ask me in the comments below!

-Krishna

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Three Months with my Yiynova MSP19u

by Krishna on March 24, 2013 at 9:09 am
Posted In: First Impressions, News

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Now that I’ve had a few months to work with my Yiynova MSP19u tablet monitor, I want to share some of my impressions. I re-read my review, and it still correlates with my experience so far.

One of my concerns was the potential short battery life of the Yiynova stylus. Three months in, I’m still using the same battery. My tablet monitor is still responsive as ever.

Drawing directly on the surface has made a HUGE impact on my work. I’m working much more accurately now – and much, much faster. Drawing this way feels far more natural to me, and I’m hitting Command-Z far less, due to the improved accuracy of my drawing strokes.

Because of the Yiynova’s limited display angle, I have to check my colors against my HP ZR24W 24″ IPS display to make sure they’re on point. Again, it’s not really a big issue for me.

Behind the scenes, I’ve been fielding several emails from readers and folks who have stumbled across the site by way of my review. Some folks were having issues with calibrating their stylus to the display. Others have reported a jittering effect when moving the stylus really slow across the surface of the Yiynova. I have been unable to replicate these effects on my setup.

To summarize, three months in – I’m still pleased as punch with my Yiynova MSP19u tablet monitor. Remember: There are two models – the MSP19 and the MSP19u. If you’re ordering, make sure you are ordering the MSP19u – it’s the better model.

-Krishna

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