Cintiq: Direct on-screen input, Cintiq Pen Displays

A premier pen-on-screen adventure

Wacom Cintiq delivers the fastest and most natural way possible of working directly with your creations.

Users report that working with a digitizer pen directly on the screen
yields significant productivity gains.

Wacom Cintiq Pen Display Video

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Cinitq - Top of the Class

Unmatched, Cintiq empowers you with top-notch accuracy, precision and comfort.
Writing or drawing directly on-screen makes Cintiq pen displays fast, liberating and fun.

Cintiq Pen 12WX Display Features

WACOM Cintiq 12WX interactive pen displays feature or provide...

Windows and Macintosh running capability, be it desktop or laptop

pen-on-screen technology
a completely flat edge-to-edge surface,
allowing the hand to glide over the entire surface easily, a trait sought after by artists and designers because it eliminates the artificial borders and distractions caused by a raised bezel edge. It also allows them to use guides and drawing tools such as French curves, protractors, rulers, and templates directly on the Cintiq surface.
Wacom Penabled Technology with a patented cordless and battery-free pen giving a natural feel and superior performance
one latex-free Wacom Intuos3 Grip Pen with
- 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity on the pen tip and eraser
- a cushioned, contoured barrel that reduces grip effort by up to 40%,
- a programmable DuoSwitch™ (rocker switch with two programmable positions)
- a built-in pressure sensitive eraser for quick corrections and creating special effects
- a multi-position pen stand to store and protect your pen
- tilt sensitivity for enhanced control and creative freedom
- 5 extra tips featuring three nib styles for different pen sensations
  - 3 white Standard Nibs for daily general use
  - 1 gray spring-loaded Stroke Nib for a brush-like feeling
  - 1 black Felt Nib providing more friction than a standard nib
- It is the perfect tool for precise image editing, accurate brush control, and selective application of effects and filters.
10 programmable & chordable ExpressKeys
for quick access to modifier keys, mouse clicks, multi-key combinations, pop-up menus, keyboard shorcuts and launching applications

Cintiq / Intuos3 digitizer pen ExpressKeys & Touch Strip

Grip pen ExpressKeys & Touch Strip

two finger-sensitive Touch Strips (front-mounted)
for scrolling, zooming…and changing brush sizes
a Display Toggle
allowing you to easily switch between screens or maximize pen control on different displays thus increasing flexibility in multiple-monitor environments
ToolID,
a recognition feature which allows you to program individual tools for specific functions
Rotation sensitivity with some input devices like the 6D ART pen which can be rotated along their axis
With rotation-sensitivity your Cintiq can recognise this rotation and transform it in some applications (such as Painter 9) into rotating brush strokes.

a 6.5 foot USB cable,

a distortion-free, wide viewing angle of 170 degrees for consistent color in a variety of positions
This technology minimizes color shifts at extreme angles enabling trouble-free collaboration when small groups are viewing or sharing a single Cintiq.

Intuos3 Graphics Tablet driver software
which allows you to customize settings for your pen, mouse and tablet, or alter your settings by application for maximum productivity, like setting the touch strip to zoom in Photoshop, but to scroll in other applications. An intuitive interface gives you detailed control so you can work exactly the way you want, personalize the way your pen feels, access your favorite keystroke combinations or optimize your work environment with flexible mapping,

free valuable Software bundle:
- Corel® Painter™ Sketch Pad for recreating the natural feeling of sketching and painting by hand
- Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 WE6 for selectively applying photographic enhancements
- Wacom Brushes 3.0 for more custimizable brush choices (81) in recent versions of Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 + or Photoshop CS +
enable handwriting recongnition
when combined with Windows Vista, or Office 2007 or Mac OS X Inkwell from Apple
and accentuate the capabilities of Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, and over 100 other leading professional software applications.

Click here for Cintiq 21UX features.

♦ WACOM offers a 2-year warranty for all Cintiq interactive pen displays.

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Compare Cintiq: Some Cintiq Differences

Cintiq 12WX Pen Display Cintiq 21UX Pen Display

Features / Display	Cintiq 12WX	Cinitq21UX
ExpressKeys	10	16
ExpressKeys Display	-	pop-up menu on screen
Radial Menus	-	yes
Touch Strips	2 front mounted	2 back mounted
Toggle Buttons	-	2 front mounted 4-function
Aspect Ratio	16:10 wide format	4:3 standard
Textured Surface	-	yes
Stand Adjustability	flat on desktop 25º - 60º flat position on pivot: 360º	incline: 10º - 65º rotation: ±180º
Native Resolution	WXGA (1280 x 800)	UXGA (1600 x 1200)
Total Pixels	1,024,000	1,920,000
Digitizer Pens	Cintiq 12WX	Cinitq21UX
Grip Pen Included (latex-free)	Intuos3 Grip Pen (ZP-501ESE)	Intuos4 Grip Pen (KP-501E2)
Pressure Sensitivity	1,024 levels	2,048 levels
Nibs Included	3 standard, 1 felt, 1 stroke	6 standard, 3 felt, 1stroke
Pen Stand included	grey regular 2-position	black twist-off storage
Accessories	-	pen-nib extractor colored identity rings
Optional Pens	6D Art Pen, Airbrush, Classic	Art Pen, Airbrush, Classic
Dimensions	Cintiq 12WX	Cinitq21UX
Screen Size (diagonal)	307.3 (mm) 12.1 (inches)	541 (mm) 21.3 (inches)
Whole Tablet size (W x H x D)	406.4 x 266.7 x 17 (mm) 16 x 10.5 x .67 (inches)	561 x 421 x 47.8 (mm) 22 x 16.6 x 1.9 (inches)
Active Area (W x H)	261.6 x 162.6 (mm) 10.3 x 6.4 (inches)	431.8 x 323.9 (mm) 17 x 12.75 (inches)
Weight	4.4 lbs (2 kg) with video control unit	19 lbs (8.7 kg) without stand

Cintiq interactive pen displays benefit any professional

Wacom 1st generation Cintiq 21UX Display

The Cintiq computer drawing tablet series is designed for anyone with a passion for graphics, precision or an on-screen experience, be it in arts, animation, design, digital entertainment, illustration, photography, videography, or education.

Cintiq is the tool of choice

For the world's top designers and leading entertainment creators, Cintiq Pen Displays (especially the Cintiq 21UX) are unequalled.

Professional digital creators undertaking graphic or web design, animators, game developers, industrial design artists in textiles, automobiles, fashion and more, comic book, caricature and storyboard artists, photography, finishing, retouching and compositing professionals and many others have already demonstrated stunning success in their ventures by using Wacom's impressive interactive pen display.