Wacom, the well-known name creator of digital interface devices, is jumping into the cloud computing arena with their recently-announced Dropzone and Control Room services. The two services—which the company has said are currently free—caters to users of their input devices by providing storage and synchronization solutions.
Dropzone offers a mere 2GB of storage for images and creative creations in BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG and TIF formats. The standalone app for Windows, OS X, and iOS allows users to access those files across a multitude of devices, much like Dropbox, via drag-and-drop interaction. Dropzone is integrated directly within the mobile app Bamboo Paper for iOS, and it stands to reason that we will see more apps adding this compatibility (Creative Cloud integration is topping my wishlist). Direct integration makes the transition across devices and platforms even more seamless, which is a huge factor to not letting technology get in the way of the creative flow.
Control Room allows the user to synchronize tablet settings and shortcuts across devices. I think we can all agree how frustrating it is to spend the first hour of having a new device or app simply trying to re-create the working environment we’re used to. Control Room makes it easy to jump to a new tablet, or even between ones to be used in tandem. Wacom says that Control Room is compatible with “many of the current Intuos and Cintiq products,” so you’ll want to check your device for compatibility. Now, jumping from that luscious Cintiq 24HD at your desk to working in the field with your Cintiq Companion tablet doesn’t involve having to re-map your muscle memory for new shortcuts and mis-aligned settings.
This article was last modified on December 2, 2014
This article was first published on December 2, 2014
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