![]() ![]() Dimensional stars are available in sizes from 24 - 78" and create a stunning holiday display when hanging or standing upright on the ground. Moravian Stars - The moravian star design has been around for almost two hundred years and has evolved significantly from its craft paper beginnings! There are several types of moravian stars lights including options with twist in spires which can be mixed and matched with other colors to create unique lighting displays and moravian style Aurora Superstars which fold flat and can be marked on with pens or paint to create one of a kind decorations.Īurora Superstars - Featuring the delicate beauty of paper lanterns yet made with a durable and lightweight polypropylene These long lasting stars can be displayed indoors or out and fold flat for easy storage! You can even write or paint on Aurora Superstars to create your a unique work of art.ĭimensional Star Motifs - A translucent covering of acrylic fibers wraps this sturdy star frame and brilliant LED lights shine from within to create a multidimensional decoration that looks great from the front and back. Here’s my pick of the best, starting from just £1.Like the stars in the night sky, there are many types of Christmas star lights and each one has its own unique beauty and attributes.įolding Star Lights - They're bright, illuminated with long lasting LED lights and they fold up for convenient storage! Folding star lights are available in 32" & 45" sizes as well as giant 8' and 10' options. I’ve stuck to the classic paper sphere here, but the original Akari, often made to order, has been offered in over 200 different designs over the years, and in the more affordable realm there are loads of other options to be had too - different shapes, colours (if you must!), and fabric versions too. Hung low and large, they’re classic and effortlessly cool, omitting a soft diffused light and importantly obscuring the view of ugly bulbs from below.īe warned though, hung too high or indeed purchased too small, they revert back to basic student accommodation status, and not in a good way, so wherever possible, go as big as you can for maximum impact. ![]() I’m tiring of a few light fittings in my house, and I’m definitely considering replacing them with paper lanterns. They come in a multitude of sizes and these days different shapes too, although I prefer the simple sphere myself. They remind me of my childhood where not a single room in every one of the many rental houses I lived in with my mother was without one - it was literally one of her first decorating tricks on moving-in day, and you can bet your bottom dollar nothing has changed there!Ī lampshade solution that’s easy to install in seconds - no waiting or paying for an electrician. Paper lanterns had been already been mimicked before the Akari was designed, though the Akari itself has has no doubt inspired the many modern versions we see today. Product Specifications: Quantity: 12x Warm White Paper Lanterns Lantern Lights. ![]() Attempts to patent the round version of his lamp apparently failed as it wasn’t deemed to be different enough from the originals. You only need the included Remote Control (10LEDRMT-RMT) to operate all 12 lantern lights since all of the remote control lights run on the same frequency. Lasting 12-24 hours, this pack of 6x OmniDisks comes with batteries and utilizes efficient LED lights which will attach to the top of your lantern via the detachable clip. In 1951 Isamu Noguchi designed the first Akari Light Sculpture, modernising the centuries old paper lantern, and adapting it for use with electricity, but still made from mulberry paper and bamboo as it had traditionally always been. The new MoonBright Low-Profile OmniDisk Hanging Warm White LED Paper Lantern Light offers an easy, budget-friendly way to illuminate your paper lanterns using battery power. I prefer a large statement one, keeping it uncluttered and simple, but you could also have a cluster of different sizes at different heights, or even hung super low as bedside lamps. Have you noticed that paper lantern lampshades have been making a quiet resurgence? I’ve seen them popping up here and there in glossy magazines and online and although they never really went away, they’re definitely having a moment again and you could make much worse decisions than to pop a few in to your home if you’re looking for pendant lighting. ![]()
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![]() Watching the actress smoke furiously and seethe throughout brings tart humor to a movie in which infidelity is a significant motif. As Matt’s wife Mary, held at gunpoint by a trio of masked criminals and told to go about her business like she would on any ordinary Monday, Seimetz expertly balances fear for herself and her kids ( Noah Jupe and Lucy Holt) with the rancorous suspicion that her husband’s philandering has somehow brought this trouble crashing down on them. It also provides Amy Seimetz with juicy fodder for one of the standout performances in an ensemble stacked with incisive characterizations. That intro, unfolding with a minimum of exposition and leaving us to piece together the puzzle along with the characters, briskly sketches in the tension in the middle-class Wertz household. Charley counters Matt’s objection that he doesn’t have the combo to the safe of his boss, Forbert (Hugh Maguire), where the valuable document is stored, by revealing, “We understand you have the combo to his secretary.” Together with Ronald Russo ( Benicio Del Toro), who doesn’t hide his distaste for working with a Black man, Curt will “babysit” the wife and children of mid-level GM exec Matt Wertz ( David Harbour), while the team’s smart-mouthed third member, Charley ( Kieran Culkin), accompanies him to the office to retrieve a document. His contact Jimmy (Craig muMs Grant, who died earlier this year and to whom the film is dedicated) doesn’t inspire much confidence in a job that Curt correctly intuits is “some sketchy shit with a white guy.” But he needs the cash to get back on his feet. ![]() Jones ( Brendan Fraser), who claims to be working for a Chicago outfit looking to extend its reach. There’s luxuriant intoxication in the jazzy rhythms and sumptuous visuals of this HBO Max original, which returns the director to turf fertile for him 23 years ago in Out of Sight.Ĭast: Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, David Harbour, Ray Liotta, Jon Hamm, Amy Seimetz, Brendan Fraser, Kieran Culkin, Noah Jupe, Craig muMs Grant, Julia Fox, Frankie Shaw, Bill Duke, Lucy Holt, Lauren LaStrada, Hugh Maguire, Tina GlossĮx-con Curt Goynes ( Don Cheadle) is the first to be recruited for what’s sold as an easy-money job by evasive middleman Mr. Double-crosses and side deals stack up one on top of another to create rippling complications in a three-man job as the hired hands try to figure out who they’re working for and flip the deal to their advantage. ![]() Not much separates corporate skullduggery from organized crime in No Sudden Move, which finds Steven Soderbergh playing to his strengths as a buoyant storyteller with a taste for intricate plotting, sardonic humor and crackerjack ensemble work. ![]() ![]() © 2017 The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information This article casts a critical eye over South Korea–initiated inter-Asian coproduction of espionage films produced during the time, with particular reference to South Korea–Hong Kong coproduction of SOS Hong Kong (SOS Hongk'ong) and Special Agent X-7 (Sun'gan ŭnyŏngwŏnhi), both produced and released in 1966. While the Cold War politics that drive the narrative in the American and European films is conspicuously absent in Hong Kong espionage films, South Korea and Taiwan, on the other hand, explicitly promulgated the ideological principles of their apparent enemies, North Korea and the People's Republic of China (PRC), in their representative espionage films. Under this political atmosphere in the regional sphere, cultural sectors in each nation-state, including cinema, voluntarily or compulsorily served as an apparatus to strengthen the state's ideological principles. In the US-driven Cold War political, ideological, and economic sphere, developmental states in the region, particularly South Korea and Taiwan, vigorously adopted anti-communist doctrine to guard and uphold their militant dictatorships. Since the regional political sphere has always been multifaceted, however, each country approached genre conventions with its own interpretation. No (1962) and Goldfinger (1964)-along with French, Italian, and German copycats-in Asia, film industries in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea recognized the market potential and embarked on churning out their own James Bond-mimetic espionage films in the late 1960s. Īs the apparent progeny of Cold War politics in the West, espionage films witnessed unprecedented popularity around the globe in the 1960s. ![]() Destination Hong Kong : the geopolitics of South Korean espionage films in the 1960s. French Operative OSS 117 goes to Cairo to pursue the murder of his fellow agent amid Cold War tension.įrequently cited as their favorite spy movie by intel insiders: This film features Robert Redford and Brad Pitt and does a great job depicting recruitment.Destination Hong Kong : the geopolitics of South Korean espionage films in the 1960s Meet a dazzling super agent who isn’t James Bond. Tom Cruise plays Ethan Hunt, an American secret agent under false suspicion of disloyalty, who must discover the real spy within his organization. ![]() Get up close and personal with a Stasi surveillance officer in East Berlin. Discover the true story in the Museum’s “ Spies and Spycatchers” Gallery. This film focuses on a young FBI operative, Eric O’Neill, working close with traitor Robert Hanssen as the FBI investigation closes in. The story of US congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos who organized and supported the mujahadeen against the Soviets. Watch this cinematic spy tale is featured in the Museum's “ Spies and Spymasters Gallery” and includes the Babington plot, Spanish Armada, and Queen Elizabeth’s worst cousin: Mary Queen of Scots. Our favorite Spy Museum founding board member Tony Mendez is immortalized here by Ben Affleck.ĭuring WWII, Nazi Operation Bernhard was a plan to destroy the British economy with forged pound notes.Īll Hail Queen Elizabeth I and her spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham. Watch Tom Hanks in this fantastic movie about a tricky spy swap. ![]() ![]() ![]() Marilyn (Beverly Owen * for the first 13 episodes Pat Priest * for the rest of the series), the pretty blonde Unfazed Everyman of the series, Marilyn is the shockingly normal muggle niece of the family.He sometimes reports being discriminated against by his neighbors - not because he's a blood-sucking demon of the night, but because he's European. A combination Count Dracula and Mad Scientist, Grandpa is an Omnidisciplinary Scientist with at least one degree in Occult Magic. Grandpa (Al Lewis), Herman's Lancer and usually the instigator for the show's zany scheme of the week.She and Herman have one of TV's most successful marriages-during the series they celebrated their 100th Anniversary! Lily had some progressive traits for a housewife of her time: she's spunky, unafraid to speak her mind, and is fairly independent and never hesitates to find a job outside the home if need be, and sometimes more unusual jobs than what when were expected to do, like fortune telling or modeling. Often seen bailing Herman and/or Grandpa out of trouble. The child of immigrant parents, Lily is more keenly aware of social standards than the rest of her family, but nevertheless cheerily goes about her bizarre habits anyway. Lily ( Yvonne De Carlo), Herman's doting housewife is a vampiress with a touch of Bride of Frankenstein.He stands out from other sitcom dads for having a more active role in his son's and niece's lives for a 60s dad and not just sitting there yelling at them from behind his paper. Later, it is established that a British family named Munster had adopted Herman. It is worth noting that Herman is considered to be the most successful of Doctor Frankenstein's many efforts-presumably since he didn't tear apart the countryside. Employed as a gravedigger for Gateman, Goodbury and Graves Funeral Parlor. ![]() Though he believes himself to be a Standard '50s Father, he's really more of a Bumbling Dad and loveable idiot. Herman ( Fred Gwynne), the 7-foot-tall Frankenstinian patriarch of the family.(This is itself an extension of the socioeconomic angle: Blue Blood WASPs thought they were the real America, and had no idea where the country they lived in came from immigrants were convinced they worked hard to be every bit as American as everyone else, and were confounded that people still treated them differently.) The most important difference, however, is in the respective families' views of themselves and the people around them: whereas the Addamses consider themselves (and only themselves) to be the "normal" ones, and cannot understand why the other people they meet are so very strange, the Munsters believe themselves to be just like the people around them, and cannot understand why said people seem to think the family is so strange. ![]() And while the Addamses are borderline supernatural in some vaguely defined way, the Munsters are explicit monsters based on well-known horror archetypes. The Addamses are, in essence, landed gentry (their history in the US goes back to the Pilgrim era), very refined and elegant and independently wealthy, while the Munsters are working-class recent immigrants (Grandpa having immigrated from Transylvania), and Herman has a quite coarse sense of humour. Though the Munsters themselves are often compared with the eponymous Addams Family, there are considerable differences. They also helped set the standard for what a healthy marriage looked like not only were Lily and Herman among the first TV couples to be seen sharing a bed together, but their marriage is over a hundred years old! They also showed a realistic relationship, in that while they would have occasional disagreements and sometimes even argue, they still remained extremely supportive of one another and rather than make grand romantic gestures, their love was shown in the little ones, like Herman famously giving Lily pecks on the cheek before work. with the exception of cousin Marilyn, who didn't inherit "The Family Look". The humor of the series came from the odd juxtaposition of many "cartoon" antics in a live-action series, namely "Fast Motion", as well as the fact that despite their gothic appearance, the family doesn't seem to think they're different from anyone else. ![]() The Munsters experienced surprisingly high ratings during the period before the Batman TV series came on, revolutionizing color TV. A Mundane Fantastic Dom Com, originally airing on CBS from 1964–66, about a working class family of would-be monsters. ![]() ![]() ![]() Large numbers of them can cause blockages in the intestinal tract, hemorrhages when penetrating the intestinal wall, abscesses in the liver, hemorrhagic pancreatitis, loss of appetite, and insufficient absorption of digested foods. Symptoms are upper abdominal discomfort, asthma, insomnia, appendicitis, peritonitis, fever, weight loss and rashes due to the secretions or waste products from the worms. Estimates show that 1 billion people are infected with this one. This specific type of parasite can lay 200,000 eggs a day and grow up to 15 feet long. Specifically though, here are just a few types of parasites and what they do: After all, they are the “garbage enforcers” of our bodies and life. There really isn’t anything a parasite can’t do in terms of destroying our health. A weakened immune system and toxic body leads to further degeneration, fatigue and illness.įurthermore, they can age us rapidly by destroying our cells faster than cells can be regenerated. They literally poop toxic waste into the body. Overall, they depress the immune system by making us toxic. This can cause anemia or cause people to become drowsy after eating. They can create major nutrient deficiencies and digestive problems, as they rob us of our vital vitamin and mineral nutrients and amino acids needed for digestion. Worm infections can cause physical trauma by perforating the intestines (such in the case of leaky gut), the circulatory system, the lungs, and the liver. Roundworms can lay 300,000 eggs in one day! If you stop feeding them, they could start eating your organs, instead! Once these invaders are established in our bodies, they can even eat holes through organs. Some worms have the ability to fool the body into thinking they are normal part of the tissue or organ, stopping the immune system from fighting them off. ![]() Hence, that’s ultimately why parasites are often the culprit behind almost every known medical condition. The tricky thing with parasite infections is that they can cause just about any known symptom. Itching – especially around mouth, nose and anus.Persistent digestive problems (cramps, bloating, gas, etc.).Teeth grinding and drooling during sleep.Recurring yeast infections like Candida.Skin ailments such as hives, rashes, weeping eczema, itchy dermatitis, acne, ulcers, sores, lesions, etc.Anemia or iron deficiency (worms can create enough blood loss to cause anemia or iron deficiency).Strong cravings for processed and sugary foods.Yet, these are some of the most commonly associated symptoms with a parasite infection: Some people may not have any symptoms from infection. Not feeling quite right? Parasites can be the actual cause of most mysterious illnesses. Yet, we can keep our bodies in very good condition and create a non-ideal environment for them.ĭid you know liver flukes could even lead to cancer? (1) You usually don’t even know you have them, until of course you have so many that it’s hard to avoid the symptoms Single-celled amoebas can actually eat the brain.Ĭonsequently, no one is totally immune to them – not even the healthiest people alive. For example, roundworms can lay 300,000 eggs in one day! Tapeworms can grow to be 30 feet long. ![]() In order to keep ourselves from being affected by them, we must stay in tip-top shape – because once they’re inside of you, they multiply like crazy. Parasites are everywhere: doorknobs, keyboards, restrooms, shopping carts, fingernails, water, air, food, pets, the floor, etc. To get started, I recommend everyone do a parasite cleanse once or twice a year. If you let things get too out of hand, you’re probably extending an open invitation to these unwelcome guests.ĭo you struggle with bloating, gas, constipation, or other digestive issues? We’ve created a FREE guide to healing your gut naturally.Ĭlick here to get your FREE copy of our Eat Wild Guide! Where to Look for Parasites in Your Home They love garbage and will thrive off food or anything decaying. ![]() In order to keep them at bay, we must practice good hygiene – starting with our homes. What we don’t want is an infection of parasites. The difference is that they’re not doing much harm. ![]() ![]() Passwords obtained from previous security breaches should not be used. The password also can not start with a digit, underscore or special character and must contain at least one digit. Context-specific information (i.e., the name or address of the worksite). Users should be prevented from using sequential characters (e.g., 1234) or repeated characters (e.g., aaaa). Prospective passwords should be compared against password breach databases and rejected if there’s a match. ![]() (Note, however, that our password rules differ from OIT's password rules. aaaaa), consecutive or sequential character strings (e.g., abcde, 12345), and should not contain a variation of the word password (e.g. Passwords should not contain the following: Sequential and repetitive characters (i.e., 12345 or aaaaa). Stored passwords should be hashed and salted, and never truncated. Other techniques for selecting strong and memorable passwords can be found in the OIT Information Security Office. Passwords should not contain any personal information. Special characters are those characters that are not alphanumeric. Passwords must contain a mix of upper case, lower case and numeric characters. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. SHSU username and password should not be used for external services (e.g. Passwords should: Use special characters (e.g., &) NOT contain sequential and repetitive characters (e.g., 12345 or aaaaaa) NOT contain context-specific words (e.g., the name of the site, etc. Password complexity is one factor in determining how long it takes to crack a password. New passwords should be both strong and memorable, but hard for others to guess. The University has partnered with LastPass to supply complimentary LastPass password management accounts to students, faculty, and staff. not just be the first or the last character of the password string. Make changing your passwords one of your new year's resolutions. We encourage the use of a Password Manager, which makes it possible to use very complex passwords that are different for each site and are not reused. Passwords should not contain any personal information.Passwords must not be based on a dictionary word or have been previously cracked.Don't write your password down, and especially don't post in your work area, or online in a file.User account passwords must contain a minimum of eight characters. Never tell *anyone* else your password. compromise of a personal password does not endanger a state system.Please do not use the same password in the CS Department that you use anywhere else - either in the rest of the University, at other jobs, other research institutions, etc. ![]() a minimum of 2 character sets from these classes:, ,. ![]() If you opt to use a passphrase, some of the complexity requirements are relaxed: Passphrases are longer versions of passwords that may be easier to remember and harder to guess. Passwords must be at least 10 characters in length, but can be much longer.a minimum of 1 special character: at least 1 upper case, numeric, and special character must be EMBEDDED somewhere in the middle of the password, and not just be the first or the last character of the password string. ![]() ![]() ![]() Chaos are two other sequencers that introduce unpredictability or glitchy and chaotic results. Each of these devices allows you to set your key, allowing you to control your randomness completely. In five Max Devices and 60 presets, you can control everything from the probability of surprise melodic notes to rhythm and arpeggiators. Probability Pack (by Sonic Faction)ĭo you want to introduce more surprises in your music? Then you need the Probability Pack – a creative set of sequencers that give your sounds probability and a chance of interesting things happening. It sounds remarkably realistic and gives your track an instant vintage feel.ĭownload Stray Cats Collection FREE here. Use it to introduce vinyl noises, hiss, wobble, analog warmth, and the wobble you hear in old-style music. The saturator or sound texture device Color is especially interesting. Set your sequencer, and your sound will play along with your chosen set of notes or chords – with variable pulse counts, time, swing, and play direction parameters.įinally, you get a beautiful set of powerfully creative delays, reverbs, and saturation as audio effects. Then you get a MIDI effect called ConChord, which you can use to create rhythmic and melodic patterns with ease. The Quad takes four of the MSE synths and stacks them together for a richer sound, and the SEQ8 is an analog-style step sequencer with eight steps and swing that you can use with both software and hardware synths. The synth module is simple to use but very powerful and works great for basses. Starting out, the instrument of this collection is called MSE and consists of three different components, the MSE synth module, the Quad, and the SEQ8. Here’s another massive Ableton plugin and Max for Live connection that gives you a total of eight plugins with 111 presets – Stray Cats Collection. The result is an out-of worldly sound that works as well on experimental vocals as drums and layering leads.ĭownload PitchLoop89 FREE here. Use vibrato, position the two delays differently in different pitches, and control the pitch-bending with the LFOs. Its foundation stems from two pitch-shifting delays and a multitude of effect controls. ![]() This Ableton plugin is inspired by the DHM 89 pitch-shifting delay from 1979 but comes with many new features for ultimate effect control. PitchLoop89 is another powerful Max Device with a total of 18 presets, which allows you to create cool glitch effects, pitchy shimmers, and awesome vibrato. Each branch represents a new resonator in a different amplitude, frequency, and decay, giving you some very interesting results.ĭownload Inspired by Nature FREE here. Set it up so only notes in your scale or go completely experimental – this effect can create some extremely cool arpeggiators and evolving sequences.įinally, you get Tree tone, which creates sounds inspired by the fractal patterns that plants grow in. ![]() The effect is gravity-based and throws your set of bouncy digital balls on your MIDI keyboard. These particles are yours to do whatever you wish with – let them bounce against walls or fly indefinitely through the sonic atmosphere.Īnd have you seen that creepy YouTube video of a guy playing piano with bouncy balls? Well, that's precisely what Bouncy Notes does, minus the creepiness. You get three vector devices, FM, Grain, and Delay, including a mind-bending synthesizer, a granular looper, and an experimental delay that you can use for super-interesting effects.Įmit, a visual granular synthesizer takes your sound and slices it into particles. This free set of Ableton plugins describes as “producing generative soundscapes, unpredictable melodies and evolving modulations with devices inspired by physical forces and the natural world," and we're bound to agree. Want to take your inspiration to the next level? Get Inspired by Nature and enjoy a great collection of six Max devices and a whopping total of 195 presets. Let’s explore some of the best free Ableton-specific plugins you can find in 2021, starting with Inspired by Nature. And you can even use Max to change the way Live works, including the properties of tracks, clips and scenes.”Īs an extension to Live, it gives you heaps of new incredible instruments and effects – all driven by a global community of producers and sound designers. You can build your own from scratch using the same components. ![]() You can open up any of Live’s Max devices, see how they’re built, and change them to meet your needs. “Max for Live is a platform to build your own instruments and effects, tools for live performance and visuals, and much more. Here’s how Ableton describes Max for Live: If you haven’t explored Max for Live already, you’re in for a treat – and we’re going to show you the best of the free. You don’t have to look far beyond the Ableton website to find fantastic VST plugins, instruments, and effects to make the music of your dreams. ![]() ![]() ![]() I'm looking forward to the Digital Foundry take on whether the next-gen version of Cold War is worth the money.Īnyway, the digital standard editions all come with the Confrontation Weapons Pack (that includes two weapon blueprints), while pre-ordering will get you a bunch of bonuses such as a Frank Woods Operator skin. The extra fee for a next-gen upgrade sets Cold War apart from other major upcoming titles, including Cyberpunk 2077 and Marvel's Avengers, which have promised free upgrades to players who buy the games on current-gen consoles. ![]() The PS5, of course, is coming with a disc-less digital version that makes things tricky for current-gen buyers: if you were to buy the standard physical edition now, would you be able to upgrade to the PS5 version of Cold War if you were to buy the digital-only PS5 console? The answer to that is no, Activision says, as the standard PS4 physical disc of Cold War must be inserted into a PS5 disc drive for the next-gen upgrade to work.Īccording to Activision's FAQ page, the current generation versions of Cold War for both PS4 and Xbox One will still be playable on the new consoles (thanks to backwards compatibility), but the next-gen versions do offer shiny new features including "higher frame rate, hardware-based ray-tracing, faster load times and more". The physical PS5 next-gen edition will only work on PS5 and not PS4, however, so make sure you're ready to make the console leap before buying that one. If you wanted to do so, you could buy the next-gen physical edition of Cold War on Xbox Series X and then play it on Xbox One. otJusvTzC4- teflon AugTo see this content please enable targeting cookies. These Xbox Black Ops Cold War boxes aren’t confusing in the slightest. The standard physical Xbox One version, however, cannot be upgraded to the Xbox Series X version - so you'll have to buy the more expensive physical next-gen edition. When it comes to physical editions, things get a little more complicated: the standard physical PS4 version will be upgradable to the PS5 version through the PlayStation Store (probably still for a fee). Buying the digital standard edition means you can later upgrade to the PS5 or Xbox Series X version through either the PlayStation Store or Microsoft Store, likely for a fee given the standard edition is cheaper than the cross-gen bundle. Pages on the PlayStation and Microsoft stores price the cross-gen bundle at £64.99, compared to the standard current-gen edition which costs £59.99. And boy is the upgrade path complicated - although at least it's all coming with cross-generation cross-play. Confirming a leak that emerged before the game's reveal, official listings have now verified that Black Ops Cold War has a "cross-gen" bundle: meaning you'll have to pay more for a next-gen upgrade. ![]() ![]() Yes, iPad has some of the best apps for digital art and even animation and video editing, Many professional artists and graphic designers will use an iPad to start a project and then move onto PC or Mac, some will do all of their work on iPad and continuously swap between desktop and iPad. Read our Procreate review to see what you can do with an iPad. The new Apple Pencil 2 is one of the best stylus around for iPad art. One of the best uses of iPad and iPad Pro is for drawing and digital painting, whether that's for graphic design or digital art. Luna Display Can I use iPad as a graphics tablet? We've listed some of our favourite apps above, but here's a list of five more mirroring apps to keep in mind.Ĥ. The simple answer is you need the right app. Use an iPad as a drawing tablet with a PC: frequent questions How do I use my iPad as a drawing pad for my computer? It’s not quite as slick as Duet Display Pro, without the dedicated support team on hand, but Eas圜anvas is cheaper and does work really well. If you’re using Photoshop, the manufacturers recommend diving into the settings and changing the pen input from WinTab to tablet PC as a way to get pressure sensitivity working, and also to make sure you’re using a brush that supports pressure sensitivity. ![]() The app supports pressure sensitivity on the Apple Pencil, though as is generally the case, it may or may not work with your chosen drawing app. On Windows, you can also connect wirelessly, which is handy. Latency is noticeable but minimal, and the desktop display is rendered vividly. There’s no other difference between the two options you get the same functionality with either pricing structure.Įas圜anvas is pretty much just plug and play, so it’s easy for anyone to use. The app is available to download for both PC and iPad, though be aware that it does come with a cost – you can either pay $11.99 up front, or subscribe for $4.99 annually – which is a good deal cheaper than Duet Display Pro. (Image credit: Eas圜anvas)Įas圜anvas is an easy-to-use, one-size-fits-all program that will allow pretty much any iPad to mirror or expand the desktop of most PCs. This costs $34.99 per year, but unlocks most of the features you’ll need, like tailored drawing algorithms, pressure sensitivity, tilt sensitivity, multi-touch gestures, zoom/pan, hover, line smoothing, color calibration and more.Įas圜anvas is designed for broad compatibility. There are subscription models available for increased functionality – Duet Air costs $24.99 per year, but adds wireless connectivity, however if you’re looking to use your iPad as a digital drawing pad, we’d recommend going the whole way and picking Duet Pro. There is also a highly responsive support team on hand, so if you run into problems getting the software to work, they’ll be able to troubleshoot a few effective solutions.ĭuet Display as a standalone costs $19.99 on the app store. As with any of these PC/iPad solutions, there is noticeable latency between the pen stroke and its appearance on the screen, but it’s pretty slight, and more than acceptable.ĭuet Display is optimised to run with minimal drain on the CPU and the battery, meaning you can keep drawing for longer without needing to run off and find a power socket. ![]() ![]() If you opt for the Duet Pro version (more on this below) means you get responsive Apple Pencil performance, pressure sensitivity, tilt sensitivity, palm rejection and other such advanced features. The team updates the application regularly, and are continually adding all sorts of improvements. You may want to adjust resolution in your PC settings if your monitor resolution is wildly different to that of your iPad, but otherwise, you’re good to go. Duet will then boot up automatically and start mirroring or expanding your desktop. It’s a download for the iPad and for Windows once you’ve got and launched the apps, all you need to do is connect the iPad to your PC via USB. (Image credit: Duet Display)ĭesigned by former Apple engineers, Duet Display is a desktop-mirroring/extending iPad tool that has been around for years – and supports Windows computers as well as Apple ones. Duet Display has brought its famous iPad/Mac connecting tech to Windows, too. ![]() |
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