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PRODUCTS www.postmagazine.com 35 POST JAN/FEB 2026 WACOM REDESIGNS FLAGSHIP INTUOS PRO PEN TABLET PORTLAND, OR — Wacom's (www.wacom.com) premium digital tablet recently received an updated design featuring tactile controls and the Pro Pen 3. The new Intuos Pro take advantage of Wacom's most accurate pen performance to date and the same technology in the Cintiq Pro displays. The Pro Pen 3 is designed to be customizable to each artist's preferences. Its grip features programmable buttons for shortcuts, and interchangeable grips and buttons that can be reconfigured depending on the user's ergonomic needs. The Pro Pen 3 needs no charging or batteries. It features two different nibs, including a rubber nib, which is slip-resistant to optimize precision. Wacom moved the ExpressKeys and touch buttons to the top of the tab- let to minimize unintentional contact, and added two dials to the medium and large Intuos Pro units. The small unit has a single dial. These dials offer artists tactile feedback and can be used by left-handed and right-hand- ed artists without adjustment. The tablet's dials and ExpressKeys come pre-configured and are easily customized to the preferred shortcuts specific to the creative applications. The Intuos Pro comes in three sizes, all of which have a 16:9 ratio drawing area to match today's display sizes. Despite the increased active area, all three sizes are smaller and slimmer than past generations. The small unit weighs ap- proximately eight ounces and has a dimension of about 8.5-inches by 6.4-inch- es. The medium and large units are designed for artists who want to enjoy a larger canvas or for those who manage workflows across several monitors. All models are Bluetooth enabled with a wireless operating time of up to 16 hours. Artists can connect up to three devices — one wired device using a USB, and two wireless devices. The Intuos Pro works with both Windows and Mac oper- ating systems, and with nearly all creative applications. Pricing is $249.95, $379.95 and $499.95 for the small, medium and large units respectively. TETHER PLUG-IN HELPS ANIMATORS CONTROL AI VIDEO USING FAMILIAR TOOLS LONDON — Animated Company has launched the beta version of Tether, a null-driven AI video tool for After Effects. The plug-in was created to en- able animators to control AI video generation using familiar timeline tools. Tether allows artists to guide motion with precision instead of relying on text prompts alone. Tether is already being used in-house by the Animated Company team as part of its Fossa animation suite (https://fossa.studio). It translates po- sition, scale and rotation keyframes from After Effects null layers directly into AI-generated video, helping the team create smoother, more precise motion — something that has typically been lacking in AI animation to date. Its role isn't just to produce more pleasing animation results, but to introduce a more animator-centric approach to the process, removing the current reliance on trial-and-error prompting. Tether runs entirely inside of Adobe After Effects and integrates into existing animation workflows. Artists create and animate null layers to de- fine how elements should move, lock or rotate within a shot. These motion guides are then used to generate AI video that follows the animator's intent. There's no need for external node graphs, ComfyUI setups or custom rigs. Instead, users work with the same timeline, easing curves and spatial controls they already know. Tether then generates AI video up to 1080p using the animator's motion guides as reference. The result is a system that makes AI video feel less like prompting and more like directing. Tether is now available in public beta as part of the Fossa platform.