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Photoshop, or Photoshop Elements / Apple or PC?
By just buying Elements, would I miss out on much?
Second question, what is best to store and manipulate photos on - Apple or PC? (Not a troll btw!) -- If you trade freedom for security, you get neither. |
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"John Phillips" wrote in message ... By just buying Elements, would I miss out on much? Not really, if Elements 3.0 didn't crash every 10 minutes on my Mac I'd stick to using it over PS CS. Although I am starting to get into actions which I think are only available in CS and older versions of the full Photoshop. Second question, what is best to store and manipulate photos on - Apple or PC? Whatever floats your boat. Color management is much more convenient on the Mac, though. I use my Mac because that's the system in my home with the best monitor attached to it. Greg |
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John Phillips wrote:
By just buying Elements, would I miss out on much? Yes. Whether you need that stuff is up to you. Second question, what is best to store and manipulate photos on - Apple or PC? (Not a troll btw!) Har. :-) I haven't tried the new Mac OS (Tiger), but I hear Spotlight (the search system) can do searches based on EXIF and other forms of metadata. |
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Second question, what is best to store and manipulate photos on - Apple or
PC? (Not a troll btw!) I'm in the PC business and used to rent office space inside a Mac sales and support company - it made for some fun debates! Trying to put all bias aside, the same program (albeit Mac -v- PC code) should function in the same way on either platform. Macs used to have a massive stronghold in the graphics and education markets, but in the last figures I saw (several years ago) PCs had overtaken them - proportionally though, the Mac share was still quite remarkable - they had something like 3% of the world market, yet around 50% of the graphics market. I'm not sure what they're up to these days - but I do know that PC hardware has dropped in cost to a ridiculous value - to the point where just one major app like photoshop costs me more than the basic hardware to run it |
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John wrote: By just buying Elements, would I miss out on much? Not really any huge difference when it comes to photography only. But go to the book store and check out "Photoshop CS for Digital Photographers". Then look for an Elements book of the same ilk. Second question, what is best to store and manipulate photos on - Apple or PC? Apple Macintosh hands down. It's more stable, does not get afflicted with spyware and viruses, and it has been the artist's choice for a decade for a reason. (Not a troll btw!) -- http://home.nc.rr.com/christianbonanno/ |
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"Cockpit Colin" wrote: I'm not sure what they're up to these days - but I do know that PC hardware has dropped in cost to a ridiculous value - You get what you pay for. ;^) Anyway, the new Mac Mini's are coming out soon. $500. I would say it is worth looking into. Peace out. -- http://home.nc.rr.com/christianbonanno/ |
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CFB wrote:
[] Anyway, the new Mac Mini's are coming out soon. $500. I would say it is worth looking into. Isn't anyone buying a non-Intel Mac today buying into a dying product line? David |
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David J Taylor wrote:
CFB wrote: [] Anyway, the new Mac Mini's are coming out soon. $500. I would say it is worth looking into. Isn't anyone buying a non-Intel Mac today buying into a dying product line? David I just converted back to Mac (Tiger) from XP -- it wasn't cheap, but it was the right move for me. Photoshop operates the same on both platforms so that's a non-issue. In terms of stability, usability, and quality of display and color management, however, Mac wins hands down. For me. It's not cheap, but lots of people find it a better enabler and a better long-term value for graphics/video/audio work. I certainly do. Re dying platform, the Mac I bought this year will last me five years easily. By then Apple will have not only ported OS/X to the Intel platform -- it's a UNIX core; I'm sure they've done it already -- but *also* figured out how to run XP or Longhorn or whatever Redmond has available natively on the Intel chip. Packaged in a box with Apple-quality physical/system design. I think the upgrade path for OS/X+apps is pretty exciting and the processor switch a fascinating opportunity for Apple to get back in the game big time. |
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Dick Muldoon wrote:
I just converted back to Mac (Tiger) from XP -- it wasn't cheap, but it was the right move for me. Photoshop operates the same on both platforms so that's a non-issue. In terms of stability, usability, and quality of display and color management, however, Mac wins hands down. For me. It's not cheap, but lots of people find it a better enabler and a better long-term value for graphics/video/audio work. I certainly do. Re dying platform, the Mac I bought this year will last me five years easily. By then Apple will have not only ported OS/X to the Intel platform -- it's a UNIX core; I'm sure they've done it already -- but *also* figured out how to run XP or Longhorn or whatever Redmond has available natively on the Intel chip. Packaged in a box with Apple-quality physical/system design. I think the upgrade path for OS/X+apps is pretty exciting and the processor switch a fascinating opportunity for Apple to get back in the game big time. Microsoft is so far ahead of Mac in terms of stability and graphics/video work that they don't even look in the rear view mirror to see if they are gaining. The simple gesture of Mac porting to an Intel chip is a clear indication of them swallowing massive quantities of crow while drowning. Rita |
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Hi, At home, I'm using a 14" Apple iBook with OS X (10.3.9) and PS CS2. I also have PS Elements 3 on the machine. I find CS2 very nice to work with and particularly like the Bridge program (with slide show feature to see full screen pics easily). I have a Gateway laptop with Win XP gathering dust in my closet. It has PS Elements 2 on it. But I seldom (never) use it. Why? The Mac is just so much more -elegent!- Best, Conrad -- Conrad |
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