Moving to Mac - what processing software?

[FTL]

As an actual owner of CS2 (as am I) I believe you are fully entitled to use the freely available CS2 download from Adobe. It has been available for some time now. You already know how to use it so it may be your best bet.

http://www.redmondpie.com/download-adobe-photoshop-cs2-for-free-legally-while-you-still-can/

 

[Ken Ford]

As an actual owner of CS2 (as am I) I believe you are fully entitled to use the freely available CS2 download from Adobe. It has been available for some time now. You already know how to use it so it may be your best bet.

http://www.redmondpie.com/download-adobe-photoshop-cs2-for-free-legally-while-you-still-can/

Interesting - that may be my best bet yet assuming it will run under El Cap. Thank you!

 

[jarski]

Interesting - that may be my best bet yet assuming it will run under El Cap. Thank you!

"The only real downside – aside from the prerequisite of an Adobe account – is the fact that the Mac version was designed for PowerPC devices, hence you will need OS X 10.2.8–10.3.8, or Rosetta, in order to get things up and running."

Rosetta wont work latest OS X versions anymore.

 

[Ken Ford]

Solves that problem!

Adorama was able to add on the discounted PSE to my order, so I should be set for now.

 

[slm_]

I've just recently bought Corel Aftershot Pro 2 (which used to be Bibble) and I'm really liking it. It is very very fast and the price can't be beat.

 

[Ken Ford]

Just an amateur at this point, and definitely not a big processor. I wasn't a big darkroom fan, either - just enough to get it over to the platemakers.

I barely scrape the surface of what CS2 can do, so I suspect PSE will be more than enough for me.

 

[giganova]

I want to do my own thing without having to connect to the internet each time I want to work and I want to keep my files in house on USB external hard drives and not on some server farm in Oklahoma.

You don't need to be online at all, only if you want to keep your files in the cloud.

Besides, most software houses are moving away from boxed software and can only be had on a subscription basis.

 

[giganova]

Most people I know who are buying Macs are putting Windows 10 on them for better performance.:bang:

I'm sorry, but that doesn't make any sense at all. I know hundreds of people who have Macs (all my colleagues at work and all my friends) and none of them would ever think about running Windows on a Mac because it makes zero sense. The beauty of a Mac is the operating system and the seamless integration of all your mobile devices.

 

[Trius]

^^
I would never run Windows on Mac unless there was a Windows-only app that was required for work purposes.

 

[Ken Ford]

My copy of PSE showed up today, but I'm also getting a copy of Lightroom with my new M-P. I think I'm covered for now!

 

[jackbaty]

Affinity Photo is definitely one to watch. https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/

Really nice haze removal and that fancy paint-things-out feature. There's also extensions for using Affinity's features from within Apple Photos, which can be handy.

Lightroom/Photoshop CC is tough to beat, but Affinity costs $49 once instead of $10/month forever.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Affinity Photo is definitely one to watch. https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/

Really nice haze removal and that fancy paint-things-out feature. There's also extensions for using Affinity's features from within Apple Photos, which can be handy.

Lightroom/Photoshop CC is tough to beat, but Affinity costs $49 once instead of $10/month forever.

That really does look marvelous. Is it library-based, like Lightroom, or more like Photoshop or Pixelmator?

 

[Keith]

That really does look marvelous. Is it library-based, like Lightroom, or more like Photoshop or Pixelmator?

Just checking on the web the software appears to be able to process Sigma Merrill raw files ... something Adobe doesn't seem the least bit interested in.

 

[Keith]

I just found some reviews of the software in the Sigma group at dpreview ... although it does process the Sigma raw files it seems SPP does a better job in suppressing the inherent noise from the foveon sensor. On that basis I would tend to stick with SPP which actually runs pretty well on my i-Mac ... on my windows laptop it is horrendously slow.

 

[shawn]

I just found some reviews of the software in the Sigma group at dpreview ... although it does process the Sigma raw files it seems SPP does a better job in suppressing the inherent noise from the foveon sensor. On that basis I would tend to stick with SPP which actually runs pretty well on my i-Mac ... on my windows laptop it is horrendously slow.

If you are using Merrill or earlier files try Iridient Developer. It is *much* faster than SPP and has good noise reduction.

http://www.iridientdigital.com/

Iridient also handles X-Trans files extremely well.

http://www.fujivsfuji.com/best-xtrans-raw-converter

http://alikgriffin.com/iridient-developer-vs-lightroom-detailed-comparison

Shawn

 

[kuzano]

I keep seeing this reference... "upgrading" to a Mac.

That's a "cross platform" move, not an upgrade. Moving to Windows 10 is an upgrade from a previous Windows platform.

How is moving from a 90% market share in personal computers, to a 10% share get factored into anyones logic as an upgrade anyway?

The wonderment of it all?

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

I keep seeing this reference... "upgrading" to a Mac.

That's a "cross platform" move, not an upgrade. Moving to Windows 10 is an upgrade from a previous Windows platform.

How is moving from a 90% market share in personal computers, to a 10% share get factored into anyones logic as an upgrade anyway?

The wonderment of it all?

The OP is upgrading from a 12-year-old computer to a new one. The Mac vs. PC debate is not the subject of the thread and is literally the most boring imaginable topic.

 

[Keith]

If you are using Merrill or earlier files try Iridient Developer. It is *much* faster than SPP and has good noise reduction.

http://www.iridientdigital.com/

Iridient also handles X-Trans files extremely well.

http://www.fujivsfuji.com/best-xtrans-raw-converter

http://alikgriffin.com/iridient-developer-vs-lightroom-detailed-comparison

Shawn

Thanks for reminding me about this software ... sometimes I forget that I now have a Mac and can use it for Sigma files. No windows version available unfortunately. I read some reviews and gets a good rap so I may give it a shot. 🙂

 

[Godfrey]

My copy of PSE showed up today, but I'm also getting a copy of Lightroom with my new M-P. I think I'm covered for now!

So you decided on the M-P. Good choice, a wonderful Leica.

When you go to get your copy of Lightroom, Adobe has made it quite tricky to find the perpetual license version.

First you go to the Leica Owners Area on the Leica website, register your camera, and use the TAN code from the M-P the box materials to get the Lightroom installation code.

Then you can use this web page from Adobe ... https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/download-install-single-app-Lightroom-6.html
... to download and install a copy of perpetual license Lightroom 6.

G

 

[Ken Ford]

So you decided on the M-P. Good choice, a wonderful Leica.

When you go to get your copy of Lightroom, Adobe has made it quite tricky to find the perpetual license version.

First you go to the Leica Owners Area on the Leica website, register your camera, and use the TAN code from the M-P the box materials to get the Lightroom installation code.

Then you can use this web page from Adobe ... https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/download-install-single-app-Lightroom-6.html
... to download and install a copy of perpetual license Lightroom 6.

G

Thank you!