Paint Shop Pro for iMac?
Jan 17, 2015 18:16:52 #
OK, I know it doesn't exist, but I loved Jasc/Corel Paint Shop Pro when I had my PC. I was pretty bummed when I got my Mac a few years ago and found I couldn't get a Mac version. I was able to use masks and layers, combine elements of different pics into one, etc. When I got my Mac I "settled" for Photoshop Elements and have never gotten anywhere as proficient with it. I do most of my pre editing in iPhoto, and then go to PE to do some of the macro work it performs well (e.g. merge the best heads from multiple group shots, etc.). So, I was wondering if any of you were Paint Shop Pro users and had to find an alternative that required a limited learning curve when you switched to the Apple platform. I did a search today and came upon Pixelmator, but couldn't tell if it was similar in use to Paint Shop Pro. I'd really like to get something I can intuitively get right into. I'm a photo enthusiast and don't need all the bells and whistles of the high end editors. Any suggestions?
Jan 17, 2015 18:31:09 #
I seem to recall that back in the pre-Intel Mac days there was a Paint Shop application that did the basic stuff.
Jan 17, 2015 18:35:56 #
Jan 17, 2015 18:42:42 #
There are work arounds.
https://corelblogs.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/you-can-run-coreldraw-on-a-mac/
Although it costs money to go bootcamp (or ?) and windows it does have the side effect that you can then use any windows software you can't find in Mac OS.
https://corelblogs.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/you-can-run-coreldraw-on-a-mac/
Although it costs money to go bootcamp (or ?) and windows it does have the side effect that you can then use any windows software you can't find in Mac OS.
Jan 18, 2015 07:29:26 #
jerrypoller wrote:
OK, I know it doesn't exist, but I loved Jasc/Core... (show quote)
You don't need a copy specifically for the Mac. Just install Wine on your computer, and you can run PC software on the Mac. No need to buy Windows. It "wraps" the exe file with a container that will execute on the Mac, without rebooting, installing a Windows -> Mac like Bootcamp, Fusion or Parallels.
http://www.davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/wine-mac/
Or you could always just buy a Windows machine, for photo editing, so you don't have to go through these machinations.
Jan 18, 2015 08:42:03 #
Gene51 wrote:
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Or you could always just buy a Windows machine, for photo editing, so you don't have to go through these machinations.
Or you could always just buy a Windows machine, for photo editing, so you don't have to go through these machinations.
Yikes!! :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:
Jan 18, 2015 08:48:59 #
BobHartung wrote:
Yikes!! :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:
Hey, Hey, Hey - I use both, prefer the PC - cost and bit depth make it a no brainer for me. Emphasis on the "for me" part. :)
PC only software just works better and more efficiently on a PC when compared to in emulation mode, dual boot mode, etc etc etc to get it to work on a Mac.
Jan 18, 2015 08:50:54 #
Gene51 wrote:
Hey, Hey, Hey - I use both, prefer the PC - cost and bit depth make it a no brainer for me. Emphasis on the "for me" part. :)
Just could not resist. I have both. Windows hasn't been on in 2 years, since I retired. No longer a need. Have Parallels on my MacPro.
Jan 18, 2015 09:01:46 #
Gene51 wrote:
You don't need a copy specifically for the Mac. Just install Wine on your computer, and you can run PC software on the Mac. No need to buy Windows. It "wraps" the exe file with a container that will execute on the Mac, without rebooting, installing a Windows -> Mac like Bootcamp, Fusion or Parallels.
http://www.davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/wine-mac/
http://www.davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/wine-mac/
This might be the answer - I don't want to emulate a PC on my Mac - the reason I got the Mac in the first place was to get as far away from Windows as I could. Thanks for the tip.
Jan 18, 2015 09:07:01 #
BobHartung wrote:
Just could not resist. I have both. Windows hasn't been on in 2 years, since I retired. No longer a need. Have Parallels on my MacPro.
At the end of the day, can you tell which machine make which picture?
I use a desktop - 32 gb ram, Intel i7 2600K cpu overclocked to 4.5 ghz, 2 gb 10 bit workstation graphics card K620), 1 TB system drive cached with a 60 GB SSD - Photoshop starts in under 2 secs, and internal 4 TB RAID with enterprise-class drives (Western Digital RE), connected to dual 24" Dell 10 bit displays (actually 8 bit with a 12 bit lookup table) - you can get everything I have on a Mac, except for the 10 bit display pipeline, which is not possible on a Mac - Apple doesn't think you need that. :)
Total cost of the above - about $2500 - having the two displays gives me a total resolution of 3840x1280, or 4k - much better than having it on a single display. But then again, I do lots of retouching, restoration, and video editing (though not as much these days), so I need the color accuracy of a 10 bit display, and the width of a dual screen system.
Jan 18, 2015 09:07:55 #
jerrypoller wrote:
This might be the answer - I don't want to emulate a PC on my Mac - the reason I got the Mac in the first place was to get as far away from Windows as I could. Thanks for the tip.
The few Windows-Only applications I have tried seem to work ok.
Jan 18, 2015 09:27:05 #
If you want to try a very good editor for the Mac, and not CC, try Pixelmator. It's very good and well supported. http://www.pixelmator.com
I use Adobe CC, you really can't beat $10/mo for Photoshop and Lightroom.
I use Adobe CC, you really can't beat $10/mo for Photoshop and Lightroom.
Jan 18, 2015 10:07:02 #
Gene51 wrote:
You don't need a copy specifically for the Mac. Just install Wine on your computer, and you can run PC software on the Mac. No need to buy Windows. It "wraps" the exe file with a container that will execute on the Mac, without rebooting, installing a Windows -> Mac like Bootcamp, Fusion or Parallels.
http://www.davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/wine-mac/
Or you could always just buy a Windows machine, for photo editing, so you don't have to go through these machinations.
http://www.davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/wine-mac/
Or you could always just buy a Windows machine, for photo editing, so you don't have to go through these machinations.
I had never heard of this. Do you have any experience with it? It sounds too good to be true, and you know what they say about that. :D
Jan 18, 2015 10:11:28 #
Jan 18, 2015 10:24:44 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I had never heard of this. Do you have any experience with it? It sounds too good to be true, and you know what they say about that. :D
Wine works fine, depending on the program. It's been around for years, starting out on Linux/UNIX systems.
Not exactly point and click, it can take some elbow grease to get programs running.
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