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10/05/2006 07:28:29 AM · #1 |
Hi all,
is anibody using iMac for photography? How's the monitor? Is it comparable to a crt in terms of gamma, contrast and color rendition?
Thank you for your help.
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10/05/2006 07:38:49 AM · #2 |
Ursula just spoke to me about the iMac on the weekend. This is what she wrote to me -
"About my Mac, it's not a laptop. I got the 2 Gigs dual core iMac (intel based Mac), 20" screen, maximum RAM. I LOVE it! The clarity for editing is fantastic, there's no comparison between it and the 2 screens I was using before (one the Toshiba laptop, a very good screen but nothing like the iMac, the other a pretty good CRT). The colours are fantastic,"
So it looks like its quite good! She says that she got a Spyder monitor calibrator with it as well. |
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10/05/2006 07:57:27 AM · #3 |
iMac G5 I have it 20" version and it is brilliant for editing and checking photographs. Mac have been the fron runner for graphix and music editing even FILM editing for years and they still are. Virus free (for now) I have never used to Intel version but believe the current G5 software in not good for the new intel based system.
I would reccomend the G series because that has always been Macs standard. Im not knocking the Intel Macs I never used one but I think the Mac and the G processor go together and do not see the point in running Windows on a Mac..
when i edit a photograph and print it out it looks the same as it did on the monitor.. try that with a PC
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10/05/2006 08:00:08 AM · #4 |
got a 20" iMac G5 and can highly recommend it.
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10/05/2006 08:11:06 AM · #5 |
I just got the 20" intel imac, and the screen is excellent. CS is not as slow as I thought it would be considering all the talk about it, but I switched from a 1.42ghz G4 mini (slow hard drive) so I wasn't used to speed anyway. I'm at 1GB RAM now, and when I max it out to 2GB it will be as fast as I'd ever need with today's software.
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10/05/2006 08:38:04 AM · #6 |
I've had the 20" Intel iMac for about 6 months, and I absolutley love it. If there's one thing Apple does better than MP3 players, it's screens. I, too, was wary of forcing myself to use a built in monitor, but I don't regret my purchase for one second.
Buy it, you'll love it. I just wish they'd stop releasing new models quite so fast. It's a little sad that mine is already out of date! :)
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10/05/2006 08:55:45 AM · #7 |
The iMac monitors are the same displays Apple uses for their highly regarded Cinema Displays. Colors are rich and saturated and you don't have to move your head around to see the "correct" image, but the contrast is a little higher than many DPC voters see on their monitors, so you must take that into account when editing.
The new Intel Core 2 Duo processors are MUCH faster than the G5 models (and Pentium PCs), but Photoshop hasn't been coded to take advantage of that speed on the Mac yet. The next version will be, but for now it's just OK. Note that you can use Crosssover software to run the Windows version of Photoshop natively (at full speed) WITHOUT installing Windows. Everything else runs like lightning, and Aperture and iPhoto are great tools.
Note also that Apple has a 24" version of the iMac now, and you can get good discounts if you're a student or educator or buy refurbished (same 1yr warranty). Amazon offers rebates as well. |
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10/05/2006 02:40:22 PM · #8 |
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10/05/2006 02:54:33 PM · #9 |
I might be buying the Mac Pro with the double 2.66Ghz chip. I'll probably stick with the 20" screen due to space. Great monitor.
Scalvert-What's the program Parallels about? Is that what I'll need to run the Window's version of PSCS2?
BTW, on that machine PSCS runs lightning fast, even though it's not being run natively. 2 fast chips and 1 gig of memory is hard to beat.
No more Mister Nice Guy!!!
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10/05/2006 03:04:21 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by pawdrix:
Scalvert-What's the program Parallels about? Is that what I'll need to run the Window's version of PSCS2?
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Not to step on Shannon's toes, but Parallels lets you run Windows, or any other operating system inside OSX. No reboot, just click and there you go. Runs PC apps at "near native speed".
You do need the other operating system to install.
Parallels for Mac |
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10/05/2006 03:05:51 PM · #11 |
So, you don't really need BootCamp?
BTW, I might be getting a 15% discount on the whole system. Wooo Hooo!!!
Message edited by author 2006-10-05 15:10:06. |
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10/05/2006 03:14:48 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Not to step on Shannon's toes, but Parallels lets you run Windows, or any other operating system inside OSX. ...You do need the other operating system to install. |
Pfft... Crossover lets you run Windows software at "near native speed" directly in OS X. No Windows necessary. ;-P
Message edited by author 2006-10-05 15:15:09. |
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10/05/2006 03:22:00 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Not to step on Shannon's toes, but Parallels lets you run Windows, or any other operating system inside OSX. ...You do need the other operating system to install. |
Pfft... Crossover lets you run Windows software at "near native speed" directly in OS X. No Windows necessary. ;-P |
Have you used Crossover? Any issues?
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10/05/2006 03:30:55 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by scarbrd:
Have you used Crossover? Any issues? |
No, I don't have an Intel Mac (yet). A quick search of Macintouch.com will let you know if there are any issues. From what I've heard though, it works as advertised. |
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