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Keith, Hmmm… I am so new to all of this and have just acquired my eMac and am a bit strapped. Is there some information that I should know? My email addy is
Basically, Photoshop CS has a feature that earlier versions did not. It will not allow you to open an image of newer currencies in it..
As for being new with Photoshop, graphics, and digital imaging, we all were at one time.. Hopefully, you will find the Adobe Forums to be one of the best resources for digital imaging on the net.
If you have specific questions, post in the forums (you’ll find people amazingly willing to help) or feel free to email me offlist anytime: "editor AT p-o-v-image BIGDOT com" (that’s written in anti-spam trawler mode).
All magazines are NOT CMYK. I saw a black and white magazine the other day.. im sure they didnt throw down the CMY plates for that. Also.. when I make my professional magazine in house, we use RGB on a Apple Colorwriter.
have an emac 10.3.4 with 256 mb and 1 GHz PowerPC G4 and soon I will buy somemore Ram. I am debating about how much to get. I don’t think that I will need 1 GHZ, perhaps 768 ? ( i am new to all of this) However, I do love my MAC. I don’t ever want a pc again.
You should buy a lot more RAM. I have the 1Ghz G4 DP with 1.75 GB of RAM. When I work with camera RAW files and/or 16-bit photos that need restoring, I need every bit of that RAM. I recommend you put in as much RAM as you can.
Unless you are already invested in modern Canon lenses, include evaluation of the Nikon D70 for that genre of digital camera. Either choice is excellent, but for me the scales tip in favor of the D70.
As I recall, the Canon SLRs throw in Elements as part of the bundled software. My advice would be to get to know that, find out if there’s anything it can’t do that you want to do, and if there is, then buy CS – the learning curve form Elements to Photoshop CS is less steep then diving right into CS. It took me about 18 months of using Elements to decide that I really needed PSCS and the main reason for the decision was because of the RAW conversion software that CS includes. Canon’s RAW conversion is dreadful and the only alternative that I can see for the Mac, Capture 1, doesn’t play with non-DLSR RAW files – but it would be an option for the original poster. (I have a Canon G3, not a DSLR). You will need more RAM to run both Elements and CS – I have 756 Mb of RAM on my imac and it’s OK but I don’t use a lot of huge files. For the bigger DSLR files, particularly if you are going to use CS and edit in 16 bit, well at least 1 Gb (I’m not sure how much an emac will take).
I still think "Leisure Suit Larry," "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy,"the mainframe version of "Star Trek," "Hunt the Wumpus," "Zork," and any version of strip poker (or better yet, "strip black jack") are the best programs.
I have never heard of a DP?? Please enlighten me to what it is. I am thinking of getting 1 to 2Ghz of Ram. It seems that I should buy the camera that I wrote about previously (Canon EOS 10 ) and just use Elements which comes with the camera since I am a novice to all of this. I can always upgrade to CS when and if I am ready. If anyone knows where there are good classes for using Elements I am open to suggestion.
Truly grateful for all of the feedback and suggestions,
Total Training has video tutorials for Elements (as well as CS). If you’re a total novice at Photoshop, I think this would really help. Check out the link:
The maximum amount of RAM your eMac can hold is 1 GB. To get that much, you’ll need to pull out your 256 MB RAM module and replace it with 2 modules of 512 MB each.
And MAKE SURE you buy your RAM modules from a reliable company. It’s better to spend a little more money to get reliable RAM than it is to save money on the cheap stuff and find it causes you problems.
Did you look at all of the previous messages in this thread? It seems like there are others who have more Ram than I GB. I have been hearing that it is possible, even with an Emac OSX 10.3.4/ Processor 1 GHz Power PC G4… Are you sure???
Thanks for the Ramjet info. I just checked out crucial.com. Do you think Ramjet is better than Crucial ?
Larry, Yes mine does have 4 slots. I still have a 256 MB DIM that I could swap for another 512 but I think I’ll save the money and put it toward a future G5… if all goes well.
Seriously, how can I make those faces? I have been told on several occasions that I can really emote… that I have an expressive face and can be a bit of a drama queen but how can I truly express the Leo part of my nature without those witto faces. I went to preferences and it only had a place for me to click on a box to let them know whether or not I would like to see other’s witto faces.
Click on the link I posted. To the right of each emoticon ("face") you see the various key stroke combinations which will automatically turn into color emoticons when you post.
I see. Oh well, I did not want to go to all the trouble of learning all those combinations. I was hoping that there was a program that I could download (freeware) or buy so I could make those cute little faces anywhere that I can type. Is there such a thing?
as for the nikon vs canon question, it’s really more a question of feel and how it works. If you’ve used either, go with the one you feel most comfortable using–how it feels in your hand and what the controls feel like is huge. I have a D100 and I feel it’s great; I tried my buddy’s 10D the other day and (having been used to Nikon), the controls felt a little a$$ backwards to say the least. One can’t really recommend one over the other–it’s a bit like a Mac vs Windows debate (I happen to use both but I prefer using Apple’s products).
The D70 and 10D are pretty neck and neck when it comes to features, although Canon seems to have the edge when it comes to overall low-light and picture quality. I think Canon’s CMOS sensor is superior to Nikon’s Sony CCD, but if the camera is a pain to use, you won’t feel comfortable with it. Speed-wise, using a fast CF card, the D70 edges out the 10D if you do sports shots where you need to shoot (somewhat) high-frame rate shots (the D70 will shoot continuously and not fill the buffer).
Some years back when I was doing art photography I used my trusty Canon AE1 which I just loved. I know the EOS10 D is supposedly pretty heavy so I have to see if it is too much for me. (I am not a big girl) I guess the next step would be to go to a camera store and see what both of them feel like. Although, it might be smarter to buy a Canon because I have some lenses that I used for my AE1. I wonder if they would fit on the new Canon?
I definitely would not be using it to take photos of sporting events. That made me laugh… (*just imagining myself in that kind of endeavor) It would primarily be for art photography, portraiture, that sort of thing. The next thing to buy would be a printer and I don’t even want to go there. I know that what I would want would be very expensive. Some day I would like to show my work in a gallery so the prints would have to be top notch. It is scary thinking about all of the things that I would have to buy to be able to pursue my dream. At least, I still have a great tripod that I used to use. I think it is called a Bogen?
Your AE1 lenses won’t fit because it’s a different lens mount (FD versus the newer EF). At least you can still use your Bogen tripod. 😉
I also have to mention Canon lenses are slightly less expensive than Nikon’s glass which is something to consider if you plan on building up a nifty collection of lenses. (Whether that translates into "you get what you pay for" I don’t know, but I’ve never had a problem with Nikon lenses in general and I know plenty of people who are just as satisifed with their Canon glass.)
Relatively speaking the 10D (and the D70 for that matter) isn’t a big heavy camera (when you compare it to pro beasts such as Canon’s 1Ds and Nikon’s F5 and D1X). It’s not something you can stuff in your pocket (or purse) and bring everywhere but that’s not what it was designed for either.
Thank you for all of the information! I am really curious as to how you are so knowledgeable about all of this (down to knowing about Canon lenses when you have a Nikon). Also. do you have a great printer? I have to buy something that can produce wonderful archival photographs. I do remember seeing some on the Apple site.
