MAC users?
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Topic: MAC users?
Posted By: hawken
Subject: MAC users?
Date Posted: 11 March 2006 at 7:34pm
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Any fellow mac users out here? I recently converted to using a ppc G4 with OSX. It's nice actually, much better than when I was forced by my old company to use a G3 with OS9. The more I use this machine, the more I am falling in love with it. And the more it is reminding me of what can be done outside of the wintel platform. Infact, it's kind of reminding me of Workbench on the Amiga. Don't get me wrong though, I still use my windows laptop for 3d :) I seriously doubt I can use this mac for 3d. The only thing bugging me at the moment is that the keyboard is kind of odd (home and end don't work, which I use all the time), and sometimes the tracking on my wacom isn't as smooth as on the PC. ------------- http://hawken.dadako.com/skillset.pixel.php?page=main - my pixel page! |
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 11 March 2006 at 8:24pm
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...I seriously doubt I can use this mac for 3d... A G4 will most definetely run 3d apps. I run Poser, Swift, Pixels3D, etc, sometimes at the same time. Remember to allocate plenty of RAM first. ...the keyboard is kind of odd (home and end don't work... May be YOUR keyboard, cause I use these buttons all the time. ...the tracking on my wacom isn't as smooth as on the PC... That's because a Mac is more sensitive than PCs so you must calibrate it to your touch in the utlilities panel for both the pen and the mouse. If you don't its default is for both the mouse and pen which explains the "jumps". MACS > ISO ------------- |
Posted By: hawken
Date Posted: 11 March 2006 at 9:14pm
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Originally posted by jalonso A G4 will most definetely run 3d apps. I run Poser, Swift, Pixels3D, etc, sometimes at the same time. Remember to allocate plenty of RAM first. Ah I was mostly aiming that statement at 3dsMax, which I am a long time user of. I am willing to start to learn a new package, so long as it can export meshes to director. 2gb ram here  Originally posted by jalonso May be YOUR keyboard, cause I use these buttons all the time. I'm having problems in firefox and dreamweaver etc because after editing lines I'd often hit end or home to get to the end or start of that line respectively. Ctrl + arrows is Option + arrows for skipping blocks of text, which I get now after experimenting. Maybe it's just this Japanese keyboard (lovely bluetooth number). Stopping using my pinky to Ctrl is getting used to, as caps lock is there  . Once I can type without checking the keyboard I'll be happy. I'm sure the Japanese keyboard is slightly different...Originally posted by jalonso That's because a Mac is more sensitive than PCs so you must calibrate it to your touch in the utlilities panel for both the pen and the mouse. If you don't its default is for both the mouse and pen which explains the "jumps". Well, the wacom is just as sensitive on the pc as it is the mac, the computer you use can't augment the hardware  .
Coming from photoshop on the PC to photoshop on the mac I have noticed
quite a lot of differences with the wacom, including the kotkeys, which
react a lot slower for some reason on the Mac. When pixelling, I often
end up drawing erroneous pixels. I'm sure I'll get used to it
eventually.MACS > ROCK! ------------- http://hawken.dadako.com/skillset.pixel.php?page=main - my pixel page! |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 11 March 2006 at 9:23pm
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...2gb ram here.. jealous ..I'm having problems in firefox... Yep, me too on Firefox but not DW. I never thought it was the keyboard acting up though. ...the wacom is just as sensitive on the pc as it is the mac... I was being sarcastic, since like me you use both platforms I thought you'd get it. MACS > ROCK > PAPER > SCCISORS > PCS ------------- |
Posted By: hawken
Date Posted: 11 March 2006 at 9:39pm
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sarcasm doesn't tend to work on the web. porn does though I think I may draw an iso mac  ------------- http://hawken.dadako.com/skillset.pixel.php?page=main - my pixel page! |