What software are you using on a Mac?

[TimShirt]

I am still very new to this and i use a Mac, Is anyone else using a Mac if so what softwear design package are you using please?

[KathG]

Hi I use Photoshop on my Mac, but also use CoralDraw X7 in Windows 10 through Parallels. I prefer to work in CoralDraw for vector images and Text, and Photoshop for photos.

[Justin]

Sounds like someone needs a PC...Kath! lol, not opening up that one again!

[KathG]

Justin ....LOL....oh I have a Dell laptop, a few years old though. �� . Love my MAC but the next new one will have to be a PC mainly due to cost.

[k21john]

I am still very new to this and i use a Mac, Is anyone else using a Mac if so what softwear design package are you using please?

Hi Tim

I've just got rid of my 27'' iMac and gone over to a PC with Eizo monitor, this was mainly for the large format fine art prints that I'm doing as Canon still haven't sorted out the drivers for OS 10.11 to work properly with my IPF5100 printer. However for Sub work it was great with the Ricoh SG3110. so onto software....

If you can get hold of a copy of Photoshop CS6 extended it should cover most of what you'll need, there are a few on the forum that use an Opensource equivalent called Gimp, this is free and comparable with Photoshop. Adobe are having a strong marketing push with CC (Creative Cloud) with offer all of their products as online versions for a subscription, in my eyes it looks a tad expensive but if you do go for photoshop you will find thousands of online tutorials on both Youtube and Google.

Good luck

John

[TimShirt]

Sooooo reading between the lines... I have a IBM laptop running windows 10 would this be better. Like I said i am just starting out and have managed to put together some kit all used. I have a Siser heat press a Ricoh SG3110 and a Adkins mug press that i can't wait to see. I am looking to do just one off mugs so want the PC set up to be as easy as possable I would want to inport the pic from and email and set it up next to a company logo. very basic I hope. Thank you all again.

[MrMuggins]

Ive got a choice of both Windows and Mac but have used Mac far more. Theres a program called Art Text 2 which I used for website logos etc.

http://www.belightsoft.com/products/art ... erview.php

Im going to design some stuff on the Mac but use Windows to do the printing as I can knock stuff up in Art Text quickly already. I'll see if it works then if not go full on Windows.

[A11kns]

Photoshop CC for me in my Mac. I pay monthly for my photoshop

[Paul]

Ok, Ok
I have a iMac, 2 macbooks PRO, and .... windows PC
PC is the crapest piece of machine in my house. but i use it as i have corel on it and its hooked up to my BN-20.
but... on ANY of my mac's i never ever had a problem, virus, adaware or crapy po ups etc... on windows machine within first 3 days it was in bits
not saying whats better as this is personal. but guys who cant use the mac. don't blame machine for lack of your knowledge...
Now, this is CAN OF WORMS

[pisquee]

We use Photoshop CC (on Windows 10) ... under £9 a month subscription, which gives you two licenses, so you can run it on two PCs at a time - so get it and run it on both your OSX and Windows machine if you want. It's the same software whatever OS you run it on, so doesn't matter really what it's running on.