Dear all, can i just check what is the brand of laptop you would suggest in terms of Mac or Other laptop. I heard form my friends that for video and photo editing, using Mac is better. Is that true? thanks...
Dear all, can i just check what is the brand of laptop you would suggest in terms of Mac or Other laptop. I heard form my friends that for video and photo editing, using Mac is better. Is that true? thanks...
Aperture's better workflow also meant that I open lesser programs, the computer runs more smoothly, and I output my photos faster.
Btw, my desktop has the exact same specs as my first mbp, and the whole system lags and slows down with viewnx and photoshop open after editing a few photos. I can only do a limited number of photos before I have to restart. I don't see the same problem on a mbp.
photoshop = one program
aperture = one program
my laptop's specs < new mbp, and i don't lag with photoshop + pentax photo lab open, even after 30 + photos. that only happens when i try stitching with ptgui at the same time, which is understandable.
i think your desktop really kena too much spyware, adware or something, there is no reason for a windows desktop to underperform a mac with the same specs.
Well, to be fair, the desktop has a lot of junk in it, and the mbp is new. The same desktop sometimes take more than a few minutes to boot up.
Try to load your Macbook Pro like what u had done to your windows desktop and compare again. I can assure u the speed on your Macbook Pro will outperform your desktop.
I totally agree, but I have a feeling this thread is gonna turn into a windows vs mac flame war soon. :bsmilie:
I totally agree, but I have a feeling this thread is gonna turn into a windows vs mac flame war soon. :bsmilie:
I've recently switched from a Windows desktop computer to a macbook pro. Software-wise, photoshop to aperture 3.
Why? I think photoshop and aperture are 2 different kinds of software aimed at achieving different outcomes. Photoshop is better for creating composite images and doing complex image manipulations, but aperture is more suited to a photographer's workflow then a graphic designer's. I can see so many advantages as a photography enthusiast to have my photo editing software able to manage my photo libraries as well as touch up on my photos at the same time. I'd admit that photoshop is a much more powerful tool, but it has too many features I don't even need, and its too complicated. On the other hand, Aperture 3 has most of the features I require from it, plus a little more. To describe the differences of the two in another way, I found that I had change myself to adapt to using photoshop, but aperture seems to adapt to me instead. As with most apple products, it's much more user-friendly, intuitive, it's like you know what to do naturally. Aperture's better workflow also meant that I open lesser programs, the computer runs more smoothly, and I output my photos faster.
Btw, my desktop has the exact same specs as my first mbp, and the whole system lags and slows down with viewnx and photoshop open after editing a few photos. I can only do a limited number of photos before I have to restart. I don't see the same problem on a mbp.
Haha.. Thanks for the feedback so far. NAh, the objective of this thread is to find out which system is more effective/suitable for photo editing. Nothing more than that, just a honest question from a newbie like me.
People will say macs are intuitive and faster, other will not feel the same way, but the truth probably is somewhere in the middle.
i think what's irritating is that the fanboys will pretend that they are not fanboys, despite the fact that the two have their pros and cons, and then proceed to say things like "oh, look, the windows zealots are here again, here comes the flame war".
just pointing out that a poor 3 year old laptop with a significant number of its keyboard keys missing is running photoshop and multitasking perfectly fine, with little hassle with regards to maintenance as well. all it takes is bothering to tweak a few settings. some of these people make it sound as if you HAVE to get a mac *or* a brand new pc to run photoshop smoothly for multiple images.
it's just like canon versus nikon, i don't mind if someone says that he prefers canon over nikon, but if that same guy starts spouting out gibberish like "oh, canon definitely does this job better", then you bet i know what i think of him.
I don't understand leh...do some basic maintenance lah and computer will run as good as new. This type of comparison question also must ask.
I've recently switched from a Windows desktop computer to a macbook pro. Software-wise, photoshop to aperture 3.
Why? I think photoshop and aperture are 2 different kinds of software aimed at achieving different outcomes. Photoshop is better for creating composite images and doing complex image manipulations, but aperture is more suited to a photographer's workflow then a graphic designer's. I can see so many advantages as a photography enthusiast to have my photo editing software able to manage my photo libraries as well as touch up on my photos at the same time. I'd admit that photoshop is a much more powerful tool, but it has too many features I don't even need, and its too complicated. On the other hand, Aperture 3 has most of the features I require from it, plus a little more. To describe the differences of the two in another way, I found that I had change myself to adapt to using photoshop, but aperture seems to adapt to me instead. As with most apple products, it's much more user-friendly, intuitive, it's like you know what to do naturally. Aperture's better workflow also meant that I open lesser programs, the computer runs more smoothly, and I output my photos faster.
Btw, my desktop has the exact same specs as my first mbp, and the whole system lags and slows down with viewnx and photoshop open after editing a few photos. I can only do a limited number of photos before I have to restart. I don't see the same problem on a mbp.
..... you have access to Final Cut Studio, a powerful video editing software exclusive to the OS X platform.