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User #148785 409 posts goomi Forum Regular	is anyone here using Illustrator CS3 on a imac? I have a fairly new iMac with 2 gigs of Ram and almost only AI working and although I am working on a small postcard it takes about 10-15 seconds to save the file each time and then there is that numb error sound (as if something is popping from the dock). I am starting to hate Adobe and Apple as I found almost all the new Adobe software which once where Mac specific are now working way faster and better on a PC even my 5 year old PC handles CS2 and 3 better then a new iMac. any comments? Goomi.	anchor posted 2008-Feb-10, 8pm AEST
User #151614 1854 posts RobertKD Whirlpool Enthusiast	well funny you should mention that I just pre-ordered Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac. I have to say that the Adobe e-store is the biggest piece of crud I have ever seen on the net, I am now concerned that this is some reflection of their software development capabilities, at least Photoshop elements 4 worked,..... So if you seem to be having a problem and I am seeing warning signs, what does that mean for their crap software, I wonder if I can cancel the order,... :()	anchor posted 2008-Feb-10, 9pm AEST
User #148785 409 posts goomi Forum Regular	PS seems to be OK. I don't think Adobe will want to loose the photography market although I am in the business and I see more and more professionals doing to switch to PC. not only it's cheaper it also supports Adobe products better and if not Adobe then any millions of other software. I really don't know what to do anymore. I just did the switch about a year ago to Macs and switch to CS3 Mac instead of Windows and I am starting to regret that shift.	anchor posted 2008-Feb-10, 9pm AEST
User #104987 1015 posts Grfx-ninja™ Whirlpool Enthusiast	Hey Goomi, Don't know why AI would be going slow for you. I run it on a MBP 2.33GHz with absolutely no problems whatsoever. Have you got any large images placed into the postcard, or is it just Illustrator vector artwork? EDIT: Thought I should just mention, that usually when I am using AI, it is for A4 to A3 stuff, I normally have Photoshop, Indesign, Acrobat, Mail Safari, iTunes plus a couple of other small apps open at the same time and don't have any issues. 2GB RAM too.	anchor posted 2008-Feb-10, 9pm AEST edited 2008-Feb-10, 9pm AEST
User #151614 1854 posts RobertKD Whirlpool Enthusiast	interesting, I like the platform and the OS, I still use windows under Parallels for AutoCad Lt work and find it very good to work with. I guess at the end of the day Adobe are looking for the return on investment and if the MS PC base has the numbers then they are hardly likely to put the same investment into Mac OS. Can you not squeeze another GB of RAM into the mac, OS X/UNIX loves RAM and the more the better.	anchor posted 2008-Feb-10, 9pm AEST
User #148785 409 posts goomi Forum Regular	I am using a large background image and 3 small thumbnail images but never never had to wait 10-15 second for each save. the images are linked not embedded so I don't understand the long wait. goomi.	anchor posted 2008-Feb-10, 9pm AEST
User #104987 1015 posts Grfx-ninja™ Whirlpool Enthusiast	goomi writes... the images are linked not embedded Hmm... There goes that theory then. Is AI up to date? Other than that, I have absolutely no idea… I assume that the rest of your Mac is running along smoothly?	anchor posted 2008-Feb-10, 9pm AEST
User #15799 5902 posts philh Whirlpool Forums Addict	goomi, do you use version cue?	anchor posted 2008-Feb-10, 9pm AEST
User #104987 1015 posts Grfx-ninja™ Whirlpool Enthusiast	Is Version Cue still crap? I installed it when it first came out, but ended up having too many problems with it, so didn't bother installing it this time (well, it's installed, but never been run)	anchor posted 2008-Feb-10, 9pm AEST
User #148785 409 posts goomi Forum Regular	the mac is running fine and I don't think I installed version cue although it shows in system preferences. I just feel that Adobe's latest products on a Mac are just really bad.	anchor posted 2008-Feb-10, 11pm AEST
User #15799 5902 posts philh Whirlpool Forums Addict	Grfx-ninja™ writes... Is Version Cue still crap? no, it's not. The CS3 version does differential saves so it's quite efficient disk-wise, but using it means every save action is managed by the SQL database so it could be a potential cause of slowness in that regard.	anchor posted 2008-Feb-11, 9am AEST
User #148785 409 posts goomi Forum Regular	slowness on a Mac that is. PC's are just a joy in terms of speed. using SC3 that is...	anchor posted 2008-Feb-11, 11am AEST edited 2008-Feb-11, 11am AEST
User #6545 6916 posts Achtung Baby  Whirlpool Forums Addict	RobertKD writes... I guess at the end of the day Adobe are looking for the return on investment and if the MS PC base has the numbers then they are hardly likely to put the same investment into Mac OS. I would guess that Adobe CSxx has a bigger (non-pirated) userbase on Mac though... does anyone know any concrete stats? Most designers seem to be on Mac OS X. I haven't had any real speed problems with CS3 on my MBP Core 2 Duo, but it probably depends on the file you're working with.	anchor posted 2008-Feb-11, 11am AEST
User #148785 409 posts goomi Forum Regular	I don't have stats but the days of designers using macs are way way gone. it looks like Macs will be a dominant force at home and soho businesses while PC on the medium to large business front. I think most pf the photographer I work with use or switched to PC during the last 5 years. it just works...	anchor posted 2008-Feb-11, 12pm AEST
User #151614 1854 posts RobertKD Whirlpool Enthusiast	Achtung Baby  writes... I would guess that Adobe CSxx has a bigger (non-pirated) userbase on Mac though... well that would be interesting information to get hold of, where I work we have only recently got a Mac into our graphics, and still working on NLE, but a quick look around and in the video editing it would seem PC's rule by sheer number, that doesn't mean they are better but they (PC's) are more numerous. Data made available by Net Applications credits Mac OS X with a a share of 7.31% of the operating system market with Windows at 91.79% quoted form here,.. news.softpedia.com/news/...2007-76273.shtml there are a lot of different stats getting around but looking at the sheer numbers I would have to consider that PC indeed makes up the higher volume of sales for Adobe. just to get close with the figures every Mac computer buyer would have to also buy an Adobe CS product with their Mac just make a significant inroad into the volume of PC's out there as Mac accounts for just some 3.2% of the personal computer market, which almost makes doing something in to the ocean to increase the salt content of the ocean somewhat pointless. Adobe didn't have any obvious figures but I am sure they can be had. I think we (Mac users) are a minority when it it comes to market share, would also like to see what the MS stats for Mac OS vs MS OS for Office is, of course this doesn't mean it's a good product only that it's out there in sheer numbers and if your a corporate user its almost given away to you vs a person walking in off the street, in that way MS over whelm any contender for market share, and they don't make hardware as such.	anchor posted 2008-Feb-11, 2pm AEST
User #15799 5902 posts philh Whirlpool Forums Addict	Achtung Baby  writes... I would guess that Adobe CSxx has a bigger (non-pirated) userbase on Mac though... does anyone know any concrete stats? Adobe have said 80% of Creative Suite sales are for OS X, but I don't remember if that was for CS2 or 3. But yeah, substantially Mac. I haven't had any real speed problems with CS3 on my MBP Core 2 Duo Nor have I on a rev C iMac G5, not that I use it often.	anchor posted 2008-Feb-11, 8pm AEST