Running CS 4 on Bootcamp
We are about to upgrade to two new iMacs at work and plan on using Bootcamp. Sometimes we get PC files and need to use windows and this seems to be a good way around having a PC station on the desk as well.
What I'm wondering is, do I need a Mac and PC version of Adobe CS for each computer? I called Adobe and the guy said he has heard of people installing the Mac version and being able to use it in PC mode. Doesn't make much since to me. He actually said he heard that but they have "absolutely NO documentation" on it. Nice Adobe doesn't even know what their products are capable of...
Can anyone enlighten me on this?
Thanks!
What I'm wondering is, do I need a Mac and PC version of Adobe CS for each computer?
No. There's no file that the Windows version of any CS4 app can create that you can't open on the Mac. If a client sends you files on a Windows formatted disk, you can copy them off to your OS X hard drive and work on them the same as you would in Windows. When you send them back, OS X can burn an ISO 9660 disk (can be read by any Mac or PC). Just make sure not to remove any file suffixes. Windows needs those to determine the file type.
There is one "gotcha" that still exists between the platforms. Fonts, not even cross platform OpenType fonts, will necessarily work correctly between Windows and OS X. So if you get in InDesign document, it wouldn't be too surprising to see slight shifts in type flow, even using the exact same OpenType font in both OS X and Windows running InDesign CS4 on both.
But for most work, there's no need to spend the money twice for the same applications.
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http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com/page12.html#_Service{quote}
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