Switching CS5 from PC to Mac

I have CS5 on my PC but plan to buy a new iMac.Do I have to buy a new version of PS for Mac or can existing license be modified and transferred to the new Mac?

Perpetually licensed products are single platform: Windows only or Mac only.
If you want to keep using CS5 on Windows then you'll have to purchase a new CS6 license for the Mac.
But you can crossgrade from CS5 Windows to CS6 Mac
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/order-product-platform-language-swap.htm l
Note: Creative Cloud apps are multi-platform: Mac and/or Windows.

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I have recently bought a mac. how do i request a platform swap for my cs5 from pc to mac?

i have recently bought a mac. how do i request a platform swap for my cs5 from pc to mac?

You can only swap current versions. you wil lhave to upgrade to CS6 at least and make the switch:
Order an Adobe product platform swap or language swap
Mylenium

HOW CAN I TRANSFER MY CS5 FROM MY OLD MAC TO MY NEW MAC?

CAN ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO TRANSFER MY CS5 FROM MY OLD MAC TO MY NEW MAC?

deactivate (help>deactivate) it and then uninstall it from your old computer if you no longer need it on your old computer.
download the installation files if you don't have them and install using your serial number.
Downloads available:
Suites and Programs: CC 2014 | CC | CS6 | CS5.5 | CS5 | CS4 | CS3
Acrobat: XI, X | 9,8 | 9 standard
Premiere Elements: 13 | 12 | 11, 10 | 9, 8, 7 win | 8 mac | 7 mac
Photoshop Elements: 13 |12 | 11, 10 | 9,8,7 win | 8 mac | 7 mac
Lightroom: 5.7| 5 | 4 | 3
Captivate: 8 | 7 | 6 | 5
Contribute: CS5 | CS4, CS3
Download and installation help for Adobe links
Download and installation help for Prodesigntools links are listed on most linked pages. They are critical; especially steps 1, 2 and 3. If you click a link that does not have those steps listed, open a second window using the Lightroom 3 link to see those 'Important Instructions'.

How to switch CC from Windows to Mac

I have Creative Cloud on my Windows desktop and laptop. I am considering moving to a new Macbook Pro. How do I switch CC from Windows to Mac?
Thanks,
Mike

I appreciate the advice, but I've discovered that my OS has to be updated first (was 10.6.8) and am in the process of upgrading to Yosemite. Then I will try to login to Creative Cloud on the Mac and from there navigate as you describe. I hope to report this worked!
Mike

Switching subscription from Windows to Mac

I have a CC subscription and would like to switch it from my Windows computer to my Mac. I made a few searches but I'm having a brain-fart on good search terms and haven't found what I'm looking for.
Is there a step-by-step for making this switch? Or could someone point me in the right direction?
Your time is most appreciated - and observed in good thoughts.
All the very best!

There is no need to switch. You are allowed to have the software installed and working on two machines, and since it is CC it means you can have mixed systems, meaning one installation could be Windows and one could be Mac. So you only need to be concerned with installing on the Mac. If you want to you can sign out of the Windows installation, but it is not required.

Move Photoshop CS5 from PC to MAC

Can you help me to move my Photoshop CS5 from my PC laptop to my MAC desktop before my laptop dies?

You would have to call Adobe Customer Service to arrange a platform swap or take advantage of the Photography bundle.
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/order-product-platform-language-swap.htm l
You can even download and install the CS5 Mac Trial version and you will get thirty days to use it while you process your platform swap. Get it here,but follow the download instructions carefully.
http://prodesigntools.com/all-adobe-cs5-direct-download-links.html
When your swap is approved, just enter the Mac s/n they issue.
This is the special Cloud offer.
https://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud/photography.html
Gene

Transfer CS5 from pc to mac

I am a student and I own the student version of CS5 for a PC. My PC is dying, so I purchased a Mac. How can I transfer my CS5 from my PC to my Mac?

You cannot. The license is operating system specific: Windows only or Mac only.
Platform swaps are only possible for current versions (currently CS6).
Your options now are to purchase a new CS6 Student version for Windows or upgrade ("crossgrade") to a commercial version of CS6 Win or join the Cloud https://creative.adobe.com/plans

Itunes + Switching Library from PC to MAC

I've been reading the FAQ's on iTunes, and I've notived it only has guides that shows how to transfer your music from PC to another PC or Mac to Another Mac.
I'm buying a MacBook Pro this week, and I want to keep all my music, is this going to be possible? If so, can anyone point out a guide in which I can do this?
Thanks,
Alex

Copied from http://www.ehmac.ca/showthread.php?t=23676:
"From the Finder:
Help: Mac Help
Select: New to Mac OSX?
Select: For Windows Switchers
Select: Transferring Files from Windows to Mac
Select: More about transferring files from Windows to Mac
Select: Transferring your Music from a Windows computer
Do the stuff they say to do.
If you have music from the iTMS on your PC be sure to deauthorize the PC (from within iTunes Windows) before you try to play that music on the new Mac. It will save you grief later.
On Windows:
Pathname:
My Documents\My Music\iTunes
Find the files:
iTunes library.xml
iTunes 4 music library.itl
Be sure a copy of both is in your iTunes folder you transfer, or just copy them to the Mac if you've already copied the music over.
On the Mac, go to:
iTunes: File: Import
... and browse to the file you copied from Windows:
iTunes Music Library.xml
If the extension is different (ie .txt; sometimes it changes when transferring across platforms) just edit it to .xml before you try importing.
The .xml file should import fine; it's the same format and is named exactly the same way on both platforms (don't ask me why I have two different names in my example above; I found conflicting information; but it doesn't really matter. Use whatever you find there as is). That's where you library data (playlists, ratings, etc) resides."
Hope that helps.

How to switch software from Pc to Mac?

Just recently switched from a Pc to a Mac. How can I get my PS5 from my Pc to my new Mac?

See this thread:
CS5.5 crossgrade from mac to pc?

Workflow HELP : switching footage from PC to Mac

Hi,
I'm trying to switch my footage from a PC to a Mac to have my colorist do color grading.
The problem:
His Mac has only 1 HD slot left Internal and his logic board has a HD size limitaton which is inferior to my footage space (500-750 GB unsure which) I'm unsure about using EXT HD with firewire to work at color grading with AE.
Will my colorist be able to to work on firewire EXT HDs? (they will be HTF formatted.)
I working with CFHD avi so is 16 MB/sec and it's VRB which I'm unsure from how much to how much; streams are supposed to have an impact on this as well (but I'm unsure what is defines exactly).
Thank you.
Can anyone give me guidance, I'm quite lost with this and IT people all seems to give me different answers.

>they will be HTF formatted.
Windows does not read Mac-formatted (you surely meant HSF+) discs and vice versa. Not natively, that is. You will need MacDrive or a similar commercial product to do so. However, you are combining several critical things here:
a) Firewire drives often require special drivers on Windows
b) Most PCs only have FW 400 plugs (if at all)
c) Formatting the drive on Mac may make it impossible to even mount it automatically on PC
There's a lot of points where it can go wrong, so my advise is to stay away from even trying (unless you can borrow/ rent an external RAID to experiment). Instead, look into getting a NAS drive with 2 Ethernet ports, then use it as a "storage server". plugging in network cables is certainly easier than going through all the trouble with your other setup.
Mylenium

Switching iPhone from PC to Mac, from one computer to another??

I just got my iPhone. Haven't activated it yet, b/c I also ordered a Macbook Pro. Should I wait until the Macbook comes to activate my iPhone? Or can I just activate it using my PC, and then switch it over to the Macbook? I know that you cant do that with an iPod unless you wipe it completely.
I ordered Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac, so I think with a cable I'll be able to load all my iTunes onto my new Mac from my current PC. Will Parallels be able to do anything regarding iPhone migration (contacts, etc.)?

Hey appleuser101,
You should run into any issues. I activated my iPhone on a PC and use it regularly on my Macs.
This article provides more detailed information on syncing information to the iPhone.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305741
Jason

Switching library from pc to mac

I just got a imac and want to switch my itunes library over to it from my old pc. How do I do it?

To make a seamless transition from Windows file paths to Mac files paths, you need to get all your content files in the default "iTunes Music" folder (C:Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music on xp; C:\Users\<username>\Music\iTunes\iTunes Music on Vista) -- do this by opening iTunes Edit menu -> Preferences -> Advanced; click the "Reset" button for "iTunes Music folder location", then click the OK button to save prefs.
Now choose iTunes File menu -> Library -> Consolidate Library; this will copy all the content files that iTunes knows about into the default "iTunes Music" folder. When that's done, quit iTunes; then connect a FAT32-formatted external HD to the PC and make a copy of the "iTunes" folder (not just the "iTunes Music" folder! You want to get the entire "iTunes" folder).
On the Mac, install iTunes and let it run once, just to get set up; then quit iTunes. Connect the external drive to the Mac, and use the "iTunes" folder on the external to replace the "iTunes" folder on the Mac that iTunes just created; when the Mac asks about replacing existing files or folders, answer Yes To All. When copying is done, you're all set -- everything from the PC is now on the Mac: playlists, ratings, counts, dates added, downloaded art, etc.

Switching iTunes from PC to Mac

I copied my iTunes Library.itl file to my Mac's iTunes folder and deleted the other files in that were in that folder. I had been saving all my songs and movies to an external hard drive, so I just unplugged my external drive from the PC and plugged it into the Mac. (Since then, the Mac can read the hard drive, but if I try to move my external drive back to the PC, the PC can't find it. But that's another story.) At first nothing happened when I turned on iTunes. None of my old playlists popped out. I kept trying though by signing into iTunes and connecting (but not syncing) my iPhone. Then this window started popping up saying "The iTunes Library locked, on a locked disk or you do not have written permission for this file." I tried playing with it again by copying the .itl file on a disk from my old PC and replacing the file I had copied into the iTunes folder on the Mac, but the window keeps popping up. The only way I can start iTunes is by deleting that file. Please help. All I want to do is transfer my old songs, movies, and playlists to my iMac.

Hi BMcCrae,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
If all of your devices were tied to the same Apple ID account before switching from the PC to the iMac, you do not need to create a new iTunes Store account.
The articles below will explain how to sign out of the iTunes Store account and sign in with the Apple ID you've been using.
Using your Apple ID for Apple services
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895
iOS: Changing the signed-in iTunes Store Apple ID account
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1311?viewlocale=en_US
iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4627
Cheers,
- Judy

Switching ipod from windows to mac

I have a windows computer and i am switching my ipod to my powebook but i can't update it and cannot put songs onto my ipod or get them from my ipod, i want to make it mac formatted. my ipod doesn't work on my windows computer anymore either which isn't a problem but i can't use that computer to fix the problem. thanks

Welcome to Apple Discussions.
If you want to make your iPod Mac formatted, you need to download the Mac version of iPod software updater and install it on your Powerbook. Then run it and connect the iPod when told. Choose to restore. This will convert the iPod to Mac format which will erase everything on it.
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Installing CS5 from Win to Mac

Just purchased a new Macbook Pro and I'm trying to migrate my CS5 license for Windows over to my new Mac. Is this possible? I have the installation DVD for Windows, but obviously it will not work on my Mac. Is there somewhere I can download the Mac version and will my license for Windows work with my Mac. I'm trying to avoid having to use BootCamp and would rather stay all Apple if possible.
Thanks.

No, it can't be done. Serials are platform specific. Migration is only possible for current versions, meaning you upgrade to CS6 and make the switch.
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