What's a good cross-platform choice?

Hey,
I use LE and GB, but I would like to have any suggestions about a good cross-platform program that I could use to do some collaborations with a friend who is stuck with a Windows-based system for now.
Anyone?

If you want a DAW that is cross platform, you have the choice between Cubase, ProTools and Live. Cubase is probably the most Logic-like but considering the full-of-bugs reputation it has, I'd stay away from it. ProTools is great but you'll need dedicated hardware. That left us with the last but not the least: Live. Altough people think this is a loopy, djing kind-of-software, it's a pretty good DAW by itself, even if you're working in a more traditionnal, linear way. I used to do the bulk of my composition work with Logic and do the audio edition with ProTools. Now, the more I use Live, the more I don't use the other two anymore. And believe me, even if that asks you to think differently at the beginning, it gets very addictive!

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What's the proper way to do this cross-platform app?

hey y'all
I'm making a multimedia app with LV2010 and I'm trying to make it cross platform (win and mac os x).
The functionality I need requires the use of system libraries, I have access to somewhat similar functions in both OS's
(winmm.dll in windows, coreMidi.framework in mac OS X)
Except for the actual system calls the VIs will be identical.
I can make the VI work in either platform by using the call library function node, but i don't want to have two copies of everything.
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

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How to make cross platform screensavers

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chakradude wrote:
> I work on an Imac on os X. I need to make screensavers
for cross platform
> (win/mac) distribution. I have flash 8 pro. Is there any
viable solution
> cheaper than the $200 for "Iscreensaver" or $300 for
"screentime" softwares?
> Failing that, does anyone have a preference between the
two? do you know if
> they allow flash interactivity or just animation?
Unfortunately there is no choices for you when comes to MAC.
Windows has over
30 really good screensaver tools, some of which very capable
and totally free.
Myself do not use Mac but friends who do, use the
"screentime" as preferred tool.
Check the features, see what you need and which tools deliver
what you looking
for than pick the winner :)
Best Regards
Urami
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Cross-platform upgrade question

I'm posting this question here as I have had less than satisfactory results from asking Customer Support about this issue. I know this forum is moderated by some great folks at Adobe and am hoping someone can clear up this question for me.
I currently own CS3 Design Premium for Windows, and need to purchase CS5 for Mac. A search for "Cross platform swap" on Adobe brought me to this page: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405819.html. However, the instructions there don't match what is offered on the support page. Under Return/Exchange/Refund I have only the following options:
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I am skeptical about this solution for two reasons: one, Adobe has never offered Win and Mac discs together for CS versions. Two, when I go to pre-order CS5 I need to make a choice between platforms.
Has Adobe changed its method of delivering Creative Suite products? Are both platform discs really included? If not, there are two things that need to be done:
Article http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405819.html needs to be corrected. The steps as described cannot be completed.
Customer Support reps need to be notified that they are providing incorrect information regarding cross-platform upgrade procedures.
Finally, I need correct information as to how to go about upgrading my CS3 Windows to CS5 Mac. Do I purchase an upgrade disc and use my CS3 serial number to install? Do I do some sort of return, and if so, how?
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I don't represent Adobe in any capacity other than a mostly satisfied user. Here's what I did on a cross platform (Windows to Mac) exchange--not an upgrade, but my experience may help you.
I, too, found that the directions didn't match the support web site. So I used 'Purchased wrong...' as my subject. I then completely described what I wanted to do in the comments section. I included my current platform version and serial number in the comments. After posting I had a case number to enter onto the Letter of Destruction (LOD) which I then attached to the case. I don't know if a LOD is required in your situation as you will be paying for an upgrade. You should be able to keep both packages active-but customer support will probably know. In my case I had to certify that I had destroyed the original Windows package.
After this was posted to the Adobe Customer Support Portal I then had a case number I could give to the telephone customer support so I called them. While on the line with them they read my case file and informed me my credit card would be charged $5.95 for shipping. Six days later I had the CS4 Design Premium for the Mac. It *should* be just as easy for you.
I must say that I have had to call Adobe Customer Support a handful of times in the last couple of years. In each and every case I received prompt and accurate information that solved my problem or pointed me directly to the solution. I am aware that this is not always the case and wish you good luck.

External Hard Drive won't appear on PC (want cross platform)

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I'm considering developing a new shareware product and I'd like for it to be able to run on both OS X and Windows, and Linux too if that ends up not requiring too much more effort.
I've been a Java programmer for many years now, making Java in some ways a very obvious solution. But I've never been all that pleased with the look and the performance of Java Swing GUIs. Swing isn't all that bad for some uses, but it can be clumsy in many ways (like Mac open/save file dialogs), doesn't always get the look-and-feel of a particular platform quite right, misses many platform-specific features one might want to access -- in short, Java-based apps seldom manage to have the fit-and-finish of off-the-shelf, shrink-wrapped commercial software.
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I could learn C# and use Mono to make my stuff work for OS X, but, although I've never worked with C# and whatever standard GUI libraries one would typically use with C#, I suspect that it will work best for Windows and be kind of iffy for Mac use.
All this said, I'm fairly certain that, after many years away from it, the best thing for me to do is get back into using C++ for this project.
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There's the totally free, open-source wxWidgets, but it sounds like wxWidgets' Mac support isn't the greatest, and it sounds like it's noticeably buggier than Qt. Maybe it would still be good enough for my uses, but I don't know that yet -- which is one reason I'm writing this post, hoping others have had some experience with it.
Anyone know any other C++ cross platform toolkits for general GUI application development? One article I read said:
If your needs are a free cross-platform environment, then wxWidgets is your best and only solution. However, for under $100, you can find a cross-platform environment with a much better Macintosh user experience than wxWidgets.
I can't seem to find any of these better-than-wxWidgets, under-$100 solutions, however. Suggestions, anyone?
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I think, from looking at that page he must be talking about the CPLAT framwork. It's kind of hard to figure out from that page, but he's got another page with information on CPLAT here.
It looks like it's $50 for the license. You can also look at the official CPLAT site for more info. I've never used it, though, so I can't really say whether it's any good or not. But there is a trial version available...
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Cross platform, multiple versions, multiple architectures.

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You can absoultely hit both CS4 & CS5, Mac & PC -- we do! Hell, we used to hit CS3, CS4 and CS5
Your problem with CS5 & CS4 is probably that you're using a suite version that is only available in CS5. When Adobe updates a suite, they still make the old version available, but the headers will always use the version that shipped with their Illustrator by default (makes sense). So, for example, the Art Suite might be version 14 in CS4 and 15 in CS5. If you use the CS5 headers, kArtSuiteVersion is 15, but 15 doesn't exist in CS4.
Its easy to see if that's the problem -- add a message if AcquireSuite fails and have it print out the suite & version that failed. If that's the case, you'll just need to look at the CS4 SDK and figure out what version it shipped with (likely one less than you requested!). If you're not using anything added in the CS5 version, just switch the types & version requested to the CS4 one and after a recompile, you should be fine. Of course, this may repeat for several suites It might be faster to look at what suites you're requesting and then just check each one. A fast way is to look in the legacy folder -- if theres an AI140*.h version of your suite, that means it was updated in CS5, and you'll run into this problem.
As for the ADM, well, we had the same experience. That's why we switched to Qt. There are undoubtedly other cross-platform toolkits you could use, but that one will work (albeit with some work). The next version of Illustrator won't even have the ADM in it, so its definitely wise to avoid the ADM at this point.
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set your text/field members to Arial *
Thanks, setting the text member to Arial* is something I needed to do, but even after selecting the embedded font it is still too small when going to the Mac. Somehow I need to increase the font size when publishing the Win app to the Mac. For whatever reason, Win Arial 10 looks larger on the screen than when it gets embedded and displayed on the Mac. My movies also have a hundred or so text fields in each so having to select a new font like Arial* is a lot of work. Can you please tell me how to automatically increase the size of the font from say 10 =>11 or 12 when going from Win to Mac without hours of work. I could see when I manually increased the Arial* 10 in Windows to Arial* 11 in the Mac that the font was almost big enough to fix my problem. How do I increase the font size when publishing from Win to Mac without having to do it manually?
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I need a cross-platform upgrade.

How can I get that? Did one of you has been able to get it?
Is it just me of ADOBE customer service is simply uncapable???
My story is a long one! I'll make it short.
I've moved from Windows to Mac.
So I've ordered a CS4 upgrade on your web site on may 26th. When, 3 weeks later, i wanted to activate it, it said my previous windows key was not valid.
I called, mailed, open cases, filled out LOD, sent them, uploaded them, faxed them, called again, again, etc, etc... Problem is the on the website, YOU CAN'T ORDER cross-platform upgrade!!!!! But it is not mentionned anywhere!!
I then tried to get reimbursed and just redo the process over phone. Refund? Did I say refund?? So I called, mailed, open cases, filled out LOD, sent them, uploaded them, faxed them, called again, again, etc, etc... End of July, I was completely resourceless, so I called MasterCard and told them my story. They reimbursed me.
10 days ago I called back by phone to order the cross-platform upgrade since they told me it was the way of doing it. I ordered, and even added on the order a lightroom 2. I paid again on credit card. They asked me again (!) to fill out a new LOD and upload it. I did. Now, 10 days later, today, I called back and guess what? They will escalate my case to upper level!!!!!!! They haven't ship anything yet!!!!!!!!!!!
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!!! Please tell me that someone cares for loyal customer at Adobe!!! I could just pirate the software but I want to pay and use it legally!!!! And this is how I am being served!!!!!
Is it just me or somebody else could help?? By the way, when I called today, the Indian guy hung-up on me!!!! I can't believe this!!!
Who else had the same problem and more important, How did you get your product shipped??
Serge

That's exactly what I did!! I called them, placed my order, paid for it, filled the Letter of Destruction they asked, uploaded it on the open case in the support portal and then, 10 days later, I call back to hear the same story again!
Nothing has been done and they will escalate my case!!!!!! Could you imagine?! I originally started the process of simply buying a product on May 26th and still can't get it!!!!!!!!!!
Again, I'm not surprised if a lot of people other alternatives!!!!! They really are lucky not real good alternatives existed to Photoshop cause I would be gone weeks ago!! The product is good and is the only one, so they know!
Do you have other suggestions?? Phone numbers? What about a VP Customer Service? VP Sales? Someone that is based in USA and cares for customers!!!!!
Thanks for any kind of help!!!

Cross platform CS on PC to CS3 on Mac does not work like video says

Your video on cross platform workflow states that you can import older Premier CS files on a PC into CS3 on a Mac. I tried this and get the message, "this project was saved in a aversion prior to Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and cannot be opened on a Mac. Please refer to the User Guide for import options." I guess I have to assume then that the video, www.adobe.com/go/vid0236, is wrong about this? Can someone please explain how I can salvage the work I did 3 years ago on Premiere Pro 1 on a PC when I am now exclusively working on the Mac in CS3?
Thank you.

Ty,
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I believe that P 6.5 was the last previous version ported for the Mac, until CS3.
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