iMac Core Duo and CS2

[Josue]

I have a question about using CS2 on the new iMac Core Duo. I understand that CS2 doesn't run native and I want to know how big of a problem this is. I'm considering buying a new iMac and also getting Adobe CS2. Would it be a smart move to wait until the software runs native? If I buy now and then Adobe comes out with an upgrade will an upgrade be all I'll need to have the software run native?

Any advice?

 

[Eidorian]

Wait until the new Universal version is out. You won't get any updates for current products.

 

[Josue]

Thanks for the advice!

Thanks for the advice Eidorian. So there will not be an upgradable version that you can buy of CS2 for the Mac since the change to the Intel processor?

Another question for Eidorian: I noticed you have an iPod Mini. Are there microphones that can be purchased to do voice recordings on the iPod Mini?

 

[Chrispy]

Thanks for the advice Eidorian. So there will not be an upgradable version that you can buy of CS2 for the Mac since the change to the Intel processor?

Another question for Eidorian: I noticed you have an iPod Mini. Are there microphones that can be purchased to do voice recordings on the iPod Mini?

There will not be any updates for CS2 to make it universal. You will have to wait for CS3 (or whatever they decide to call it) in order to get native support on Intel. Girffen Technology makes an microphone that can be used on the ipod mini and a few other manfs do as well. Just search around and you will surely find one for a good price.

 

[Eidorian]

Thanks for the advice Eidorian. So there will not be an upgradable version that you can buy of CS2 for the Mac since the change to the Intel processor?

Another question for Eidorian: I noticed you have an iPod Mini. Are there microphones that can be purchased to do voice recordings on the iPod Mini?

Adobe doesn't appear to be upgrading any of its current software to Intel/Universal status. I'm waiting to make my education purchase of Adobe/Macromedia software until then.

I don't think there are any microphones available for the iPod Mini. The new 5G should have some out now. The 3/4G have the remote port on top so accessories for them are much more common.

 

[Josue]

Thanks Chrispy!

Chrispy what are those mics called that are compatable with the iPod Mini? I've checked about several and they all say that they are not compatable with the iPod Mini, like iTalk for example.

 

[Eidorian]

Chrispy what are those mics called that are compatable with the iPod Mini? I've checked about several and they all say that they are not compatable with the iPod Mini, like iTalk for example.

I checked as well. I don't think the iPod Mini has any.

 

[Artful Dodger]

Eidorian
Quote:
Originally Posted by Josue
Chrispy what are those mics called that are compatable with the iPod Mini? I've checked about several and they all say that they are not compatable with the iPod Mini, like iTalk for example.
I checked as well. I don't think the iPod Mini has any.

Not for the Mini, or Nano...I tried everywhere and sent Apple an email asking, outcome was the Mini is not compatable for vioce recording, only the iPod is at this time My gf would love to voice record some classes but can't
Small price to pay with the Mini but so-far the only let down

 

[nutmac]

Regarding CS2 on iMac Core Duo, I will tell you my own personal experience (I use Photoshop CS2). I have a 20-inch iMac Core Duo, which originally had 512 MB but was since upgraded to full 2 GB. At 512 MB, CS2 was barely usable. Heck, even native applications like iPhoto '06 got bogged down from time-to-time. When running more than few apps (all native), beach ball became a frequent visitor.

Once I upgraded to 2 GB, however, native applications became super fast. No more beach ball. When running Rosetta PowerPC applications like Word 2004 and Photoshop CS2, the experience is not amazing (and when applying filter, it sometimes feels like my old PowerBook G4 667 MHz), but more than usable -- on par with Mac mini 1.5 GHz (with 1 GB RAM) hooked up to livingroom TV.

 

[Josue]

The Future

What does the Intel chip mean for the future? Does this mean that for all upgrades to Adobe software we'll need to have a Mac with an intel processor? I guess my main concern as always with technology is I don't want to be left behind. I'm in the market for a new Mac and am interested in the 20" iMac Core Duo, but I also really need to have the Creative Suite and Micromedia software on my machine.

 

[Eidorian]

What does the Intel chip mean for the future? Does this mean that for all upgrades to Adobe software we'll need to have a Mac with an intel processor? I guess my main concern as always with technology is I don't want to be left behind. I'm in the market for a new Mac and am interested in the 20" iMac Core Duo, but I also really need to have the Creative Suite and Micromedia software on my machine.

The next batch of Adobe/Macromedia software should be Universal (PowerPC/Intel) but I don't expect much PowerPC support after late 2007 - early 2008.

 

[iEdd]

Not looking Great...

Adobe: "Universal? What's That?"
Wednesday, 01 February 2006
Oh, Adobe. There was this memo floating around last June – you may or may not have seen it, it didn’t get much press – about how this tiny computer company called Apple was going to switch their processor architecture. Not a big deal, I can understand how you could have missed it…

…but then, wait, weren’t you at WWDC? Didn’t you give a press conference shortly thereafter? It would seem that since you had a good half-year’s head start, you could have at least given the Mac community something universal to whet our appetites. Well, there’s the Lightroom beta of course, but I'm sure the experience is stellar with a beachball-ridden Photoshop.

Ok, well, maybe I’m being too hard on Adobe. I understand that they have a massive number of products that they would need to transition. But in light of their announcement yesterday that we may not see Universal apps like Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator, and the rest until 2007, it would seem that they have been nowhere to be found during the switch. Since Adobe knows that the millions of creatives who use Macs at work would at least need Photoshop, couldn’t they at least switch one or two apps over and then give us the suite next year?

In my opinion, there is no excuse for this. Their corporate line…

"As we've refined our software development process over the years, we've generally found that the most effective way for us to support these types of changes is to incorporate this testing into our regular development cycle. This enables us to advance our technology at the aggressive pace that our customers expect, while also adding support for significant new system configurations."

…doesn’t address the fact that as one of the world’s largest and most important software houses they had plenty of advance warning to at least prepare a universal Photoshop for MacWorld. I could even understand an interim universal release sometime in the next few months. But forcing Mac users to wait until the end of this year or the beginning of the next (at which point we’ll be using Leopard) essentially sends the message that we’re not all that important. And that’s a shame.

Source

 

[Josue]

Thanks for all the help

Thanks for all the help. I've learned a lot. One last thing I'd like to throw out there. If I were to get an iMac Core Duo and also purchase Adobe CS2 and suffer through some slowness for now. Once Adobe rolls out the new version, CS3 perhaps, would I be able to then buy the upgrade version of Creative Suite that would run on the Intel chip and only pay upgrade prices? Or would I again have to pay full price?

 

[Eidorian]

Thanks for all the help. I've learned a lot. One last thing I'd like to throw out there. If I were to get an iMac Core Duo and also purchase Adobe CS2 and suffer through some slowness for now. Once Adobe rolls out the new version, CS3 perhaps, would be able to buy an upgrade version of the Creative Suite that would be Universal and runs native on the Intel chip and pay upgrade prices? Or would I again have to pay full price?

I don't see why Adobe would keep you from using the upgrade version.

 

[Chrispy]

I checked as well. I don't think the iPod Mini has any.

Strange I must be confusing that with the iTrip. Sorry for the confusion.