#Mac image files
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I would love to have the ability to save images to a MacIntosh Image format.
Currently, it is hell to get any kind of an image out of my computer and into
that of a service bureau because they all use these dang Macs!
Andy
Hi Andrew,
<< MAC Format.. >>
Can your mac use EPS files? If so, upgrade to R4. There's a eps_i.bxp included.
jonas[adesk]
<Can your mac use EPS files>
It's not my Mac that I'm worried about . I don't have one, though I've
considered picking one up just so in order to take care of any image
translation problems myself, before it gets to the service bureau. It's the
SB's Mac's that I want some measure of compatibility with. If you're saying
that R4 can produce a high res 32 bit color file that is readable by a Mac and
happens to be called a ".eps", then it sounds like my wish is realized.
Andy
>> If you're saying that R4 can produce a high res 32 bit color file that
>> is readable by a Mac…
I have had good success with both TIF files and TGA's. Photoshop 3.0 for Mac
seems to deal with PC formats very well.
<I have had good success with both TIF files and TGA's. >
The only kind of file my local SB has been able to use was a mono
.tif. Recently I had them do a business card for me that had an
image component. Originally it was a .tga, but when his Mac with
Photoshop (maybe 2.5?) tried to read it, he just got garbage. So we
tried color .tif, .eps, .jpg and all with no result. I then decided
I might as well try a mono .tif and that did work. I am glad to hear
that you personally have successfully transferred .tga and .tif files
over to the Mac Photoshop 3.5- now I don't have to pester Autodesk to
add this feature to 3ds anymore! Andy
>> but when his Mac with Photoshop (maybe 2.5?) tried to read it, he just
>> got garbage.
I'm curious if the Mac guy I work with is using a plug-in, or plain
vanilla Photoshop. Let me know if you continue to have problems and
I'll ask my associate for specifics.
We've done lots of 24 and 32 bit files from Photoshop to Photoshop DOS
to Mac, both Tiffs and TGAs. However, you can have problems with the
software that lets one machine read the other's disk format. We've
also used Photoshop's native format .psd back and forth. All this was
with DOS version 2.5
>> However, you can have problems with the software that lets one machine
>> read the other's disk format.
The person I work with uses the "DOS Mounter" I beleive.
>> The person I work with uses the "DOS Mounter" I believe. <<
If I remember correctly, I think we had some problems with that.
That's one of the reasons we changed software. It's still better for
you to convert it onto a Mac disk if you can, leaving out possible
mishandling by someone down line. Also try a 24 bit TIF image. But
again we were able to go Photoshop to Photoshop. We still prefer
TGAs. There are too many flavors of TIF (TIFF) and more programs seem
to read the TGAs. Besides, they're native to the Targa, ATVista and
Truevision boards we use in our PC platforms.
>> I would love to have the ability to save images to a MacIntosh Image
format. Currently, it is hell to get any kind of an image out of my computer
and into that of a service bureau because they all use these dang Macs!
Andy <<
Have you tried TIFF? We use TIFF files extensively on both platforms
with no compatibility problems. The only difference between a Mac
TIFF and a DOS TIFF is the byte order. Motorola is big-endian and
Intel is little-endian (or vis versa). Most programs that read TIFFs
will read both byte ordered files. If you have any problems, just
open the file in Photoshop and save_as with the new byte order.
Compression schemes can be a problem. Quark will import compressed
TIFFs but will usually fail to print them whether they came from Pc
or Mac. Photoshop and 3DS have _no_ trouble reading each others
files.
The only technical problems occur if the SB doesn't really know how to
read a DOS disk and to set file type. They can end up treating your
image file as a text file. We used to have a transfer program that
if you didn't preset the file type _each time_ it assumed the file
was an ASCII text file and would attempt to convert it into a mac
text file by default! Not the best default for image files<g>.
<it assumed the file was an ASCII text file and would attempt to convert it
into a mac text file by default! >
That is exactly what happened at the SB I was using! What exactly did you do
to get around it?
Andy
>> <it assumed the file was an ASCII text file and would attempt to
convert it into a mac text file by default! >
That is exactly what happened at the SB I was using! What exactly did
you do to get around it? Andy <<
We started using more modern software. The old stuff was called
PC/MacLink or something like that. Your SB could use Apple File
Exchange and specify non-translated binary file transfer. We use
Insignia Solutions AccessPC. Its $80, runs on the Mac and mounts PC
disks on the desktop (Syquests, too). You can assign
extension/filetype mappings. You then just insert your DOS disk and
drag the files to the MAc disk. It automatically assigns type TIFF to
*.tif files and Photoshop as creator. DOSmounter is a similar
product.
Terry:
Actually, to let Andrew know:
/_____________From your message_____________\\
Your SB could use Apple File Exchange and specify non-translated
binary file transfer. _______________________________________________
This is the method my SB and I use to talk to each other. Just thought a
concurrence would help Andrew out.
Bob