I'm New, and need advice.

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• Reply 1 of 5

  pb Posts: 4,255member

  February 12, 2008 3:09AM

  Quote:
  

  Originally Posted by Angel203
  
  
  I am looking to do the following to it:
  
  
  
  Upgrade to: OS Leopard ($129.00)
  
  iLife '08 ($ 79.00) - Even though I am a graphic designer, I specialize in Print Only; I need to start building my online portfolio
  
  Extensis Suitcase - I dont even have this right now
  
  Adobe CS3 - Upgrade only!
  
  QuarkXPress - Upgrade only!
  
  
  
  What do you think of this?
  
  Is there any "words of wisdom" that this forum might be able to offer, as I try to get this done?
  

  
  

  
  
  On the graphics applications package I cannot comment and others here could advise you better, but Leopard is an obvious necessary update. 10.3.9 will limit your software choice today and your iMac is perfectly capable to run fluidly the new OS. Furthermore, Leopard will push your iMac in a higher level of functionality with all the extra features.
  
  
  
  Although I would also recommend iLife, I hear complains about the new iMovie, so I don't know. It depends on your needs.
• Reply 2 of 5

  aresee Posts: 776member

  February 12, 2008 3:47AM

  The complaints with iMove have to do with the level of experience you bring to application. If you are professional, simi-professional, serious hobbyist or even had some training you will not like iMovie. On the otherhand, if you are a complete novice at movie editing you should do alright with the current version of iMovie. Maybe even better.
• Reply 3 of 5

  pixltiklr Posts: 7member

  February 15, 2008 9:14AM

  Angel... I too am on an iMac a little newer though... Your plan to upgrade will be a necessity...I would caution you not to upgrade all the way to TIGER 10.5....I feel it will slow your machine down greatly as it is pretty much designed to run on the much faster intel duo core Macs... I pit TIGER on one of my older iMacs (the bubble base) and I can really tell a difference..I really like alll the new features but it is really at it's working limits with the very complex 10.5OS...Further there are still NUMEROUS bugs in TIGER.... Don't know if you need Quark as CS3 is probably as all inclusive a Suite of applications that you need.. it's brialliatly integrated...
• Reply 4 of 5

  outsider Posts: 6,008member

  February 15, 2008 9:38AM

  Instead of Extensis Suitcase, why not try the free, and in my opinion better, Linotype FontExplorer X?
  
  
  
  It's always updated and works flawlessly.
• Reply 5 of 5

  outsider Posts: 6,008member

  February 15, 2008 9:39AM

  I also have a G5 iMac (2.0GHz with 2GB RAM). Leopard is very fast on it. There is no slowdown IMO.