Hi Marty,
That's a great question. It seems like that gap is closing between Mac and
PC's in term of use in the graphic arts industry. I know photographers who
work very successfully on both platforms. It's not so much a matter of better
or worse anymore. It basically comes down to familiarity and comfort with one
operating system over the other. In our case, because we are entirely
dependent on computers to keep us working, I like to quickly troubleshoot
problems without having to involve our very helpful, but busy, IT staff. This
is only possible because of years of experience with the very user friendly mac
interface. Furthermore, when it comes down to purchasing new equipment, I can
make decisions about what's needed for our specific purposes without being a
computer scientist. In my opinion, you should leave this decision to the
people who will be using the machines day-in and day-out. There is no reason
for it to be battle between users and technical support staff. Oh, one more
thing_ Macs rule!
>>> mstein at mfah.org 9/8/2006 10:35 am >>>
Hello,
We are hoping that the wonderful members of mcn-l can help us with a
question we are debating here in Houston. I hope this isn't a question
that has been posed recently to the list and I've just missed it.
We are currently involved in a project to convert out photo studio from
film to digital. It's a very exciting project, but it has brought up an
old question that I had hoped to avoid - the dreaded "Is Mac better for
graphic applications than PC?" question.
The MFAH is predominantly PC-based, with only a few Macs in our Graphics
department. Our IT department would like to keep it this way, but a
consultant has recommended that our new photo studio and imaging lab use
Macs. Our current digital equipment is running on PCs and it seems to
work just fine. Since we're making decisions about pretty expensive new
equipment we want to make sure that we're not overlooking anything.
Can anyone explain why Macs are better for graphics and digital imaging
than PCs? Not just that graphic designers and photographers prefer
Macs, but why they're different and better? This would be a great help
and I would really appreciate it.
Thanks!
Marty
Marcia (Marty) Stein
Photographic Services Manager
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
PO Box 6826
Houston, Texas 77265-6826
Phone: (713) 639-7525
Fax: (713) 639-7557
Email: mstein at mfah.org
_______________________________________________
You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer
Network (http://www.mcn.edu)
To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu
To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit:
http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
Dan Dennehy
Chief Photographer
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
www.artsmia.org
