iMac VS Surface Studio

[Andy Patterson]

Andrew Kimery

Are you saying if Affinity announces their software can get extra features using the Surface Studio along with the Surface Dial then can be achieved using an iMac it would be inappropriate to post about it here?

[Andrew Kimery] “If you want to discuss how hardware performs outside of the context of editing and/or video/film post production then this forum probably isn’t the best place to do it.”

If Affinity announced their software can get extra features using Apple hardware such as the MacBook Pro’s touch bar would it be inappropriate to post about it here?

[Scott Witthaus]

They should give you free chiropractor sessions from hunching over that damn thing to work. Saw one at Adobe Max last year and my back ached looking at it.

Scott Witthaus
Senior Editor
Managing Partner, Low Country Creative LLC
Professor, VCU Brandcenter

[Andrew Kimery]

I’m saying in a forum focused on video post production and editing (and Mac-centric by nature) it’s reasonable to expect hardware talk to gravitate around video post production and editing. Acting bewildered that someone would comment on the usefulness of a touchscreen for editing in an editing-centric forum is nonsensical. If you want to limit the discussion of the usefulness of a touchscreen (or any other product) to just Photoshop and Illustrator then those forums are probably where the conversation belongs.

[Kingsley Asumadu]

Hi Shawn,
I need your advice on my next purchase, basically I’m looking to get a tablet (iPad Pro or the latest surface pro). My goal is to be able to use it to create content with Adobe cc in conjunction with my iMac.
I was wondering if you can advise me on which one of the two will do a better job at viewing and working with files from the cc application, with and without the iMac?

Thank you,
Kingsley.

[Shawn Miller]

Hey Kingsley,

Tero is right, if you want to run Photoshop or Illustrator on a tablet, the Surface Pro is your only choice.

Shawn

[Carmi Weinzweig]

[andy patterson] “The Dock functions somewhat like the Taskbar. Apple did not want to copy Windows 100% like Suse Linux, Corel Linux and all the other Linus distribution that followed from Windows 95. Many of the Linux distribution today still use the Windows 95 paradigm. Windows 7 is not a new paradigm from Windows 95 nor was OS X. Windows 7 is slightly more refined than Windows 95 but not a whole new paradigm shift.
“

Andy, you might want to learn some history. The Dock comes from NeXTSTEP, first shown public on 12 October, 1988 at Davies Symphony Hall. Microsoft took many other interface elements from NeXTSTEP, just as they took many earlier interface elements from earlier versions of MacOS. MacOS X is a blend of NeXTSTEP, OpenSTEP, and MacOS Classic. The first modern touch UI was the one developed for iOS.

[Andy Patterson]

[Carmi Weinzweig] “Andy, you might want to learn some history. The Dock comes from NeXTSTEP, first shown public on 12 October, 1988 at Davies Symphony Hall.”

I am well aware of Next. In fact I mention Next in my comments. I am aware it had the dock before Apple bought them out but we are not talking about Next Computers are we? We are talking about Apple Computers. The company that had to buy Next to compete with Windows. I have not said anything otherwise. The bottom line is Apple is using an old paradigm

[Carmi Weinzweig] “MacOS X is a blend of NeXTSTEP, OpenSTEP, and MacOS Classic. The first modern touch UI was the one developed for iOS.”

Once again I am well aware of Next Computers. Having said that you might want to learn some history Carmi or explore the world around you. People were using Windows XP with touch screen support for point of sales and touch screen terminals long before iOS. Windows mobile had touch screen before iOS as did the Palm OS PDA devices. A local privately owned hardware store near me used a Windows XP point of sale touch screen systems back in 2002.

Having said that can you demonstrate how OS X in 2017 is not like Windows 95 or the old Next OS?

[Kingsley Asumadu]

Thanks Shawn, I appreciate the advice.
I was expecting to receive replies in my email but I didn’t, that’s why the delay in reply.

Thank you,
Kingsley.

[Andy Patterson]

[kingsley asumadu] “Hi Shawn,
I need your advice on my next purchase, basically I’m looking to get a tablet (iPad Pro or the latest surface pro). My goal is to be able to use it to create content with Adobe cc in conjunction with my iMac.
I was wondering if you can advise me on which one of the two will do a better job at viewing and working with files from the cc application, with and without the iMac?”

I have made more posts than anyone about the iPad using a mobile processors and a mobile OS. The Surface Pro uses Windows 10 and a Core i7 CPU. Asking 20-30 different people will not change the facts. You should really being asking where will Windows 10 be in another year from now and where will OS X be in another year from now if you plan on using the CC programs. Don’t be afraid to switch platforms. Having said that you cannot wish for OS X or iOS to turn into Windows 10 overnight. The Surface Pro can be connected to an external monitor. The CC programs work just fine on Windows 10. Should you get a high-end Surface Pro you may end up ditching the iMac so the need to integrate with the iMac may end up being a non issue for you. Many people on these forums have switched from Mac to PC. As has been stated several times if you don’t use FCPX there is no need to stay with Apple. Having said that you cannot under estimate the power of a $1,400.00 MSI gaming PC for video editing.