jmi
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Post by jmi on Sept 2, 2006 15:20:48 GMT -5
I may have misremembered. A 1600 would be an upgrade in a way, since the sampling would still be acceptable at 9 microns (2.3 arcsec) but the field of view would be larger. I suppose buying one of those DSLRs to steal the CCD would be sacrilege... What I'd really like is one of these: www.ing.iac.es/PR/archive/wht/simon2chip.jpg2x 2048x4096 thinned EEV CCDs, would cost about 100k UKP!!! = no way
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Post by kiev4a on Sept 2, 2006 16:44:30 GMT -5
Gene: Good luck with the LCD screen. I've had mine a few weeks now. It's much easier on the eyes but decent color calibration is very difficult, both on my screen at home and the one at the office. In Photoshop, if I use "variations" all the variations look pretty much the same. I've had a hell of a time trying to dial it in. The only way I've found to see what will really go out on the web is the check the file with the Windows "preview" option. I guess that's why most graphic artists still are using CRTs.
Tried Linux but despite all the whining I hear about Windows, XPpro has been very stable for me. Gimp seems downright awkward but that's probably because I've spent 10 years with Photoshop.
On another top, don't know if any of you folks use layout programs but I recently made a switch. Had used Quark Xpress in newspapers and book publishing for 10 years. About 9 months ago I got totally disgusted with the bugs, crashes and abismal customer support with Quark and switch to Adobe Indesign. Best decision I ever made. I have not had a crash with Indesign since installing it (PC) and it beats Quark in every category I can think of. Our customers also are switching very rapidly. I think Quark's days are numbered.
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PeterW
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Post by PeterW on Sept 2, 2006 19:13:37 GMT -5
Hi Wayne,
I'm really surprised you found bugs and crashes with Quark. I've used it from version 3 (forgotten what version I'm using now) and I can't recall ever having had it crash on me. The only bugs I ever experienced was when I tried using some non-Quark plug ins. They were absolute rubbish. I also found Quark Europe's customer support excellent provided you can get past the people on first-line support with their stereotyped answers and talk to the people at second-line support who deal with professionals and really know what they're talking about. But that's the same with any software company.
I haven't tried the Adobe layout program but I generally like Adobe stuff. I did try The Gimp and found it so un-user-friendly I gave up.
PeterW
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Post by GeneW on Sept 2, 2006 20:09:57 GMT -5
Jonathan, the galaxy images are impressive! Thanks for posting them. Looking forward to seeing a pic of the instrument that took them. Wayne, Peter, no, the GIMP is not Photoshop Right now I'm looking at it for what it does rather than what it doesn't do. It has a lot of the right stuff. Finding it, however, can be tricky Gene
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Post by Microdad on Sept 2, 2006 22:32:35 GMT -5
I haven't had a chance yet to try it yet but hopefully soon. I've taken a few stabs at PS with the demo version but have used Corel software for so long that I couldn't justify the expense. Haven't tried GIMP yet but may soon.
I do like Adobe software, however, with exception of their video editing stuff....
Steve
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Post by Microdad on Sept 2, 2006 22:34:36 GMT -5
After sending off the post I just sent, I noticed I said the same thing twice. I should probably hold off on the Newcastle Brown until after I do my posting...
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Post by kiev4a on Sept 2, 2006 23:22:43 GMT -5
Peter:
We've had problems with Quark both on the Mac and PC. I had a situation with Ver. 6.5 importing word documents with footnotes. No matter how I did it the footnotes were always imported with Roman numerals instead of numbers and I had to change them all manually--no small task in a 500-page book. Finally I contacted Quark support. The guy said "oh yes, we're aware of the problem. We've had it since version 4 and we're working on it."!! Our backshop now has version 7 point something and footnote import still doesn't work properly.
For indexing I had to increase my memory to 1.5 gigs before it would work properly. Indesign has none of those problems plus photos actually are displayed on the screen very close to what they actually will look like in print.
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Post by kamera on Sept 3, 2006 12:15:21 GMT -5
Gene,
Congrats on the new PC setup. Dell has a great reputation and a lot of people I know are choosing Dell over Compaq or HP. Only thing somewhat negative I've heard is that the large PC 'stores' will not service them...however private small PC businesses will...so really, no big deal.
My wife and I both have 19" CRT monitors on our systems...she a View Sonic which I became familiar with at work(had a 21" CRT) and really liked and they are fairly inexpensive and I have an HP on my digital darkroom setup.
She, in particular, and I too, would like an LCD but as long as the CRT's are working great that purchase is sometime in the future. Besides, we have an HP 17" CRT just stored away and I really do not want to have 2 or 3 stored away that work just fine.
Anyway, Gene...enjoy!!
Ron Head Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by herron on Sept 3, 2006 12:26:01 GMT -5
...We've had problems with Quark both on the Mac and PC.....Indesign has none of those problems plus photos actually are displayed on the screen very close to what they actually will look like in print. I never had the problems with Quark you've mentioned, Wayne, but we did switch to InDesign, because it intergrates so seamlessly with Illustrator and PhotoShop.
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Post by kiev4a on Sept 3, 2006 18:55:04 GMT -5
Ron. That's one thing I forgot to mention. Indesign will will in Illustrator and Photoshop files without converting them to tiffs or whatever.
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Post by doubs43 on Sept 4, 2006 13:43:24 GMT -5
Gene, thank you for the link to Ubuntu Linux. I've bookmarked the page and will download the system when I have more time to devote to it. I have too many irons in the fire at the moment but one day I'm going to retire for good. Then I can start my projects in earnest. Walker
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