running win plugins on a mac

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running win plugins on a mac

Post by Guest »

hi,

i just wonder if it's possible to use/install "windows-photoshop-plugins / filters" on a mac? maybe with a converter?
so i don't have to buy the mac-version too.

Any ideas?

Thanx!!!

AM

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Post by HaraldHeim »

There is a software called Virtual PC (http://www.apple.com/macosx/applications/virtualpc/) that lets you run Windows on a Mac machine. You can then install Windows on a partition and install your Windows graphics application plus your plugins.

Virtual PC is emulating an Intel processor, so you need a fast Mac to make the Windows emulation run fast.

Guest

Post by Guest »

Thank you Harald,
VPC is a good emulation, but i would prefer a more simple / cheaper solution.
;-)

I guess the platforms are too different . ....

AM[/img]

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Post by desarts »

Plugin Commander could be a solution,
mac version is comming soon...

pj

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Post by HaraldHeim »

Sorry, but there will be no Mac version of Plugin Commander. The Win version only converts FilterFactory plugin to Mac versions.

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Post by plugsnpixels »

Like Harald said, Virtual PC is the most realistic solution. I am Mac-based, and use VPC when I need to do screenshots of Window's-only plug-ins. Works well enough, even on an older G4.
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Post by HaraldHeim »

Well, if you have one of these new Intel-Mac, you can install Windows on it. That would be the best solution if you need to use Photoshop plugins that only run under Windows. You don't even need to invest in a Windows version of Photoshop. There are several freeware applications for Windows that run Photoshop plugins (see http://thepluginsite.com/resources/freeplugintools.htm).

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Post by plugsnpixels »

That is true, Harald! You can tell I don't have one yet...

With the Intel Mac you can either reboot into Windows using Apple's Boot Camp, or run OS-X, Windows, Linux, etc. side-by-side with OS-X using a new third-party solution (whose name escapes me at the moment).
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Post by plugsnpixels »

Here it is, Parallels Workstation 2.1:

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1946848,00.asp
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