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Guest · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:16 am Post subject: running win plugins on a mac

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

HaraldHeim · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:04 pm Post subject:

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 · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:05 pm Post subject:

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]

desarts · Guest

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

pj

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HaraldHeim · Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 2:54 pm Post subject:

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

plugsnpixels · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:36 pm Post subject:

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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HaraldHeim · Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:27 pm Post subject:

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).

plugsnpixels · Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject:

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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plugsnpixels · Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:58 pm Post subject:

Here it is, Parallels Workstation 2.1:

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