My reply will be biased because I've never been a Mac user, however I am on this and many other video forums every day, and have been editing on PCs for nearly 20 years. A Mac typically costs somewhat more than a PC with similar specs. A Mac usually has less configuration options, harder to update after purchase. Mac users seem to have more headaches with Adobe products, based on posts I read every single day on Adobe forums. For instance, OS updates have caused major headaches for users recently. Malwarebytes. 'PCs overheat'. So do some cars.

It's all about the cooling system. This is not an inherent problem with PCs. Don't believe everything you read on the world-wide inter-web. 'The case is not that strong'. There is more than one PC case out there. Maybe hundreds to choose from actually. Some are cheap, some are well-built.

Get a decent case, it's a good investment. My base recommendation is an Intel Core-i7 based PC (Z170 chipset, or step up to X99), with minimum16 or 32GB RAM., SSD Boot drive, GTX 1060 (6GB) display card, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, 2TB or more of video storage.

Use the following instructions to install the Adobe Creative Cloud program (applet) on your Mac at home. This applet allows you to use your current campus ID and password to download Adobe CC programs and updates. As far as graphic design is concerned, there is no significant difference in the software available for the Mac or PC. All the major applications, including the Adobe Creative Cloud applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are developed for both platforms.

RAID drive recommended, either internal or many external USB 3.0 options available specifically for video editing performance. A system like that might run around $2K or so to start. Of course, you will have options of faster processors, more cores, RAM and hard drive size, display card upgrades, etc. Best email app for mac os x. In any case, get an ample power supply, say 750w minimum.

Disclaimer: my employer builds custom PCs for Adobe users. Would also recommend looking at Puget Systems for turn-key machines. Don't get an off-the-shelf PC from a warehouse or big box store, get something meant for editing. Thank you Jeff Pulera Safe Harbor Computers. I sit at a mac. I have an old Mac Pro at home.

In Preferences under Mission Control there were two options set to use the F11 and F12 keys. I set these to '-' and that fixed the issue. I set these to '-' and that fixed the issue. The options that were set to use these function keys are highlighted in the screenshot below. We have a web based application that we want to run full-screen on a Mac Mini (i.e. No UI visible at all). The app can run in Safari or FireFox. In IE you can press F11 to hide the UI and display the webpage full screen. Full Screen on Mac shortcut. There are a couple of keyboard shortcuts to trigger Full Screen mode: On some Macs it is possible to press the fn (function) key as well as F11 to activate Full Screen mode. Alternatively, press Control + Command + F to trigger Full Screen mode. If you're working with a small screen or just need to focus on one specific app, you can use full screen mode in macOS to brush unused apps aside and commit your entire screen to a single app. How to enter full screen mode. In the top left corner of the app window, click the full screen button. Some other programs besides Windows Media Player may use different commands to activate a full screen. You'll have to check the options and settings in the program (or check Help).

I've also been a long time windows user as well. Strictly from a value perspective. You'll get way more PC for the same money spent. Tons more Graphics hardware options which is a big deal when it comes to both Maya and Adobe apps. All that being said, my Mac has been basically trouble free for years now.solid. Microsoft office word for mac. I do find that the amount of spyware internet clogging stuff that ends up on a PC to require much more time and attention.

But I find that I my surfing patterns have become pretty static and that I can discern reasonably what should and should not be clicked on. So maybe I'm thinking more about the headaches I've had fixing other people's machines than my own. Alex Udell Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX. I think the OS is most important aspect at this point in time as opposed to the hardware. I think the MS Surface Studio showed how natural a touch screen can be to work with. Why have a mouse and keyboard? I have seen the Mac Book Pro's Touchbar demos.