Transfering files from PC to Mac
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- lind
This is a question for print designers and people who work on both PCs and Macs:
I'm designing a multi-page booklet on a PC at home but my job has a Mac and most/all print shops have Macs only.
Last time I burned my files on a CD and brought it to work, most of the files became corrupted and all the file names got weird.
Anyhow, I need to know what's the best way to transfer files (Illustrator and Photoshop files -- the Illustrator files are linked to the Photoshop files) from the PC to the Mac.
A zip disk is too small for these files. Uploading the files onto a server (and downloading them at work) is not really a good solution since I still have a dial-up connection and one of the Illustrator files is over 100 MB.
Let me know of a good solution. Thnx :)
- Bio0
when you make a illustrator or photoshop file on a PC, probably the easiest way ive found to get em workinon a mac is to open the file from inside the program.
so instead of opening up the disk and then doubleclicking the file, just opn up PS, then open the file. then save it again. do the same with the AI file.
are you using the multi-page AI plugin? or are you doing each page seperatly?
- ribit0
you need to sort out how to burn the CD in the right format... it should be possible to keep filenames consistent across both platforms..
- Jnr_Madison0
What about a USB memory stick, I don't leave home without one!
- lind0
Thnx for responses.
Jnr Madison, do you use a USB memory stick to transfer files from a PC to a Mac? This may sound like a good solution for me.
The problem with burning a CD on a PC and opening it on a Mac is that the names get truncated and weird. You don't find that problem when burning a CD on a Mac, though. I guess I can shorten all my file names to 3 characters or something...
Bio, I didn't know there was a multi-page AI plugin. I'm not a print designer at all so I'm learning a lot. Hopefully, I won't screw up...the initial mockups are good. The tricky part is making sure the print shop can open it fine on the Mac and everything prints out OK.
- Jnr_Madison0
Mmm not sure but I've put pc files on a usb stick and gave them to someone for oprning on a mac and I never got any complaints but I'm not 100% sure. Someone else must have tried this with a usb stick?
- Jnr_Madison0
This might help http://www.tempel.org/joliet/
- ribit0
I don't think the filenames necessarily have to get truncated if you use the right format...but then I only ever make totally cross-platform CD's from a Mac...so i'm not sure how it worlks from the other end...
- Jnr_Madison0
I dont think windows does an especially great job of burning hybrids and btw OS 9 doesnt support filenames longer than 32 characters so they'll get messed if they are longer.
- lind0
It's true - -Windows does a lousy job if you want to burn a CD for the Mac. It's amazing -- I spent close to $100US for my CD burner software -- the brand is Roxio CD Creator, the same company that makes Toast, and they don't have a feature where you can make a cross-platform CD (whereas with Toast you can)
At any rate, I checked the USB stick, but it only holds up to 128 MB -- it's as limited as a zip disk -- too small for my files. But I did check the FireWire External Storage, which seems like a good deal, although expensive. I really doubt my boss would pay for it so I would have to pay for it out of my own pocket just for work :(
Has anybody used a Firewire Storage to transfer files from the PC to OS9????
- agentfour0
i had the exact same problem last week but with quark files not being able to find the images because of truncated filenames. It was happening because i was burning the cd on a pc. If you burn the cd on a mac, then the filenames should remain okay on both pc and mac
- agentfour0
shit, i didnt really help you one iota did i???!?!
eerrrr
- troll0
Have you tried to zip it it all to one block before you burne it? It might help..