Printing from CraftArtist on a Macintosh

AlfredP · 21st February 2012, 10:26 PM

There's a post here on the DaisyTrail forums reporting that printing from CraftArtist running under Parallels Desktop gives poorer quality results than printing directly from CraftArtist on a Windows machine. Have any other Mac users experienced this?

Alfred

William · 22nd February 2012, 12:58 AM

There really shouldn't be any difference, it often depends on how good the Mac drivers are for the printer.
Not sure if this applies to Parallels, which still works within a Mac environment, but I used to get similar problems in the early days of Windows Vista when swapping from XP, because the drivers were not up to the job.

AlfredP · 22nd February 2012, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by William

I used to get similar problems in the early days of Windows Vista when swapping from XP, because the drivers were not up to the job.

Thanks, William. Vista has rightly received criticism for its many failings, but I think one of the worst problems is the lack of decent drivers.

Alfred

BrianE · 22nd February 2012, 06:36 AM

I've replied to thread on DT.

I am really no expert in this area. I've never printed from Parallels, nor have I printed from CA, so I'm just pulling ideas from my head.

katymorag · 25th March 2012, 06:56 PM

Hi everyone, I use a Mac desk top and a PC Lap Top running XP. My first love is my Mac. I am using Craft Artist on my Lap top. Any suggestions for using my Mac with Craft Artist Professional. I am just about to upgrade to a newer Mac as the presnt one is really old. The Lap Top is also old but works well just a very small desk top.

Many thanks,
Katy Morag

21st February 2012, 10:26 PM	#1
AlfredP Guru Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 22,805	Printing from CraftArtist on a Macintosh There's a post here on the DaisyTrail forums reporting that printing from CraftArtist running under Parallels Desktop gives poorer quality results than printing directly from CraftArtist on a Windows machine. Have any other Mac users experienced this? Alfred __________________ Windows 7® Home Premium SP1 64-bit; Intel® Core™ i5-480M 2.6GHz; 6GB DDR3 RAM; Intel® HD Graphics

22nd February 2012, 12:58 AM	#2
William Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Wales Posts: 2,439	Re: Printing from CraftArtist on a Macintosh There really shouldn't be any difference, it often depends on how good the Mac drivers are for the printer. Not sure if this applies to Parallels, which still works within a Mac environment, but I used to get similar problems in the early days of Windows Vista when swapping from XP, because the drivers were not up to the job. __________________ William A happy user of: DPx5 / PPx6 / PHPx5 / WPx5 / CA2 / SSS / IP5 / PanPx4 / MPx5. Alfred and Willabong DSA and CA Scraps

22nd February 2012, 06:36 AM	#4
BrianE Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: California, USA Posts: 11,156	Re: Printing from CraftArtist on a Macintosh I've replied to thread on DT. I am really no expert in this area. I've never printed from Parallels, nor have I printed from CA, so I'm just pulling ideas from my head. __________________ Brian Intel Core i7 OC'd @ 4.8 GHz. 16 GB DDR3 RAM. 120 GB SSD. NVIDIA GTX 670, GTX 260. Windows 8 x64. [Fix] Drop-Down Navigation on iOS Devices \| [How To] Resize a Slider \| [Demo] Animated Slider Gallery

25th March 2012, 06:56 PM	#5
katymorag New Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1	Re: Printing from CraftArtist on a Macintosh Hi everyone, I use a Mac desk top and a PC Lap Top running XP. My first love is my Mac. I am using Craft Artist on my Lap top. Any suggestions for using my Mac with Craft Artist Professional. I am just about to upgrade to a newer Mac as the presnt one is really old. The Lap Top is also old but works well just a very small desk top. Many thanks, Katy Morag

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