PC vs. Mac Overview

Basic Interfaces

MICROSOFT WINDOWSOperating system is called “Windows”

Evolution:

Windows XPWindows 7Windows VistaWindows 2000Windows 98Windows Me

APPLE MAC Operating system is called OS X

Evolution:

OS X CheetahOS X PumaOS X JaguarOS X PantherOS X TigerOS X LeopardOS X Snow

Leopard

Icon View

List View

Windows has an “Explorer” Window

“Address” demonstrates “path”

Mac has a “Finder” WindowHighlighter demonstrates “path”

List Views

MacFour Finder window views of the same (?) thing.

Three Column View

Icon View

List View

Cover Flow View

PC – “My Computer” Explorer Window*Mac – “Macintosh HD” Finder Window*

*list view

PCs Have “Programs”

Macs have “Applications”

To get there

To get there

The ComputerFiling System & Lightroom

Your Computer

Filing SystemLightroom

& an External Drive

HIERARCHY OF FILING SYSTEMS

•A “tree root” system that goes wide and shallow.

•You want to be able to see everything in the upper most level, at a glance, with the more refined files underneath. •Collections are the same hierarchy system as folders.

•Unlike Folders, Collections exist in your Lightroom catalogue. •You can see Collections in every module. Folders can only be seen in the Library Module

Two finder windowsStarting with the

same external driveShowing different

paths.

The file system,Created by the user,

Is shallow and Wide.

The entire LightroomCatalog and picture

Folder could be movedAll at once.