Brian

One more thing!! I just noticed this: We are going to turn that feature off, so be sure to dig through the settings. We do not want your display changing brightness on its own, especially when Calibrating and editing photos. We want clear, accurate and consistent Displays to edit on. Aka, boring and predictable. Leave the "Bad Boy" Displays for others to deal with. Drama is bad when editing photos. We have the posts to prove it.

YEP! DO NOT BUY THOSE. Or if you are forced to, because there are no other options, make sure that you can turn that feature off. Since you are here, it's likely you are editing photos, right? Right. So why the Hell would you have a monitor Dorking around with your colors? Reducing Blues? Hello Cyan, you are a Primary Color. So by reducing blue, to ease eye-strain, you are affecting ALL other colors that have a bit of Blue in them. See why we don't want you using a monitor like that one for editing photos? There is a "Method to our Madness." "Meh." It's more Marketing than anything. You definitely want a IPS Display panel. Yes, 95% or better sRGB is optimal. Matte Screens are preferred, but sometimes are damn hard to find. Now for those two monitors: Neither! DO NOT BUY!!! Believe it or not, you do not need a 4K display. That is Marketing convincing you to get something that you do not need. What is going to happen, is that 3840 x 2160 lines of resolution crammed into the same 27" area is physically going to make everything TINY, to the point that you won't be able to read the menus in PS. Hell, even the Windows Start Button is super-small. So what do people do to get around this? Increase the scaling to 125% or 150% to compensate, which kinda negates the 4K resolution! So this is what you are going to do: Buy this Dell UltraSharp 27" 1440p Monitor while it's on sale, (and while you can,) for $399.99 and be happy. IPS Display Panel? Check Anti-Glare Coating? Check 100% sRGB? Check. 2560 x 1440, which is the PERFECT Resolution for a 27" Display. Check. Now, before you ask, "What about Thunderbolt 4? Should I get that one for $100 more?" "Meh." It's up to you. If your computer has a HDMI Port, it's not needed. Thunderbolt 4 is really meant for the new Macintosh Computers...but honestly? 4K looks terrible on a Mac! Mac Computers really-really-really want a 5K screen. They do not scale 4K that well and things like text look terrible. So if it were me? I'd probably get the $400 model and save a few bucks. Now if my computer only had a DisplayPort for video, then I'd fork out the extra cash.

Yep! You just need to delete the existing partition and create a new one. Is it a traditional spinning HD or a SSD / Flash Media Kind? The reason that I ask is it determines which partition type you use. It's easy. Takes like 5 min. Just let me know what HD type and we can use it on your new Mac Studio.

That would work and this is the best one yet. I’d still upgrade the RAM to 64GB, but the rest is fine. You might want to use the NVIDIA Studio Drivers, which are meant for Adobe’s products.

Yeah, you will never get it right with a new Mac and Millers. Regardless what specs they give. We have had many users over the years in your situation and never had good results. They could never get things matching. Stop. Using. Millers.

You should be able to do an in-place upgrade, or are you replacing the server? Personally, I haven't played with Servers and Domain Networks since Server 2019 (Before COVID.) I'm also the type to install fresh and updated copies of software and then manually migrate data over from one server to the new via an Ethernet connection. This way I can always go back in time and start again. I would never use a Sync Program to migrate to a new Server. Hell, I don't even bother with the built-in migration tools. But that's just me. To answer your question, GoodSync keeps popping up with Google. I'd start there.

Hmm... Have you tried getting samples from different printers? I know, I know "...BUT MILLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AMAZING!!!!! " *Sigh* You'd be surprised on how machines don't get routine maintenance. Or have qualified people trained to fix them. I know...I'm in the business as my day job. I can't tell you how many times I've been told to, "Just go fix it..." and I had no idea the product existed in the first place, but I'm expected to make it work. Bonus Points: Having to train a customer on how to use it by watching a YouTube Tutorial Video 5 min before walking through the door. (I'm dead serious.) Fortunately, it's mostly folding machines and shredders, and not something like a printing machine. But trust me, companies don't like training...that costs money. They rather get the money for the service contract and figure it out later. So before you throw your hands up, I want you to pick 5 different new printing places and get some test prints back. You might find that a particular company works better color-wise with your new Mac, even thought you've "Always used Company X." I personally like CPQ.com. But I will say, a little color goes a long way with them and D55 matches the best. Not only are you going to submit photos of what you normally shoot, I want you to do general stuff too. Black & Whites, Landscapes, Macro. All sorts of things. See which works overall. Personally, I feel that 90%-95% matching is the best compromise, and a realistic scenario. You will never get 100% matching. If you do, great...you just have bragging rights. You want things to be close, and predictable, plus keeping your monitor consistent over the years.

Yep.

Unfortunately, Macs do not like 4K. Things like text SUCK on Macs at 4K. The only Display that looks decent, which gives you the "Apple Experience" with the M1 - M4 Line of Macs is the Apple Studio Display. Yes, it's $1600. Yes, Apple does this on purpose. I just want to clarify, this is the Display you currently have or do you have the Apple Display Pro XDR that's about 5 years old? Displays do change over time, and yours might be due for replacement. That's why Calibration is so important, not only do shoot for accurate colors, but you also want to be made aware if your Display starts fading due to age. But before you go out blowing all sorts of money, we might want to replace your Calibrator. Chances are, if your Calibrator is about 5 years old as well, it's likely not going to play well with Apple's modern Studio Display. So you are gonna have to buy one anyways. Let me know specifically which display you have.

Another "Meh" from me. I like NVIDIA Cards with Photoshop, they even have the NVIDIA Studio Drivers that are designed to work with Adobe's Products. I'm also thinking Ryzen 7 or better. While that video card should work, it's not "vetted" because it's so new.

Apple switched over to GB-LED Screens in 2015, and as far as I know, they are still GB-LED. I know my 2017 27" iMac has one.

What type of Servers are you migrating? What OS are they running? Are any Windows Domain Controllers? Do you have experienced IT Staff to accomplish these tasks? How many servers are we talking?

Try this: Open Finder Click the Finder Window to make sure it's selected. Press CMD+SHIFT+H. This will make sure you are at the "Home" Window / Section. Press CMD+J. This will open your View Options. Check the Box next to "Show Library Folder." Then close the Window / Box. Now while in Bridge, navigate to Computer >> Users >> Your Profile Name >> Cloud Storage. There should be a Pop-up Box asking for Access to Dropbox or any other Cloud Service Folders. Tell it Yes/OK. Then Right Click on the Dropbox-Personal (or whatever it's called,) AND ADD THE DROPBOX FOLDER TO YOUR FAVORITES IN BRIDGE. That should take care of things. Since I use OneDrive, and not DropBox, this is the example I can give you. Yours will probably say DropBox. (Whatever the folder was called. No, I wouldn't change the DropBox Folder's Default Name, leave it alone.) Minimize Bridge and close out any Finder Windows / Boxes.

You are the 1st person that has asked about the Apple Display Pro XDR, and unfortunately...I don't have any real experience with it. I know the default White Point is D65, according to Apple, but I find that too cool. Personally, I'm using D55 on My 27" iMac and it matches my prints very well. I will say this...if you have the option to choose which Display Panel Type in your Calibration Software, look for GB-LED. If you choose the wrong one, you will get weird...and usually frustrating, results.

I also have a D850, and the full resolution without and compression, at 14-bit produces around 100 MB Raw Files. (Well, ususally 98.xx or 99. xx, it's just easier to say 100MB Raw Files.) The NVIDIA Studio Drivers are meant for Adobe's Products, and the one's that you should be using. I'm not a fan of the "60" or "50" with NVIDIA's products, and prefer the "70" & "80" versions, i.e., RTX 4070 / RTX 4080. But it is what it is. The 4060's are cheap for manufacturers to install, that's why they use them. Anyway, yeah...you. might lose some stupid AI Crap, but it's not a big deal. At its core, Photoshop is still Photoshop, and it's likely you will probably never use those AI Tools, unless you go actively looking for them.