The Mac OS and Windows versions of SuperLab 4 are generally the same. Even the experiment files can be moved back and forth. But a few differences remain:
Feature |
Mac OS |
Windows |
Picture file formats |
BMP, GIF, JPEG, PICT, PNG, TIFF, and any file format supported by QuickTime |
BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF |
Sound file formats |
AIFF, WAV, MP3 |
WAV |
Movie file formats |
MOV, MPG, and any file format support by QuickTime |
AVI and MPG |
Voice key using built-in sound capability |
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Not available |
Emailing an experiment directly from within SuperLab |
Not available |
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Experiments created with SuperLab 4 or later versions can be moved freely between computers using Mac OS and Windows, but there are two caveats that one needs to be aware of:
SuperLab for Windows does not support the PICT file format commonly used on the Mac. If you are planning on using an experiment on both platforms, consider saving the pictures using JPEG, GIF, PNG, or BMP file formats.
MPG is the only movie file format that is supported on both platforms.
For events that use text (e.g. Text, Self-Paced Reading), SuperLab stores font information independently for each operating system.