Adobe Illustrator CS
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Software Reviews of Adobe Illustrator CS
Customer Review: Prepare to be annoyed!
Summary: 2 Stars
Illustrator is a good program but CS is junk. There are a slight few reasons to use CS over 10 but for those few features you have to deal with the program crashing about 3-5 times a day (and note I work in Illustrator from 9-5). And if that wasn't bad enough most of the time it crashed it while you're trying to save as if to make you as mad as possible. Also you can't save for previous versions which is a serious flaw considering not everyone is dumb enough to shell out the $500 for the CS.
I'm glad that I got to try this out at work where I didn't pay for it and that I still have my Illustrator 10 at home.
I hope Adobe clues in to everyone writing bad reviews and decides to actually check their program before releasing it. Until then SAVE YOUR MONEY!
Customer Review: For serious illustrators only
Summary: 4 Stars
First I would like to explain why I gave it four stars instead of five...it does have a couple bugs that need to be fixed.Overall, if you are a serious computer artist this program is what you will want. I horsed around with several free trial downloads from various companies and only Adobe has what a professional needs. All other illustrating programs, including Jasc's Paint Shop Pro, are only great if you're looking for a computer toy.
Adobe Illustrator does take some learning though. Don't expect to load the program up and be able to use all of it's features. But once you do learn how to properly use all the tools, you will be glad you bought this and nothing else.
Go to the Adobe website and download their free 30 day trial.
Customer Review: Major Bugs Remain
Summary: 3 Stars
I have been using Illustrator professionally since version 6 was cutting edge. I like the product and understand how to use the various tools, how to place images, and basically WHY the thing costs $500. This is a marginal upgrade over 10 in many areas, a downgrade in terms of back-compatability, and a major upgrade in terms of additional filters and effects. Overall, about what you would expect for a version upgrade. Not nearly as major as the difference between 8 and 9, but substantial enough to warrant the upgrade price.But there are some major bugs that have been in place for months now. They have been noted in the Adobe forums, with no response from Adobe or indication that they have any intention of repairing them. I recommend that you don't buy this product until Adobe releases their next upgrade.
Customer Review: Decent Product. HORRIBLE support.
Summary: 3 Stars
This may be one of the better vector graphic programs, but does not appear to have been tested. I will update this review more as I use the program more. But today is day one, and it has one MAJOR bug already.You know how much Photoshop CS costs. And you know how much Illustrator CS costs.
So imagine buying the full Illustrator CS. You install it. And it will not open ANY JPEG pictures taken by certain SONY DIGITAL CAMERAS. The program just bombs out every time. To work around this bug you have to open the pix in any other program, like Photoshop CS, and resave them. Nor will it load TIFFs from these SONY cameras. But every other program will including Adobe Photoshop. So when I call support, with a product that is only 1 hour old, they want a credit card number in case they decide to charge me $39.
I dunno. I hope these CS products last me a long time. Because I don't think I'll buy more Adobe. They charge way too much money to treat customers like this.
Customer Review: A worthy upgrade if you upgrade to PS CS.
Summary: 5 Stars
Illustartor is a great program, it has a steep learning curve but once you start to get over it you can produce great pro illustrations. Few programs compare and one of them is defiently not Paint Shop Pro 8. Whenever I see someone compare a Adobe product to that crappy, slow, dumbed down program, i feel compelled to write back. I am waiting for my copy of CS to arrive in the mail, for now I use Illustrator 10. The features in that fill my needs and beyond. I won't go on about it. The biggest selling point for me is its seemless intergration with other Adobe products.