Adobe Photoshop 6.0
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Software Summary
Manufacturer: AdobeBrand: Adobe
Format: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2000-10-12
Platform: Macintosh
Model: 13101332
Software Reviews of Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Customer Review: Paying Adobe to fix their own bugs with this release
Summary: 2 Stars
I've been living with 4.0 for quite a while. The 3.0-to-4.0 upgrade wasn't that big of a deal so I waited through the 4.0-5.0 upgrade for 6.0 to come out. I do run Windows Vista on this PC so this upgrade was mainly to fix some problems that 4.0 had on Vista. After the upgrade to 6.0 and letting the upgrade chew through all photos overnight, I have to say it isn't a ton different than 4.0. Some tools are better, and maybe the smart image selection and panoramic tools are much better (haven't gone that deep into it yet), but the organizer is pretty much the same and runs at approximately the same speed. My photo scrolling is still stalled for 3 seconds every time it comes across a full resolution RAW photo as it was in 4.0. Running a full photo backup still changes the names of all my photos and puts them in a flat directory so I'm 100% locked to Adobe Photoshop Elements if I ever need to restore a backup. I really hate that! I won't use Adobe's internal backup again. It takes 10 seconds to delete a photo just like it did in 4.0. 4.0 would occasionally go to lunch if I scrolled with the wheel on the mouse. 6.0 doesn't seem to have any stability issues.
Overall, I feel suckered by Adobe into paying them to fix their own bugs with version 4.0 running on Vista. I've now paid over $300 for the initial purchase and subsequent upgrades for this package. My next upgrade may be to Google's Picasa where I can depend on it working though I may miss some features.
I'm a former Silicon Valley software nerd who has traded the fast life for a simple life raising a family in Colorado. Money doesn't go as far out here as it did in Silicon Vally. $75 for an upgrade is quite steep! I only do that for software that I love and depend upon. Photoshop Elements has been very important in communicating with the grandparents. Adobe needs to keep this product stable or I'll try something else the next time.
Description of Adobe Photoshop 6.0
With each new release of Photoshop, Adobe manages both to satisfy the expectations of existing users and to pull a few magic features out of its hat. Version 6 is no exception. Powerful vector editing and masking, improved layer controls, layer styles, incredible typographic control, new Web publishing tools, and a cleaner, more accessible interface are already making version 5.5, itself a groundbreaker, look like ancient history.Photoshop's new vector features provide even more control when compositing photographic images. You can use the vector drawing tools simply to create polygons and custom shapes, but they can also act as layer clipping paths--vector masks that hide or reveal image areas in underlying layers.
Editable layer effects such as drop shadow and glow were introduced in version 5.5; in version 6, they have been renamed layer styles. New options include satin, stroke and color, gradient, and pattern overlay. The layer styles dialogue box provides much more control--bevel and emboss has five style options, as well as adjusters for technique, depth, direction, size, soften, angle, attitude, gloss, contour, highlight mode, opacity--and that's not all of them. As the name suggests, layer styles can easily be saved and applied to other layers.
You can enter and edit text directly onto the layer and set style attributes from the new tool options bar. Photoshop 6 seems to have benefited from some of InDesign's superb typographic tools, with character and paragraph palettes providing precise control. Web imaging tools have been revamped, with layer-based slicing now available from within Photoshop itself, and a major overhaul of ImageReady introducing weighted optimization, rollover styles, and tweened animation.
If you want the best image editing software that money can buy, look no further. --Ken McMahon
Adobe Photoshop 6.0 software introduces the next generation of image editing with powerful new features that offer something for every user. Delivering a broad and productive tool set, Photoshop helps you explore your creativity, work at peak efficency, and achieve the highest quality results across all media. Combine vector drawing tools and new layer design features that greatly enhance your creative options, output razor-sharp text and shapes from Photoshop, and take advantage of an expanded Web tool kit that includes the new ImageReady 3.0 software for advanced Web processing. Use text warping and image distortion tools to manipulate and experiment. Photoshop's time-saving features help you break new ground and still beat your deadlines. Master the power of Photoshop faster with user-interface enhancements that help you to get to work quickly and make it easy to take full advantage of the comprehensive tool set.
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