Adobe Photoshop CS Upgrade (Windows)
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Software Reviews of Adobe Photoshop CS Upgrade (Windows)
Customer Review: MyMac.com (mini) Review
Summary: 5 Stars
...One problem with reviewing a program like Adobe Photoshop CS (8.0) is that one never knows just how much to write about. Adobe Photoshop is such a complex and massive program; it is almost an operating system in itself. So rather than going into each and every feature of the program, a task few would undertake in a product review, I will look at some of the new features of the program.
16-bit color support is probably the biggest improvement in Photoshop with the new CS version. Most graphic programs work with only 8-bit images, but Photoshop CS can now work with 16-bit in layers, brushes, text, shapes, and more. The support is worthwhile for those who need to work with the highest resolution images for color correction.
RAW Data. When you take pictures with a digital camera, the picture is compressed in .JPG format. This is not an ideal solution if you want to get the best picture you can, and with Photoshop CS, you can now work directly with the RAW picture data rather than the .JPG compressed file. Unfortunately, not all digital cameras are supported. Neither Kodak nor HP digital cameras will work with the RAW support in CS. Canon, Fujifilm, Minolta, Nikon, and Olympus does have some supported cameras. If you need to take professional quality images, but are using a digital camera, as well as having a supported product, you will be very pleased with this feature.
The new and improved File Browser in CS works exceptionally well. While I had been using the Browser feature in Photoshop 7.0 for a year, it was somewhat cumbersome and not as intuitive as I would like. Photoshop CS has taken the Browse feature to new heights, making it much more intuitive, and much faster on both my G4 and G5 machine than previous versions.
Histograms are now, finally and "about-time" in color. This will help you when you're working with RGB channels. This may not sound like much of an issue, but when you are color correcting photos, working with a color histogram will allow you much more precise control over your workflow.
Better PDF integration. A neat feature is the ability for Photoshop CS to create a "PDF Presentation" even if you do not own the full Acrobat version. While I have no need for this feature, a Photoshop friend and avid PDF supporter told me this is a big deal. So there you go.
The new Shadows/Highlights filter, found in the Adjustments menu, is simply amazing. This one feature is now a must-have for me. I take a lot of photos with my digital camera, as well as having scanned all my old photos a few years ago. Even after cleaning my old photos up in previous versions of Photoshop, I was amazed at how much help the new Shadows/Highlights help them. It is a great filter, one I am VERY pleased with.
This is a major upgrade if you are a die-hard Photoshop user, and need the new features found here. If you take a look at Adobe's website, read through the list of new features, and decide that the ..upgrade fee is not too steep, you will be pleased. If, however, you don't need the benefit, you would do well to wait for the next major Photoshop rollout.
Customer Review: Almost got suckered into purchasing until i read the reviews
Summary: 1 Stars
Thank God for Customer Reviews - I am always running different compter systems through my home network - always purchasing the latest and greatest equip to stay one step ahead of my customers who need support. This means I load and reload all OS's and APP's on different machines (thought never more than 2 at a time). What drives me CRAZY is that I do have to call MS and beg them to let me re-use XP and Office again and again, and I have to explain to them why I need to re-install; like I'm asking for approval to take out the family car from my Dad.Now Adobe wants me to call them every time I swap out systems - they just lost me, I thought I was a very good customer :-(
By the way, to the few who said that you performed the Activation and did not have any problems with the process; I think you missed the point of the second reviewer. He wasn't saying that the process did not work - he was saying that he will not participate in the process - like me!
Customer Review: Something in it for designers and for photographers
Summary: 5 Stars
Photoshop CS (forget the numbers from this point on, think "CS") comes back with an improved File Browser, with very nice features such as the ability for users to add keywords to the files, PhotoMerge (which will allow you to seamlessly put together two or more pictures that were shot "side by side" as in a landscape picture of a city, for instance), and a number of great features that will make the application friendlier to photographers.Among the photographers' goodies comes embedded support for the Camera Raw file format (previously only available through a paid plug-in) and MatchColor to allow you to apply the color of one image to another. Those that scan multiple prints at once are up for a great surprise: the Cop and Straighten feature which does just that... as unbelievable as it sounds, it crops all the scanned pictures and rotate them so as to make them perfectly straight, eliminating the guesswork and the rework from this tedious process.
Once again, for image processing there just is no better option (considering it comes bundled with Image Ready as usual, Macromedia Fireworks' direct competition). Photshop has something in it for all, designers and photographers.
Customer Review: Adobe Photoshop CS Upgrade
Summary: 1 Stars
My finger was on the button, ready to order this latest Adobe upgrade and then I read the reveiws. I bought Photoshop 4.0 and have upgraded at each step through Photoshop 7.0. Each of the CS reveiws either appologizes or complains about the registration and /or securiity traps that are now built into Photoshop CS. I have been there and done that with Microsoft XP Pro. This is where I part company with Adobe. I am not going to buy a product and have to beg the manufacturer for permission to use it. Adios AdobeCustomer Review: Activation? No Problem.
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all, this is an great upgrade. I purchased the CS Pro package and I have to say that Adobe has created something really special here. About the activation, it went fine and smooth. I had absolutely no problem with it. In fact, I didn't even notice it beyond telling the software to go for it.I do support Adobe's effort to control illegal distribution of their software.
The software itself is amazing. The new features actually speed up your daily work flow and are features that the users will really put into practice. And the way that all of the software interacts with each other isn't hype. They really do what Adobe claims they do.
Overall I am incredibly pleased with the purchase and would recommend it highly to everyone.
For those who are having performance problems with the software, I can only assume that they didn't read the recommended system requirements. XP of course, but I can't see this software running smoothly with less than 512 meg of fast memory. A gig is great. And with the price of memory so low now, that shouldn't be too much of an issue.
So, great software and a great upgrade with great new features. And if you REALLY DO support Adobe's right to protect their software, the activation is absolutely a non issue.