Adobe released details Monday about Creative Suite 4, its first update to more than a dozen design and editing tools since Adobe CS3 some 17 months ago.The costs of the applications, set to reach consumers in October, haven't changed since CS3, but remain hefty. Should longtime users upgrade?
Of course that depends on the specific tools you need. However, we suspect that only the most well-heeled will jump at the chance, as CS4 shares the majority of tools with its predecessor. Perhaps more dramatic, life-changing alterations will come with the next Creative Suite. That said, time-saving tweaks to Illustrator and Flash in particular could lure professionals immersed in them to upgrade.
With CS4, Adobe aimed to unify the interfaces of more than a dozen applications, including Flash and other former properties of Macromedia. You'll see similar pull down menus for toggling among workspaces that you can customize, as well as Flash-based panels that nicely snap open and shut. Corporate design departments will find plenty of enhancements for their teams to share work more quickly.
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I checked out the CS4 website and one of the "top" new features was a tool to rotate your image, so that you don't have to do it from the menu. Give me a break...
Yea, there are a few gems. Healing brush, for example. But on the whole, I am currently using CS3 and actually thinking of downgrading rather than upgrading.
Foxit software has already proved what a bloated piece of crap Adobe Reader is. Now if only someone were to do the same with Photoshop, Flash and Dreamweaver...
That's where GPU support will come into its own. Finally taking load off the CPU as graphics chips become more powerful and affordable at the same time. Perhaps it will run a little crappy if you don't have a PC with a decent graphics card but most professionals do, and it remains idle while using Photoshop. Until now at least.
Well - if you're jumping from version 7 to CS3, that's a big leap in terms of functionality so it is not unreasonable that it is slower. Running CS3 on a current machine (as long as you have 2+ Gb of RAM), you won't notice it being any slower than 7....
Yeah, the title seems misleading, not sure if its releated or press info is released
I was it was available to buy on Adobe's site.
So may be it has indeed been released.
64-bit support and GPU processing? kinda big improvements there
64-bit support and GPU processing? kinda big improvements there
Only in Photoshop, if I'm not mistaken.
It wasn't the most stable application I've ever used though, but it was a beta version so I guess a degree of that is expected.
Live view rendering JS, Editing associated files without opening. 2 great addition DW.
No distorting 8 point stretching, auto guides amazing in FW.
Perhaps you should try before commenting.
Now, whether worth full version upgrade at there prices I dunno.
If they half cost they quadruple there Genuine users.
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Nope. And you should read, before commenting. ozgeek questioned about the update, then neufuse stated that there was 64-bit support and GPU processing (the claim is made in general), and I pointed out that the claim is not made in general, but in a rather particular application, Photoshop.
And I'm not going to try it. No need.
Nope. And you should read, before commenting. ozgeek questioned about the update, then neufuse stated that there was 64-bit support and GPU processing (the claim is made in general), and I pointed out that the claim is not made in general, but in a rather particular application, Photoshop.
And I'm not going to try it. No need.
I was answering your original question...
You realise you are apparently suggesting Adobe stop development of these apps? There's only so much you can add to these apps, so it is almost always going to be about refining the tools already available, and updating the UI and backend.
If you have CS3 of course you're not going to find huge improvements. However, anyone who doesn't likely will. Think about how much sports games change between their yearly releases.
Indeed it is.
A professional will earn 700$ in a about a week using this professional software package.
A gamer, on the other hand, will pay extra for eventual bandwidth and online subscription.
If they sold it for a hundred bucks, they'd make more money than at the thousands they're asking for now.
Get off it, Adobe.
If they sold it for a hundred bucks, they'd make more money than at the thousands they're asking for now.
Get off it, Adobe.
Yeah right, and they would really be able to pay for their development costs at $100. You do realise these tools are targeted at professionals not home users. I know a lot of people *want* Photoshop, simply to say they have it, but will never actually utilise its functionality.
We have 3 licensed copies of the Suite in the office, and intend to upgrade all of them - we sit all day every day in Photoshop, Dreamweaver and to an extent Illustrator, so the money for the new versions is small compared to what it brings in to our company.
Yeaaap. Thats right... CS3 Extended starts for me in oh...about 10 seconds? thats definately bloat. Oh yes.. So massive. Total install size of around 500 MB or so I think...yeah thats definately bloat. Nevermind the shear power that it provides professionals for manipulating images...oh no...couldn't be that impressive...all bloated and all....
GIVE ME A BREAK
/sarcasm.
Congrats Adobe, been waiting for 64bit support for a while. now to see if i can afford the upgrade.
I now use Paint.NET for those basic needs. Does anyone know of a good alternative to Adobe Illustrator? I still use it (although I'm on a rather ancient version, 7). But would definitely like to find some freeware/cheaper alternative for vector graphics.
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