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Adobe Announces Photoshop CS3 Beta
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Not Fair To Creative Suite 1 Owners
I think it's pitiful that Adobe has chosen to shut out CS1 owners from access to this beta.
I think it's pitiful that Adobe has chosen to shut out CS1 owners from access to this beta.
Check this out:
A Quick Look at the New Features in Photoshop CS3, Public Beta Preview
Screenshots included
dangggggg!
the new bridge is nice! I was thinking about bibble, but this may save me that. also, will PS CS3 include bridge and lightroom, or will bridge 2.0=lightroom? thanks
If you want to get a headstart on training and new features NAPP already has training videos up. It looks great except for Bridge. They did some major copying of features from Aperture. Not nearly as well implemented however. (Loop tool, stacks etc.)
http://www.photoshopuser.com/cs3/index.html
http://www.photoshopuser.com/cs3/index.html
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs_photoshop
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs_photoshop
(basically, the SoundBooth link, but with "photoshop" instead of "soundbooth")
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs_photoshop
(basically, the SoundBooth link, but with "photoshop" instead of "soundbooth")
Installing now, just so everyone knows, it doesn't require the serial during install (at least on OS X), so it will probably require it on first run. The install seems to be going pretty speedily on my macbook 2ghz.
More info, the installer does in fact require it upon first starting the app. Also, you can use it free for 30 days! Again, the install was VERY speedy on my macbook considering the size of the program. Have fun!
It starts by saying 30-day trial. But if you shut it down and restart it, it'll tell you that you have 2 days left without a serial.
Bleah, after entering the serial, it tells you that you have 2 days to activate. Mine seemed to activate successfully. Then you get the registration request.
Activation... I forgot that Adobe would be implementing Adobe License Manager for future Windows products.
Bleah, after entering the serial, it tells you that you have 2 days to activate. Mine seemed to activate successfully. Then you get the registration request.
Activation... I forgot that Adobe would be implementing Adobe License Manager for future Windows products.
G4 desktop resale prices have been in the toilet for some time, and dropping sharply again with the Mac Pro release. G4 laptop prices have held, but took a plunge with the C2D Macbook [Pro] updates - especially since the 15" MBP now has FW800 and a DL burner. G5 desktops have been holding, but with Adobe apps being just about the last major commercial software to go universal and with the prices of FB-DIMM modules falling, I think within the next few months dual and quad G5 system values will fall to half or less than what they are now. Once the 8-core Mac Pro arrives (think anytime from MWSF thru NAB), that will be the end for the G5 systems.
I've got two G5 quad systems myself and actually thought about selling one or both of them just recently before the resale started to really plummet. But even two months ago, looking at the resale values then and FB-DIMM prices (even after-market), I would be spending way too much money to upgrade these systems to Mac Pro boxes given that I'd only get about a 20%-30% bump if I bought a 3GHz Mac Pro. ...So, I'll wait for the 8-core Mac Pro systems to arrive and will reconsider then. I'm expecting 2.6GHz 8-core to debut at the current 3GHz 4-core price and we'll see cheaper RAM prices with a couple new video options.
Yeah I know, I just found that out
. Also, it says that plugins aren't loaded upon bootup, but when checking I found out that they are specific to the PPC builds, so i just told it to not show me that any more. Also, informal testing:CS3 startup time: 3 seconds
CS startup time: 11+ seconds
I think it's pitiful that Adobe has chosen to shut out CS1 owners from access to this beta.
I thought this was a bit strange. But since this is a "beta" and not an actual trial of the final product, perhaps this is Adobe's way of controlling some of the volume.
Ooooh, I'm liking this already... I think.
OK, my download finished and I'm running it on my G5 quad. Looks like not too many people have discovered the link yet. I was getting over 1.5MB (yes, megaBYTES, not megabits) download speed - took just a bit under 8 minutes.
It seems like it may be loading a bit faster than CS2, but it's not the 3 sec. startup someone else reported -- although I think they said it didn't load any plugins.
I kinda like the interface changes, but will actually have to use them to say more. Looks promising.
I'll install it on my MBP shortly and see what it does there.
OK, my download finished and I'm running it on my G5 quad. Looks like not too many people have discovered the link yet. I was getting over 1.5MB (yes, megaBYTES, not megabits) download speed - took just a bit under 8 minutes.
It seems like it may be loading a bit faster than CS2, but it's not the 3 sec. startup someone else reported -- although I think they said it didn't load any plugins.
I kinda like the interface changes, but will actually have to use them to say more. Looks promising.
I'll install it on my MBP shortly and see what it does there.
OK, my download finished and I'm running it on my G5 quad. Looks like not too many people have discovered the link yet. I was getting over 1.5MB (yes, megaBYTES, not megabits) download speed - took just a bit under 8 minutes.
It seems like it may be loading a bit faster than CS2, but it's not the 3 sec. startup someone else reported -- although I think they said it didn't load any plugins.
I kinda like the interface changes, but will actually have to use them to say more. Looks promising.
I'll install it on my MBP shortly and see what it does there.
No, it loads all the plugins and everything, i just disabled the dialog which complains that 4 PPC related plugins were not enabled (obviously haha). This is on a 2Ghz macbook, so I'd expect results would vary, especially considering you are on a PPC machine.